Nation takes big strides in funding AI firms

China is gradually shaping up to be a global leader in the field of artificial intelligence, as it has for the first time surpassed the United States in equity funding to AI startups, according to a recent report.

Constitution revision vital to new era

Party role key to development of socialism

That the "defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China" is an important judgment of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and its inclusion in the Constitution will honor the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the CPC and Xi's thought, as well as enrich the Constitution.

US should not be baited into breaking its word

In one of the joint communiqués that underpins relations between the United States and China, the two countries state their agreement that Washington can only maintain unofficial ties with Taiwan. It is this recognition that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and the US' upholding of the one-China principle that have served as the foundation for ties since diplomatic relations were established in 1979.

Of course, China's navy is not untoward in blue water

There is a Chinese idiom "lose the axe and suspect the neighbor" that reflects how jumping to conclusions can lead to an innocent person being the target of unfounded suspicions.

Anti-China bias of some Western politicians laid bare by Belt and Road

THE FINANCIAL TIMES has reported that quite a few Western banks and financial agencies show increasing enthusiasm for the Belt and Road Initiative, seeking to secure projects related to the initiative. Xinhua News Agency comments:

No wedding bells for rural young men

THE SPRING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY is always a busy time for matchmakers. But the success rate is quite low. China Youth Daily comments:

Don't let safety barriers have a deadly gap

ON TUESDAY, a young woman fell at a bus stop in Wuhan city, Central China's Hubei province, and her neck got stuck between two bars of the protective roadside isolation barrier. She died of suffocation. Beijing News comments:

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Building a community of shared future

The first sessions of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top advisory body, will be held soon. Again, the eyes of the world will be on China.

Changed beyond recognition in 40 years

At the end of the 1970s, when China was just starting to reform and open up to the world, China's foreign exchange reserves were barely more than $100 million. At an internal meeting in Beijing, late leader Deng Xiaoping tried to inspire the audience: Imagine! One day China may have a foreign reserve of $10 billion! How much can we do with that much of foreign reserve! Few thought that was possible.

Trump's mixed messages on peninsula issue are dangerous

By continuing to test nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2017, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea raised tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. But equally disturbing have been the contradictory messages from the Donald Trump administration, such as a "preventive war", "bloody nose" and, especially, last week's unspecified "phase two" concept.