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US tariffs will do more damage to ties

Editor's Note: On Aug 1, the day after the 12th round of China-US trade talks concluded on a "constructive" note, according to US negotiators, the United States threatened to slap 10 percent additional duties on another $300 billion of Chinese goods starting Sept 1. And on Tuesday the US designated China as a currency manipulator and China announced to partly suspend purchase of US farm produce. Why has the US gone back on its words again? And is there a threat of a breakdown in the talks? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

China's contributions to global health considerable

For most of the 19th and much of the 20th century, China was called, "the sick man of Asia". But those days are over. As President Xi Jinping observed, "China has bid farewell to the problems that plagued its people for thousands of years, including hunger, shortages and poverty." In a matter of decades, China has successfully transformed itself from a closed and relatively backward country into a global economic and political power.

Fed's rate cut to have limited impact on China

The US Federal Reserve cut the interest rate by 0.25 percent on July 31 for the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis. The Fed said the rate cut is in light of the implications of the global economic outlook and muted inflation pressure. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, on his part, said the rate cut is a mid-cycle adjustment to policy rather than the beginning of a series of rate cuts.

Border town opens gateway to region

Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.

Student exchanges break down barriers

A Thai teacher with limited understanding of the Chinese language, Jariya Unthong reversed roles to enroll in Guangxi University in 2017 to study Chinese international education.

Law-breaking demonstrators must be held to account

As a way of expressing their indignation over the desecration of China's national flag by some radical protesters on Saturday, a group of Hong Kong residents voluntarily organized a flag-raising and anthem-singing ceremony on Sunday morning in the place where the national flag was removed from the pole and tossed into the sea.

Once again, Washington's word proves worthless

It is getting harder and harder for members of the world community to deal with the current US administration, as it clearly has a problem keeping the country's word. It has scrapped international treaties at will, and it has shown a double face in bilateral trade talks with almost all its major trading partners.

Monetary policies must serve reform and quality development

AFTER THE US FEDERAL RESERVE cut its interest rate on Thursday, many central banks have followed suit. The central banks of Europe and Japan are also embracing looser monetary policies. The 21st Century Business Herald comments:

US trying to trigger an arms race

THE UNITED STATES withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on Friday, as scheduled. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Japan should not use trade to settle historical issues

Editor's note: With tensions rising between Japan and the Republic of Korea, the two countries' foreign ministers held a bilateral meeting on Thursday, and took part in a trilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on Friday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Xiakedao, a WeChat account owned by People's Daily Overseas Edition, comments:

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