Humanistic spirit drives Sino-Thai ties

It is a great pleasure to come to beautiful Bangkok to attend the launching ceremony of the Thai version of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.

Lobsters at core of a tasty China-US story

Lobsters caught by fishermen on Little Cranberry Island in Maine in the United States in the morning can be had for dinner by Chinese families the next evening. The lobster and shrimp farming industry in Maine, which despite its history of more 150 years faced an uncertain future because of overcapacity, has been revitalized by Chinese consumers' strong demand.

Meeting builds on a thousand reasons to be good partners

The first meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump carries special significance because it will ascertain what sort of China-US relations the new administration in Washington wants, and whether the two sides can be on the same page over where to steer the all-important relationship in the years to come.

Trade is the essence

Predictions that China-US frictions will escalate after Donald Trump became the United States president have proved wrong. Following the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, China watchers should reflect on the tone of the interaction between the two leaders and the meetings between their nations' diplomatic and financial officials. The tone was cooperation.

Green development vital to new growth model's success

The top environmental watchdog decided to assign 5,600 inspectors to conduct a year-long investigation into the sources of air pollution in northern cities on Wednesday, just four days after the top authorities announced that Xiongan New Area will be built in North China's Hebei province, which is known for its heavy industries and perennial smog.

Rights of migrant minors

According to a demographic survey conducted by the Guangdong provincial bureau of statistics, the migrant population in the province in South China aged below 17 was 4.47 million by the end of 2013, 21.8 percent of the province's population in the same age bracket.

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.