Focus on stabilizing growth and defusing major risks

The most recent data have shown that the momentum of the country's economic development is getting stronger, with the economic indicators for the first half of the year beating expectations and urban employment steadily improving. There has also been further progress in growth rebalancing, with the ratio of consumption to GDP increasing and the service sector's share in the economy continuing to grow.

Discipline helps unite Party

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party of China's top anti-corruption watchdog, announced on Monday that Sun Zhengcai, the former Party chief of Chongqing, was being investigated on suspicion of serious discipline violations. This once again demonstrates the unwavering determination of the Party's Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core to promote stricter governance of the Party.

Smarter working means there is never a time to switch off

AN ONLINE ARTICLE titled "Here in Beijing 20 million people are pretending to live a life" went viral over the weekend, largely thanks to its main argument that most Beijing residents are so busy at work that they do not have the luxury of a life outside work. Ifeng.com commented on Monday:

Help migrants' children enjoy holidays

MANY CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, have spent the summer holiday doing nothing but homework and playing games on their phones while visiting their parents, according to reports. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

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: