GIVEN THE SLOWER ECONOMIC GROWTH, people are debating whether China should divert more resources and energy from supporting the development of private businesses to shoring up State-owned enterprises. Guangming Daily comments:
Editor's note: Some Western media outlets have been hyping up the "Chinese tourists as weapons" theory to claim that China has used the increasing number of Chinese outbound tourists as an economic weapon to intimidate other countries to realize its diplomatic goals. What is the relationship between bilateral ties and tourism development? Has China influenced other countries with its newly attained economic power? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
Two TV dramas, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and the latest online series Story of Yanxi Palace, tell different stories about the court life of the same group of women. Ironically, however, the controversy the two dramas have created has led to their success. In particular, Story of Yanxi Palace indicates the progress of China's entertainment industry has made.
I wrote in my column two weeks ago that if US President Donald Trump were to choose to speak at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, he would see many faces of resistance against his unilateral and protectionist policies. That proved true on Tuesday when he delivered his 35-minute speech at the UN General Assembly.
OFFICIALS OF the industry and commerce administrative departments of Beijing conducted a spot check on an outlet of Muji, a Japanese retail brand, recently. But the routine inspection became headline news because of the non-cooperative attitude of the shop attendants. Qianjiang Evening News comments:
SOME QINGGUO camera users recently found that their daily life was being live-streamed by the camera. Yixin, the company that makes Qingguo, said it has already closed the livestreaming function of the camera. Beijing News comments:
No one emerges winner in a trade war. Instead, its adverse effects spill across borders. Indeed, the forecast for Asia is a drop in economic growth rate as the US-China trade conflict threatens to inflict more collateral damage on the region's export-reliant economies. An Asian Development Bank report issued on Wednesday said the region's growth will drop from 6.0 percent this year to 5.8 percent in 2019.
Three years before entering the White House, US President Donald Trump tweeted that his country needs "a president who isn't a laughingstock to the entire world", "a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning".
EIGHTY-TWO of the 315 children living near a chemical factory in Dapu, Hengdong county, Hunan province, were diagnosed with lead poisoning in June 2014. Last week, the families of the seven most seriously ill children signed a document in a local court to receive compensations ranging from 40,000 yuan ($5,818) to 90,000 yuan and put an end to the case. ThePaper.cn comments:
Editor's Note: China issued a white paper, The Facts and China's Position on China-US Trade Friction, on Monday to clarify its stance on the ongoing Sino-American trade conflict and provide the facts about bilateral economic exchanges. On the same day, a new round of US tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect. What should we make of the white paper? And where is the Sino-US trade conflict headed to? Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
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