Space tourism gets boost from NASA

THE US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION announced on Friday that it will allow private citizens to stay on the International Space Station. The bucket-list trip is likely to be prohibitively expensive for most tourists, though, as a round-trip ticket costs about $58 million. Nevertheless, there are those who can afford it and it could prove a good revenue stream for NASA, which spends billions of dollars operating the space station with Russia. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Washington intent on proving the immoral have no friends

THE US ADMINISTRATION has always blamed other countries for violating the spirit of contract in international affairs. But it has repeatedly resorted to extreme pressure to try and extort unfair gains from China and it is the one that has gone back on its word making the bilateral trade talks a damp squib. People's Daily comments:

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Xi and Putin build achievable future

It is fascinating to contrast the serious, systematic and methodical deepening of ties between Moscow and Beijing achieved this past week between President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg with the sentimental and infantile posturing of Western leaders at their latest D-Day anniversary commemoration in Normandy, France.

Friendly foreign firms not targeted by 'list'

The Chinese government is preparing an "Unreliable Entities List" to counter the unilateral and trade protectionist moves of the United States and safeguard China's economic security, which is an integral part of its national security. China's blacklist, however, will be vastly different from the gratuitous Entity List issued by the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.

SCO will focus on how to meet global, regional challenges

The two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit beginning on Thursday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will further propel the development of the regional organization, as the member states are expected to focus on five important issues, in order to meet the challenges created by turbulent global and regional situations.

Washington's claims to champion free trade don't hold water

Editor's note: Some politicians in the United States condemn unfair economic practices and say they want to break down market barriers, but in fact, it is the policies and practices of the US that have become the biggest obstacle to the market economy. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Better Sino-Russian relations also good for the world

Looking through the prism of geographical politics, some Western media have interpreted the further development of the relations between China and Russia as forging a united front in a broader confrontation with the United States. Some even suggest they may forge an alliance against the US.

Closing of extradition loophole strengthens rule of law in HK

As of Sunday, more than 700,000 people in Hong Kong had signed their name to support the move by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to amend the current extradition law.

Tech management system not untoward

ON SATURDAY, the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planner, was tasked with establishing a management system to protect China's key technologies. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Hard to get global economy on track unless US abandons unruly behavior

THE G20 FINANCIAL MINISTERS met on the weekend in Japan to discuss ways to bring the global economy back on track. China Daily writer Xin Zhiming comments:

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