Rice turning a blind eye to racial divide in Washington

Former US national security advisor Susan Rice was in the spotlight earlier this week for calling Chinese diplomat Zhao Lijian a "racist" after the latter described on Twitter the racial divide in Washington. Rice's charge, however, shows her disconnect with reality.

Flower rooted in the Chinese heart

THE CHINA FLOWER ASSOCIATION is inviting people to answer the question on its website asking whether they agree to it recommending the peony as the national flower. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

China unwittingly used as White House goes after Google

The US administration announced on Tuesday it will investigate whether Google works with China. Given the administration's increasing dislike of the US tech giant, it no doubt seems a good way to kill two birds with one stone: put pressure on China ahead of the forthcoming trade talks while also pressing Google to be more malleable.

Public has its own part to play for healthy nation

THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, recently issued a guideline document to launch the 2019-30 Healthy China Program Action, listing a series of special actions to implement comprehensive health intervention, care for the health of key groups and promote prevention and control of major diseases. The Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

US trying to hold WTO to ransom

The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body ruled against the United States on Tuesday in a 2012 case brought by China to challenge US anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese exports, saying the US did not fully comply with a WTO ruling and could face Chinese sanctions if it does not remove certain tariffs that break WTO rules.

Hiring of foreign teachers should abide by rules

Editor's note: On Tuesday, Beijing No 3 Intermediary People's Court gave a final ruling in the retrial of a case, in which three defendants working for an education company were given prison sentences of one and a half to two years for helping people to illegally cross national borders. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

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China to EU, the US tariff game continues

With the Office of the United States Trade Representative threatening to impose new tariffs on $4 billion worth of European Union goods, the trade conflict between the US and the EU has intensified. And if the US makes good the threat it issued on July 1, the additional tariffs would cover $25 billion of EU goods - in April the US had decided to impose additional tariffs on $21 billion of EU products. In addition, the US administration launched a Section 301 investigation against the digital service tax of France on July 10.

Re-weighting of indexes to affect capital flows

Major stock and bond index providers have started, or have announced that they intend, to increase the weighting of China's securities in their respective benchmark indexes over the course of 2019-20.

Err on the safe side to end public nuisance

Multiple local governments including those of Handan in Hebei province, Jinan in Shandong province, and Tianjin have banned the so-called Beijing Bikini - which refers to men who roll up their shirts or T-shirts to expose their bellies in public places in summer. Aimed at promoting civilized behavior, the ban is a timely move as the "Beijing Bikini" is considered offensive, especially by women.

China's economic development belies prediction of doomsayers

IN THE CONTEXT of the trade frictions between China and the United States, the macroeconomic data for the first half of this year released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, which showed China's economy is generally stable and making new progress in promoting high-quality development, has injected new confidence into the world economy. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Maximum pressure a recipe for disaster

If the United States is seeking to safeguard the security of commercial shipping and freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz with its plans to put together a coalition to provide naval escorts for oil tankers, it would do well to consider why it thinks that is necessary.