China's tech rise gives US bad case of heebie-jeebies

On May 15, the United States Department of Commerce announced it had put the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei on its Entity List, which means US companies have to get the government's permission to supply Huawei with their products. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

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Hiked tariffs won't hamper China's growth

After the 11th round of Sino-US trade talks, the representatives of the two sides said they were willing to continue consultations. But now that the United States administration has raised the tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent, the question to ask is: What impact could Washington's move have on the US and Chinese economies?

EU election might redistribute political cards

The campaign is coming to an end. The candidate lists have been submitted to voters at the national level, which involves 28 different political configurations in each of the European Union member states based on the discussion of domestic issues. And due to the postponement of Brexit, the United Kingdom will take part in the elections to the European Parliament from Thursday to Sunday, even though its deputies might attend the EP for just a few months.

Claiming US wealth helped rebuild China is simply ridiculous

For many, China's rapid development is an "economic miracle". Yet some in the United States claim that it is the US that has "rebuilt" China in the past 25 years. Suffice it to say such a conclusion is ridiculous.

Washington foolish to defy economics law

The root cause for the repeated twists and turns in the China-US trade talks lies, to a great extent, in the United States' serious deviation from, and disdain for, the objective laws of economics. The fact that China will never accept its unreasonable demands further complicates the matters for the US.

Pros and cons of housing policy for talents

According to a report on the housing markets of 70 cities in April, which the National Bureau of Statistics released on Thursday, Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is exceptional in terms of rising housing prices.

US should change its thinking so it's in line with the times

Like the behavior of any spoiled brat, Washington's lack of propriety and its overbearing - sometimes ruthless - desire to have its own way are annoying, and ultimately self-defeating.

Washington really has it in for Huawei

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday in which he declared a national economic emergency and banned the technology and services of "foreign adversaries" deemed to pose "unacceptable risks" to US national security.

Trade dispute an inflammation as relations are recalibrated

AS THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA lock horns in trade frictions, some worry that if the situation escalates into a self-destructive spiral, the world's two largest economies will have no choice but to sever all their trade ties. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

CO2 levels have gone through the roof

THE CONCENTRATION of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reportedly eclipsed 415 parts per million for the first time in human history. That bodes ill, comments China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang:

Which country keeps going back on its own word?

Editor's note: During the recent 11th Sino-US high-level economic and trade consultations, the United States announced that it would raise the tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments: