SCO will focus on how to meet global, regional challenges

The two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit beginning on Thursday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will further propel the development of the regional organization, as the member states are expected to focus on five important issues, in order to meet the challenges created by turbulent global and regional situations.

Washington's claims to champion free trade don't hold water

Editor's note: Some politicians in the United States condemn unfair economic practices and say they want to break down market barriers, but in fact, it is the policies and practices of the US that have become the biggest obstacle to the market economy. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Better Sino-Russian relations also good for the world

Looking through the prism of geographical politics, some Western media have interpreted the further development of the relations between China and Russia as forging a united front in a broader confrontation with the United States. Some even suggest they may forge an alliance against the US.

Closing of extradition loophole strengthens rule of law in HK

As of Sunday, more than 700,000 people in Hong Kong had signed their name to support the move by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to amend the current extradition law.

Tech management system not untoward

ON SATURDAY, the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planner, was tasked with establishing a management system to protect China's key technologies. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Hard to get global economy on track unless US abandons unruly behavior

THE G20 FINANCIAL MINISTERS met on the weekend in Japan to discuss ways to bring the global economy back on track. China Daily writer Xin Zhiming comments:

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Reform can quell economic headwinds

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October 2017 advocated that China would be developed into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful by the middle of this century. But some in the United States consider China's resolve to develop itself into a prosperous and strong country as a matter of concern.

How AI can help decode human immunity

At a recent awards dinner I attended at the New York Academy of Sciences, James P. Allison told a captivated audience that his breakthrough cancer immunotherapy discoveries resulted not from focusing on cancer, but rather from his decades-long basic research to understand how the immune system works.

Cultural tolerance key to social harmony

During his just concluded visit to Russia, President Xi Jinping once again refuted the hypothesis of "clash of civilizations", according to which people's cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War era. Instead, Xi reiterated that the global trend is one of cultural inclusiveness and diversity, which he had emphasized at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations in May.

UK's May to quit as ruling party leader

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to step down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try to finally deliver Brexit terms.

Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom

WASHINGTON - Mexico scrambled Thursday to slow the flow of Central American migrants to the United States, as talks continued in Washington to head off US President Donald Trump's threat of potentially catastrophic tariffs on Mexican goods.