India becoming quasi US ally

INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES will conduct the "Yudh Abhyas" joint exercise in the United States from Sept 14 to 27. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

Volunteer programs should benefit needy, not travel agencies

MANY INTERNATIONAL volunteer programs have been welcoming Chinese students to apply for enrollment this summer. However, China Youth Daily has found that some volunteer programs are just overseas trips. They charge the applicants tens of thousands of yuan per week, and organize travel without the participants actually helping those in need. Thepaper.cn comments:

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Trade war not likely despite US probe

Editor's note: The Ministry of Commerce on Monday termed US investigation into Chinese intellectual property practices "irresponsible" and "biased". Washington's protectionist, unilateral approach to bilateral trade issues, it said, risks undermining the progress made by both sides during earlier negotiations and sending out the "wrong signals". Three experts shared their views on the issue with China Daily's Cui Shoufeng. Excerpts follow:

India's trespassing both illegal and unwise

I am sure you must know or have heard of someone who has made a serious error in life, paid dearly for it, and yet after many years seems to be on the verge of making exactly the same mistake. This is the case with India, which seems intent on repeating the colossal mistake it made in 1962. There is still time for it to remedy its error, however.

Trump will find there is no quick fix to end war in Afghanistan

In a rare prime time national address outlining his Afghanistan strategy on Monday night, US President Donald Trump ruled out a quick withdrawal of US troops, saying that a rapid exit of the US troops would have unacceptable consequences and "create a vacuum" that the Islamic State and al-Qaida would fill.

Military efforts alone will not end US' longest war

While not forgetting to continue lambasting his immediate predecessor for what he did regarding Afghanistan, the sitting US president has actually followed in his predecessor's footprints by choosing to boost the United States' military presence there.

India knows how to end crisis

Indian home minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday he believed the border standoff with China would end soon. Yet what the trespassing Indian troops did to their Chinese counterparts last week belies that belief.

Trump's 301 probe against China is bid to divert attention from him

THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE expressed strong discontent on Monday with the United States' initiation of a Section 301 investigation into so-called Chinese intellectual property theft, pledging China will take all measures necessary to defend its lawful interests. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

Ttkexpress vs Jingdong is a contract dispute

TTKEXPRESS, AN EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY, announced on Thursday it is suing its partner Jingdong, one of the largest e-commerce companies in China, claiming it is interfering in its business. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

Being in a crowd emboldens some to break the law

ON FRIDAY, when a group of about 100 joggers tried to cross a road in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, a bus driver was unwilling to give way to them. Some of the younger members of the group stood in front of the bus forcing it to stop and one of them boarded the bus and attacked the driver, while others destroyed the windscreen wiper of the bus. Beijing News comments:

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