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Marxism integral to modern China

Editor's note: This year marks the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx, whose philosophy has changed the course of world history and deeply influenced modern China's development. What is the practical significance of Marx and Marxism today? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Only reform can promote quality education

Talking about the 2018 national college entrance examination in a recent video conference, Minister of Education Chen Baosheng forbid local authorities from publicizing the names of the students who receive the highest score. Chen also banned the publicization of the percentage of students from specific senior middle schools clearing the college entrance exam, or gaokao, to curb the tendency of such schools to promote exam-oriented education. And he warned that those who violate these norms will be dealt with seriously.

Right time for EU to link its investment plan with initiative

Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel concluded her 11th visit to China since 2005, more than the number of times she has visited the United States. Her frequent visits to China reflect the closeness of Sino-German relations and her efforts to deepen this valuable relationship.

Future of peninsula peace in hands of Kim and Trump

The on, off, on-again meeting in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jongun has highlighted the complexity of the Korean Peninsula issues and how formidable a task it is to resolve them peacefully through talks.

Accepting one-China principle the only way out for Tsai

West African nation Burkina Faso's resumption of diplomatic relations with China on Saturday is anything but a surprise.

Big data regulations should balance rights of individuals and enterprises

THE EUROPEAN UNION'S GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, or GDPR as it is more commonly known, came into effect on Friday. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Safety must be watchword for school buses

A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY died after being locked in a school bus for nearly eight hours in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Thursday. Beijing News comments:

Price-sensitive rural residents easily exploited

SELLING MEDICINES that have passed their expiry date has become a profitable business in the countryside. ThePaper.cn comments:

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Shanghai Spirit to mend India-Pakistan ties

Beijing hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Security Council Secretaries meeting on May 21-22 to fine-tune the language for the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and transnational crimes. The agreed script may find an important place in the declaration expected to be adopted by the SCO summit to be held in Qingdao, Shandong province, on June 9-10. The SCO Security Council meeting, however, was only one of more than 120 events that China has hosted in run up to the 18th SCO summit, and each of them has had complexities.

Initiative gives boost to Pakistan economy

During his visits to Kazakhstan and Indonesia in 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative, a revival of the land and maritime routes of the ancient Silk Road. The focus of the initial phase of the initiative was infrastructure, transportation and energy.