Regulation can stop illegal live-streaming

SOME QINGGUO camera users recently found that their daily life was being live-streamed by the camera. Yixin, the company that makes Qingguo, said it has already closed the livestreaming function of the camera. Beijing News comments:

Fair competition, not confrontation required

No one emerges winner in a trade war. Instead, its adverse effects spill across borders. Indeed, the forecast for Asia is a drop in economic growth rate as the US-China trade conflict threatens to inflict more collateral damage on the region's export-reliant economies. An Asian Development Bank report issued on Wednesday said the region's growth will drop from 6.0 percent this year to 5.8 percent in 2019.

An isolationist US can't get 'great again'

Three years before entering the White House, US President Donald Trump tweeted that his country needs "a president who isn't a laughingstock to the entire world", "a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning".

Too small a compensation for lead poisoning

EIGHTY-TWO of the 315 children living near a chemical factory in Dapu, Hengdong county, Hunan province, were diagnosed with lead poisoning in June 2014. Last week, the families of the seven most seriously ill children signed a document in a local court to receive compensations ranging from 40,000 yuan ($5,818) to 90,000 yuan and put an end to the case. ThePaper.cn comments:

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China refutes US trade charges in style

Editor's Note: China issued a white paper, The Facts and China's Position on China-US Trade Friction, on Monday to clarify its stance on the ongoing Sino-American trade conflict and provide the facts about bilateral economic exchanges. On the same day, a new round of US tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect. What should we make of the white paper? And where is the Sino-US trade conflict headed to? Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Social insurance premium not an extra burden

China has launched several policies in recent years to cut taxes and administrative fees, which have helped ease the burden of enterprises. The reduction of taxes and administrative fees could reduce the enterprises' cost by 1.1 trillion yuan ($160.39 billion) this year, which will enhance the vitality of enterprises and stabilize economic development.

Pyongyang Joint Declaration a challenge despite raising hopes

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea signed the Pyongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018 at an inter-Korean summit on Sept 19, which covers comprehensive inter-Korean cooperation and further denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The joint declaration marks a step forward in inter-Korean relations that will create opportunities and challenges for Pyongyang and Seoul, as well as Washington to different degrees.

THE FACTS AND CHINA'S POSITION ON CHINA-US TRADE FRICTION

Information Office of the State Council, the People's Republic of China, September 2018

Talks still best way to settle trade disputes

The white paper on the trade frictions with the US testifies to China's sincerity in resolving the disputes through dialogue and its firm opposition to trade bullying, which Washington must give serious thought to if it wants to maintain healthy trade and economic relations with Beijing.

US ruining 'big picture' of bilateral relations

One can argue that the ongoing tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington is not a trade war despite US tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and Chinese tariffs on $60 billion of US products taking effect on Monday.

Media supervision helps government to resolve many environmental issues

THE ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT is reportedly making special efforts to highlight the media's role as a supervisor of environmental issues.