Watchful eyes on the environment

AT A NEWS CONFERENCE on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, the top legislature, on Saturday, Li Ganjie, the minister of environmental protection and chief-to-be of the newly-approved Ministry of Ecological Environment, said the central government's environmental protection inspections will be maintained as part of the efforts to strengthen environmental protection. Ynet.com comments:

Speed up accident response system for expressways

THE TOTAL LENGTH of expressways in use reached 131,000 kilometers by the end of 2017, which is the longest in the world. Yet the number of accidents increased, too, causing injuries and deaths, which calls for better emergency response services on highways. Beijing News comments:

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China, Russia working for shared future

With Xi Jinping being unanimously re-elected as the president of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission on Saturday, and Vladimir Putin winning a new term as president of Russia on Sunday, world attention has again shifted to the two countries. Xi Jinping was already re-elected the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in October.

Trump out to damage world trade system

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has once again urged the US to adopt a rational approach to China-US trade dispute, as a trade war will be a lose-lose game for both sides. At a press conference on Tuesday, Li asked the US and China both to maintain the momentum of bilateral trade, which surpassed $580 billion last year.

Inclusiveness will drive new agency to success

Among the host of moves in the new round of institutional reform finalized at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, the decision to establish an international development cooperation agency demands global attention. The move does not necessarily mean China has just begun disbursing foreign aid.

Congressman's remark should make US accept reality as it is

Delivering a keynote address at a Brookings Institution forum on "The End of US Engagement with China?" on March 7, US Congressman Rick Larsen jestingly said: "I think you got your title wrong... a more appropriate title would be: '(Is This the) End of US Engagement with China, the EU, Canada, Mexico?' and so on."

US should come to its senses, stop pushing for trade war

Along with the package of tariffs and investment restrictions it is reportedly planning as punishment for what it alleges are China's violations of US intellectual property laws and pressuring of US companies to transfer technology, the Trump administration is also considering limiting the number of visas issued to Chinese students, according to The Wall Street Journal.

China and Russia forging new type of international ties

On Saturday, Xi Jinping was reelected president of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Barely two days later, Vladimir Putin secured a fourth term as president of Russia.

Increasing govt efficiency will act as a stimulus for local economies

THE BEIJING GOVERNMENT is implementing some concrete measures to simplify its business registration procedures and further improve its business environment, according to officials of the capital's finance bureau speaking at a media briefing on Sunday. Beijing News comments:

Students must be protected from loan sharks

AT THE TWO SESSIONS, National People's Congress deputies and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee members have been discussing how to tackle the companies issuing illegal loans that target college students. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Case of the dead goldfish reveals how rules change

A MAN IN ZHENGZHOU, Central China's Henan province, reportedly tried to use the subway with a container carrying two live goldfish. The security staff stopped him and so he threw away the fish, killing them. Beijing Youth Daily comments: