Inspections are shot in the arm for poverty alleviation

How the targeted poverty alleviation efforts fare is key to the goal of building the country into a better-off society by the year 2020. This is a challenging task as more than 30 million poverty-stricken rural villagers still need to be lifted out of poverty in two years.

Pence's surreal speech was at least good for a laugh

Editor's note: A social media poster, Niutanqin, whose name conveys the meaning talking to a brick wall, responded to US Vice-President Mike Pence's speech attacking China at the Hudson Institute on Thursday last week. The following excerpts were popular and have been widely reposted:

An opportune time for closer Asia-Europe cooperation: new challenges and opportunities

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China-US relationship needs a reset

It seems the China-US relationship has entered a challenging stage. On Oct 4, US Vice-President Mike Pence delivered a speech at the Hudson Institute accusing the Chinese government of orchestrating an aggressive military, economic, and political campaign to expand its influence inside the United States and elsewhere.

Reciprocity key to denuclearization process

Editor's note: After his meeting with Kim Jong-un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korean in Pyongyang on Oct 8, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed the two countries can make "real progress" on denuclearization at a second summit. Two experts shared their views with China Daily's Pan Yixuan on how to achieve further development. Excerpts follow:

Regional maritime cooperation would reap rewards

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative meets the world's needs for international cooperation, peace, prosperity, opening-up, innovation and communication, which is why it has gained the support of over 100 countries and regions.

Fiscal reform driven by public risk prevention

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China pointed out that public finance is the basis and important pillar of national governance. Public finance is not only an economic issue, but also a political issue, a legal issue and a public administration issue.

Khorgos highlights local policies can go awry

MORE THAN 100 FILM AND TELEVISION COMPANIES, including those owned by some big names in the circle, have reportedly applied to be deregistered in Khorgos in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region since June. Guangming Daily comments:

India makes clear it will not put all its eggs in one basket

THE 19TH SUMMIT of Russian and Indian leaders in New Delhi on Oct 4 and Oct 5 has produced a noteworthy arms deal that the United States might see as a thorn in its flesh. India is to spend $5.43 billion purchasing Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, in spite of Washington's warning of sanctions. People's Daily Overseas Edition comments:

IMF right to decry US shift from rules-based trade

The IMF's downgrading of its global growth forecast for next year, the first time in more than two years, highlights the downside risks to global growth have risen as a result of the trade disputes instigated by the United States.

Australian politico shows she still can't kick offensive habit

The Chinese embassy in Canberra was fully justified in hitting back at the "unwarranted invective and blatant slander" of Concetta Fierravanti-Wells in her latest criticism of Beijing's aid program in the Pacific. Considering that China-Australia ties are at a new crossroad, politicians in Australia should make more contributions to bilateral cooperation, rather than continuing to throw mud at China, which is a key economic partner of their country.