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Party still committed to ending graft

Editor's note: The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, the Party's top anti-corruption watchdog, will hold its second plenary session in Beijing from Thursday to Saturday. Three experts share their views on the fight against corruption in 2018 with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang and Yang Yi. Excerpts follow:

China has transformed into a digital giant

China has firmly established itself as a global leader in consumer-oriented digital technologies. It is the world's largest e-commerce market, accounting for more than 40 percent of global transactions, and ranks among the top three countries for venture capital investment in autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, robotics, drones, and artificial intelligence (AI). One in three of the world's unicorns (startups valued at more than $1 billion) is Chinese, and the country's cloud providers hold the world record for computing efficiency. While China runs a trade deficit in services overall, it has lately been running a trade surplus in digital services of up to $15 billion per year.

A British story that raises hope amid the gloom

Nowadays, there are hazards to looking for signs of hope in the British economy. As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development forecast for 2018 and beyond shows, a cloud of gloom has descended on the United Kingdom.

Thaw of border talks offers glimmer of hope

It is good that the talks between the two Koreas on Tuesday at the border truce village of Panmunjom appeared amicable and constructive, with both delegations seemingly intent on making the meeting a success, even making quips about the winter weather and their frosty relations.

'Taiwan identity' Chinese

According to a recent poll conducted by Taiwan's CommonWealth magazine, young people's sense of a "Taiwan identity" has hit a new low over the past five years, with more identifying as Chinese.

National awards now encourage dedication to the scientific spirit

TWO CHINESE SCIENTISTS, explosives expert Wang Zeshan and virologist Hou Yunde, won China's top science award on Monday for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation. In all, 271 projects and nine scientists were honored with national prizes at the ceremony, the first of its kind after China initiated reform of its science and technology awards system in May. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

Growing cities are hollowing out provinces

THE GOVERNMENTS of Wuxi in Jiangsu province, and Changsha, capital of Hunan province, announced that their GDP last year exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($154 billion). Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

Students who play mobile games are wasting their time

A RECENT SURVEY of 513 students from 84 colleges nationwide found that 34.89 percent of them spend a lot of time playing games on their smartphones, and 42.69 percent play occasionally. Only 18.13 percent responded they never play mobile games. China Youth Daily comments:

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China, France to jointly boost multilateralism

The many "firsts" of French President Emmanuel Macron's three-day state visit to China, which began on Monday, already speak of the importance that both countries attach to bilateral relations.