Sign business environment being improved for foreign investments

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE of Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has recently published an English-language version of its plan to improve the business environment. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

Lessons given by West simply show its hubris

Editor's note: The Journal of Political Risk recently published a letter by a handful of China hawks in the United States vilifying China's domestic and foreign policies. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Quick end to Japan-ROK spat would be welcomed

There seems little doubt it will take some time to end the tense stand-off between Japan and the Republic of Korea because of a recent ROK court ruling concerning wartime forced labor. Tokyo appears determined to go ahead and strip the ROK of its preferential trade status, while Seoul on its part shows no sign of compromising, with public antagonism toward Japan leading to a consumer boycott of Japanese goods.

Ne Zha welcome blast from the past

A NEW CARTOON FILM, Ne Zha, based on a mythical figure in Chinese folklore, has been a box office phenomenon while reviving memories of one of the best cartoon films in China's modern history. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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US needs to show sincerity at trade talks

Negotiators from China and the United States resumed their trade talks in Shanghai on Tuesday following the meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka in June.

G20 must play bigger role in governance

When trade frictions among major economies escalated and talks were suspended, the G20 played a significant role in mitigating trade tensions, facilitating dialogue and safeguarding the multilateral economic governance mechanism. And since economies still face difficulties in settling trade disputes, the G20 should continue to help them negotiate and reach acceptable agreements.

Trade war more harmful to US economy

A year and a half after the United States first imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese goods, it has become clear that the US has not achieved its goal of containing China's peaceful rise.

Employment increasing at healthy rate

This year's Government Work Report mentions employment several times and the State Council, China's Cabinet, has established a leading group on employment, reflecting the government's commitment to creating jobs.

Shanghai an inspiring venue for trade talks

As the trade negotiators of China and the United States gather in Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday to resume their talks aimed at ending the ongoing tariff war the mood surrounding them is palpably more subdued than it was ahead of the previous round of talks in May.

Critics of Xinjiang policies politically motivated

The UN ambassadors of 22 Western countries recently sent a joint letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council criticizing the measures that have been taken to counter terrorism and extremism in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which they claim infringe upon the human rights of Uygurs.

West does not speak for international community

Disregarding the facts, 22 Western countries sent a joint letter to the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council and its high commissioner for human rights recently, making groundless accusations against the anti-terrorism and deradicalization measures that have been employed in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in an attempt to deceive international public opinion and create the illusion that the international community condemns the human rights situation there.