Better Xinjiang security boosts safety, tourism

Should there be tight security that leaves no space for extremism and terrorism or lax security in the name of freedom? This is a question that has become pertinent to many countries today given the risks of terrorist attacks. In the United States and Europe, citizens have chosen the former. Likewise in China.

Washington's homeshoring call set to fall on deaf ears

US President Donald Trump has urged automaker Ford and electronics giant Apple to shift their production from China to the United States to avoid the impact of the administration's high tariffs on Chinese imports. While it sounds like a plausible and workable solution, it goes against the trend of global division of labor that has been in place for many decades, and is set to fail.

Listed companies should invest in real economy not real estate

STATISTICS SHOW THAT the total value of investment properties owned by the 1,680 listed companies in China exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) in the second quarter of this year, reaching a record high of 1.05 trillion yuan. The figure has risen steadily for nine consecutive quarters. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Rural teachers need more than a light show

MONDAY WAS THE 34TH ANNUAL TEACHERS' DAY in China. According to the Ministry of Education's recent deployment, all provincial capital cities and municipalities directly under the administration of the central government projected the characters "Hello, teachers" onto the facets of local landmark buildings from 8 pm to 9 pm on Monday to observe the day. Beijing News comments:

Protecting rights of police will improve law enforcement

ON SUNDAY, the Ministry of Public Security published a draft regulation on its website soliciting public opinions, which said that if any police officer violates the legal rights and interests of individuals or organizations, the public security department, not the policeman as an individual, will pay compensation. Fawan.com comments:

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Ideal time to upgrade economic bond

Editor's note: The trade volume between China and Russia in the first half of this year was about $50 billion, and is poised to cross $100 billion in the whole of 2018, compared with $84 billion last year. What are the bright spots in Sino-Russian economic cooperation? And what are the prospects of increasing bilateral economic exchanges? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Education reform facilitating innovation

Over the past 40 years, countless photographs have captured the milestones of China's reform and opening-up. Some are regarded today as national treasures, others are on display in old family photo albums. After late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping resumed the national college entrance exam in 1977 and led the economic reform, leaders of the Communist Party of China realized education is the foundation of the "Four Modernizations" - the goal set by Deng to upgrade agriculture, industry, science and technology, and national defense.

The future holds promise thanks to painstaking efforts of China

With Greece officially ending the bailout agreement with the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and the European Commission, the decade-long global financial crisis, which was triggered by the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers on Sept 15, 2008, seems to be over. And some economists and institutions worldwide are reflecting on the lessons and experiences of the global financial crisis.

Meddling in China's affair violates norms

In a show of the power politics - that it is quick to lambast others for - the United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries' decisions to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

Military success in Syria does not mean end of the crisis

As Syrian and Russian forces press ahead with what they believe is to be a decisive strike on Idlib, the last bastion of terrorists and rebel forces in Syria, voices have become louder warning of "the worst humanitarian disaster" in the nation's seven-year civil war.

Sino-Russian partnership sets a model for major country relations

AT THE INVITATION of Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Xi Jinping will attend the 4th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday and Wednesday. People's Daily comments: