Gaokao an important stop on a person's lifelong journey

This week will be joyful for those who have gotten high scores in their national college entrance examinations, but miserable days for those whose scores may deny them the opportunity to study in a university.

Ongoing urbanization will help consolidate economic resilience

ACCORDING TO JD.COM, the second largest e-commerce platform in China, the initial total billing amount in its annual mid-year promotion season from June 1 to 18 reached 201.5 billion yuan ($29.3 billion), up 26.57 percent year-on-year. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Better support for real economy

ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL DATA from the Ministry of Finance, the national general public budget income in the first five months is 8.99 trillion yuan ($1.3 trillion), up 3.8 percent compared with that of last year, but the growth is slower than that of the first four months. Rednet.cn comments:

Responsibility for world rests on all countries' shoulders

Editor's note: Disregarding international rules, the United States has stirred up trade frictions around the world, and it is the rules-based multilateral trading system that has been the biggest victim of Washington's unilateralism and protectionism. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

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G20 obliged to promote multilateralism

According to the latest forecasts of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the economic growth of almost all the major economies including the United States, the European Union, Japan and China will decline in 2019.

Cooperation with Africa reaches new high

Editor's Note: A two-day meeting of coordinators began in Beijing on Monday to review the implementation of the agreements reached at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit in September, where President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion of aid, investment and loans to facilitate Africa's development. Two experts share their views on the meeting and China-Africa cooperation with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Xinjiang on the road to modern governance

The rapid development of science and technology since the beginning of this century, big data in particular, has helped countries to strengthen their social governance. Many countries are using big data to explore the best ways to govern society and promote national security. China, too, has been using big data to conduct trials on comprehensive governance, fighting terrorism and maintaining stability in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with tangible results.

US high-tech feels the pain of tariffs on Chinese exports

IN A LETTER RELEASED ON THURSDAY, Apple urged US decision-makers to have second thoughts and give up the 25 percent tariff on imports from China. Dell, Intel, HP and Microsoft have also issued a joint statement opposing the US administration adding laptops and tablets to the list of products that will be subject to the new tariffs. The 21st Century Business Herald comments:

Xi-Trump meeting may avert the worst scenario

With Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has "opened up a new era for China-Russia relations".

Washington should stop extreme pressure on Iran

The cloud of war over the Strait of Hormuz continues to darken as tensions between Washington and Teheran escalate, after US President Donald Trump admitted that he called off strikes against Iran at the last minute on Friday.

Cities pay price for drainage debt

HEAVY RAINS have brought serious flooding to many cities in the south of China since the region entered its annual rainy season in June. ThePaper.cn comments: