Consumers will benefit from the proposed ban on exclusive e-commerce agreements

REPORTEDLY, some e-commerce giants have compelled their sellers to sign exclusive cooperation agreements with them during the big promotion seasons, such as the Nov 11 and June 18 online shopping festivals, and a financial company of an e-commerce platform group has required its partner banks to ink a special agreement to prevent them providing their competitors with relevant services. People's Daily comments:

China staunch defender of free trade under WTO

There can be no order without rules. And trade is no exception to this. The World Trade Organization regulates the trade between nations to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.

Chinese investors react to global uncertainties

Stock markets around the world fell on Wednesday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said in an interview on Fox Business Network that the Donald Trump administration had not softened its stance on China.

Shandong University's approach to attracting students is refreshing

NOW that the results of this year's national college entrance examination have been released, one university after another has posted "advertisements" on social networks in a bid to attract those students who performed well in the exams. Beijing News comments:

Is Guangzhou ready for its garbage regulation?

GUANGZHOU, capital of South China's Guangdong province, will implement a household garbage sorting regulation from July 1. Xinkuai Daily commented on Thursday:

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US must respect China's core interests, treasure ties

US Defense Secretary James Mattis, who has previously been critical of China, accusing the country of "intimidation and coercion" in the region and claiming it is "out of step with international law" with its "militarizing" of islands in the South China Sea, struck a more positive tone during his talks in Beijing on Wednesday.

Legislation shows Canberra's pursuit of political capital

It is normal for every nation to want to do everything it can to ensure that its politics are free of any foreign interference and to deter espionage. And under normal circumstances, Australian legislation aimed at preventing political interference by foreign governments, making lobbying transparent and criminalizing espionage, would have nothing to do with China.

Much still to be done to achieve goal of improving national soccer team

JAPAN'S PERFORMANCES in the ongoing World Cup in Russia should prompt China to reflect on the widening gap with its neighbor on the soccer field. People's Daily comments:

Verdict can ensure smoke-free railways

IN JUNE LAST YEAR, a college student sued the Harbin Railway Bureau of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province because of the secondhand smoke she was forced to inhale on a train. The student claimed compensation of 102.5 yuan ($15.54), the price of her ticket, plus 1 yuan for mental distress, and sought the removal of all the smoking zones and ashtrays in the bureau's railway stations and trains. The court ruled on Tuesday that the Harbin Railway Bureau should cancel the smoking zones and remove the ashtrays. Legal Daily comments:

Sexual assaults on students by teachers are serious offenses

A 19-YEAR-OLD FEMALE high school student committed suicide in Qingyang, Northwest China's Gansu province, last week, which was reportedly associated with her former head teacher, surnamed Wu, who forcibly kissed and molested her in September 2016. Thepaper.cn comments:

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