There is a need to keep public sphere free of toxic and unlawful elements

THE INTERNET PLAYS an important role in the public sphere, as discussions on certain local issues could involve hundreds of millions of netizens and make headlines across the country. The authorities, on their part, heed constructive online public opinions, even consider some of them as valuable references for dealing with certain issues and policies of public concern. People's Daily commented on Thursday:

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Moving toward a multi-currency system

Even a decade after the global financial crisis, the world economy has not fully recovered because the structural problems that precipitated the crisis have not been entirely eliminated. Complicating the matter is a series of policies the United States has adopted to shift trade and financial risks.

Resistance to US unilateralism has spread across the world

US President Donald Trump was furious to learn, courtesy the Sept 5 op-ed in The New York Times, that a force of resistance exists within his administration where some officials have vowed to thwart part of his agenda and his worst inclinations.

US using wrong reason to wage a trade war

The United States is using the pretext of intellectual property rights (IPR) to intensify the trade conflict with China. But China's measures to better protect IPR should be based on facts that conform to international rules, instead of the US' misinterpretations that tend to violate those rules.

Dubious methods won't alleviate poverty

A REPORT of the discipline and supervisory department of Weishi county, Henan province, says officials of a village in Shuipo town of the county made villagers draw lots to decide whose families would be identified as "poverty-stricken". China Youth Daily comments:

Western media's view on religion blurs reality

Should religious activities on the internet be regulated? This question has gained importance for multiple reasons, not least because of the impostors and extremists masquerading as holy saints online.

Here's to Shan and the art of storytelling

SHAN TIANFANG, a renowned storyteller on the radio, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Beijing News comments:

Is an evil design at play to malign the CPEC?

It has been hailed as a good example of strategic cooperative partnership between two countries to promote shared economic development. Yet a recent Financial Times report claims the new Pakistani government has decided to re-evaluate the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and renegotiate its terms, as it is "unfairly" beneficial to Chinese companies at the cost of their Pakistani counterparts.

Family planning reform shifts the focus to healthy population growth

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT published an institutional reform plan for the National Health Commission on Monday, which requires the commission to restructure its internal departments and personnel. ThePaper.cn comments:

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Tariffs could double US' trade losses

US President Donald Trump's tariffs are based on flawed doctrines, which could penalize the US' economy as much as the trade deficits.