Diets not as bad as data suggests

AT A CEREMONY to mark the start of National Nutrition Week on Friday, the Chinese Nutrition Society said that the quantity of fruits and vegetables consumed by Chinese residents had decreased in 2012 compared with that of 2002. China Daily reporter Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

US strong-arms competitors to its firms out of way

Editor's note: In 2014, the United States successfully dismembered Alstom, a French provider of transport systems, equipment and services, through so-called extraterritoriality. A former Alstom executive who ended up in prison in the US wrote a book exposing how the US' public power and state violence, both indirectly and directly, pave the way for its enterprises' global dominance. In a post published on his WeChat account, Qin Shuo, a financial commentator, said:

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How to meet the next big growth challenge

The global economy is undergoing very large structural shifts, driven by three mega-trends. One is the digital transformation of the foundations on which economies are built and run. Another is the growing purchasing power and economic strength of emerging economies, China in particular. And third, there are broad-based political economy trends, which include rising nationalism, various forms of populism, political and social polarization, and a possible breakdown of the multilateral framework within which the global economy has functioned since the end of World War II.

New nuclear deal should be based on reality

Editor's Note: The United States has proposed to work out a three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China to succeed New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) when it expires in 2021. But Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made it clear that China will not participate in any negotiation for a trilateral nuclear disarmament agreement. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Working toward shared future of mutual respect

No compromising principles

China and the United States held their 11th round of high-level economic and trade consultations on Thursday and Friday. In their negotiations they have made substantial headway on many issues, but there are core concerns of China that remain unaddressed.

Bad habits die hard as Anhui shows

IN ITS NOTIFICATION of its findings about the Anhui provincial government on Saturday, the Central Ecological and Environmental Inspection Team points out that about 602 hectares of land in the Yangtze alligator protection zone in the province was illegally developed for commercial use, and the province's forestry administrative bureau, the department in charge of the protection zone, had tried to cover up its connivance in this. Beijing News comments:

Recycling cars is a better use of resources

Editor's note: The State Council, China's Cabinet, unveiled a new regulation on the recycling of scrapped vehicle last week. The document will take effect from June 1, meanwhile the old regulation that was issued in June 2001 will be abolished. Legal Daily comments:

Asian world view in stark contrast to that of the West

THE CONFERENCE ON DIALOGUE OF ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS will open in Beijing on Wednesday. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

Taiwan question should not destabilize China-US relations

Obviously it is not just a few people in Washington that are pessimistic about relations with China, and assume that Beijing and Washington are headed straight toward the notorious Thucydides trap.

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