Environmental protection key to Xiongan New Area plan

BY WEDNESDAY, the Beijing and Tianjin municipalities, as well as several cities in neighboring Hebei and Henan provinces, had sounded yellow alerts for air pollution. The Ministry of Environmental Protection sent inspection groups to these cities and found that some local governments failed to take the proper measures and actions to curb air pollution. An editorial on Beijing News comments:

Customer right to question bank charges

A BEIJING-BASED NEWS ANCHOR recently sued a local branch of China Construction Bank, a year after the bank charged him 300 yuan ($43) simply because he forgot to pay the 69-yuan repayment. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Thursday:

Official social media accounts should not express personal views

THE OFFICIALS running official micro blogs and instant-messaging accounts should always bear in mind that no matter how advanced the technology, these channels should only convey the government's point of view, rather than their personal views, Guangming Daily comments:

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Don't cry for profits, corporate America

Corporate tax cuts are coming in the United States. While this push pre-dates the presidential election in November, US President Donald Trump's "Make-America-Great-Again" slogan has sealed the deal. Beleaguered US businesses, goes the argument, are being squeezed by confiscatory taxes and onerous regulations - strangling corporate earnings and putting unrelenting pressure on capital spending, job creation and productivity, while sapping America's competitive vitality. Apparently, the time has come to give businesses a break.

Mutual benefits important to Sino-US ties

The first set of meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump looks likely to prove a great disappointment to the crisis mongers in the media, since both leaders recognize the value of economic cooperation over rivalry, the importance of a balanced and thriving global trade system and the mutual interdependence and shared interests of their nations.

Iran nuke deal shows how to resolve DPRK issue

The Iranian nuclear deal, finalized between Teheran and six world powers on April 2, 2015, is two years old. While people's memories of the diplomatic triumph over what had become a dangerous nuclear issue are still fresh, the landmark deal now faces uncertainties because of the changing stance of the United States, which played an important role in making it reality.

Top-level meeting can forge good personal rapport

There has been much speculation about what issues should be resolved, or even talked about, when President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump meet at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. However, the goal of their first meeting should be to build a good personal relationship that facilitates a constructive and productive relationship between the two countries.

India's use of Dalai Lama as leverage irresponsible

New Delhi not only allowed the 14th Dalai Lama to visit Southern Tibet, a historical Chinese territory India has illicitly occupied and refers to as "Arunachal Pradesh", but the spiritual leader of "Tibetan independence" was also escorted on his trip by India's junior minister of home affairs.

Pearl River Delta industries need to smartly adapt to the times

THE HEADS OF all the major domestic information technology giants attended the 2017 China (Shenzhen) IT Summit held in Shenzhen in Guangdong province on Saturday, where they expressed their opinions on the new era of artificial intelligence and smart devices. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

Meeting will set the tone

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump will meet in Florida in the United States on Thursday and Friday to set the tone for the future development of bilateral relations.

Unappealing side effects of sharing economy

LARGE NUMBERS OF TOURISTS flocked to Shenzhen Bay Park in Guangdong province on Monday using bikes they rented via bike-sharing service apps such as Mobike. There were so many cyclists that they blocked most of the bike lanes in the park and caused great inconvenience to other visitors. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Wednesday: