Coordinate efforts to protect village culture

A RESEARCH REPORT JOINTLY published by the Changsha-based Central South University and Guangming Daily indicates the protection of old villages is confronted with five problems: the lack of legal protection, over-development, shrinking populations, stereotyped buildings and the contradiction between protecting the appearance of the village and the need to improve residents' livelihoods. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

People have right to privacy even if in public places

IT HAS BEEN REVEALED that Shuidi, a livestreaming platform affiliated to Qihoo 360 Technology Co, has livestreamed content from public places such as restaurants and shopping malls without gaining the permission of customers. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

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Strengthen Party to combat misconduct

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has said in an article published by Xinhua News Agency that the mission to improve the Party's work styles is a long-term project and highlighted the need to combat new forms of misconduct. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang on how to achieve that goal. Excerpts follow:

New aircraft carrier to safeguard sovereignty

China's first totally domestically built aircraft carrier will reportedly start its sea trial soon, strengthening not only the country's naval power but also the overall national defense. If the Type 001 Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, was the path-breaker then the new aircraft carrier (Type 001A) will lead the scientific modernization of the defense sector. The as-yet unnamed 50,000-ton Type 001A aircraft carrier has a design similar to the 60,000-ton Liaoning, with a ski jump-style deck for taking off and a conventional oil-fueled steam turbine power plant.

Target sectors to curb corporate debt

China's non-financial corporate debt has reached record high. While this is unlikely to lead to a systemic crisis in the short term, it is still a worrying sign for the economy.

With concerted efforts, world can still resolve DPRK issue peacefully

The annual Preventive Priorities Survey of New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, released on Monday, has listed a possible armed confrontation between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the "top conflict" to watch in 2018.

Moon should seize chance to reset ROK's positioning

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in's four-day state visit to China that begins on Wednesday is certainly another sign that there has been a thaw in the recently chilly China-ROK relationship.

Trump can lead way in space by encouraging cooperation

Having faced a lot of flak recently, US President Donald Trump may have found some relief in the widespread support he received for the new space policy directive he signed on Monday.

Efforts to improve the Party's work style must be unceasing

XI JINPING, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, instructed Party organizations of various levels not to ease their tough stance in the fight against four forms of decadence - formalism, hedonism, bureaucracy and extravagance. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

Bookshops need help to turn the page

MANY LONG-ESTABLISHED BOOKSHOPS have closed and that trend is continuing today, despite their efforts to survive by offering a café or children's activities as well. Guangming Daily comments:

Insurance wager is illegal exploitation of celebrities' fans

AFTER LU HAN and Guan Xiaotong, two young celebrities with large numbers of fans, announced they were in a relationship, some online shops have started selling a new "insurance product" online that is essentially a bet on whether their relationship lasts longer than a year. Beijing Youth Daily comments: