I do hope that next time on an overseas trip, if big flocks of Chinese tourists are unavoidable, they can at least be good travel companions rather than a flock of squabbling birds.
Chinese living in big cities no longer worry about if they have enough to eat and wear, but are anxious about the quality of life, which is affected greatly by environmental pollution. Are they happier than Cambodians? It is hard to tell.
What a pity when children's health is less important than their academic scores! It seems we still have a long way to go to fully achieve equality in education while making every effort to minimize the health impact of smog.
Nonetheless, Chinese society is confronted with the dual challenges of an aging population and a low birth rate. How to strike a balance between individual freedom and sustainable social development will test collective wisdom in the future.
If both individuals and the government can shoulder their own responsibilities, the poor couple would not have to suffer in all weather conditions just to secure a parking space for their son.
Furthermore, the movie is a testimony that the Western world is reshaping its views toward China. As a valentine to science and NASA, it is also a valentine to Sino-US cooperation in space industry.
The most rudimentary human need should not become an obstacle for the development of civilization.
Isn't it also teachers' fault that their students are not interested in their lessons and choose to skip classes? Isn't it time for old-school teachers to improve their teaching methods and make their lessons more interesting? And are students really learning just from copying out information?
Confidence in the food industry is a prerequisite to preventing Chinese customers from being led around by the nose by the hysterical media reports.
When we are advised to look at the big picture and explore the prospects of a new family planning policy, we should keep reminding ourselves to look back to and do something for those individuals, who have sacrificed so much.
As individual interests converge more with the country's fate day by day, it requires overseas Chinese students to have a broader political picture in mind.
Rightly blaming the scammers, not ourselves, for the predicament will, in many cases, prevent innocent people from being taken advantage of.
Whether it's overcharged tourists or anyone who has been treated unfairly, the biggest injury for them is not an encounter with injustice, but the cold shoulder they get while seeking help from relevant authorities after experienced injustice.
In fact, the impression of a city is often decided by simple and trivial things.
For these customers, the sense of false pride in possessing an iPhone, instead of its practical use, is the most important.
There needs to be a global debate about the refugee crisis, and the role of those countries most responsible should not be overlooked.
Nomophobia might cause more concerns about how people acquire knowledge and information.
That might explain the lack of innovation among Chinese students, and why there is no Chinese version of Steve Jobs despite the substantial quantities of graduates in the country.