China will not lose heart in pursuit of better world

With the Trump administration firing a second barrage of tariffs - 25 percent tariffs on imports from China worth $16 billion - and China retaliating in kind, the possibility that the two countries are heading for a prolonged trade conflict has to be faced.

Washington isolated on Iran

The US Trump administration reinstated the first phase of sanctions on Iran on Tuesday as scheduled, prohibiting the Iranian government from purchasing US dollars, gold and other precious metals and prohibiting transactions related to Iran's currency or activities related to its sovereign debt.

Urbanization must be more rational to avoid repeating past mistakes

AT THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL FORUM on Sustainable Urban Development held recently, Xu Lin, director of the China Urban and Small Town Reform and Development Center, said in 20 years, 80 percent of China's population will be living in urban areas and sustainable urban development will undoubtedly be a big challenge. Legal Daily comments:

Not just polar bears will feel the heat

THE PLACE that has witnessed the fastest rise of temperature is not as might be thought a desert, but rather the Arctic. A meteorological station at Banak in the north of Norway within the Arctic Circle recorded a temperature of 32 C not long ago, the first time that it has recorded a temperature above 30 C, which is well above the average summer high of around 20 C. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Protection not profits must be priority for relics

AIRBNB, an online short-term apartment renting platform, recently announced a contest in which four people and their guests would be able to sleep for a night on the Great Wall. China Youth Daily comments:

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China's economy can withstand tariff war

The Donald Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will make good on its earlier threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese imports on Aug 23.

Education reform can solve myopia problem

Editor's note: The Ministry of Education and the National Health Commission have been soliciting public opinions till Aug 21 on a draft guideline to curb nearsightedness among schoolchildren. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang on how to resolve China's myopia crisis. Excerpts follow:

US accusations show it needs a reality check

Accusing China of "economic aggression", the Donald Trump administration has imposed additional tariffs on large percentage of Chinese imports and threatened to extend them to cover almost every product China exports to the United States. To justify its actions, the Trump administration also accuses China of having used aggressive economic policies to become the world's second-largest economy, which again is totally baseless.

US intimidation won't succeed in bringing nations to their knees

The Donald Trump administration reimposed a first batch of economic sanctions on Iran this week while continuing to wage trade wars against the rest of the world. What the sanctions and punitive tariffs have in common is the belief that the United States, given its economic and military might, can bring other nations to their knees through coercion and bullying.

If US persists in playing hardball, Beijing will too

In a move that intensifies Washington's trade offensive against China, the US Trade Representative's Office said on Tuesday it will go ahead with the previously announced 25 percent tariffs on Chinese goods worth $16 billion.

Canberra should now match its sweet talk with deeds

In a welcome change of tone, high-ranking Australian politicians have begun to talk favorably about Australia's ties with China of late, and displayed a strong desire to maintain a good relationship with China. However, their sweet talking will need to be matched by suitable deeds to ensure the healthy development of bilateral cooperation.