Values perniciously being stretched by short video posters

THEIR CONTENT MAY VARY, but video clips such as the one showing a 9-year-old girl dressing like an adult for males and one showing an escapee challenging police, share one thing in common, namely they are immoral, and may even break the law. Thepaper.cn comments:

Bright prospects lie ahead for Belt and Road Initiative

Embracing the principles of inclusiveness and openness, the Belt and Road Initiative is in striking contrast to the unilateralism and trade protectionism adopted by some countries.

Who allowed Harbin hotel to violate the law?

TWENTY PEOPLE are confirmed to have died in a fire at a hotel in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Saturday. Legal Daily comments:

World has enough troubles without a new Cold War

In a sign that the Donald Trump administration is hellbent on reviving the Cold War, the US Navy held a ceremony at Norfolk in Virginia on Friday for the re-establishment of its US Second Fleet which will be responsible for naval forces along the East Coast and in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

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Income tax reform must meet people's needs

More than 60,000 people have submitted about 130,000 opinions and suggestions for the amendment to the Individual Income Tax Law since the authorities solicited public opinions on the draft amendment in late June.

A community of shared future with Pakistan

China-Pakistan relations are a model of state-to-state relations. As President Xi Jinping put it, China-Pakistan relations should be a model of good-neighborly friendship, a pillar of regional peace and stability, and a benchmark for international cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative.

Connectivity holds the key to a better, brighter future

Europeans, in general, blame Wall Street's greed for the 2008-09 global financial crisis. A decade since the crisis wreaked havoc across the world, the US administration's "America First" policy is once again causing worldwide turmoil.

EU's aid to Iran shows US alone in opposing deal

The European Union's decision to give Iran more than 18 million euros ($20.6 million) in development aid to counter the effects of US sanctions is a courageous as well as welcome move.

Didi needs to ensure customers' safety otherwise they will shun it

A 20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN was found dead on the side of a remote mountain road in Yueqing, East China's Zhejiang province, on Sunday. In her last known contact she complained to the customer services of Didi, a car hailing company, that she was being verbally harassed and threatened by the driver of the car she had hired. The male driver was detained by the local police hours later on suspicion of murder. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Poverty alleviation task not to end in 2020

IN 2016, the central government removed 28 counties from its poverty county roster, and the number of applicants last year was almost five times that. The departments responsible to review and approve the applications must act objectively and prudently. The approach of the 2020 deadline should not make a difference in their criteria. People's Daily comments:

Wall between pupils casts shame on a local government

AFTER ITS CAMPUS was claimed by the local government, a private elementary school opened for migrant workers' children in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, was instructed to move to a nearby public school on Sept 1, which has incurred opposition from the parents of the children attending the public school. To soothe their anger, the education bureau of Suzhou has ordered an iron fence to be built on campus to separate the private school from the public one. Beijing News comments: