China unique and necessary for EU's AI strategy, and vice versa

There is a constant flow of news cheering up the digital industry in China. The latest amazing piece of news comes from Tianjin, which hosted the second World Intelligent Congress. The city announced on May 16 that it would establish a 100 billion yuan ($15.68 billion) fund to boost the artificial intelligence (AI) and smart industry.

Shared commitment to uphold multilateralism

As President Xi Jinping said on a visit to Germany last year, the development of China-Germany ties is "a story of success". And Angela Merkel's ongoing visit to China, her 11th as the German chancellor, once again highlighted that; showing that her country's relations with China stand out among those of Western countries.

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Realistic expectations for Kim-Trump summit needed

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in said in Washington on Tuesday that "the fate and the future" of the Korean Peninsula hinges on US President Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Opening-up helps drive progress

The Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday the largest-ever tariff cuts on imported automobiles and vehicle components in more than a decade. The reduced tariffs, which come into effect on July 1, demonstrates China's commitment to further open up its market and maintain the world's multilateral trade system.

Still a long way to go to eliminate prejudice toward people with HIV

IN A LABOR DISPUTE CASE mediated by a local court in Neijiang, Sichuan province, an employee with HIV obtained a two-year labor contract from a company, which had fired him after learning of his condition. China Youth Daily comments:

Cherishing food a top-down priority

ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the World Wildlife Fund, 12 percent of the food served in restaurants is wasted. That is about 18 million tons a year, enough to feed 50 million people. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Time to pull the plug on parents' voting contest

IN THE FACE of increasingly widespread children's popularity contests and the vote canvassing activities associated with them, the education bureau of East China's Zhejiang province issued a regulation on Tuesday that in principle prohibits the soliciting of votes via social media. Beijing News comments:

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Merkel on a delicate mission

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will start a two-day visit to China on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to boost relations between Germany and China and China-EU ties amid a highly volatile and uncertain international climate. The main reason for this volatility is the uncertainty created by US President Donald Trump, whether in trade disputes with China and the European Union, or his rash decision to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. This latest Trump move has angered Europeans following his withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement and relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Transatlantic relations are facing difficult times.

Chinese animation superheroes in the making

Editor's note: Marvel is collaborating with NetEase, a Chinese internet company, to create Marvel's first two Chinese superheroes based on Marvel's concepts and Chinese mythology and culture. Two experts share their views on the Sino-US cooperation and the influence it could have on China's animation industry with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow: