Encouragement for public-private partnerships

DELIVERING THE GOVERNMENT WORK REPORT on Sunday at the opening of the fifth plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, Premier Li Keqiang said more should be done to energize the non-public sector. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

Traffic police should track down litterbugs

FROM MARCH 15, Liuzhou, a city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, will punish anyone who throws trash out of a vehicle window. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Wednesday:

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Belt and Road forum will clear many doubts

This May will witness China seeking viable solutions to the problems facing the global economy at the Beijing-based Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, where over 20 countries' leaders have confirmed their participation. The forum, as Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said, aims to make sure that the Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative (the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road) delivers greater benefits to the world.

Targeted policy needed to promote culture

Has China's attempt to promote its culture abroad, particularly in the West, made enough impact? Compared with the prevalence of Western culture in China, both in terms of its influence and the money it generates, it appears China faces a "culture deficit".

Two-child policy needs multiple support

On Wednesday, Li Bin, minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission, vowed on a press release that the authorities will consider introducing more policies that could support more couples to have a second child.

Western media expose themselves by hyping China's defense budget

Most of the reactions against the increase in China's military budget this year are nothing but clichés influenced by the "China threat" theory. Although some Western media outlets have mentioned in their reports that the 7 percent increase in China's military budget this year is the lowest in years, they still took a critical stand against China.

Crisis in Northeast Asia becoming more intense

The past two days have been somewhat different from other days with regard to the spiraling tit-for-tat actions raising tensions in Northeast Asia, which now worryingly seem to be taken for granted to some extent.

Small, but quite essential

In the Government Work Report delivered to the fifth plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress on Sunday, Premier Li Keqiang promised further tax cuts for small and micro-sized enterprises, among other preferential policies and measures.

End of outdated telecom fees shows leaders' reform resolve

ON SUNDAY, while delivering the Government Work Report on the opening day of the fifth plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang said that all roaming fees and long-distance charges for domestic calls will be canceled within the year. One day later, the three domestic telecom giants China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom announced they would cancel the charges on Oct 1. Thepaper.cn comments:

More can be done to cut teenage smoking

A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, submitted a proposal at this year's ongoing session suggesting that a pack of cigarettes should cost at least 10 yuan ($1.4) to deter teenagers from smoking. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

Race still tough to enroll kids in best schools

RECENTLY GUANGZHOU, capital of South China's Guangdong province, released information on middle school admission in fall 2017. Many public schools are reopening their junior high sections and some private schools are planning to welcome more students, so the number of good-quality schooling facilities available will increase. Beijing News commented on Tuesday: