US politicians misleading public with China bashing

At a recent China town hall held by the New York-based National Committee on US-China Relations, Susan Rice, the former US national security advisor, said China remains the most reliable whipping boy - after probably Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice herself.

RCEP must be made a reality at earliest date

Five years have passed since the idea of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was first raised in 2012, but negotiations are yet to conclude on the mega-trade pact involving the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India.

Greater contributions

In his keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO meeting, President Xi Jinping mapped out rosy prospects for China's benign interactions with the world in the new era and said China is willing to work harder with other parties to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world with lasting peace and common security and prosperity.

Court's verdict will be based on evidence, not public opinion

JIANG GE, a 24-year-old Chinese student, was killed in the corridor outside the door of her apartment in Tokyo one year ago. She was reportedly attacked by a Chinese student surnamed Chen, while trying to defend his ex-girlfriend, Liu Xin. More than 1.5 million people have signed a petition supporting Jiang's mother who is seeking the death penalty in Chen's trial. The verdict is due to be delivered by a Japanese court on Dec 11. Thepaper.cn comments:

Company's sexist ads offensive and illegal

"IT IS JUICY. Do you want it?" says the text of an advertisement displaying the image of a young woman in bed, her feet chained. The advertisement of Hunan Juewei, a domestic fast food chain company, has provoked a storm of criticism. And it is not the first advertisement by the company to offend people. China Women's News comments:

Rules for return of hire-on-demand deposits required

SOME COMPANIES providing hire-on-demand bicycles are in so much trouble that they fail to respond to the requests users make via the companies' apps for the return of their deposits. This has resulted in users paying others to visit the offices of bike-sharing companies to get their deposits back. Yanzhao Evening News commented on Tuesday:

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Diplomacy in full swing in new era

Editor's note: The leadership of the Communist Party of China has wrapped up its first series of diplomatic efforts after the 19th National Congress of the CPC, which included US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to China, President Xi Jinping's speech at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Vietnam, and Premier Li Keqiang's deliberations at the ASEAN+China (10+1) leaders' meeting in the Philippines. Three experts share their views on Chinese diplomacy in the "new era" and Asia-Pacific integration with China Daily's Cui Shoufeng. Excerpts follow:

Initiative set for bigger development role

After making significant headway in the past four years, the Belt and Road Initiative has entered the implementation stage and was even cited as a priority for further opening up the Chinese economy at the recent 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. We (Standard Chartered China) identify five reasons to be positive about the initiative.

The two engines of sustainable yet booming consumption

What started as a mere internet joke based on the day's "four-single-person" date in 2009 when Alibaba managed to register a one-day sales of 52 million yuan ($7.83 million) has this year helped the Chinese e-commerce giant to record sales of a jaw-dropping 168.2 billion yuan, 39.3 percent more than last year.

Right time for region to build economic community

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and China's relationship with the 10-member bloc is the most vibrant among the bloc's relations with its regional partners, not least because they share a similar view of the importance of interconnectivity, interdependence and cooperation.

People-centric development

The key to China's achievements over the past decades has been its leadership's understanding of the real needs of Chinese people. Increased fiscal inputs in education, healthcare, employment and other fields related to people's livelihoods, and efforts to promote an efficient and open market have enabled China's development fruits to be better shared among its people.