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Rioters in Hong Kong can't hijack city's future

The extradition bill has been announced "dead" by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government. All the slogans the rioters are using about the bill are just excuse. They are lying and inciting extremity.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/6 20:26:11

Currency manipulator label merely US bluff and bluster

Every time the US repudiated trade talks, the trade war escalated. Now a vicious circle has formed. But China has two things that the US lacks.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/6 17:12:07

China won't play victim role amid US tariff hikes

Although not aggressive, China will stand firm as a nail on their position. The US, now more than ever, should reassess its China strategy.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/6 7:55:17

Peter Navarro: trade adviser or political agitator?

It seems Navarro didn't offer the president a technical solution to solving China-US differences. He behaves more like a political agitator. The two sides have gone through 12 rounds of trade talks through which negotiating teams work hard to find common ground.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/5 22:52:36

Asia must be wary of US missile plan

It is believed that China and Russia will strengthen strategic coordination and join hands to resist the US plan. It is hoped that Japan and South Korea will not turn themselves to cannon-fodder in the aggressive US Asian policy.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/4 21:32:26

Hong Kong won't succumb to radical protesters

The radicals are nothing but cowards trapped by utopian illusions. Only can relentless law enforcement wake them up so they will realize that Hong Kong has never abandoned the rule of law or the force to defend it.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/4 7:57:45

US failure to keep its word hinders trade talks

Washington suddenly announced that it will impose a 10 percent tariff on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese exports to the US. This news has shocked the world and is another example of Washington publicly flip-flopping and breaking promises.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/4 3:53:10

Tariffs won't help US sell 1kg more soybeans

US stocks plummeted after the new tariffs were announced. Investors know that the White House is bringing major uncertainties to the US economy once again. US anxieties are now obvious. Should the new tariffs take effect, by no means will they bring China and the US closer to a trade deal. Instead, it will only move the two further away from a deal.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/2 20:48:40

DPP's extreme policies hurting island

Mainland tourists to the island are considered the epitome of cross-Straits exchanges. The DPP will cause Taiwan society to suffer losses by undermining such exchanges. This shows that the cross-Straits policies of Tsai and the DPP cannot be sustained long-term.
Source: Global Times | 2019/8/1 22:42:19

Xinjiang situation to realize a soft landing

Officials from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region said at a press conference on Tuesday that most trainees have graduated from the vocational education and training centers in Xinjiang and secured jobs. This has garnered extensive attention both at home and abroad.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2019/8/1 0:14:40

China, US restart to untangle trade deadlock

The 12th round of China-US trade talks is a good new start. It is definitely a politically sensible choice for both sides to follow the positive clues they have created.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/31 23:33:40

Time for sincerity from US in trade talks with China

The US has to change its bad habit of using tough talk to cheer on its negotiating team, which easily undermines the fragile mutual trust between China and the US.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/31 7:39:03

Hong Kong youth's future hinges on mainland

It's hoped they will be able to broaden their vision, see things in the true light and work with the country's help and guidance to Hong Kong.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/30 23:13:41

HK opposition should not misjudge situation

Understanding the situation is essential to everyone. The riots won't have any political future. Hong Kong's deep-seated problems can only be solved through development.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/29 22:53:40

Chinese purchase of US agricultural products a goodwill gesture, also leverage

The 12th round of China-US trade talks scheduled on Tuesday will face difficulties. But as long as the two sides release goodwill on the basis of mutual respect and meet each other halfway, there will be no differences that cannot be overcome. After all, reaching a deal is in the interests of both sides.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/29 11:18:39

Support of 50 countries on governance in Xinjiang redefines human rights

As of 6 pm Friday, 50 ambassadors to the UN at Geneva (UNOG) had signed a letter written to the president of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to voice their support for China's governance in its northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/27 16:31:56

Western countries in the minority on human rights issue

Two weeks ago, UN ambassadors from 37 countries signed a joint letter supporting China's governance in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The size of these countries far surpasses that of the 22 developed countries which accused China of human rights abuses. Now, the number of signatories is increasing. By 6 pm July 26, 50 countries supported China, forming an overwhelming advantage.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/27 11:36:58

Editorial: FedEx's misbehavior hurts globalization

The US advocates respect for the market, but what it is doing is damaging the market for its own interests. Some analysts have pointed out that what really concerns the US over Huawei are not security issues, but that after Huawei's technology is widely used worldwide, it would be difficult for the US to keep other countries under surveillance through telecommunications.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/26 22:38:41