Contrary to claims, Trump has shown diplomatic wisdom

US President Donald Trump has taken a lot of heat for stating in a "lengthy" and "extremely cordial" phone talk with President Xi Jinping last week that he would honor the one-China policy. He was mocked and criticized for "backing away from a fight" and "blinking first".

Differences will not get in the way of economic ties

Amid all the gloom of the global economic slowdown, India has emerged as one of the few bright spots with robust growth of 7.5 percent in 2016.

Press ahead with SOE reform

At a recent meeting on the reform of State-owned enterprises, Wang Yixin, vice-governor of North China's Shanxi province, criticized some provincial SOEs for bureaucracy and low efficiency, citing as an example a local coal SOE with nearly 2,000 positions at the level of division chief.

Family planning officials are not beyond the law

A MAN WHO RETURNED TO HIS HOME in Zhenxiong county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, for a family reunion during Spring Festival was held by the local family planning staff and given a forced male ligation operation. Local officials justified the action by saying the man had broken the local family planning regulations by giving birth to three children with his ex-wife. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Judges cannot be both referees and players

OFFICIALS OF THE LOCAL COURT AND PROCURATORATE in Lulong county, North China's Hebei province, attended a recent training session on attracting investments to boost the local economy that was sponsored by the local government, less than a week after the Supreme People's Court officially prohibited their involvement in attracting investment. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

Draft regulation for online food delivery services puts safety first

THE CHINA FOOD AND drug Administration has released a draft regulation on online food services for public opinions. It proposes that any food delivery business providing an online service should also have a physical outlet and a food business license. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

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Root cause of DPRK issue has to be addressed

It does not matter whether it was meant as a provocation, a test, or simply a call for attention. It may have been any of those, or all.

Govt must act to end 'tips'

The claims of a Chinese tourist that he was beaten by Vietnamese border security officers after refusing to pay them a tip has provoked anger among the Chinese public.

Interest chain behind request for obtaining abolished certificates

AS EARLY AS MARCH 2015, the State Council, China's Cabinet, canceled 67 vocational certificates and approvals. However, the bureau of housing and urban-rural development in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, recently issued an official document requiring all local interior decorators to have two of the canceled certificates. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Live streams have to clean up their acts

LIVE STREAMING WEBSITES have become a hit among Chinese netizens and investors in the past year, but they are plagued by obscene content and online gambling. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Tuesday:

Valentine's Day means celebration, not conspicuous consumption

TUESDAY WAS VALENTINE'S Day, a day when young men and women fret about not only what words of endearment are appropriate, or even what kind of promises to make, but also where to eat and what gift to buy their significant other. Beijing News commented on Tuesday: