Power games won't resolve peninsula issue

That US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un in May has raised hopes that tensions on the Korean Peninsula will be defused.

HK must further integrate with mainland

As Premier Li Keqiang said in the Government Work Report this year, the "one country, two systems" principle, implemented in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for more than two decades, has been consistently enriched and developed, and the authority of China's Constitution and the basic laws of the Hong Kong and Macao SARs have been further enhanced in the two regions.

Unlike official US stance, more Americans back China's role

Americans are feeling more positively toward China a year after Donald Trump became the US president, with 53 percent of them saying they have a favorable opinion of China, the highest in nearly three decades, according to the latest Gallup World Affairs survey.

Beijing will continue its support for engagement

Tillerson's trip shows how US misreads Africa

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described his five-nation African visit, which started on Wednesday, as a "listening tour". The purpose of the visit, he said, "is to listen to what the priorities of the countries here on the continent are and see where there is good alignment".

Administrative monopolies must be ended to unleash market forces

DURING THEIR ANNUAL SESSION in Beijing last week, China's top political advisors reminded the government that reform and opening-up have achieved success over the past 40 years, and urged it to play up the decisive role of the market in economic reform. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

Too much importance on overseas study

ACADEMIC TALENTS should be evaluated by their capacity rather than whether they have an overseas diploma. Thepaper.cn comments:

Lower ticket prices for scenic sites will boost tourism

IN HIS Government Work Report, delivered to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, in Beijing on March 5, Premier Li Keqiang vowed to lower ticket prices at key State tourist sites. Cjn.cn comments:

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Party leadership vital to development

The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China. And adhering to Marxism and the leadership of the Communist Party of China should be the basis of a strong leadership, and give full play to that leadership in order to promote social transformation and the comprehensive development of the people.

Quality growth amid deleveraging, reform

In the Government Work Report he delivered to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on the opening day of its annual session on March 5, Premier Li Keqiang has laid out policy priorities for 2018 and the longer-term reform agenda.

High tariffs will not solve US, EU structural problems

On March 6, the European Commission decided to extend the existing anti-dumping tariffs, from 48.3 percent to 71.9 percent, on Chinese seamless pipes and stainless steel tubes for another five years. A day later, the EC raised its pitch higher, saying it stands ready to retaliate "proportionately and fully in line with the World Trade Organization rules" against US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports, except those from Canada and Mexico.