Consular protection is not baby-sitting for citizens overseas

CONSULAR PROTECTION is of great significance to protect the legal rights and interests of citizens overseas, but there have been recent incidents in which Chinese tourists overseas have misused the consular protection system. The release of a draft regulation on consular protection services is to be welcomed. Beijing News comments:

Air gun guideline is a sensible step

ON WEDNESDAY, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly issued a document on compressed air guns, requiring judiciaries nationwide to comprehensively consider the actual damage caused when making judgments in cases involving their use. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

DPRK talks can yield payoffs if all engage with sincerity

Kim Jong-un's visit to Beijing this week for talks with President Xi Jinping has raised hopes that the planned upcoming series of meetings will produce meaningful outcomes, as the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea pledged his commitment to denuclearization, which is the ultimate goal of all the other stakeholders in the issue, including China.

Zero-sum mindset risks opening a Pandora's box

While Chinese and the US officials have indicated the two sides are willing to talk to end their trade frictions and pull the world's top two economies back from the brink of a trade war, that merely addresses the symptoms rather than the underlying illness that bedevils relations.

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Trump creating trouble for US firms

Editor's note: China has urged World Trade Organization members to uphold the multilateral trading system, and oppose the use of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by the United States as it severely violates WTO rules. Three experts share their views with China Daily on the developments and consequences of the Donald Trump administration's protectionist moves. Excerpts follow:

Traditional culture key to national identity

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping reiterated the importance of traditional Chinese culture at the closing of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress on March 20. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Yao Yuxin on why traditional culture is important for China's national rejuvenation. Excerpts follow:

Myanmar silences skeptics with new president

Myanmar's parliament elected Win Myint as the country's new president with more than half of the votes on Wednesday, a week after his predecessor Htin Kyaw resigned. Just seven days ago, Win Myint, too, had resigned as the speaker of the House of Representatives.

US bid to foil Chinese tech sector's rise bound to fail

Recent moves by the Trump administration aimed at foiling China's development of its high-tech industries are nothing but a containment strategy that is doomed to failure.

US should meet China halfway to end trade spat

Having already announced plans to impose tariffs targeting a range of Chinese imports, the Trump administration is apparently also considering a crackdown on Chinese investments in the United States.

Historic Xi-Kim meeting is key to regional peace

Kim Jong-un's visit to Beijing this week, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, shows that China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are maintaining close communication at what is "a special time", and it was thus of great significance.

Urbanization and revitalization of rural areas complementary

THERE HAVE BEEN many discussions about the rural revitalization strategy, and some experts seem to regard it as the opposite to urbanization. They worry further urbanization might hinder the revitalization of rural areas. Beijing News comments: