China no longer willing to be a dumping ground for US waste

There have been many stories in US news media lately about how China's ban on foreign waste has caused recycling chaos in their country.

Recalling Nanjing helps improve ties with Japan

It has been said that history is little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. But there is a reason for that, since looking back it can usually be seen that, however complex or obscure their causes, the events are usually the result of similar fervors.

Washington and Pyongyang must back words with actions

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday offered to start direct talks with Pyongyang without preconditions. "Let's just meet," Tillerson said in a speech in Washington, moving away from the stumbling block of the United States' previous demand that Pyongyang must first abandon its nuclear arsenal.

A-share market should encourage investors to take long-term view

LIU SHIYU, chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission, said recently that building China into "a strong capital market" is an important task for the commission in the pursuit of national rejuvenation. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

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.