Shared onus for spick-and-span villages

THE NO 1 DOCUMENT issued by the central authorities last month emphasized the need to revitalize the countryside. Soon afterward, the central authorities published a three-year action plan to improve the living environment in rural areas. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Benefits of pay rise for rural teachers outweigh the cost

AS THE NEW SEMESTER begins, many primary and secondary schools in rural regions are facing the now all too frequent problem of a lack of professional teaching staff. People's Daily commented on Tuesday:

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Bold anti-graft actions in the offing

China's fight against corruption in the new era has experienced notable changes, with the focus shifting from winning time for resolving the chronic graft problem in the past to making substantial institutional breakthroughs on the issue, as reflected by the leadership's decision to establish a national supervisory commission to oversee all officials exercising public power in accordance with the law, and the adoption of a series of amendments to the Constitution.

China-US confrontation not inevitable

Very recently, Yan Xuetong, one of China's leading strategic thinkers and dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, and also the author of Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power, wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post in which he argued that US President Donald Trump "can't start a Cold War with China".

Despite Western skepticism, democracy thrives in China

Almost every year, just before the annual sessions of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committe, the country's top political advisory body, some people have claimed the two great institutions play the role of rubber stamps, and China's democracy cannot truly represent the people.

Constitutional changes in accordance with new era

To maintain its good governance of the world's most populous country and to realize the goal of national rejuvenation in the coming decades, the Constitution must give expression to what the ruling Communist Party of China has achieved in its praxis and theory, its understanding of the reality of China and its overall planning for the country's development in the near future.

Frank Sino-US talks can avert possible trade war

As each other's largest trading partner, China and the United States both set great store by their trade ties. Yet with the surplus in China's favor proving an itch that US President Donald Trump can't stop scratching in his bid to achieve what he calls "fair and reciprocal" trade relationships, in real speak meaning they conform to his "America first" mantra for the voters, trade tensions between the world's two largest economies have been on the rise.

Geely's stake in Daimler underscores Chinese companies' desire to compete

GEELY HOLDING GROUP has acquired a stake worth about $9.2 billion in Daimler AG - 9.69 percent of the company - through an investment fund, becoming the largest investor of the German automaker. Beijing News commented on Monday:

Winter sports can boost northeast region

IN A SHORT VIDEO played at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Republic of South Korea, on Sunday, President Xi Jinping extended a cordial invite to the world for the Winter Olympics that Beijing and neighboring Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, will co-host in 2022. Beijing News comments:

Museums should take special care of loaned exhibits

IN DECEMBER, when 10 terra cotta warriors from Northwest China's Shaanxi province were on display at the Franklin Institute in the United States, a man having accidentally broken the thumb off one of the warriors, pocketed it and took it away. The man and the thumb have both been found. Thepaper.cn comments:

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Cancel favorable enrollment policies for pupils with special talents