Public too eager to play the role of judge and jury

WHILE SEEKING public opinions on some middle-school employees in its jurisdiction, whom it is recommending for the title of senior-level teachers, Minhang district education bureau in Shanghai received reports from the public that one of the candidates attacked a doctor during a medical dispute in Shanghai in 2015. Yanzhao Metropolis Daily commented on Monday:

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'Sharp power': West gets it wrong

A new report, "Sharp Power: Rising Authoritarian Influence", published by the US International Forum for Democratic Studies has drawn global attention. Using sharp power, "which is not hard in the openly coercive sense, but not really soft either", the report says, "China and Russia have invested significant resources in media, academic, cultural, and think tank initiatives designed to shape public opinion and perceptions around the world."

Call for specific law on sexual harassment

Editor's note: Chen Xiaowu, a professor at Beihang University, was disqualified as a teacher on Friday after investigations revealed he had sexually harassed some of his students. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpt follows:

EU needs to do good homework to attract more Chinese visitors

China and the European Union are scheduled to launch the "Year of Tourism" in Venice this week in a bid to further accelerate the two-way flow of travelers and boost their respective tourism sectors.

No flouting of China's core interests will be tolerated

What if a Chinese enterprise listed Alaska or Hawaii as an independent country rather than a state of the United States? It would definitely be considered as having infringed on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States. Of course, none of them would be stupid enough to make such a mistake as they well know that they should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country when doing business there.

Trump's ultimatum on Iran deal out of touch with reality

Though Donald Trump did heed appeals from advisers and allies and waive sanctions against Iran, he simultaneously planted a time bomb for the Iran nuclear deal, the United States' relations with its allies, as well as peace and stability in the Middle East.

Schools must take seriously their responsibility to prevent bullying

ON TUESDAY, a 15-year-old female middle school student in Xianyou city, East China's Fujian province, was stabbed to death by a male classmate. The local police said the suspect stabbed the victim in the neck. Thepaper.cn comments:

Ban professors dating students

ON THURSDAY NIGHT, Beihang University in Beijing dismissed one of its professors, after investigating claims by four female graduates that he sexually harassed them when they were in college. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Many legal issues surrounding death of a dog in Sichuan

HE XINGLI, a 34-year-old in Chengdu, Sichuan province, found a dog one month ago. Yet when the owner came to get the dog back, He threatened to kill the dog if the owner did not give her money. When the police were called, He reportedly killed the dog by throwing it off the building. Beijing News invited a lawyer to analyze the legal issues behind the incident:

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Has economic growth stabilized?

For the last decade or so, China's economy has been on something of a roller-coaster ride. As 2018 begins, is the country approaching a new ascent, a steep drop, or something in between?