Washington's trade folly evident

The US Commerce Department has extended the temporary reprieve given to Huawei, allowing the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to continue buying supplies from US companies for another 90 days.

Medical reform sets good example

MONDAY MARKED THE SECOND CHINESE DOCTORS' DAY, which aims to pay tribute to medical staff nationwide. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang calls for deeper medical reform to further promote the status of medical workers:

National law required to prevent abuse of social credit system

NATIONAL LEVEL REGULATIONS are required to avoid abuse of credit punishment measures and safeguard individuals' legal rights and interests, Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

FedEx wrongdoings to fore again

The police in Jin'an, Fuzhou city, East China's Fujian province, said on Sunday that they had received a tip-off that a local sports equipment company received a parcel containing a firearm.

US doing all it can to stay on tech hegemony throne

Editor's note: Some in the United States have been hyping up China's so-called forced technology transfer to tarnish China's image, but the international community and some in the US, its business circle in particular, have cast doubts over such accusations. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

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Learning from Belfast to end HK troubles

Thousands of angry people swarm into the streets. They believe they have legitimate grievances. They call on the government to repel or take certain measures and address their grievances.

Light can be seen at the end even if tunnel is bleak

One year after the United States launched the trade war against China, not only have Sino-US relations deteriorated but also the perceptions of the two peoples about each other have changed, which is something that could have been avoided.

Diplomacy has grown from strength to strength

In the seven decades since its founding, the People's Republic of China's diplomacy has passed through three phases, each with its rich vein of thought, wisdom and visionary blueprint.

US desperate to help its farmers

THE US LEADER recently asked his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to buy farm products worth $700 million, Kyodo News Agency reported last week, citing unidentified Japanese and US government sources. Beijing News comments:

Holding Huawei hostage won't pay off

Early this week, Washington will review its decision on Huawei as scheduled. It put the company on its export-control list on May 15, delaying the restrictions for three months from May 21.

Hong Kong society cannot remain silent as the city sinks

Nearly half a million people gathered in Hong Kong's central business district on Saturday afternoon, calling for an immediate end to violence perpetrated by anti-government radicals under the pretense of opposing - the now dead - extradition bill. Braving suffocating summer heat and some rain, the 476,000 participants demanded stronger law enforcement action to end the violence and restore order in the special administrative region.