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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Initiative not a threat to the West

Out of ulterior motives, some Western countries seem to be joining hands to counter the Belt and Road Initiative.

Military movies strike a chord in China

Editorial note: Operation Red Sea, based on the Chinese navy's evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen in 2015, when civil war broke out in that country, has attracted wide attention as did the similarly military themed film Wolf Warrior 2 last year. A military expert and China Ocean News analyze why such films have become trendy. Excerpts follow:

EU should seek synergies with Belt and Road

The world is at a critical moment and more constructive and persuasive intellectual contributions to jointly boost connectivity, instead of putting up barriers, are badly needed.

Trump should not be too eager to jump to the gun

Targeting one individual, 27 entities and 28 vessels, some of them Chinese, the United States announced on Friday what its Treasury Department called "the largest North Korea-related sanctions tranche to date". Whose failure, according to US President Donald Trump, may lead to a "phase two", which he said would be "very rough", and "very, very unfortunate for the world".

Australia has to match its change of words with action

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been a prominent cheerleader for the China-bashing among Western leaders. However, when he embarked on his visit to the United States last week, he abruptly changed his tune and started to talk favorably about China.

Local officials' unwillingness to leave comfort zones holding back reform

AS THE THIRD-LARGEST provincial economy, Shandong province's gross domestic product was 7.27 trillion yuan ($1.15 trillion) last year, an increase of 7.4 percent on 2016 and markedly higher than the national average of 6.9 percent. The per capita GDP in the province reached 72,851 yuan, exceeding the benchmark of wealthy nations. Beijing News comments: