US missile deployment plan a dangerous miscalculation

The Pentagon announced on Monday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range missile, the first such test since the United States formally withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed with the Cold War-era Soviet Union.

Tsai's ploys doomed to failure

Of all the issues that threaten to derail the relationship between China and the United States, the US arms sales to Taiwan have stood out as being the most contentious. That explains why the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Thursday expressed strong opposition, a second time within the week, to the US' planned $8 billion sale of F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan.

Chinese soccer kicks off new era

The Chinese Football Association has elected Chen Xuyuan, former president of the Shanghai International Port Group, its sixth president. Three vice-presidents and a new 35-member executive committee were also elected in Xianghe, Hebei province, on Thursday.

Prudence required regarding regulating of platform economy

THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION SECURITY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently held a seminar in Beijing on internet platform competition law issues. China Youth Daily comments:

Old tales told in captivating new ways

TICKET SALES FOR NE ZHA, a recently released domestic animation film, had reached 4.24 billion yuan ($599 million) by Wednesday, exceeding that of Avengers: Endgame. Indeed, all the Top 3 performers at the Chinese box office are domestic films. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Stigmatizing of China's SOEs unwarranted

Editor's note: China's State-owned enterprises are independent market players that participate in market competitions based on market rules. However, some in the United States, due to their bias against non-Western players, always view China's SOEs as a "thorn in the flesh", and try to fabricate various crimes to stigmatize and demonize them. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

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Cooperation to fortify Shenzhen-HK ties

In order to develop into a demonstration pilot zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics that would strengthen democracy and rule of law, facilitate the flow of foreign talents and nurture an international financial hub, Shenzhen has to expand cooperation with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

World big enough for diverse systems to coexist

More than a year ago when the United States triggered a trade conflict with China, many expected the two sides to meet each other halfway and settle their differences and resume normal trading relations. But those expectations remained just expectations.

G7 can no longer be called a club of like-minded global leaders

The G7 Summit has long been called a gathering of like-minded leaders. But that could be proved wrong this weekend as leaders of the seven most industrialized countries meet in the French seaside town of Biarritz.

Washington creating avoidable dilemma

In his speech for the National Day Rally on Sunday, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong touched upon the implications of the US-China tensions for the city state. Lee urged the United States to recognize that stopping China's rise is neither possible nor wise, and encouraged China to put itself in other countries' shoes and take into account their interests and views.

Start of national campaign to build a healthy China

CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTHY CHINA requires supply-side structural reform in the field of healthcare services. People's Daily comments: