China, Africa on shared mission for better future

"Community with a shared future" has become so prominent in Chinese diplomacy lately that it should come as no surprise that the 2018 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation passed its Beijing declaration on Tuesday promising to build a "closer China-Africa community with a shared future".

Region flies the flag for managing its own affairs

In a sign that Sino-Philippine relations are now resilient enough to withstand any unexpected incident, on Monday, the Philippine navy extricated one of its largest warships from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea where it ran aground last week.

Preemptive measures required to curb the trade in personal info by insiders

MORE THAN 300 MILLION PIECES of delivery information from SF Express, one of the largest express delivery companies in China, are being sold on the internet. The information includes names, telephone numbers and addresses. Beijing News comments:

Rainbow trout make a fine kettle of fish

A FEW WEEKS AGO, 12 domestic companies, most of which are rainbow trout producers, issued a standard with an aquatic association that classified rainbow trout as salmon. Now, according to media reports, both the price and sales of rainbow trout have dropped. Beijing News comments:

Law has a long arm with which to strike blow against looters

A TRUCK carrying peaches overturned on an expressway in Dezhou, East China's Shandong province, last week, and the driver was seriously wounded. More than 20 farmers living near the road rushed to the scene, scrambling for the peaches that were scattered around, in defiance of the orders issued by the traffic police. China Youth Daily comments:

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BRI will help realize 'African Dream'

President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative five years ago to bridge the development gaps among countries, improve peoples' living standards and promote sustainable, shared development. This makes the initiative a global cooperation network that connects countries by air, land, sea and cyberspace, and extends beyond the Eurasian continent to Africa and Latin America.

Investment creates hope, not debt trap

Claims that China's investment in Africa is creating a debt crisis are misleading and false.

West wrongly blames China for continent's woes

Although China has economic interests in Africa, it is trading fairly with the African countries and helping them to develop a continent-wide transportation network, while also building schools, medical and sports facilities, and cultural institutions. Equally importantly, China has been making great efforts to help protect Africa's environment.

Globalization will help world realize innovative potential

Globalization has come under fire in recent years, with people in some countries becoming increasingly frustrated with the uneven distribution of its gains. But weaknesses in management or execution should not be allowed to obscure globalization's far-reaching potential benefits, including its promotion of productivity-enhancing technology transfer and innovation worldwide.

West's bias not reflected in reality of African ties

Every time Chinese leaders and their counterparts from across Africa meet for their summit, voices professing concern for African countries are heard in the West cautioning them about China's "neocolonialism".

Trade, diplomacy are ways to make friends, not enemies

While previous US administrations used trade deals as a way of promoting US influence around the world, trade was not the be-all and end-all of their foreign policy. The same cannot be said of the current administration as President Donald Trump has made trade the defining characteristic of his foreign policy.