Care needed to stop pupils dropping out

A TOWNSHIP government in Bama, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has charged four pairs of parents with violating the Compulsory Education Law as they forced their children to drop out of school. Beijing News comments:

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US tariffs can't stop China's IP progress

Using the excuse of protecting US intellectual property, the Donald Trump administration has imposed stiff tariffs on imports from some of its trading partners and strict restrictions on foreign companies, particularly those from China. But far from benefiting the US economy, these protectionist policies are hurting it, as well as undermining international rules on innovation and intellectual property rights (IPR) protection.

Education mill saps students of their motivation

Editor's Note: Summer vacation becomes a "third semester" for most Chinese primary and middle school students. On the other hand, many students who have already enrolled in a college tend to turn the vacation into a celebration of "freedom". Two experts share their views on the "vacation" phenomenon with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

A shared future for the world benefits all nations

It is a time of profound, unprecedented changes and uncertainties. The probable questions on everybody's mind are: where should we go and what kind of world do we want? China's answer is: we should build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Multiracial soccer teams welcome, but what about racism in society?

Two Spanish soccer heavyweights, Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres, made their debut in Japan on July 22, though both of their clubs ended up on the losing side. Still, Japanese soccer fans were excited about their arrival.

Four-pronged approach to deal with US

The Sino-US relationship is one of the most important in the world. But a trade war, which US President Donald Trump seems determined to pursue with China, will damage this vital relationship and, equally importantly, push the global economy toward chaos and stunt global growth.

China's human rights progress is crystal clear

Editor's note: A seminar on reform and opening-up and China's human rights progress was jointly held by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the publicity department of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China in Wuhan, Hubei province, last week. Following are excerpts from the presentations made by five scholars at the seminar:

World should unite against US abuse of financial system

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was happy on Wednesday to reach a deal with US President Donald Trump to put on hold their escalating tariff wars.

China seeks regeneration not dismantling of global system

The 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg has demonstrated that the group of five emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - is placing even more emphasis on its partnership with Africa.

Taiwan separatists to blame for politicizing sports event

The Taiwan authority has only itself to blame for the decision by the East Asian Olympic Committee to cancel the East Asian Youth Games, which were due to be held in Taichung on the island next year.

Trump's IP theft case weak

US President Donald Trump's administration has based its decision to impose trade tariffs on China, and risk a broadly catastrophic trade war, on a report that does not stand up to scrutiny. The decision, it seems clear, was made before the report was even written.