The impact of Belt, Road on Nigeria is huge

The relationship between China and Nigeria is quite cordial, which is reflected in their economic and trade cooperation. Trade between Nigeria and China reached $18.1 billion in 2014 before falling to $11.1 billion in 2016.

Unnecessary US fuss about China's rising consumption

The media have made quite a fuss about a recent forecast that retail sales in China are expected to equal or exceed those in the United States in 2018. "China's retail sales are on track to hit just over $5.8 trillion," The Washington Post said in a report published on Jan 12, citing data from Mizuho, a Japanese bank.

Digital Iron Curtain shows US' Cold War mindset

US President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday, which according to a media briefing by a senior official will harp on the now familiar refrain of what his administration is doing to build "a safe, strong, and proud America".

DPP's game over holiday flights will fool no one

The Taiwan aviation authority still refuses to give the green light to the 176 extra flights planned by China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Air to facilitate travel from the mainland back to the island for Spring Festival.

Ignorance of the past may be bliss but it's no excuse for spoofing it

A VIDEO spoof of the Yellow River Cantata, a classic patriotic choral work composed in 1939, has evoked an outcry, as it replaces the words Yellow River in the lyrics with "year-end bonus". People's Daily comments:

Cut tariffs on imported cars cautiously

CHINA LOWERED its tariffs on 187 kinds of imported commodities last year from 17.3 percent to 7.7 percent on average, said Liu He, vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, at the World Economic Forum last week. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Authorities must not turn blind eye to violent videos

A LARGE NUMBER of violent video clips supposedly showing acts of revenge have appeared on several video-sharing websites. In fact, the essence of these films is to publicize violence and has nothing to do with "behaving righteously". They are suspected of violating the network security law and promoting violence. Beijing News comments:

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China can help US with infrastructure plan

In the National Security Strategy report released in December, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will launch a $1 trillion infrastructure building plan in 2018, which, if implemented, will be the largest US infrastructure expansion and upgrading campaign since the 1950s.

Unified rules, not exclusiveness, can boost trade

Editor's note: One year after the United States withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, the remaining 11 members have decided to revive it. The trade agreement will now be called Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week. Two experts share their views on the future of the CPTPP with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

Xi's inclusive thought offers China solution to the world

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is a combination of Marxism and cosmopolitan ideas for solutions to global problems which President Xi Jinping has articulated after conducting a comprehensive study into China as a leading contributor to and member of the world in the past several decades, particularly since 2013 when he fully took office.

Trump offers nothing new in Davos speech

In an obvious attempt to assuage the concerns of an elite global audience worried about his protectionist, isolationist "America First" strategy, United States President Donald Trump told attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday that "America is open for business".