Where there are teachers, there is hope

TUESDAY WAS THE 35TH TEACHERS' DAY FOR CHINA. The authorities should pay special attention to teachers in rural areas and take measures to increase their salaries, comments China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang:

It's Navarro's habit to put his foot in his mouth

Editor's Note: Harping on the same string recently, Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, accused China of committing the "seven deadly sins" and claimed that China is bearing "all the burdens" of the tariffs imposed by the United States. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, commented on Tuesday:

Climate change calls for joint actions

Storms are rising, ice is melting, fires are raging through forests, and tides could submerge entire island nations and coastal cities ... Climate change is not only reversing significant development gains but also exacerbating conflict, displacement and social tensions, hampering economic growth, and shaping increasingly harsh inequalities.

Regulation to help people in need take the subway a welcome move

THE INTRODUCTION OF PRIORITY SUBWAY CARRIAGES for people in need in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, is a positive move that should be promoted nationwide. China Daily writer Wang Yiqing comments:

US agenda shouldn't be driven by irrationality

With Chinese and US trade negotiators preparing to hold their next round of talks in early October in Washington, hopes are high that substantial progress would be made to at least de-escalate tensions, if not resolve all bilateral trade disputes.

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US act adding fuel to the Hong Kong fire

Editor's Note: The US Congress has made the passing of the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019" introduced by Congress members in June a top priority, while over the weekend some demonstrators in Hong Kong urged the US Congress to approve the law. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

The biomedicine threat could become real

Biomedical advances in recent decades have been hugely beneficial - particularly for the world's poor, whose life expectancy has increased dramatically. But the future looks dangerous. Although continued innovation will further improve people's lives, it will also give rise to new threats, and sharpen some ethical dilemmas concerning human life itself.

New policies could boost investment in the EU

The drastic decline in Chinese investment in Europe has aroused great concern. Data from the Ministry of Commerce show Chinese investment in the European Union in 2018 fell 13.6 percent year-on-year to $8.87 billion.

Hong Kong is not its backyard, and the US should know that

That some demonstrators in Hong Kong are hell-bent on violating laws and disrupting normal life was on display again on Monday when thousands of them formed "human chains" outside schools to push for their so-called democratic demands following a weekend of violent clashes and a march urging the US president to "liberate" Hong Kong.

No solution to Brexit in sight

The daggers are drawn so are the battle lines in the British Parliament.

Is basketball going the soccer way?

Since the Chinese men's basketball team has participated in all the nine Olympic Games since 1984, hopes were high that it would qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But after China lost to Nigeria 73-86 in the classification round for teams outside the top 16 in the Basketball World Cup on Sunday, those hopes have been dashed.