Aviation industry taking off

China's first large amphibious aircraft, the AG600, completed its maiden flight in South China's Guangdong province on Sunday, making China among the few countries capable of developing a large amphibious aircraft.

Institutionalized supervision needed for long-term environmental health

THE FOURTH BATCH of Central Environmental Protection Inspection teams started informing eight provincial-level regional governments of the results of their inspections on Friday. A total of 6,471 people are being held accountable in 335 environmental pollution cases that are under investigation by the judicial and supervision authorities. Guangming Daily commented on Sunday:

Tailored rural revitalization efforts

AFTER THE ANNUAL CENTRAL ECONOMIC Work Conference concluded on Wednesday, Wang Xiaoyi, a senior researcher on social studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, commented on its significance in an article published by China Youth Daily:

Govt websites are a means to serve the public

THE BEIJING municipal government recently said that most of the official websites of its agencies and departments would be shut down, but this would not involve any online service being cut. Beijing News comments:

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The world economy's risky recovery

One year ago, I predicted that the most distinctive aspect of 2017 would be uncertainty, fueled by, among other things, Donald Trump's election as president of the United States, and the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union.

Global complacency will be tested in 2018

After years of post-global financial crisis despair, the broad consensus of forecasters is now quite upbeat about prospects for the global economy in 2018. World GDP growth is viewed as increasingly strong, synchronous and inflation-free. Exuberant financial markets could hardly ask for more.

China, EU can improve ties if they focus on cooperation

Zhang Ming, China's new ambassador to the European Union arrived in Brussels in early October. One month later, after European Council President Donald Tusk received his credentials, Zhang officially began his diplomatic mission in Brussels.

For new sanctions to work, US must play positive role

In what for diplomats in Beijing is a major achievement, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution which many believe would at once lower the likelihood of war, and convey a warning to Pyongyang.

Reluctance to join initiative not good for Indian economy

In contrast to the majority of the international community supporting or being involved in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, India still prefers to ignore it.

Is there hope for peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue?

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's sixth nuclear test and multiple intercontinental ballistic missile tests this year have led to rising concern in the United States that it's approaching the capability threshold of launching a nuclear attack on the US mainland. The US wants to use greater military intimidation and economic sanctions against the DPRK. And in the absence of any peace talks, which every United Nations Security Council resolution has called for, the Korean Peninsula nuclear crisis has turned into a major security challenge.