Institutional reform plan will improve governance

The Institutional Reform Plan of the State Council, China's Cabinet, was submitted to the ongoing first plenary session of the National People's Congress for deliberation on Tuesday, initiating the process for the restructuring of government so that it better meets the nation's needs for progress and development.

New aid agency displays resolve for shared growth

With China's foreign aid continuing to increase along with its growing global reach, the announcement on Tuesday that an international development cooperation agency is to be set up as part of the restructuring of government departments is noteworthy but not undue.

Law should stipulate what nontax revenues governments can collect

DURING THE ANNUAL SESSION of China's top legislature in Beijing on Monday, the legislators suggested that all government nontax revenue be stipulated by law, just like tax revenue. Xiaoxiang Morning News commented on Tuesday:

Curb crazy extra hours for office workers

AT THE ONGOING SESSION of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, China's top political advisory body, some representatives have called for better protection of labor rights for white-collar workers. Thepaper.cn comments:

Tagged water helps promote sustainability

AT THE ONGOING two sessions in Beijing, the bottles of water have green tags on which the drinkers can use their fingers to write their names. Beijing News comments:

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Trump-Kim meeting faces hurdles

After exchanging harsh rhetoric and military threats with US President Donald Trump last year, Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un has abandoned his high pitch, moderated his tone, and launched several charm offensives this year, including his New Year's address, the DPRK's participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, and proposed meetings between Kim and Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in in April and Trump in May.

Power games won't resolve peninsula issue

That US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un in May has raised hopes that tensions on the Korean Peninsula will be defused.

HK must further integrate with mainland

As Premier Li Keqiang said in the Government Work Report this year, the "one country, two systems" principle, implemented in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for more than two decades, has been consistently enriched and developed, and the authority of China's Constitution and the basic laws of the Hong Kong and Macao SARs have been further enhanced in the two regions.

Unlike official US stance, more Americans back China's role

Americans are feeling more positively toward China a year after Donald Trump became the US president, with 53 percent of them saying they have a favorable opinion of China, the highest in nearly three decades, according to the latest Gallup World Affairs survey.

Beijing will continue its support for engagement