Spring Rush not just a transport issue

Editor's Note: China is now in the middle of the annual Spring Festival travel rush (chunyun), the largest human migration in the world, during which 3 billion trips are expected to be made. The massive scale of chunyun is a severe test for China's transportation system. How to reduce the pressure on the transport infrastructure during chunyun? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

New growth pole to coordinate regional growth

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012, China's economy has entered a new normal, which comprises several characteristics including transition of the old and new driving forces, industrial upgrading, regional planning enhancement, and pollution prevention and control.

Beijing should refocus on relations with developing countries

Editor's note: The trade dispute with the United States should awaken China to the importance of consolidating ties with developing countries, said Zhang Chun, a researcher in international relations at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, in a comment for Guancha.cn. Excerpts:

Washington's tech policies will help China claim innovation high ground

SOME US MEDIA report that China has suspended its investing in Silicon Valley under mounting pressure from the US government investigation. Some worry that China will withdraw all its investment from the tech valley. Li Zheng, a researcher in US studies with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, comments in an article for Outlook, a think tank owned by Xinhua News Agency:

Pompeo puts US paranoia front and center in Europe

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a five-nation trip to Europe, of which the highlight is supposed to be the conference on the future of the Middle East, with a heavy emphasis on containing Iran.

Actor puts spotlight on Peking University

ZHAI TIANLIN, an actor, has become the target of plagiarism allegations because he, having obtained a PhD at the Beijing Film Academy and been freshly enrolled by Peking University for postdoctoral research, was found to not know about the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), a Chinese database of academic resources. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Biased judgments sabotage fight against terrorism

With international efforts to combat the Islamic State terrorist group achieving decisive success in Syria and Iraq, the world has a hard-won opportunity to push forward the fight against terrorism and extremism. But that requires countries strive to work together and show zero-tolerance to terrorists and their extremist ideologies.

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Turkey's remark on Xinjiang twists facts

Editor's Note: In a statement released on Saturday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy criticized China's vocational training centers in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying they were "a great shame for humanity" and called on the international community and the United Nations to end this alleged "human tragedy". Is Ankara's criticism valid? Why has Turkey taken such a stance toward China's Xinjiang policies? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Lovers have more days to spend together

This year, Yuanxiao Jie or Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Spring Festival falls on Feb 19. It is a day of loyalty and love.

New world order must be based on cooperation

The world order is facing increasing challenges because of the change in the balance of power and rising anti-globalization. What sort of world order should China pursue to facilitate its own long-term development, global stability and shared interests?

Holidays should not be prison terms for pets

THE PET FOSTERING BUSINESS has flourished during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday that just ended, as an increasing number of pet owners chose to entrust their "hairy kids" to pet shops. However, the services these pet shops offer might not be as professional as they are supposed to be. Beijing News comments: