Chinese researchers must adopt a more long-term perspective

JAPAN'S TASUKU HONJO, a professor of immunology of Kyoto University, won the 2018 Nobel Prize in medicine, together with the James Allison, a professor of immunology with the University of Texas of the United States, for their research that has revolutionized the treatment of cancer last week. Xinhua News Agency comments:

Foreign companies know where bread is buttered

There have been many reports about foreign investment closing up shop in China and fleeing to other emerging markets. For as Sino-US trade frictions continue to chill the investment environment, doomsayers are quick to point out any signs they perceive portending a coming winter for the Chinese economy. In their eyes, China is fast losing its allure as the world's top magnet for foreign investment.

US real culprit for backdoors on chips

HAVING "REPORTED" THAT US company SuperMicro's hardware had been hacked by Chinese companies on Oct 4, Bloomberg issued another report on Tuesday, citing "new evidence". China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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Asia and Europe share onus to rise to challenge

Editor's note: Premier Li Keqiang is to attend the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting to be held in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct 18-19. It is widely hoped that the 12th ASEM will help strengthen cooperation between Asia and Europe to confront protectionism, unilateralism and populism. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Tsai banging her head against a brick wall

Editor's note: In a speech on Wednesday, Tsai Ing-wen referred to the mainland as China instead of the Chinese mainland, which clearly confirmed her denial of the 1992 Consensus on One China and unveiled her intention to separate Taiwan from the motherland. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin and Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

US' tariffs have no legitimacy

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his threat to slap tariffs on an additional $267 billion of Chinese imports if Beijing retaliates for the recent levies the United States has imposed in an escalating trade war.

Yuan's popularity continues to grow steadily, with reason

Marking the first time a new currency has been added since the inauguration of the euro in 1999, the International Monetary Fund's inclusion of the yuan into its special drawing rights basket two years ago was hailed by China as a "milestone" and "affirmation" of the country's financial reform and opening-up.

Inspections are shot in the arm for poverty alleviation

How the targeted poverty alleviation efforts fare is key to the goal of building the country into a better-off society by the year 2020. This is a challenging task as more than 30 million poverty-stricken rural villagers still need to be lifted out of poverty in two years.

Pence's surreal speech was at least good for a laugh

Editor's note: A social media poster, Niutanqin, whose name conveys the meaning talking to a brick wall, responded to US Vice-President Mike Pence's speech attacking China at the Hudson Institute on Thursday last week. The following excerpts were popular and have been widely reposted:

An opportune time for closer Asia-Europe cooperation: new challenges and opportunities

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