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Xinjiang's cultures integral part of Chinese culture

Editor's note: A white paper published by the State Council Information Office on Thursday shows the Chinese government attaches great importance to the protection and development of the traditional cultures of all ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

APEC must follow trend of times toward shared future

Thanks to their embracing of free trade and investment facilitation, the 21 APEC members, which include the world's most robust growth engines, now account for 60 percent of the global GDP and 47 percent of global trade.

Referendum on 'proper name' for Olympics team is ridiculous

The referendum some political forces in Taiwan are seeking on "a proper name" for the island's athletes to participate in the Olympics is both absurd and dangerous.

Authorities have legal duty to protect endangered species

CHINA'S LARGEST CHINESE STURGEON BREEDING base in Jingzhou, Hubei province, reported that the fish that belongs to the valuable first generation of its artificial breeding population started dying on Friday, and 36 had died by Saturday. The base also revealed that the second generation sturgeons began dying in large numbers from September, and nearly 6,000 had died by Nov 5. The Paper.cn comments:

Hotel housekeeping caliber of management

A MICRO-BLOGGER has uploaded online video clips recorded via candid cameras exposing some luxury hotels in different cities, including many big names in the industry, cheat on their housekeeping work and the hygiene conditions of the bedclothes, cups, glasses and toilets are not as spotless as they look. Beijing News comments:

40 years of reform, opening-up prove it is way forward

Editor's note: The process of reform and opening-up over the past 40 years has never been plain sailing, rather it has been sailing against the current, comments columnist Zhuo Ji in a recent post. Excerpts:

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ASEAN-China trade boosting growth

Economic relations between China and ASEAN have strengthened considerably over the past two decades, resulting in rapidly growing bilateral trade and investment flows. ASEAN-China trade has grown strongly, increasing from $192 billion in 2008 to $515 billion by 2018.

Amity, not rivalry, good for Sino-US ties

China and the United States are partners, not rivals, in trade, and the Sino-US relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. Cooperation between China and the US since the establishment of Sino-US diplomatic relations almost four decades ago has benefited the peoples of both countries, as well as the people in the rest of the world.

Brexit hangs in balance as ministers quit

Editor's note: British Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom Cabinet had agreed to her draft Brexit deal. But a day later she was battling to save the draft divorce deal with the European Union after Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey resigned, saying they could not support the deal. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow: