Some HK journalists should feel ashamed

ON TUESDAY, after the end of a police news conference in Hong Kong, about 20 Hong Kong journalists surrounded a female colleague from the Chinese mainland and used harsh words against her. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Cyber thief yells 'Stop thief!' while stealing all it can

Editor's note: Some in the United States take great pains to fabricate "crimes" against China, and a new crime has been cooked up recently, that China is "hacking US computers to steal business secrets". Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Three neighbors show shared intent

The ninth China-Japan-Republic of Korea foreign ministers' meeting was an inspiring sign that the three Northeast Asian neighbors share a common will to maintain regional stability.

Deal-making art that's leading US into recession

The US leader may deserve a pat on the back, at least for having the courage to eat his own words. For the first time rather than dismissing fears the US is heading for a recession, he has acknowledged that his trade attack on China may also mean economic pain for his country.

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Fostering a new balance in Sino-US ties

The "contraction" trend is becoming increasingly prominent in the United States' foreign policy thanks to its "America first" approach. Once the major provider of global public goods, the US is becoming a penny-pinching country focused solely on its national interests and thus weakening its international leadership.

Harmony another beginning for Huawei

Editor's note: Can Huawei overcome the US sanctions by installing its own mobile operating system Harmony OS instead of Google's Android in its smartphones? And will there be a new competition among Harmony, Android and Apple's IOS in the future? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Expand rural market to boost overall consumption

The recent meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee said domestic demand potential should be tapped, and the rural market and overall demand expanded.

US puppets, that's what's happening

One of the things that has made social media so popular is that every user can independently operate social media accounts and become so-called self-media, which was unimaginable when large media organizations had control of the information channels. And in the social media age although people's points of view might not be popular, their right to air them is protected and respected, as long as they are not harmful to others or society as a whole.

Linking HK with trade deal not in Washington's favor

Editor's note: US Vice-President Mike Pence said in an address at the Detroit Economic Club on Monday: "For the United States to make a deal with China, Beijing needs to honor its commitments - beginning with the commitment China made in 1984 to respect the integrity of Hong Kong's laws through the Sino-British Joint Declaration." China Radio International comments:

To marry, or not to marry, is a personal choice

DATA FROM THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS show that the marriage rate nationwide in 2018 was only 7.2 per thousand, the lowest for the past 10 years, and that 77 million adults remain single. Many people have expressed concern about this. But there is nothing to worry about, China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Tokyo and Seoul should think big

Japan has reportedly approved shipments of a high-tech material to the Republic of Korea for the second time since imposing export curbs last month ahead of a meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his ROK counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in Beijing on Wednesday.