Tsai should not hijack the WHA issue for political end

This year's World Health Assembly will be held in Geneva from May 21 to 26. And for the second year running, Taiwan will not attend.

Normal for firms to vote for technical standards they consider in own interests

ON WEDNESDAY, Lenovo published an open letter addressed to its employees calling on them "to win the battle for Lenovo's honor". Beijing News comments:

Impressionable kids hooked by vulgar videos

A VIDEO CLIP showing a motorcyclist in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, carrying six primary school pupils on his motorbike has proved popular after it was shown online. China Education Daily commented on Thursday:

Can China today accept male nurses?

REPORTS SHOW THAT increasingly more men are working in jobs that used to be regarded as those for women. China Youth Daily comments:

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Trump policies may yield opposite results

The Donald Trump administration's decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal has raised concerns across the globe. Trump has demonstrated randomness and recklessness in his foreign policies, as seen in his decisions to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, the Paris climate deal and shift the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as well as his moves to spark a trade war between China and the US. This lack of responsibility and commitment has left the international community aghast.

Neighborhood diplomacy works wonders

China's neighborhood diplomacy has yielded positive results in recent years, including improvement in relations with several countries with whom China has had disputes. This is certainly a positive trend in China's foreign policy, which can be attributed to the country's diplomacy in the new era, which is totally different from the US' irresponsible behavior on the global stage.

Xi's thought opens new frontier of Marxism

Editor's note: A forum on Marxism in the 21st Century and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held at Renmin University of China recently. Following are excerpts from the three of the participants' speeches:

China better economic choice than US for EU

The United Kingdom and the European Union face a critical choice about the direction of future trade policies with the rest of the world. Should the EU deepen its already heavy exposure to the United States even as the country turns inward, or should it begin to diversify its trade relations toward a less familiar albeit increasingly prosperous China?

Goodwill of all is crucial for peninsula peace

The easing of tensions that has completely changed the picture on the Korean Peninsula has been hard won. It should not be taken for granted.

Is Australia ready to let go of its ideological bias?

With the robust growth of China-Australia trade and China's rising influence in the world arena, Australia's dilemma of how to balance relations with its longtime ally the United States and its important economic partner China has become increasingly acute.

Only strong supervision can prevent philanthropy deviating from purpose

A WOMAN IN WU'AN, North China's Hebei province, was recently detained for extorting money by seeking donations using children she had adopted as a front. This is not an isolated example of people using a "charity" for their own profit. People's Daily comments: