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Chinese drivers of global peace and security

The United Nations takes actions to solve the most critical problems the world faces today. To be able to address global problems and promote universal values, the UN brings together talents from all over the world while embracing diversity and creating a culture of solidarity.

Disaster response cooperation a necessity

After the collapse of a dam of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectricity project in late July caused severe floods in parts of the Attapeu province in southern Laos, China offered immediate and extensive assistance to control the situation.

For China and EU, way to common prosperity could be through food

Big plate chicken - big chunks of chicken and potatoes cooked in a beer-based sauce and garnished with bell peppers - is a famous dish in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. But in a small restaurant in Namur, Belgium, which serves this dish, diners often have to order in advance, or wait in a long line to get a table.

Spying will take island authorities nowhere

Cross-Straits relations have not been good since the incumbent administration assumed power, leaving compatriots on both sides of the Straits worried. This is the reality of the situation, and Taiwan should know any more attempts to foment trouble will only worsen the situation and raise tensions across the Straits.

Swedish police action appalling

When some Chinese tourists misbehave with locals or are disrespectful to local customs overseas, the Chinese government and people immediately condemn their actions. But Chinese tourists traveling abroad often are at the receiving end.

Gulf Oil outlet shows China fulfilling promise to further open up economy

GULF OIL, an international oil company which opened its first gas station in Yuexiu district of Guangzhou on Sept 8, sold gas for 5.26 yuan ($0.76) a liter on the first day, compared with 7.56 yuan a liter nationwide. Thepaper.cn comments:

Personal information needs better protection

POLICE IN WENZHOU, East China's Zhejiang province, recently busted a gang selling photographs of people holding their own ID cards in hand. Fawan.com comments:

Imposing fine on two-child couples is outdated law

SOME MEDIA OUTLETS reported that the local family planning department in Wuyuan, East China's Jiangxi province, tried to collect "social compensation fee" from a couple that had a second child after the central leadership made the decision to introduce the two-child policy. Beijing News comments:

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US tilting at windmills to reduce deficit

The US' tariff war is getting nastier by the day. While China has been forced to take countermeasures against the US tariffs, the question is: How long can this internecine tariff war continue, especially when other countries are willing to offer their products at the same or relatively low prices?

Inflation not a concern in the short term

A series of recent developments, including soaring international crude oil prices in the first half of this year, the spread of swine fever in northern China, floods in Shouguang, Shandong province, and the rapid rise of house rents in the first-tier cities, have sparked market concern over stagflation.