This is a subway platform during Beijing's evening rush hour. Subway commuters are very law-abiding, showing more civility than car drivers on Beijing's roads.

This is certainly not the first time the BBC has made such a mistake, but the fact that two senior managers resigned because they offended the current US president raises questions about whether there was any selectivity involved. I'd like to ask, if Trump hadn't been elected president, would these resignations have happened? And further: Is this because the US president is too powerful, or is the BBC selectively too weak?

Bashar al-Assad never sported a thick beard, yet Syria’s new leader has such a distinct one. Syria has shifted from pro-Russia and pro-Iran to pro-US.The US wins, but Syria’s secularism loses.

Tariffs are so crucial! Trump can skip chasing the Nobel Peace Prize—he deserves a shot at the Nobel Prize in Economics instead.

Sovereignty isn’t free. Canada’s just whining in grievance after Trump kicked it a few times. What Canada needs is an "economic independence war"—but ready to sacrifice for it? Obviously not. Trump won’t take Carney’s words seriously at all.

President Trump, hit the brakes. President Putin, hit the brakes too. Taking the lead in turning back the clock and dragging the world 30 years into the past would amount to historical wrongdoing of immense consequence.This joke has gone way too far.

As a Chinese journalist, and among those around me, no one has ever considered the idea of ​​China becoming a maritime hegemon. Our imagination of aircraft carriers is limited to protecting China's maritime rights, preventing bullying by the United States, and safeguarding China's trade routes, and of course, helping us to resolve the Taiwan issue more reliably. I personally believe that an economic power like China must have a strong military to match; this is a necessity for peace. Otherwise, attempts to squeeze and harm China will be encouraged, which is certainly detrimental to world peace. Compared to Japan, Germany, and the Soviet Union in the past, China is a very moderate great power. Aircraft carriers in China's hands would only provide an additional layer of security for peace.

The commissioning of China's first aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapults will undoubtedly enhance China's ability to resolve the Taiwan issue, making the use of force to prevent reunification more unrealistic. Peaceful reunification requires the backing of a strong mainland Chinese military capability; the strengthening of the mainland's military power will ultimately facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Taiwan issue. Incidentally, both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China; this is a collective consensus among UN member states.

It’s late autumn in Beijing. This is a bustling area just outside the East 3rd Ring Road—I live here, and since I often grab lunch at fast-casual restaurants in the nearby malls, I’m always walking around this neighborhood.

It’s impossible for China’s nuclear warhead count to reach the U.S. and Russia’s level within four to five years—President Trump is overstating it. If he’s going to do something, he shouldn’t keep using China as an excuse.

Who can calculate whether global volatility increased or decreased during the U.S. government's more than 30-day shutdown?

Hopefully, when President Trump said the US would resume "nuclear testing," he meant testing delivery vehicles, not nuclear explosions. If the US resumes nuclear explosions, humanity's clock will be turned back, and the world will descend into chaos.

This new New York mayor-elect is incredibly eloquent. I wonder how likely he is to achieve his political goals in New York. Interesting.

Starbucks is selling 60% control of its China business to a Chinese company while holding 40% ownership and keeping the rights to the "Starbucks" brand — this outcome is pretty positive. The adjustment is likely to boost Starbucks' competitiveness in the Chinese market, and it will still be seen as an American coffee brand by Chinese consumers.

I think President Trump is right. The relationship between China and the US is indeed quite good, much better than the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union. If the leaders of China and the US can stabilize the relationship at its current level, successfully manage the intensity of competition, and never escalate to a Cold War, let alone a hot war, then human civilization will make great progress. History will thank the leaders of China and the US.

Let’s stop debating who won or lost between China and the US. China never actively claims to have "won" — even when we gain certain advantages, we tend to leave dignity for the other side. As for the US, it should feel awkward to say it "won," right? So it’s better to say this round was a draw, achieving mutual compromise and respect.

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth has thus far come across as a TV host—skilled at rhetoric and incitement.