Trump should realize change of approach in US interests

The US treasury secretary insisted on Sunday that agricultural issues were discussed in the talks between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. It is a claim that contradicts the EU Commission president's account of the negotiations.

Beijing's image must be capital

Huge crowds, long waits to get through security checks, and great difficulty getting a taxi, along with the rampant operation of unlicensed ones - these are what passengers have complained about most after suffering unpleasant experiences at Beijing South Railway Station.

Charity fundraising platforms must be transparent

SHUIDICHOU.COM, an online charity platform raising funds to assist poverty-stricken sick people, was recently found to have appealed for donations to provide medical help for a sick girl, who actually comes from a well-off family. Guangming Daily comments:

Despite student's remarks, poverty is not to be thanked

WANG XINYI, an 18-year-old woman who has been enrolled by Peking University, one of China's top universities, after doing well in the national college entrance exam said in a recent article: "Thank you poverty." Beijing News comments:

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Removing doubts key to success of CPEC

Employers need to do more to prevent sexual harassment

The frequent sexual harassment scandals exposed on social media have aroused wide public concern.

BRICS a powerful force against US protectionism

The invitation to the leaders of 22 emerging and developing countries, including 19 from Africa, made the just concluded BRICS summit in Johannesburg an even more important platform to demonstrate that the developing world and emerging economies as a whole, along with many developed economies, are strongly opposed to the Donald Trump administration's trade protectionist policies and punitive tariffs on imports.

Twisting facts will not help straighten China-US trade

When Andy Puzder said in an opinion piece for Fox News on Saturday that it was China that had launched a trade war against the United States 18 years ago, he repeated the platitudes often made about China's trade surplus with the US.

Turning vision into reality

President Xi Jinping's speech "Turn our vision into reality" at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday has revealed outstanding features of the new industrial revolution, offered valuable proposals on future cooperation among the BRICS members, and pointed out how BRICS can play a bigger role in the adjustment of the global governance system.

Revision of the tax law should be in line with public opinion

SATURDAY WAS THE END OF THE 30-DAY period for public opinions on a draft amendment to the Personal Income Tax Law. Statistics from the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, indicate that it received about 130,000 opinions on the proposed amendment. Over the same period, it received in total about 3,000 suggestions on admendments to three other laws. Beijing News comments:

Good for a city govt to heed people's views

ON SATURDAY, the Xi'an municipal government apologized for a "hasty and inconsiderate" draft regulation on which it began soliciting public opinions six days earlier - all gasoline cars older than 10 years, and diesel cars older than five years, will be banned from entering the downtown area of the capital of Northwest Shaanxi province from August next year in a bid to control air pollution. Beijing News comments: