The Obama administration unveiled a new national security doctrine last week that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world.

Faced with a struggling economy and record deficits, the administration also acknowledged that boosting economic growth and getting the US fiscal house in order must be core national security priorities.

And, striking a contrast to the Bush-era emphasis on going it alone, President Barack Obama's National Security Strategy called for expanding partnerships beyond traditional US allies to rising powers like China and India in order to share the international burden.

That’s something that's got China's web forums buzzing. Our researcher Emma Wang has been gauging reaction in the newsroom and we can cross to her now.

In the aftermath of a series of attacks on schoolchildren across the country, schools are more worried than ever and have added security personnel. But two nursery schools in northern China have taken it one step further and are charging parents extra for the protection of their children. BON's Tony Zhou has more.

World powers slapped a fourth set of UN sanctions on Iran with widening military and financial restrictions in a continued effort to solve the Iranian nuclear standoff. The vote in the 15-member UN Security Council was in favor of the US-drafted resolution, with Lebanon abstaining and Brazil and Turkey voting against.

The Obama administration says the new economic sanctions against Iran adopted by the UN Security Council are the toughest ever against that country's military and financial interests. The resolution imposes binding new restrictions on Iran's import of conventional arms. States are prohibited from selling to Iran eight categories of heavy weapons, including battle tanks, attack helicopters, and missile systems.

The recent shooting dead of a man by a bank security guard in northeastern China has sparked a heated debate online here.

The 24-year-old former soldier was shot in the face after confronting guards loading cash into an armored van. Wu Xiwen is reported to have attacked two of the security guards – though it's not known why. In response, one of the guards apparently fired a warning shot. When that didn't work, he shot Wu in the face, killing him instantly.

The security guard has since been arrested and charged with murder. Now the rights and wrongs of this case are being hotly debated online.

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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has pushed for an investigation into whether Chinese investment in the U.S. steel sector should be blocked on national security grounds.