Authority on right track training its sights on ticket overriders

CHINA RAILWAY CORPORATION has announced that passengers will be charged an extra 50 percent of the ticket price if they are caught traveling beyond the length of journey their ticket is valid for. Beijing News comments:

Looking beyond the 2020 goal

China has vowed to build a moderately well-off society by 2020, and as that year draws near, it is fair to say that goal has been largely accomplished in most parts of the country. But it is always the shortest board of a bucket that decides how much water it can hold.

Online charity platform should tighten criteria

Editor's note: Since his family started soliciting donations on an online charity platform, about 1.48 million yuan ($219,800) has been raised for a Beijing cross-talk performer surnamed Wu, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last month. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

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The digital revolution's silent majority

A sustainable technological transformation requires widely shared benefits, which means that helping the laggards adapt to the changes is just as important as enabling the innovators to thrive. The voices of the disrupted must be heard.

Hanfu reflects search for cultural roots

Editor's Note: People are often seen posing in hanfu to take photographs at scenic spots in China. The term hanfu was coined by internet users recently to describe the clothing of Han people in ancient China before Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Three experts share their views on the new trend with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Assange case exposes the double standard practiced by US

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will fight his possible extradition to the United States in a British court. The US Department of Justice has accused Assange of helping former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break into a Pentagon computer system, and the US administration has filed an official request with Britain for Assange's extradition.

Development of rural areas to help modernize country

Despite decades of breakneck economic growth, the development gap between China's urban and rural areas remains wide. Home to more than 570 million people, the countryside lags far behind the cities in terms of income, living standards and public services. For example, the average income of rural residents is only a third of their urban counterparts.

By labeling Huawei suspect, US will block 5G's progress

The blueprint that cybersecurity officials from 30 countries worked out in Prague on Friday, although non-binding, shows their aim is to try and exclude Huawei, the largest telecommunications infrastructure equipment maker, from the construction of telecom networks in these countries.

Stanford admission scandal an example of misuse of money

A RECENT LOS ANGELES TIMES report said a Chinese family paid $6.5 million to have their daughter admitted to Stanford University as a competitive sailor, although she had never competed in the sport. Stanford University has expelled Zhao Siyu, daughter of Zhao Tao, board chairman of Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, who reportedly holds a Singapore passport. Beijing News comments:

AI to the rescue of kidnapped children

XIAO HAOZI (name changed) was kidnapped by human traffickers 10 years ago when he was just 3 years old. Although Sichuan provincial police had only a few childhood photographs of Xiao as clues, they managed to find him by using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. China Daily reporter Zhang Zhouxiang explains the technology that made this miracle possible:

Washington hypes up threat theory for its own agenda

Editor's note: A report the United States Department of Defense submitted to Congress on Thursday portrays China's armed forces as a threat to the world order Washington claims to have built. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments: