Hurun's rankings now self-promotion

HURUN REPORT, which produces various lists about the rich in China, recently released a list showing that 30 mainland entrepreneurs cashed in 83.8 billion yuan ($12.07 billion) in the past year, an increase of 4 percent over last year. Rednet.com comments:

Pence's empty talk is smashed by the facts

Editor's Note: The speech by US Vice-President Mike Pence at the Hudson Institute earlier this month reflects Washington's antagonistic approach to China, Chen Dingding, a professor of international studies with the Guangzhou-based Jinan University, commented in People's Daily Overseas Edition on Monday. Excerpts:

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China a leader in sustainability after reform

This year marks 40 years of China's reform and opening-up. Over the four decades, China's growth and progress has been remarkable.

Fed still behind the curve on inflation

Another upturn in the US inflation cycle is at hand. It was inevitable. Since the Great Disinflation of the early 1980s, when the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index plunged from 14.7 percent in March 1980 to 2.4 percent in July 1983, inflation has generally remained in a relatively narrow 1 to 5 percent range. When the economy softened, inflation slid to the lower end of that range, and when it strengthened in the late 1980s, late 1990s, and in the pre-crisis 2000s, it moved to the upper end. Such is the case today.

Beautiful China helps to convey the country's green message

Back in 2009, China was wrongly accused by the West of "hijacking" the Copenhagen talks on climate change.

US-China competition can avoid confrontation

In announcing he will meet with his Chinese counterpart this week, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said competition does not necessarily mean hostility. That statement deserves heeding by some of his colleagues in the Donald Trump administration.

Time to regulate we-media

The era of the mobile internet has given we-media a huge space for wild growth and some posters have a large audience. But people should also be sober-minded and be aware that the posts might not be what they are presented as.

Xi sends important signals from Guangdong

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping conducted an inspection tour of South China's Guangdong province on Oct 22-25, during which he talked about the importance of further reform and opening-up to stimulate independent innovation and give a boost to the private sector. Two experts shared their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang:

New chapter for China-Japan relations

Editor's note: During his meeting with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, President Xi Jinping said that China-Japan ties are back on track and gaining positive momentum. Three experts share their views on the prospects for relations with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Tapping the economic value of e-waste

If China is to realize its ambition of being an ecological civilization, while still modernizing and upgrading its economy, the electronics industry provides one of the biggest opportunities.