Chinese cultural products can compete on their own merits

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, US-based e-commerce company Amazon is negotiating with Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin to purchase the copyright of his science fiction book The Three Body Problem, with the intention of adapting it into a three-season TV drama with an estimated investment of $1 billion. Thepaper.cn comments:

200 million young singles, why worry?

REPORTS THAT the number of unmarried young people in China is estimated to exceed 200 million have astonished many people. People's Daily comments via its official WeChat account:

Police right to put a stop to car roof dolls

FOR SAFETY REASONS, it is reasonable to prohibit drivers from putting dolls on their car roofs, but the traffic police need more regulatory support to put a stop to this dangerous trend. Beijing News comments:

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It's time to give fitting reply to Trump

Editor's note: US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday, purportedly in accordance with Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, to levy huge tariffs on imports from China and restrict Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States. Three experts share their views with China Daily on the consequences of Trump's move and how China should respond to it. Excerpts follow:

China looks to optimism, not nostalgia

We are fond of talking of a world divided into different groups. We sometimes use ethnic, or cultural, or political attributes to create the basis of these differentiations. Multi-party democracies versus one-party states; monarchies versus republics; state-led economies versus market ones. Alliances are created on the back of similarities in these domains. At least, that is the claim.

EU in position to stop US from igniting a trade war

The EU knows full well that global governance has suffered a setback because of the anti-globalization and protectionist decisions made by the Trump administration.

China can protect its interests even if a trade war breaks out

China's response after US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday which imposes tariffs on Chinese imports is clear: The country will take countermeasures and the United States will pay a heavy price for its decision if it does not "pull back from the brink". Speaking with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin by phone on Saturday morning, Vice-Premier Liu He said that China is "fully prepared" and is "capable of safeguarding its national interests".

US navy stirring up trouble in region's peaceful waters

On Friday, the Ministry of National Defense expressed strong indignation and issued a stern warning after a US warship entered the waters around Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

Tariff lists show only part of the big picture of Sino-US trade

Editor's note: On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that could impose tariffs on imports of Chinese products worth $60 billion fueling fears that the world's two largest economies could be heading toward a trade war. The US tariffs mainly target China's industrial products such as high-speed railway technology and new energy cars.

China can be a standard bearer for technology

ZHI SHUPING, head of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine, said in a recent interview that standards will play a key role in promoting the quality of Chinese products. Beijing News comments:

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