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US move to militarize outer space vicious

By directing the Pentagon on Monday to create a special "Space Force" as an independent branch of the US military to ensure the safety of US spacecraft and astronauts, US President Donald Trump has sparked concerns that Washington would ignite an arms race in outer space. Since outer space is the common property of humankind, China has always advocated its peaceful use and objected to its weaponization. It also opposes attempts to turn outer space into a battlefield, and hopes all countries will make joint efforts to keep outer space peaceful.

Study tours abroad more hype than substance

Editor's note: Overseas study tours have become increasingly popular among Chinese students during the summer vacation. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Tax reform an index of social equity

The draft amendment to the Individual Income Tax Law submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on June 19 for review is a welcome move, especially because it has been seven years since the personal income tax threshold was raised from 2,000 yuan ($309) to 3,500 yuan.

Trump and his trade hawks must be brought down to earth

If US President Donald Trump has finally come to his senses on Wednesday by signing an executive order to reverse his administration's inhuman practice of separating children from their parents illegally for crossing the southern US border, he should also be brought to his senses to stop the tariff war he has initiated with China, and, indeed, the whole world.

Fresh vitality of old bond holds great promise

Since the Democratic People's Republic of Korea first began showing its commitment to improving relations with the Republic of Korea earlier this year, Beijing has thrown its weight behind Pyongyang's efforts to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula and seek reconciliation with Seoul and Washington.

US bias and self-focus reducing its influence

In yet another example of the go-it-alone stance embraced by the Donald Trump administration, the United States announced on Tuesday it was withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, which, since it was founded in 2006, has played an important role in promoting a variety of human rights issues.

Personal income tax reform is a barometer for social fairness

THE 13TH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS Standing Committee is now reviewing a draft amendment to the Personal Income Tax Law. Guangming Daily comments:

Let every graduate feel appreciated

SOME STUDENTS who will graduate from Beijing Jiaotong University this year complained that only the top 10 percent of the graduates were invited to take part in the commencement ceremony to be held in one of the university halls later this month, and that the remainder were expected to sit in their classrooms watching a live broadcast of the ceremony on TV. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Playtime may not be fun and games for some

ON TUESDAY, the World Health Organization included compulsively playing video games as a mental health disorder. Fawan.com comments:

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US not done yet with protectionism

The US' trade conflict with China is underpinned by deep-rooted thinking based on US President Donald Trump's "America first" policy. However, protectionism and isolationism are not the creation of Trump, but the product of a search for solutions to a host of structural problems that have been continuously intensifying: the hollowing out of the US economy, the flow of manufacturing overseas, an ever-increasing income gap in society, and the inability to break the habit of using government debt to increase fiscal spending are just some of the examples.