Rise in per capita GDP creates strong platform for more reform

CHINA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT exceeded 90 trillion yuan ($13.26 trillion) last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. It means its per capita GDP was about $9,700. If China maintains growth of at least 6 percent this year, which is highly possible given the current momentum, its per capita GDP this year will surpass $10,000. Beijing News comments:

Torment of depression not easy to spot

ON SUNDAY, the police in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, announced the results of their investigation into the deaths of an entire family, concluding a man had killed his wife and two sons, along with his parents, before setting fire to their sixth-floor apartment and committing suicide by jumping out of the window. Hebei.com.cn comments:

Open letter adds insult to injury in extradition case

Editor's note: The United States has required Canada to extradite Meng Wanzhou. Huawei's chief financial officer was detained at the request of the US when she transited in Vancouver airport on Dec 1. Hua Chunying, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to some questions related to the incident as well as China's detaining of two Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig during a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday. The following are excerpts of her responses:

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Competition can lead to fairer world order

The world saw a new wave of change and development among the three major countries, China, the United States and Russia. To begin with, there is a new momentum in China-US strategic competition, meaning a new dimension has been added to the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century.

Teachers vital to improve education in rural areas

Editor's Note: A China Youth Daily report, which went viral recently, has claimed that, by taking live-streaming lessons from Chengdu No 7 High School in Sichuan province, 88 students from impoverished areas secured admission to the premier Peking University and Tsinghua University. In the public debate that has followed, one group says the teaching method will narrow the urban-rural education gap, while skeptics say the report exaggerates the role of technology in education. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Shame on Canada for being US yes-man

It was reported on Tuesday that the United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer.

Law must keep up with research

The results of an investigation into the claim by a Chinese scientist to have produced the world's first gene-edited human babies, found that He Jiankui deliberately violated China's regulations against using gene-editing technologies on human embryos for reproduction purposes in pursuit of personal fame.

Reading runes of capital suggest Brexit finale will not be so bad

BREXIT IS INDEED a "big event" that affects the current global political and economic trends. Under the background of the weakening of world economic growth, the international community generally hopes that Brexit can proceed smoothly and should not become the trigger for the crisis. Therefore, all parties are highly concerned about the outcome of the Brexit. Beijing News comments:

Worrying indifference to classroom violence

ON MONDAY, the local government of Ningxian county, Northwest China's Gansu province, issued an updated version of the results of their investigation into the attack on an 8-year-old girl by two boys in her class. The revised report answers the doubts and challenges from the public at the conclusions of the first report. ThePaper.cn comments:

Today's high-tech means there can be no going alone

Editor's note: Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei held an interview with foreign media in Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Jan 15. The following are excerpts of Ren's responses to questions on the company's development, trade frictions with the United States and his daughter, and Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou's detention by Canada.

Hot word: New procurement model for medicines

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