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Belt and Road Initiative shot in the arm for world economy

That Switzerland may be the second Western European country to sign a referendum of understanding with China for cooperation under the framework of Belt and Road Initiative speaks volumes about it not being a disrupter of the conventional international order.

Stand alongside Sri Lanka, condemn cold-blooded attacks

It was a bloody Easter Sunday for Sri Lanka as eight explosions blasted churches and hotels on the island, killing at least 192 people and injuring 470.

Election result spells the end of Israeli-Palestinian peace process

THAT THE RIGHT WING led by the Likud party won the Israeli parliamentary elections with a comfortable majority means there is little hope of breaking the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Ma Xiaolin, a researcher in international politics with the Beijing Foreign Studies University, comments in an article for Beijing Youth Daily:

No letup on poverty alleviation efforts

IN HIS INSPECTION TOUR of a previously poverty-stricken rural area in Chongqing last week, President Xi Jinping urged local officials to be vigilant toward villagers who having just bid farewell to impoverished lives might slip back into poverty for various reasons if relevant poverty alleviation measures are relaxed. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

An exemplary leader on front line of politics and justice

Editor's note: Xiao Yang, the former chief justice of the Supreme People's Court, died of illness in Beijing on Friday. He was 81. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

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Belt and Road harnessing mutual benefits

With Beijing set to host the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from Thursday to Saturday, it's time to assess the achievements China has made in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative since it hosted the inaugural forum in 2017. To be sure, China has greatly advanced the initiative to improve infrastructure connectivity between Asia, especially China, and Europe and Africa by, among other things, creating more public goods. That the BRI has expanded beyond Eurasia shows China's efforts are yielding fruitful results across more regions.

Developing ICT key to securing cyberspace

China's national security authorities recently exposed three cyber espionage cases, in which some outside forces had launched cyberattacks to steal certain key national secrets. As such, China has no choice but to strengthen its cybersecurity.

Time to ignore Western critics and promote fruitful policies

Now and then some Western media outlets laugh at China's "fake" democracy. But the inconvenient truth is that for decades Western politicians and pundits alike have continued to deny that China's political system has outperformed their own in every metric that really matters.

Shipbuilders to walk the 'smart' path

China will acquire more smart shipbuilding technologies, particularly in areas such as the development of new generation liquefied natural gas carriers, internet-connected and high-efficiency manufacturing in its shipyards between 2019 and 2021, senior officials said on Friday.

Walmart banks on tech innovation

US retail giant Walmart Inc will continue to grow its hypermarkets, Sam's Club stores, and community-based smaller-sized supermarkets businesses in China with more advanced technologies, according to a top official.