China and Japan on way to deepen cooperation

Editor's Note: Sino-Japanese relations have improved of late. But will the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on Friday and Saturday create greater scope for Sino-Japanese cooperation? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

G20 should set right direction for cooperation

US should follow reason, opt for diplomacy, not sanctions

Following Washington's threat to impose additional sanctions on Teheran after the latter shot down a drone of the United States military, the other shoe dropped on Monday.

Open cooperation, joint development are the right choices

Editor's note: The World Bank expects both global economy and trade to grow by 2.6 percent this year, that would be the global economy's slowest annual growth in three years and the slowest growth in global trade since the 2008 international financial crisis. It is widely believed by international institutions and countries that the trade frictions unilaterally sparked by the United States are the main reason for this. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Deepening reform and opening-up has beneficial spillover effects

CHINA HAS LEARNED A LOT from its trade frictions with the United States, among which the most important lesson is that it should always be committed to its reform and opening-up, Xinhua comments in an article published on Tuesday. Excerpts:

Education must cross the divide

WU YISHU, a high school graduate in Shanghai famous for becoming the champion at the 2017 Chinese Poetry Conference, made a buzz again because she got 613 points out of a possible 660 in this year's annual national college entrance exam. Confounding the expectations of many, Wu will study natural science at Tsinghua University. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Globalization still the trend

Leaders attending the 34th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday and Sunday reached a consensus on wrapping up the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership this year.

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US soybeans may lose China's market

In his book The Revenge of Geography, American international relations expert Robert D. Kaplan says that in the 19th century, Americans found "a flat of rich farmland without geographical impediments" outside the Appalachians, where "wealth could be created". That is the place where American culture gradually developed.

You never miss the water till the well runs dry

The situation is stark, to say the least. Scenes of thousands of people queuing up to fetch drinking water are all over social media in India. The worst fears of environmentalists and water conservationists have come true.

Uncertainty remains as UK awaits a new leader

After a series of failures to negotiate a Brexit deal in parliament, Theresa May resigned as British prime minister on June 7, triggering a contest for the Conservative Party's leadership.

FedEx getting itself in a fix over Huawei

As the world's largest express transportation company, FedEx claims that it holds itself to a very high standard of service. But its track record over the past month in relation to serving Chinese telecom giant Huawei would suggest not.