People's trust in a safe pair of hands

"How safe is it in China?" This question provoked heated discussion on a world famous website's question and answer section not so long ago. But the answer winning the most thumb-ups was "Very, very safe". Many foreigners who had lived in China shared their personal experiences and said that they felt safe in China.

Why Australia is cautious about the Belt and Road

Australia has been vacillating over strengthening its ties with China, seemingly unsure of whether that will somehow compromise its security or bring welcome economic benefits. Yet while there is nothing to suggest China is a threat to Australia, they do have complementary economic structures and Canberra's plans to develop northern Australia and Australia's infrastructure could make great progress through cooperation with China's Belt and Road Initiative (the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road).

Pyeongchang Olympics promoting peace and prosperity

US' strategies poison the well for cooperation with China

The National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture Review unveiled by the United States over the past two months have poisoned the well of the most consequential bilateral relationship in the world.

US trade deficits not sign of its 'economic surrender'

The latest trade deficit figures would seem to have provided fresh ammunition for US President Donald Trump to translate into action his threats of trade remedy measures against countries with which the US has trade deficits.

Falcon Heavy launch is remarkable, inspirational

The idea of launching into space a Tesla Roadster, playing David Bowie's Space Oddity, on a billion year elliptic Mars orbit, with the message "made on Earth by humans", may be more about marketing than about marking a milestone moment in our space odyssey.

Legal boundaries must be drawn for online commercial activities

SOME ONLINE LIVESTREAMING HOSTS promote products such as candies, chilli sauce and "medicines" bearing their names to their fans. But these products carry none of the required information about their ingredients, producers and production date that the law stipulates must be printed on the packages of food and medicines. Chinese Business View comments:

Headstrong chengguan cause of trouble

URBAN PATROL officers in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, have faced a storm of public fury after they removed a ladder while workers were still on the roof of a building, and one of the workers died after falling while trying to leave the building using a rope. Legal Daily commented on Wednesday:

Foolish to call for doctors to work themselves to death

FANG PEIHU, a 31-year-old doctor from Lu'an city, East China's Anhui province, died from overwork on Dec 16. Yet, one month later, the local medical authorities called for all medical staff to learn from his example. Beijing News comments:

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Inter-Korean talks alone can't resolve issue

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea have restored communication and organized several joint activities before the Feb 9-25 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, the ROK, easing the tensions on the Korean Peninsula caused by Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests.