Party leadership vital to development

The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China. And adhering to Marxism and the leadership of the Communist Party of China should be the basis of a strong leadership, and give full play to that leadership in order to promote social transformation and the comprehensive development of the people.

Quality growth amid deleveraging, reform

In the Government Work Report he delivered to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on the opening day of its annual session on March 5, Premier Li Keqiang has laid out policy priorities for 2018 and the longer-term reform agenda.

High tariffs will not solve US, EU structural problems

On March 6, the European Commission decided to extend the existing anti-dumping tariffs, from 48.3 percent to 71.9 percent, on Chinese seamless pipes and stainless steel tubes for another five years. A day later, the EC raised its pitch higher, saying it stands ready to retaliate "proportionately and fully in line with the World Trade Organization rules" against US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports, except those from Canada and Mexico.

Support for amendments belies naysayers' prejudice

The draft amendments to the Constitution that had been proposed were formally adopted by an almost unanimous vote at the ongoing plenary session of the 13th National People's Congress on Sunday.

China is not afraid of a trade war with the US

China does not want a trade war, nor will it take the lead to initiate one, Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said on Sunday. While that might seem soft-toned, it should not be mistaken for weakness, for as he asserted, China is capable of coping with any challenges.

Urban interaction will aid rural progress

In the Government Work Report he delivered to China's top legislature on Monday, Premier Li Keqiang mentioned "village" at least 24 times and agriculture nine times, urging governments at all levels to make unswerving efforts to revitalize the countryside.

Japanese firms' scandals offer a vital lesson

The shockwaves from the malfeasance in some of Japan's big companies continue to be felt as new revelations emerge. On Tuesday, Kobe Steel CEO Hiroya Kawasaki said he would step down, taking responsibility for the quality control lapses that resulted in substandard materials being supplied to about 605 clients, including 222 overseas companies.

Cartoon

Party key to building socialism in the new era

The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, which has been rightfully written into the country's Constitution as the nation steps into the new era.

Using Africa as a ploy to attack China futile

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's 27-minute speech at George Mason University, Virginia, on Tuesday before he embarked on a five-nation tour of Africa would have been fine had he cut it a bit short. Instead, he chose to accuse China of encouraging dependency using opaque contracts, predatory loan practices and corrupt deals to mire African countries in debt, undercut their sovereignty, deny them their long-term and self-sustaining growth.

Pulling the strings of Trump's trade war

It is an ominous sign that the White House adviser most closely associated with President Donald Trump's latest assault on free trade is the author of Death by China, a 2011 diatribe that accused Chinese exporters of unfairly flooding US markets.

China respects DPRK decision to ease tensions on peninsula

An official from the Republic of Korea dropped a bombshell on Thursday by announcing that US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, by May, and that Pyongyang will refrain from conducting nuclear or missile tests.