Gun lobby should take blame for massacre

Once again it's mourning in America - this time for the victims of the worst mass shooting in a country where multiple deaths from gunshots is a daily occurrence. More than 100 innocent souls lost their lives or were injured in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.

Exempt homeowners from paying fee for land use rights renewal

The expiry of land use rights for urban houses is now a hot topic of discussion, as the majority of the people want the land use rights to be renewed for free. But legislation demands that a reasonable fee for extending land use rights be charged for the renewal.

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Lessons to be learned from lone wolf attack

He had earlier been investigated, twice, for suspected connections with terrorists.

Broader vision of ties required

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in China from Sunday to Tuesday to attend the fourth Chinese-German government consultation. It's her ninth visit to China.

Law enforcers do not have privilege to break the law

A VIDEO WIDELY SPREAD ONLINE SHOWS a policeman in Shenzhen, Southern China's Guangdong province, insulting two women. Reports say the policeman stopped the two women on the street without any reason and asked them to show their ID cards. He refused to show them his own police card when asked. Feeling challenged, the officer threatened to cuff them and throw them behind bars, and behaved aggressively toward them. The police chief apologized to the two women and the policeman has been suspended. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Low standards to blame for toxic playgrounds

THE ALLEGEDLY TOXIC PLAYGROUND of No. 2 Beijing Experimental Primary School has been closed after students reportedly fell ill earlier this month. Yesterday the school authorities released the test results, saying the material met the national standards. However, experts pointed out that even though the playground material satisfied the standards, it does not mean the materials used for school playgrounds or running tracks are not toxic. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Both buyers and sellers of fake sick notes at fault

AROUND Dragon Boat Festival, there was a roaring trade in fake illness certificates. Beijing News commented on Monday:

Sooner the debt to equity shift the better

A spate of recent commentary has been warning of the vertiginous rise in China's debt, which jumped from 148 percent of GDP in 2007 to 249 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2015. Many are anxiously pointing out that China's debt is now comparable to that of the European Union (270 percent of GDP) and the United States (248 percent of GDP). Are they right to worry?

Stop blaming victims for sexual assaults

Sexual harassment cases have been on the rise, with most victims being women. But it's not unusual to hear comments that women should dress properly and behave themselves to avoid sexual harassment.

Ma leaves behind fruitful legacy in Taiwan

Taiwan residents' overall satisfaction rate with Ma Ying-jeou's eight-year tenure might be just 23 percent, according to a recent poll in Taiwan, but 47 percent of them seem satisfied with the way he handled cross-Straits relations. Chen Shui-bian, Ma's predecessor and former Democratic Progressive Party leader, got 21 percent when he left office in 2008.

Onus on EU to promote close ties with China

In the run-up to the G20 summit in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, in September, Chinese and European leaders will hold intensive talks to create more opportunities and space to boost their trade and other relations.