New music video sings up a storm

JAY CHOU, A SINGER FROM TAIWAN, released the music video of his new song Won't Cry on Monday evening. Within three hours, a record 3.6 million copies of the MV were sold on QQ Music alone. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Chief executive's constructive move to restore order in HK

Vowing to push ahead with her public dialogue platform which she proposed last month, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region chief executive announced on Tuesday that the first session would be held next week. Far from being rattled by the relentless efforts of the radicals to obstruct the process, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has been persistently endeavoring to facilitate constructive dialogue among members of the public.

Building momentum to find solutions

The focus on a Chinese delegation's visit to Washington on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for the 13th round of high-level Sino-US trade talks next month shows the international community wants the world's two largest economies to strike a deal early and ease some of the economic woes of the world.

Ne Zha's journey to North America reveals flaws in marketing strategy

THE GAP BETWEEN NE ZHA'S DOMESTIC and North American box office should prompt Chinese filmmakers to improve their "going global" strategy, writes China Daily writer Wang Yiqing:

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Goodwill efforts raise hopes for a deal

Editor's Note: The United States has deferred the planned increase in tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods from Oct 1 to Oct 15 and China withdrew the tariffs on pork and soybean imports from the US in response. Many believe these moves will de-escalate tensions. Two experts share their views on the new turn of events in the China-US trade war with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

On road to better high-quality development

Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China's industrial structure has gone through several significant changes. In 1949, China was a typical agricultural country, with the primary, secondary and tertiary industry accounting for 58.5 percent, 25.9 percent and 15.6 percent of its GDP.

New EU leaders face tough task of reviving bloc's economy

With the new European Union leadership set to take office in November, it is hoped that it will strengthen the European integration process and play a leading role in meeting the global challenges.

Moderating economic data should not be a cause for alarm

Major economic data for August have moderated from the previous month, sparking concerns about further slowdown of China's economy.

Hong Kong not a toy the West can play with

That they have chosen to sing God Save the Queen before the United Kingdom's consulate-general in Hong Kong and wave the Stars and Stripes in front of the United States' consulate-general over the weekend to continue seeking outside help to perpetuate their frenzy shows the demonstrators are nearing their wit's end.

US sailing into uncharted waters

Suppose a country sends its warships with guided missiles regularly to the waters off Hawaii, conducts navy drills in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea targeting "hostile" forces, and test-fires conventional medium-range missiles in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean near the US coast within just a few months, what would be the United States' response?

Tribute to the heroes who helped write nation's success story

THE 300 "MOST BEAUTIFUL STRIVERS" from across society are excellent role models who have made great contributions to the country and the people in the past seven decades. They best reflect the Chinese people's efforts to achieve the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. China Daily writer Wang Yiqing comments: