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Innovations can solve talent shortage

The opening of the Hong Kong-Macao-Zhuhai Bridge last September was a key step in the development of the Pearl River Delta region. The 26-kilometer-long bridge and tunnel complex has improved the flow of goods between all ports and increased the flow of tourists across the border.

Fighting terror to protect human rights

That some Western media outlets are criticizing UN counter-terrorism chief for visiting the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region last week is outrageous. Perhaps they are censuring Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov because, influenced by their prejudice against China, they assume China has been violating human rights in Xinjiang. But the fact is that the central and regional governments have been making sincere efforts to improve the lives of the people in Xinjiang.

Nations should join hands to explore outer space

Last week's announcement that 17 countries would conduct nine experiments on board China's planned space station as part of the first round of projects has sent a strong signal for international cooperation and peaceful use of outer space.

Prejudice, not patriotism, gets pride of place

Editor's note: According to a recent Reuters report, US Senator Marco Rubio proposed a bill on Monday calling for amending the US National Defense Authorization Act to ban Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier Huawei seeking royalties and damages from US companies through US courts. A CRI.cn article comments:

Name change needs handling carefully

HAINAN PROVINCE RECENTLY ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS for a total of 84 communities or high-rise buildings to change their names. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Social reasons for baby boy bias must be eliminated

STATISTICS FROM THE HEILONGJIANG provincial bureau of statistics indicate that the gender ratio at birth last year in some of its counties was far beyond the 107:100 upper limit of the normal range. For instance, the male to female ratio at birth in Tongjiang county in the province hit 116.9:100. China Youth Daily comments:

Xi-Trump meeting can get trade talks moving again

Following what US President Donald Trump described as "a very good telephone conversation" with Chinese President Xi Jinping, both Beijing and Washington confirmed the two will meet on the sidelines of next week's G20 summit.

HK youth should look to seize opportunities of Bay Area plan

There are two sides to Hong Kong's youth protesting against the move by the government of the special administrative region to plug some loopholes in the SAR's legal system with necessary legislative amendments to its extradition laws.

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Xi's visit to DPRK to stabilize peninsula

Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping will pay a two-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from Thursday. How should we evaluate the significance of the visit? Two experts share their views with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

Gulf conflict could spell disaster for world

Editor's Note: Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated with Washington sending 1,000 troops to the Middle East and Teheran threatening to break the limits of how much enriched uranium it can stockpile according to the multilateral Iran nuclear deal, from which the US has withdrawn. This comes on the heels of the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman a week ago. Are the heightened tensions a prelude to war, and how will the global oil market react to the developments? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow: