Washington falling into a trap of its own making

Editor's note: Some US politicians have been clamoring that China has stolen US technologies, and aims to be the global space leader. Zhong Sheng, a columnist of People's Daily, comments:

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A tariff war will harm the US too

By hiking the tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent just when it seemed the China-US trade talks would achieve a breakthrough, the United States has not only intensified the trade dispute but also ensured both sides take a knock.

'Clash of civilizations' narrative dangerous

Speaking at a recent defense forum in Washington, Kiron Skinner, director of policy planning in the US Department of State, described the United States' competition with China as "a fight with a really different civilization and a different ideology". She also said that the "Cold War constituted... a fight within the Western family", while the coming conflict with China is "the first time that we will have a great power competitor that is not Caucasian".

HK and Macao residents should more actively propel reform

In the 70 years since its founding, the People's Republic of China has made remarkable achievements thanks to the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the hard work of its people. The Hong and Macao special administrative regions, too, have helped in the country's economic development.

Measures proposed to encourage innovation

China will provide greater fiscal support and better protection of intellectual property rights to encourage its leading tech firms to step up research, an official with the country's top industry regulator said on Friday.

China to boost clean energy deployment

To encourage and accelerate the deployment of hydrogen energy and promote sustainable growth, China plans to build four "hydrogen corridors" in the Yangtze River Delta region based on the expressway network in the area by 2021, with additional hydrogenation infrastructure facilities linking cities in the region.

Baoshang put under CBIRC care

China's banking and insurance regulatory body took over Baoshang Bank on Friday for one year, as the joint-stock commercial bank is exposed to serious credit risk, according to a statement jointly issued by the People's Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission.

Developing China's science and technology in an inclusive way

Whatever the result of the trade dispute with the United States, China must do a good job when it comes to the growth of its own economy and the development of its own science and technology.

US attempts to colonize global business continue

Reportedly, the United States administration is considering extending its attacks on Chinese companies by blacklisting China's largest surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision.

Regulations on body donations too hard-hearted toward families

A RECENT CASE SHOWS the shortcomings in China's regulations on body donations for medical research. They need to show more consideration to the donors' families, China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

Early interventions to curb domestic violence

A VIDEO SHOWING a woman with a baby beside her being beaten by a man for 40 seconds has been widely spread online. According to the local police in Heshan, Guangdong province, the man and woman are a couple, and the woman installed a hidden camera to collect evidence of the man's abuse. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments: