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Greater Bay Area can be a boon for HK

Hong Kong has played a significant role in the Chinese mainland's economic development. When the mainland launched reform and opening-up four decades ago, Hong Kong merchants, with roots in Guangdong province, took the lead in investing in mainland projects, especially those in Guangdong. Which laid a solid foundation for Guangdong to play a pioneering role as a manufacturing base and lead the mainland's fast-paced economic and social development.

Xi-Trump meeting a welcome relief for Huawei

One of the most encouraging signs that emerged from the meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on Saturday was the softening of Trump's stance on the sanctions the US administration had imposed on Chinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei. Trump said US companies can continue selling telecom components to Huawei.

All ethnic groups in Xinjiang fully enjoy human rights

China has taken comprehensive measures to protect and promote human rights across the country including the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Yet some Western politicians keep making outrageous remarks. The Chinese government has condemned such comments.

Protectionism won't do US any good

The 21st century has witnessed unprecedented changes that have strengthened the trends of economic globalization, trade liberalization, service facilitation, informatization, digitalization, and the use of artificial intelligence. As the world's two largest economies, the United States and China have played important roles in shaping these trends.

China, Japan promise greater foresight and broader vision

Although it takes about three hours to fly from China to Japan, China's top leader had not set foot in Japan since taking office because of the two neighbors' estrangement over some acute differences on territorial and historical issues.

Trade war a threat to global supply chain

The United States has adopted unilateral and trade protectionist measures in violation of established international trade rules and launched a trade war against China, and triggered trade disputes with other economies including the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The US' trade protectionist moves are seriously undermining international trade and the world economy, and disrupting the global supply and industrial value chains, destabilizing the global resource distribution system and harming multinational companies' productivity.

A lot at stake when Xi and Trump meet

Since both Beijing and Washington understandably want to hold their cards close to their chests until Xi Jinping and Donald Trump actually sit down to talk, it remains difficult to foretell exactly how the widely anticipated Saturday meeting between the two presidents on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka will play out.

Push to sort out household waste

ON MONDAY, Shanghai's first regulation on domestic waste management will come into effect, which requires residents to sort their garbage before putting it into garbage cans. There are potential fines of up to 200 yuan ($29) for individual violators and up to 50,000 yuan for offending organizations. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

G20 coping with crisis of credibility

For the second time in a row, the global focus, rather than being on the G20 Summit, is on the sidelines of the summit. The escalating trade war between the United States and China has made the meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit the most anticipated global event.

Hegemonic anxiety disorder of US has resulted in 'Chaos Americana'

WASHINGTON SEES THE COLLECTIVE rise of the developing world as a threat. That bodes trouble for all, Xinhua News Agency commented in an article published on Wednesday. Excerpts:

It's another fine mess Washington has got us into

Editor's note: The US administration appears to have no qualms about the trouble its unilateral policies have caused for the world, and confident with its already outdated outlook on national security, comments Zhong Sheng, a columnist of People's Daily, in an article published on Thursday. Excerpts: