Support for amendments belies naysayers' prejudice

The draft amendments to the Constitution that had been proposed were formally adopted by an almost unanimous vote at the ongoing plenary session of the 13th National People's Congress on Sunday.

China is not afraid of a trade war with the US

China does not want a trade war, nor will it take the lead to initiate one, Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said on Sunday. While that might seem soft-toned, it should not be mistaken for weakness, for as he asserted, China is capable of coping with any challenges.

Urban interaction will aid rural progress

In the Government Work Report he delivered to China's top legislature on Monday, Premier Li Keqiang mentioned "village" at least 24 times and agriculture nine times, urging governments at all levels to make unswerving efforts to revitalize the countryside.

Japanese firms' scandals offer a vital lesson

The shockwaves from the malfeasance in some of Japan's big companies continue to be felt as new revelations emerge. On Tuesday, Kobe Steel CEO Hiroya Kawasaki said he would step down, taking responsibility for the quality control lapses that resulted in substandard materials being supplied to about 605 clients, including 222 overseas companies.

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Party key to building socialism in the new era

The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, which has been rightfully written into the country's Constitution as the nation steps into the new era.

Using Africa as a ploy to attack China futile

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's 27-minute speech at George Mason University, Virginia, on Tuesday before he embarked on a five-nation tour of Africa would have been fine had he cut it a bit short. Instead, he chose to accuse China of encouraging dependency using opaque contracts, predatory loan practices and corrupt deals to mire African countries in debt, undercut their sovereignty, deny them their long-term and self-sustaining growth.

Pulling the strings of Trump's trade war

It is an ominous sign that the White House adviser most closely associated with President Donald Trump's latest assault on free trade is the author of Death by China, a 2011 diatribe that accused Chinese exporters of unfairly flooding US markets.

China respects DPRK decision to ease tensions on peninsula

An official from the Republic of Korea dropped a bombshell on Thursday by announcing that US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, by May, and that Pyongyang will refrain from conducting nuclear or missile tests.

Spy label on Chinese students will harm US

By labeling some Chinese students and scholars in the United States spies and subsequently holding a US congressional hearing on the issue recently, the US politicians are refusing to see the forest for the trees.

'China threat' theory should be laid to rest

Recently the phrase "sharp power" has become fashionable in the West when talking about China's efforts to build its image overseas. But as a Chinese saying goes, this is new wine in an old bottle, since it is nothing but another twist on the "China threat" theory that has long gone stale.

Attempts to make trouble in South China Sea will fail

Foreign Minister Wang Yi's warning that provocation from outside the region constitutes the biggest disturbance to the serenity in the South China Sea is a timely reminder that continued efforts are needed to maintain the stable and peaceful situation in the waters.