A life or death decision best made when living

THE DRAFT OF THE CIVIL CODE, which is now undergoing its third reading, has a new clause intended to encourage people to donate their organs. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Price to pay for angering mainland consumers

GARIC KWOK, son and potential heir to the founder of Hong Kong-based Taipan Bread& Cakes, was found to be sharing links and pictures on social media supporting those breaking the law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

US undermining postwar system with lawless acts

Editor's Note: The economic and trade frictions initiated and escalated by some in the United States have seriously violated the World Trade Organization rules and undermined the international rule of law and international trade order. What's inconceivable is that those people who completely ignore the rules of the multilateral trading system continue to pour their dirty water on China. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

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The myth of forced transfer of technology

For more than a year, the United States has been accusing China of "forced transfer of technology", an accusation that has been at the core of the US' trade dispute with China.

Sharing private data for greater public good

After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, the directmail marketing company Valassis shared its database with emergency agencies and volunteers to help improve aid delivery.

China-bashing tariffs an exercise in futility

Part of the new additional tariffs recently announced by the United States government on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect on Sunday, with China responding with additional tariffs of its own on some of the US goods on a $75-billion target list.

HK violence unacceptable in any society

The violence that has plagued the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in recent weeks escalated further on the weekend, with rioters hurling bricks, corrosive liquids and gasoline bombs at police officers guarding important government buildings or carrying out their duty on the streets.

Alliance to defend shipping dangerous move

Britain is the most enthusiastic participant in the US mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz since it was proposed by the United States after six commercial ships were attacked there. It is not clear so far which country was the perpetrator.

Regulators should be aware that AI has a double face

AN APP THAT MAKES USERS LOOK LIKE CELEBRITIES has gone viral online. The app, called Zao, lets users post video clips taken from blockbuster movies or hit TV series, and replace an actor's face with that of their own or someone else. But it means people may have a leading role in a video clip posted by someone other than themselves. Beijing News comments:

Heed lessons of the pork price hike

THE COMMERCE MINISTRY said it has been closely following the rising price of pork in the market, and will put more frozen pork, beef and lamb reserved by the central government into the market to increase the supply of meat. The 21st Century Business Herald comments:

US companies know where the consumers are

Editor's Note: China's economy has sufficient strength to cope with the trade frictions with the United States. Zhong Sheng, a columnist of People's Daily, comments: