Travel website trick a ticket to oblivion

DOMESTIC ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCY Mafengwo has reportedly been posting false customer comments on its official website. Chen Liteng, an analyst at Hangzhou-based think tank E-commerce Research Center, comments:

Friend or foe? That's not the right question

Editor's note: Zhang Weiwei, professor of China studies with Shanghai-based Fudan University, gave a speech on China-US relations at Harvard University on Oct 15. The following is a brief summary of his remarks:

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A near friend is better than a distant relative

Editor's note: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit China and meet Chinese leaders on Oct 25-27. This is the first official visit paid by Japanese Prime Minister in seven years, and it coincides with the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship on Oct 23, 1978. What can we expect out of this visit? How can the two countries enhance ties? Five experts shared their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Asia and Europe work together to meet challenges

Editor's note: Xie Fuzhan, president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivered a speech at the Asia-Europe Economic Forum, which was held in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct 17-18. Excerpts follow:

US withdrawal from INF will open Pandora's box

It is to be hoped that United States President Donald Trump's threat to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is merely to woo votes in mid-term elections, or to exact concessions from Russia.

Pompeo's remarks about China both ignorant and malicious

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has just concluded a tour to Latin America in an apparent attempt to mend fences with countries in the region, as ties between Washington and its Latin American neighbors have been on a downward trajectory since Donald Trump became president.

Top regulators signal reforms bolstering confidence in Chinese stock market

ON FRIDAY MORNING, the heads of the central bank and the banking, insurance and securities regulatory bodies collectively voiced their optimism in the future of the stock market in their respective interviews with the media. ThePaper.cn comments:

Brexit process still a complete mess

THE EUROPEAN UNION autumn summit in Brussels last week yielded no concrete progress on Brexit, one of its key subjects. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Trump locking horns with Federal Reserve is just empty bluster

Editor's note: US President Donald Trump has openly expressed his discontent five times with the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the interest rates in December. But the Federal Reserve will not bow to Trump's pressure, which largely stems from his need to beautify the economic data before the midterm elections next month. Zhang Jingwei, a researcher with The Charhar Institute, in his column published by the Beijing Youth Daily commented:

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