Ugly side of beauty viewed on campus

CHERRY BLOSSOMS are blooming in Central China's Hubei province. However, in Wuhan University, which is known for its cherry blossom festival, some tourists reportedly behaved badly while on campus sightseeing. Thepaper.cn comments:

QR code makes subway travel more convenient

ALL THE subway stations in Beijing are to be equipped with devices on their entry gates that can scan a QR code on passengers' phones, which is expected to speed up passenger flows. Economic Daily commented:

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Meeting facilitates denuclearization efforts

The unofficial visit of Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, to China to meet with President Xi Jinping before his planned meeting with US President Donald Trump in May is, needless to say, of very special significance. The efforts to strengthen China-DPRK traditional friendship have been highly anticipated, as the two neighbors share a 1,300-kilometer-long border and have proved to be a "community of shared destiny" through the Sino-Japan War (1894-1895) and the Korean War (1950-53) to the present times.

Rebuilding China-India ties prudently

China-India relations have shown some positive developments of late, particularly the phone conversation between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 20, during which both leaders said they hoped to deepen cooperation and expand exchanges.

China's new contribution to human rights

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a China-sponsored resolution titled "Promoting Mutually Beneficial Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights" on March 23, which points out a new direction for global governance of human rights in today's increasingly complex political and economic situations.

US wrong to think it can win a trade war

The signing of a memorandum to impose tariffs of up to $60 billion on Chinese imports and the demand that China reduce its trade surplus by $100 billion by US President Donald Trump is, to say the least, a reckless act. But it reflects the United States' long-term comprehensive strategy toward China.

US pulling a fast one with its waste claims

Does China have an obligation to import and treat the solid waste of other countries?

Smartening up China's image

The Palace Museum announced on Friday that it will stop selling its popular "Gege" dolls, based on a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) princess, after they were said to be too similar to a product made by a foreign manufacturer, especially in terms of their head-body proportion and joints, which led to allegations they were the products of intellectual property rights theft.

Online trade of users' privacy for convenience too one-sided

AT THE CHINA DEVELOPMENT FORUM on Monday, Li Yanhong, CEO of domestic internet services giant Baidu Inc, said that many Chinese users are willing to trade privacy for convenience. Beijing News comments:

Where are all our pediatricians?

DATA SHOW that there are more than 200 million children under the age of 14 in China, yet there are less than 100,000 pediatricians nationwide. At least 200,000 more are needed to meet the demand. China Youth Daily comments:

Good call to give phone booths new lease on life

SIX PUBLIC PHONE booths in the Xuhui district of Shanghai have been transformed into reading booths, which is a good exploration of urban modernization. The Paper.cn comments: