Initiative proves worth as welcome public good

Convening nearly 40 foreign leaders and representatives from more than 150 countries, the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which opens in Beijing on Thursday, testifies to a growing aspiration for collaboration amid rising unilateralism and protectionism.

Better ties show neighbors can manage their differences

In this year's Diplomatic Bluebook, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the continuously improving relations with China, saying they have "returned to a normal track", underscoring the consensus reached by leaders of both countries.

Institutional guarantee given that pension fund can meet future needs

AFTER A REPORT issued by the Social Security Research Center with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences earlier this month hit a nerve by predicting the pension fund may face a shortage as early as 2035, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Tuesday that China's pension fund is sufficient to meet the needs of retirees in the long run. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

Additives not culprits for unsafe food

A PHOTO has been widely shared online showing a recent forum organized by the Alliance against Food Additives. Beijing News comments:

There should be a bottom line for forecast variance

Editor's note: Recently, some domestic listed companies significantly lowered their performance forecasts, sending shockwaves through the stock market and causing investors to panic. Xiong Jinqiu, a finance commentator, told Beijing News. Excerpts:

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Young people the future drivers of Belt and Road

In most of the countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road which together form the Belt and Road Initiative, including China, young people aged between 10 and 24 years make up about one-fifth of the population and are a critical group within their societies.

Initiative based on principle of win-win cooperation

As the best embodiment of win-win cooperation, the Belt and Road Initiative seeks to foster mutual benefit by integrating the economic development of China with that of the rest of the world. China can ensure cooperation leads to mutual benefit because it is the world's largest trader of goods and second-largest of services, accounts for about 10 percent of the world's total imports and 20 percent of import growth, and is the largest trading partner of more than 120 countries and regions.

Final push required to fully realize 2020 goal

Looking back at the difficulties the Chinese people have overcome in the past seven decades under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, especially during the four decades since 1978, the country and its people have reason to feel proud of what they have achieved thanks to the painstaking efforts of several generations.

US displays harmful belief in its exceptionalism again

By once again waving the stick of unilateralism on the Iran issue, the United States risks disrupting international relations and international trade. The US decision has already raised concerns about global oil supplies and sent crude oil prices to their highest levels since October.

Baptism of fire for electric cars and their batteries

AFTER A WHITE TESLA SEDAN burst into flames in an underground garage in Shanghai on Sunday evening, a NIO ES8 model went up in smoke in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Monday. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Law to take hard line on vaccines

THE DRAFT VACCINE ADMINISTRATION LAW was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for a second reading on Saturday. Beijing Youth Daily comments: