Just an alarmist rumor to claim country on brink of financial crisis

WITH THE FAST RISE OF ITS LEVERAGE RATIO, some have expressed concern that China is on the verge of a debt or financial crisis. Economic Daily comments:

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China, EU can be closer cyber partners

Beijing hosted the fifth annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum in Beijing last week, with its significance highlighted in a congratulatory letter sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Washington's smears simply stain itself

Washington's recent accusation that China is interfering in the United States' internal affairs is an utter absurdity aimed at distracting public attention from its domestic troubles.

Reform and opening-up still the way forward

The international economic order and governance rules established after World War II have promoted the world's economic recovery and booming globalization. In particular, the information revolution and the global deployment of multinational companies since the 1980s have greatly catalyzed the growth of investment and trade worldwide.

Global call is for US to stop being a threat to peace

Back in November 2012, I condemned the documentary Death by China based on the book Death by China: Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action by Peter Navarro, then a professor at University of California-Irvine and now director of the White House National Trade Council and an assistant to US President Donald Trump.

Safety of school food must be assured

ON TUESDAY, the Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration confirmed in a statement that a private school in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park served their pupils expired food, including rotten and moldy products. Beijing News comments:

New amendments to drug law can restore people's faith in vaccines

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS reviewed the draft amendment of the Drug Administration Law on Monday, in which six clauses on vaccines have been added. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Middle East holds an important place in China's diplomacy

Editor's note: Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan is visiting Israel, Palestine, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Niutanqin, a columnist, commented in his post:

US administration worried it isn't dominant enough

According to US Vice-President Mike Pence, who also heads the National Space Council, the current administration in the United States will work with Congress, starting next year, to get a law passed to create an independent Space Force by 2020.

Xi's Guangdong trip clarion call for reforms

President Xi Jinping's inspection trip to South China's Guangdong province, which was the trailblazer for China's economic reform and opening-up 40 years ago, sends a strong message that the leadership has both the resolve and courage to continue on this path.

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