5G rollout should not be a zero-sum game

In a sign that China is leading the race for the next generation of wireless services, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Monday that it will soon grant 5G licenses for commercial use, making the country the world's first major market to launch 5G services.

Military-to-military relations still stabilizer for Sino-US relations

THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE released a 55-page Indo-Pacific Strategy Report on Saturday, and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan highlighted the key message of the report in his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on the same day. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

Think twice before editing human genes

AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED in Nature Medicine on Monday shows that people carrying two CCR5 genetic mutations are 21 percent more likely to die at a younger age than those without them, which has drawn renewed attention to He Jiankui, who genetically edited human embryos on that gene point and allowed two gene-edited babies to be born last year. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

US administration can't keep its hands out of the market

Editor's note: If development of the United States is a miracle, then one of the sources for the miracle is the result of international division of labor. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

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Russia, China are key and close partners

President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia comes exactly 30 years after Moscow-Beijing relations were normalized after a period of discord and confrontation. This normalization has turned out to be one of the most productive foreign policy investments for both countries.

Go fish if need be! But, please, do so legally

Chinese people love fish, and both the demand and consumption of fish are on the rise. Which is good, because fish is high in protein and low in fat, and fish help to feed a hungry world while providing livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people across the Asia-Pacific region. But, ironically, this increase in demand has also created opportunities for criminals to make a profit.

PLA to continue contributing to peace and global security

China's rapid economic growth and strategic adaptation to the changing security situation have helped the People's Liberation Army to modernize and upgrade its armament and equipment. The PLA has also made remarkable progress in practical training and participated in various military cooperation missions such as international peacekeeping, anti-terrorism, and escort and humanitarian aid operations.

Suspicion of Chinese STEM students ridiculous

The Ministry of Education issued a warning at a news conference on Monday to Chinese students going to study in the United States, reminding them to assess in advance the risk of being denied a visa or having their visa delayed.

Countries should accept that times have changed

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's speech delivered at a regional security forum caught wide international attention as it accurately reflected the dilemma of many members of the world community caught up in the ongoing trade war between China and the United States.

Harmful fallacy to believe US can win the trade war

CLEVERNESS MAY OVERREACH itself sometimes, a Chinese proverb observes, which describes what some US politicians are doing in the trade frictions with China. People's Daily comments:

A wall, today's way to corral the wagons

ON FRIDAY, the US administration announced a 5 percent tariff increase on all products imported from Mexico and said the tariff hike would be imposed until the flow of illegal refugees into the US is "remedied". Beijing Youth Daily comments: