Japan's defense paper at odds with reality

As has become the norm, Japan's latest defense white paper points an accusing finger at surrounding countries, including China, for creating security concerns.

Data driven dorm distribution for student harmony

AS THE NEW SEMESTER approaches, Nanjing University has been allocating dormitory rooms to freshmen based on online survey results of their living habits, such as their sleeping schedule, so as to match each fresh student with some suitable roommates. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

DPRK detente will not last if US insists on all take, no give

Frustrated there has been no tangible progress on denuclearization, the Donald Trump administration has just reached a fresh consensus with Japan and the Republic of Korea on sustaining the pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, until the latter gives up nuclear weapons.

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A trade war won't benefit the US

Editor's note: The US and China have announced a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs, and if such actions and reactions continue and turn into a full-blown trade war, no one will emerge winner. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Pan Yixuan on the issue. Excerpts follow:

Passengers' safety must be above profit

A 20-year-old woman was raped and killed by a Didi Chuxing hitch carpooling driver in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday. On May 5, an airline stewardess was raped and killed in Zhengzhou, Henan province, by the driver of a car registered under his father's name with Didi Chuxing, China's largest online car-hailing platform.

Policies to curb real estate demand are bearing fruits

China's real estate market has entered a new stage this year. In the first seven months, the authorities adopted policies to curb the unreasonable real estate demand. Till the end of July, more than 50 prefecture-and higher-level cities and 10 county level-cities had issued real estate policies to curb demand. But on the other hand, the authorities have emphasized the importance of adequate supply to stabilize the supply-demand relationship.

Car hailing company must put customers' safety before profits

A 27-YEAR-OLD DIDI CHUXING DRIVER in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, has reportedly confessed to raping and murdering a 20-year-old woman who booked his car through the company's Hitch carpooling service. People's Daily comments:

Values perniciously being stretched by short video posters

THEIR CONTENT MAY VARY, but video clips such as the one showing a 9-year-old girl dressing like an adult for males and one showing an escapee challenging police, share one thing in common, namely they are immoral, and may even break the law. Thepaper.cn comments:

Bright prospects lie ahead for Belt and Road Initiative

Embracing the principles of inclusiveness and openness, the Belt and Road Initiative is in striking contrast to the unilateralism and trade protectionism adopted by some countries.

Who allowed Harbin hotel to violate the law?

TWENTY PEOPLE are confirmed to have died in a fire at a hotel in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Saturday. Legal Daily comments:

World has enough troubles without a new Cold War

In a sign that the Donald Trump administration is hellbent on reviving the Cold War, the US Navy held a ceremony at Norfolk in Virginia on Friday for the re-establishment of its US Second Fleet which will be responsible for naval forces along the East Coast and in the northern Atlantic Ocean.