Hot words: Rural elementary and secondary school chief teachers

乡村中小学首席教师 (xiāngcūn zhōngxiǎoxué shǒuxí jiàoshī)

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Latin America not the US' backyard

China and Latin American countries are becoming increasingly linked through trade and investment. China is the second-biggest trade partner of the region - the United States being the biggest.

Cross-Straits ties haven't reached a crisis point

Tensions and security risks may be rising across the Taiwan-Straits, but the situation cannot be called a crisis. Since taking office in 2016, the island's leader Tsai Ing-wen has refused to acknowledge the 1992 Consensus that there is only one China and, instead, pursued the "Taiwan independence" line, which has deteriorated cross-Straits relations.

China and India can propel global growth

On the eve of the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank - which saw finance ministers and central bankers from across the world gathering in Washington on April 12-14 - the IMF World Economic Outlook 2019 projected a sharp decline in the growth rates of 70 percent of the economies including the advanced G7 economies, except Japan.

Excessive banners simply send the wrong message

Editor's note: Some grassroots civil servants from Jiangsu province told the Xinhua Daily Telegraph that almost every government department requires them to hang banners on public sites, and that there are not enough lamp posts and railings along the main roads on which to hang the slogans in some small cities. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

A fine kettle of fish saving species

ON SATURDAY, 700 Chinese sturgeons raised at a breeding center were released into the Yangtze River, in an attempt to boost the population of this endangered species. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Maintaining multilateralism is top priority for good global governance

UPHOLDING MULTILATERALISM remains a top priority for strengthening and improving global governance, and at a time of rising unilateralism and growing risks of confrontation, countries should rally to oppose these headwinds. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Pompeo's remarks reflect US role in Latin America

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is clearly intent on seizing every opportunity of his ongoing four-country trip to Latin America to attack China's role in the region. His latest attempt to throw mud at China's normal cooperation with Latin American countries was to accuse it of abetting authoritarian leaders and spreading corruption with its growing military and economic influence in the region.

Photo speaks of IPR protection loopholes

Visual China Group is in trouble. At a time when the country has pledged to strengthen its protection of intellectual property rights, the country's largest stock images provider has been accused of abusing them - and even resorting to blackmail - to make a profit.

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'996' must not be imposed on workers

Editor's Note: The"996" schedule (working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week) has sparked a heated public debate, because many workers don't get paid for overtime work and, worse, could end up in the "intensive care unit". The"996" phenomenon is rampant in the high-tech and internet companies. And some internet company chiefs have added fuel to the debate by saying they want their workers to "work hard". Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow: