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href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-China-s-leaders-must-expand-dialogue-with-the-market"> <img src="/web/20150905214555im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20150903/20150901_china_investor/3257757-1-eng-GB/20150901_china_investor_main_image.jpg" width="280" alt=""/> </a> <p class="img-caption"> A Chinese investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage in Beijing on Aug. 26. <span class="img-credit"> © AP </span> </p> </div> <div class="feature-article"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-China-s-leaders-must-expand-dialogue-with-the-market">Editorial: China's leaders must expand dialogue with the market</a></h2> <p>The global plunge in stock prices triggered by the Chinese stock market crash appeared to slacken off for a while, with the announcement Aug. 25 by the People's Bank of China of additional easing. Undeniably, however, the turmoil has undermined trust...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-list "> <div class="article-box text-list"> <ul> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-World-economic-order-needs-shaking-up-for-stabilization">Editorial: World economic order needs shaking up for stabilization</a></h3> <p>The world economic order sustained mainly by the U.S. and other major countries faces many problems 70 years after World War II. The current environment reflects cracks in the system revealed by the growing influence of China and other emerging count...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-Abe-s-war-anniversary-speech-will-need-follow-up">Editorial: Abe's war anniversary speech will need follow-up</a></h3> <p>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made clear in his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II that previous cabinets' positions on Japan's actions during the war "will remain unshakable into the future." His statement did not...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-Singapore-could-bridge-regional-divisions">Editorial: Singapore could bridge regional divisions</a></h3> <p>Singapore, which celebrated its 50th anniversary Aug. 9, has a population of less than 6 million and scarce natural resources, yet it is one of the world's most prosperous economies. Now, the tiny city-state has a central role to play in regional int...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-It-is-time-for-Japan-to-make-a-leap-from-its-two-lost-decades">Editorial: It is time for Japan to make a leap from its 'two lost decades'</a></h3> <p>What have Japan's 70 years after the war been? Rising from the ashes of its defeat in the war, Japan quickly grew to be the second-largest economy in the world. After considerable talk of "Japan as No. 1" -- as the country was described in the title ...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-FT-deal-to-meet-challenge-of-global-media-realignment">Editorial: FT deal to meet challenge of global media realignment</a></h3> <p>Amid the rising tides of globalization and digitization, what do newspapers need to do to survive and continue fulfilling their social responsibility of reporting the news? Nikkei Inc.'s purchase of the Financial Times Group, the British publisher of...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905214555/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Editorial/Editorial-Market-propping-no-answer-for-China-s-shaky-growth">Editorial: Market-propping no answer for China's shaky growth</a></h3> <p>China's gross domestic product grew by a real 7.0% on the year in the April-June quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter. 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