Decision makes Middle East peace a more remote prospect

By recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and ordering preparations for moving the US embassy there, US President Donald Trump defied the will of the majority of countries, and not for the first time.

Trump reckless to play with a match on a powder keg

If United States President Donald Trump's previous foreign policy moves have by and large been driven by putting "America first", formally recognizing Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and planning to move the US embassy there would be best described as ill-advised, more accurately dangerously foolhardy.

Spiraling tensions highlight urgency of peaceful solution

Less than a week after Pyongyang test-fired a new ballistic missile presumed capable of reaching the United States, and two days after the US and the Republic of Korea launched their biggest-ever joint air exercise, the fact that a senior United Nations official was in Pyongyang for discussions with a leading official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea raises hopes that diplomacy can still defuse the Korean Peninsula nuclear crisis.

Call for deeper cooperation to build cyber community with a shared future

THE FOURTH WORLD INTERNET CONFERENCE concluded on Tuesday in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the conference, in which he urged the international community to make concerted efforts to enhance cyberspace governance, showing the great significance China attaches to the issue. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

Attempts to exploit patriotism fall flat

KOJI YANO, a 47-year-old Japanese actor who has made a career in China, has been the subject of discussion on social media since the remarks he made on a Japanese television show years ago, criticizing Chinese dog owners for their impolite behavior, were put in the spotlight. China Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

Probe into pharma company's eyedrop claims long overdue

DXY.COM, a popular medical advice website, recently released an article via its official micro blog saying Zhejiang Shapuaisi Pharmaceutical delayed many users' seeking proper treatment with its adverts claiming its eyedrops could prevent and cure cataracts. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

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Moon's China visit key to peace amid tensions

The Jilin Daily has dedicated a full page in its Wednesday edition to advise readers how to take protective measures in case of a nuclear explosion, attracting wide public attention. Although the advisory may be part of a routine national defense education program, it highlights the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and its possible consequences.

AI-driven buses no longer a distant dream

The first unmanned bus went on a road trial in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Dec 2. So, are unmanned buses the future of urban transportation? Two experts share their views on the subject with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang: Excerpts follow:

Will investment boom follow US tax bill?

The largest tax cut bill introduced by US President Donald Trump and passed by the Senate by a 51-49 margin on Saturday will remodel multinational taxation rules and temporarily reduce personal income tax. The proposal to reduce the corporate tax to 20 percent, if implemented, will have profound global economic repercussions, as it could lead to a "tax reduction war" among economies, especially among Western countries that have similar corporate taxation structures.

Japanese rightists opposed to better ties

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang sharply criticized the ruse adopted by the mayor of a Japanese city to change the name of China's Diaoyu Islands, saying such a move will not change the fact that the islands have always been "an inherent part of Chinese territory".

Long overdue reform of the sports administration system is expected

A REPORT PUBLISHED BY A MAGAZINE affiliated to the Supreme People's Procuratorate that exposes corruption in the sports administration departments of various levels has gained wide attention on the social media. China Youth Daily commented on Tuesday: