Border row with India put in perspective

US intelligence circles have one principle: Threat equals capability multiplied by motivation, and when either of the two factors has a value of zero, threat equals zero. According to the principle, in the face of a security risk, the subject's capability and motive both must be evaluated simultaneously, thoroughly.

Enough capability to defend sovereignty

Editor's note: The ongoing standoff between Chinese and Indian troops in China's Donglang area, arguably the biggest crisis facing the two countries since the 1962 war, started a month ago when Indian troops crossed into Chinese territory in the Sikkim section of the border, which was delimited in 1890 in the Convention Between Great Britain and China Relating to Sikkim and Tibet and has been recognized by both sides for decades.

EU should regulate investment cautiously

In the last 60 years, the European Union has expanded from six members to 28, but the battle over the responsibilities of Brussels and individual EU states has not abated. The latest skirmish is over Brussel's eagerness to centralize the approval process for European companies' takeovers by foreign enterprises amid an explosion of Chinese investment in the EU.

Xi's profound changes to the PLA on display

It was the first time a large-scale parade had been staged as part of commemorations to mark the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which celebrates its 90th birthday on Tuesday.

Mapping out road ahead

President Xi Jinping's recent speech at a meeting of provincial and ministerial-level officials has been viewed as setting the tone for the political, ideological and theoretical foundations of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to be held later this year.

Scrapping roaming fees is the first step toward a more digitized society

CHINA'S THREE MAJOR TELECOM CARRIERS - China Mobile Communications Corp, China United Network Communications Group Co and China Telecommunications Corp - announced on Thursday their decision to scrap domestic long-distance and roaming charges starting Sept 1. Thepaper.cn commented on Saturday:

Sanctions bill limits Trump's power

DONALD TRUMP is expected to sign legislation that imposes sweeping sanctions on Russia, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and he will have to consult Congress if he wants to lift them. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Saturday:

There cannot be any tolerance of academic cheating

THE MINISTRY of Science and Technology announced on Thursday the results of an investigation into a scandal in which a foreign medical journal retracted 107 Chinese papers due to peer review fraud. Beijing News commented on Friday:

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Economy more resilient than thought

Once again, the Chinese economy has defied the hand wringing of the nattering nabobs of negativism. After decelerating for six consecutive years, real GDP growth appears to be inching up this year. The 6.9 percent annualized increase just reported for the second quarter exceeds the 6.7 percent rise last year and is well above the consensus of international forecasters who, just a few months ago, expected growth to be closer to 6.5 percent this year, and to slow further, to 6 percent next year.

How to fight antimicrobial resistance globally

Three weeks ago, G20 leaders committed to working together to address one of the world's most pressing and perplexing security threats: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - a fierce and evolving adversary against which conventional therapeutic weapons are of no use.

All work, no leisure makes Japanese more suicide prone

Overwork, a deep-rooted problem in Japan, is back in the spotlight.