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Hyping HK violence won't win Tsai votes

With her ruling Democratic Progressive Party suffering heavy losses in the local elections in November last year, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's position has become untenable.

To cut trade deficit, US must first accept facts

The US' trade deficit, which the White House used as a pretext to launch a trade war against China, is actually a natural outcome of bilateral trade.

Four measures needed to better implement BRI projects

In the initial stage of promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, China engaged more with the central governments of the host countries and relied more on State-owned enterprises investing in infrastructure projects there.

New policies to deepen Lingang opening-up

The municipal government of Shanghai announced 50 measures for the newly added Lingang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone on Friday to make it an influential and competitive special economic zone in the world.

Private companies to boost focus on high-quality development

Private enterprises are looking to play a bigger role in making technological innovations and promoting green and sustainable development as part of a broader drive to achieve high-quality growth, business leaders said.

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National Day chance to share with world New China's journey

A grand gathering that will include a speech by President Xi Jinping, a military parade and a people's pageant, is to be held in Beijing on Oct 1 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

PLA presence will only worry agitators

The Chinese People's Liberation Army completed the 22nd rotation of its garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday. The routine exercise took place in the small hours of the morning, the same way it has every summer for the past 22 years. Notwithstanding its routine nature, the move touched the nerve of some people in Hong Kong, who have jumped to the conclusion that it is associated with the current dissension in the city.

Washington's gunship ploy won't work

People may have lost count of the number of times US warships have intruded into China's territorial waters over the years.

Govt also has a role to play in ending gender discrimination in employment

ENDING EMPLOYMENT GENDER DISCRIMINATION is not just the responsibility of employers. China Daily writer Wang Yiqing comments:

Dangerous areas out of bounds for that reason

ON TUESDAY, the Shenzhen team of Blue Sky Rescue, a domestic nonprofit civil rescue team, confirmed that two of its members had died trying to rescue 24 tourists who had got into difficulties. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments: