The legislation provides greater flexibility, responsiveness, and interoperability for training, exercises, and planning on a broader spectrum of security issues by easing restrictions on Japanese Self-Defense Force operations, including the ability to exercise collective self-defense

"It was true during the first 30 years of China's opening-up while China was attracting foreign investment, pollution was an issue," he said

Before they became major officials, dozens of years should have passed and they should have collected enough experience to tackle seemingly tough problems

Since taking charge, his research center has published a series of academic papers in major scientific journals, including Nature, which has helped raise Shanghai University's international profile

Three or four years ago, when my family and I were on the subway or a bus in Shanghai, people around would talk to us