China, Japan promise greater foresight and broader vision

Although it takes about three hours to fly from China to Japan, China's top leader had not set foot in Japan since taking office because of the two neighbors' estrangement over some acute differences on territorial and historical issues.

Trade war a threat to global supply chain

The United States has adopted unilateral and trade protectionist measures in violation of established international trade rules and launched a trade war against China, and triggered trade disputes with other economies including the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The US' trade protectionist moves are seriously undermining international trade and the world economy, and disrupting the global supply and industrial value chains, destabilizing the global resource distribution system and harming multinational companies' productivity.

A lot at stake when Xi and Trump meet

Since both Beijing and Washington understandably want to hold their cards close to their chests until Xi Jinping and Donald Trump actually sit down to talk, it remains difficult to foretell exactly how the widely anticipated Saturday meeting between the two presidents on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka will play out.

Push to sort out household waste

ON MONDAY, Shanghai's first regulation on domestic waste management will come into effect, which requires residents to sort their garbage before putting it into garbage cans. There are potential fines of up to 200 yuan ($29) for individual violators and up to 50,000 yuan for offending organizations. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

G20 coping with crisis of credibility

For the second time in a row, the global focus, rather than being on the G20 Summit, is on the sidelines of the summit. The escalating trade war between the United States and China has made the meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit the most anticipated global event.

Hegemonic anxiety disorder of US has resulted in 'Chaos Americana'

WASHINGTON SEES THE COLLECTIVE rise of the developing world as a threat. That bodes trouble for all, Xinhua News Agency commented in an article published on Wednesday. Excerpts:

It's another fine mess Washington has got us into

Editor's note: The US administration appears to have no qualms about the trouble its unilateral policies have caused for the world, and confident with its already outdated outlook on national security, comments Zhong Sheng, a columnist of People's Daily, in an article published on Thursday. Excerpts:

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Time to douse the wildfire of hate speech

A menacing wave of intolerance and hate-based violence is targeting worshippers of many faiths across the globe. Sadly, and disturbingly, such vicious incidents are becoming all too familiar.

G20 must uphold multilateralism

The G20 rose to prominence in 2008 when leaders of the world's 20 leading economies gathered for the first time amid the fear and panic of the global financial crisis.

Quality infrastructure for quality development

Quality infrastructure is one of the key topics on this year's G20 agenda under Japan's presidency. The concept, first mentioned in the Leaders' Communiqué of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in 2016, emphasizes the importance of quality infrastructure to sustainable development and inclusive growth.

EU must speak up loud and clear against the US' unilateral moves

The on-going G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, is a crucial moment for the world to uphold multilateralism and rules-based world order that are under the grave attack by US unilateral and protectionist behaviors.