Economy can achieve stable growth

China registered a GDP growth of 6.6 percent last year despite the economic downturn and unfavorable external environment. Which means China can maintain sustainable economic growth despite external economic uncertainties.

Benign tech competition best for China, US

The United States' policy toward China and its attitude toward Sino-US scientific and technological cooperation have undergone some significant changes since last year. As a result, the US now emphasizes "competition", rather than cooperation in its relations with China.

Explore novel methods to eliminate abject poverty

With the impoverished population in rural areas reducing by 13.86 million in 2018, China now has less than 17 million rural people living in poverty, according to the country's absolute poverty standard. Which means China has to reduce the impoverished population by about 10 million a year to meet the target of eliminating absolute poverty by 2020.

Belt and Road Initiative by no means a debt trap

Proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative has drawn extensive attention worldwide. After five years, the concept and vision of the initiative have been put into practice, with some already yielding fruits and promoting the building of a new pattern for the coordinated development of China and the world. Perhaps that's why many consider the initiative to be the most important public good provided by China for the world.

Women's gains must be built on, not rolled back

Editor's note: Ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, 26 high-ranking female officials who have worked for the United Nations have penned an open letter to world leaders calling for greater investment in policies and legal and social frameworks to achieve gender equality and inclusion. .

Factory activity remains mostly robust in Feb

China's factory activity remained robust in February after the Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 49.9 from 48.3 in January, a three-month high indicating an easing of the downside growth pressures.

China-Chile free trade deal to boost bilateral ties, cut tariffs

More items will be exempted from tariffs after the upgraded free trade agreement between China and Chile came into place, with the exemption likely to cover 98 percent of the items for bilateral trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

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'Friendly' walk away suggests there is more talking to be done

After his meeting in Hanoi with Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un was cut short on Thursday, United States President Donald Trump said that "sometimes you have to walk", and that "this was just one of those times".

Personal bankruptcy system meets the needs of the times

ON WEDNESDAY, the Supreme People's Court issued a guideline for its reform over the next five years, which includes the construction of a personal bankruptcy system. Xiaoxiang Morning Herald comments:

Islands dispute won't be resolved any time soon

Editor's note: At the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono had a meeting to discuss a possible peace treaty and the key obstacle in the way of it - their dispute over four islands, which Russia calls the Kuril Islands and Japan the Northern Territories. China Youth Daily comments on Thursday:

Use less, best way to curb plastic waste

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, South China's Hainan province is aiming to introduce the first local standards for full biodegradable plastic and will totally ban the production, sales, and use of one-off, nondecomposable plastic bags and tableware. Beijing News comments: