China's sovereignty over Hong Kong sacrosanct

Both the United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concerns about the protests in Hong Kong. But as usual they have chosen to view them through a prism of their own motives. Hence, they talk of freedom of speech and the right to peaceful assembly, while keeping silent on the escalating violence accompanying them.

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Firms must pay cost of breaking contracts

China has announced it will create an "unreliable entity list" for those foreign companies that violate business contracts with their Chinese counterparts. Beijing's move is apparently in response to the United States putting an increasing number of Chinese companies on its Entity List on the pretext of safeguarding its national security.

Politics behind Japan's commercial whaling

Editor's Note: Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1, the very next day its membership to the International Whaling Committee expired and six months after its withdrawal from the organization. Why does Japan ignore the international community's opposition to commercial whaling? And what will be the impact of its move on the marine environment? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Rise in CPI won't derail development

National Bureau of Statistics data for the first half of the year show China's GDP grew 6.3 percent in line with expectations, and the consumer price index (CPI) increased 2.2 percent year-on-year, lower than the CPI target set in the Government Work Report, while per capita dispensable income grew 6.5 percent after adjusting for inflation - 0.2 percentage points higher than the GDP growth.

Horton humiliates himself with his antics

AT THE 18TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, held in Guangju, the Republic of Korea, Chinese athlete Sun Yang won the gold medal in the men's 400 meters freestyle. But Mack Horton, the Australian athlete who won silver, refused to stand on the podium. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

STAR startups aim to become industrial giants

Editor's note: Shanghai's Sci-Tech Innovation Board, a Nasdaq-style technology board, soared on Monday on the first day of its launch. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

Abe still trying to flog a dead horse

It must have been a heavy blow for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he fell short of securing a two-thirds majority in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, which he needed to be able to revise the country's pacifist Constitution.

Trade moves show shared willingness to restart talks

SOME CHINESE IMPORTERS are applying to the government to lift tariffs on imports of agricultural products from the United States, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. On its WeChat account Taoran Note, Economic Daily comments:

No tolerating challenge to bottom line on HK

The vandalizing of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region following a demonstration against the extradition law amendment on Sunday was a blatant challenge to the central government's authority.

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Cut emissions to build ecological civilization

Heat waves across many European countries and extreme weather events such as hurricanes, heavy rainfall and floods caused by climate change have raised the concerns of environmentalists and ordinary people alike.