Intense anxiety of US leads to witch hunt of Huawei

It may be because of what it has achieved as one of the world's telecommunications technology giants, of which Chinese people are proud, but Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has become a thorn in the flesh of the United States.

Tsai's latest trick is a bid to erase sense of kinship

IN HER MEETING with foreign correspondents on Jan 5 in Taipei, Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwan leader, called on political parties on the island not to delve into the 1992 Consensus any more, because the term has been defined by Beijing as "one country, two systems". Xiakedao, a WeChat account owned by People's Daily, comments:

Brexit symptom of UK's political power struggle

Editor's note: UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan was vetoed in the House of Commons on Tuesday, with the largest vote against in Britain's political history. Later, May managed to just survive a vote of a no-confidence. Yin Zhiguang, a columnist for Guancha.cn, comments in a post:

Outside interference biggest threat to stability in South China Sea

Although China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are on the course to negotiate the text of a code of conduct in the South China Sea, outside forces continue to try and make waves.

Fine reminder of risks of jaywalking with smartphone

ON JAN 14, the traffic police in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, began fining those who lower their heads to read smartphones while crossing the road, so as to enhance road safety. Yanzhao Metropolis comments:

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Separatists, beware of vain pursuit

Editor's Note: Taiwan is an integral part of China, and its reunification with the motherland is at core of the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. Although the Chinese mainland prefers peaceful reunification, it has never ruled out the use of force to achieve that goal. How likely is the mainland to use force to realize the national goal? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Active strategy can help solve population issue

As the home province of Confucius and Mencius, Shandong is steeped in Chinese culture. It is also, as some media outlets say, a leading province when it comes to the number of newborns.

'Sonic attack' by crickets reveals witch-hunting mentality of US

On June 8, 2018, the US embassy in Beijing issued an alert to Americans in China to seek medical attention if they experienced symptoms consistent with the mysterious sonic attacks that have affected US embassy staff in China and Cuba. The symptoms included dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, fatigue, cognitive issues, visual problems, ear complaints and hearing loss, and sleep disorder.

Hard Brexit looms as May offers too little, too late

In June 2016 when the British voted to seek a divorce from the European Union, few in the country seemed to understand all the implications of such a transformative move. Which is why there have been growing calls for a second referendum.

Report fuels worries Washington playing risky game with Taiwan

A Pentagon report on Tuesday plays into the hands of China hawks in the United States by whipping up the concerns about a possible attack on Taiwan by the Chinese mainland.

Development of vocational education should meet current industry needs

THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS to vocational schools has dropped each year since 2009, while the estimated shortfall of technicians is 22 million nationwide this year. China Youth Daily comments: