A statute to protect country's cyberspace

China's cyber security law came into effect on June 1, just a few weeks after the ransomware virus Wannacry hit computers across the world. Designed to safeguard China's cyberspace sovereignty and security, the law, contrary to what some foreign observers say, is not about limiting the flow of information or hampering international trade, the cyber security watchdog said recently.

Initiative is about innovation and tests

In his keynote speech at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on May 14, President Xi Jinping said "we should build the Belt and Road into a road of innovation". Xi mentioned "innovation" 15 times in his speech, which clearly showed the difference between the Belt and Road Initiative and other similar initiatives.

China seeks commitment from the European Union

During China's decades-long engagement on the global stage, the ruling rhetoric from the West is that Beijing is welcomed because of its growing economic clout. But the condition is that it should not only shoulder its due share of global responsibility but also obey international rules and commitments.

Dialogue and accommodation will ensure peace and stability

In recent years, the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore has become a venue for some Western countries to point accusing fingers at China over sensitive regional issues, such as the South China Sea.

Paris accord okay without US

US President Donald Trump's recent announcement that he would withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change agreement will not reverse the global emissions reduction campaign.

Company quarrel delivers message that monopolies distort the market

ON THURSDAY, SF EXPRESS, the leading domestic delivery company, and Cainiao Network Technology, a company financially backed by Alibaba that provides technological support to delivery companies, shut down their data sharing. As a result, a large number of deliveries were affected. With the intervention of the State Post Bureau, the two resumed their data sharing on Saturday. ThePaper.cn comments:

Sign of progress not discrimination

GREEN HARBOR RED RIBBON SCHOOL, located in Linfen, North China's Shanxi province, is a special school for students infected with HIV. This year, 16 of the 36 students enrolled in the school will take the national college entrance examination. The local authorities have arranged a separate exam room for the 16 students. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Rules for short-time car rental market will help drive it forward

ON THURSDAY, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development co-issued a draft regulation on propelling the development of the short-time car rental industry to solicit public opinions. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

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Enhancing regional security cooperation

Editor's Note: The 16th Shangri-La Dialogue was held in Singapore from Friday to Sunday. The combined gist of the speeches made by four Chinese participants follows:

AI and the next revolution in military defense

Last week, AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program developed by Google's DeepMind team, beat China's top go player Ke Jie in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province, which suggests AI will occupy center stage in the next technological and industrial revolution.

Practical measures needed to avoid conflict at sea

At the last Shangri-La Dialogue and at other workshops in the Asia-Pacific region, how to enhance maritime confidence-building measures or prevent conflict at sea have always been hot topics.