Because people failed to do their duty, 4 kids died

IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS of this month, four children attending private kindergartens in four cities in North China's Hebei province died of overheating after they were left behind and locked in their school buses. China Youth Daily comments:

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Why is India sensitive to China's road building?

The "eyeball-to-eyeball standoff" between Chinese and Indian troops high in the Himalayas is the longest yet. Usually border incursions are sorted out within days, but this one has been going on for more than a month with no sign of it ending.

Military modernization aimed at promoting peace

China's defense budget has increased in line with its rapid economic development. In accordance with that trend, China's defense budget this year has exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($151 billion) for the first time, but foreign media outlets are using it as an excuse to once again hype up the "China threat" theory, claiming its increasing defense spending is aimed at challenge the existing world order and expanding its power.

Robust PLA needed to better defend nation

The ongoing China Central TV documentary Carrying the Reform Through to the End emphasizes the importance of a strong military to realize the Chinese Dream. China needs to synchronize its military strength with its economic and social development to better protect its national interests. And as President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, has reiterated, it is important to modernize the military along with its weapons and equipment, and the technologies it uses to better safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of China.

It is never too late for India to mend its way

In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the Ministry of Defense warned New Delhi not to "harbor any illusions" about deriving possible gains from its adventure in sending troops across the demarcated and mutually recognized Sikkim section of the border into Chinese territory.

Environment no small matter

A special inspection by the central government from Feb 12 to March 3 found that Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve in Gansu province had failed to resolve its long-existing pollution problems and environmental degradation despite being ordered to rectify the problems. Mining and exploitation activities inside the reserve destroyed the vegetation cover and eroded the soil and 14 mines were still working even after the central government banned the practice in the nature reserve in 2014.

Bikes-on-demand have to be kept out of young kids' hands

THE PARENTS OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY, who was killed in a collision with a coach while riding one of Ofo's short-term hire bikes in Shanghai four months ago, are suing the company and the coach driver. They are asking for 8.78 million yuan ($1.32 million) in compensation and have urged Ofo to replace all its bike locks with safer ones. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

Rabies risk requires dogs be controlled

OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS two people have died of rabies. A Shanghai resident died two months after he was bitten by a stray dog, as did a woman in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Thepaper.cn commented on Monday:

Not cool to be chilled at cost of environment

IN THE SUMMER OF 2007, the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a notice demanding air-conditioned public buildings keep the indoor temperature not lower than 26 C in summer and not higher than 20 C in winter, and instructed that windows and doors be kept shut, so as to save energy and reduce emissions. Yet some shopping malls and department stores in Beijing keep their indoor temperature at such a low level, while keeping their doors open, that people shiver when they step inside. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

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Xiongan's success hinges on prudence

The ongoing CCTV documentary Carry the Reform Through to the End has become a buzzword among Chinese people, highlighting the achievements of the reforms over the past five years under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with Xi Jinping as its core.