Washington should work with Beijing to stabilize the world

Editor's note: For some time, the US administration has shown no sense of responsibility or justice when it comes to international cooperation, especially relations with other countries, and it has continuously pursued confrontation under the illusion that the US is playing and can easily win a zero-sum game. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Like plum blossom, big freeze will not kill China's innovation

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, a magnetic levitation train running at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour has passed its test operation; China finished its first sea launch of a solid fuel rocket; and the latest ranking of the world's top 500 supercomputers shows that 219 belong to China. Xinhua News Agency comments:

No easing up in fight against illicit drugs

This year, China has observed the World Anti-Narcotics Day, which fell on Wednesday, with a piece of encouraging news.

Cold War prism gives distorted view of trade

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was absolutely right when he said on Wednesday that the "strained" relationship between the United States and China risks "collateral" damage in the region, amid the growing global economic uncertainties.

Stub out healthy myth of e-cigarettes

ON MONDAY, the local legislature of San Francisco approved a bill that prohibits the production and sales of electronic cigarettes inside the city, which is widely considered an attempt to control the number of youngsters who smoke e-cigarettes. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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Tariffs will ultimately harm US economy

That Vice-Premier Liu He talked with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the phone on Monday raises hope that China and the United States would resume the bilateral trade negotiations.

China and Japan on way to deepen cooperation

Editor's Note: Sino-Japanese relations have improved of late. But will the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on Friday and Saturday create greater scope for Sino-Japanese cooperation? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

G20 should set right direction for cooperation

US should follow reason, opt for diplomacy, not sanctions

Following Washington's threat to impose additional sanctions on Teheran after the latter shot down a drone of the United States military, the other shoe dropped on Monday.

Open cooperation, joint development are the right choices

Editor's note: The World Bank expects both global economy and trade to grow by 2.6 percent this year, that would be the global economy's slowest annual growth in three years and the slowest growth in global trade since the 2008 international financial crisis. It is widely believed by international institutions and countries that the trade frictions unilaterally sparked by the United States are the main reason for this. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Deepening reform and opening-up has beneficial spillover effects

CHINA HAS LEARNED A LOT from its trade frictions with the United States, among which the most important lesson is that it should always be committed to its reform and opening-up, Xinhua comments in an article published on Tuesday. Excerpts: