BIG FIVE IDEAS

Today’s highly discussed Global Times stories on social media

POVERTY REDUCTION

China is scheduled to hold a commendation conference on Thursday to honor the country’s most outstanding contributors in the world’s most successful poverty reduction campaign.

CHINA- US TRADE TIES

China’s Commerce Ministry looks forward to working with its US counterparts to put China- US trade and economic ties back on track in terms of cooperation.

GROUNDLESS CLAIM

Foreign Ministry refuted a Reuters report saying a bipartisan group of US senators will revive legislation to counter the so- called Chinese censorship that “coerces US firms to take pro-Beijing stances.”

POPULAR BYD MASKS

BYD face masks topped the most popular items list in Japan, Nikkei said Wednesday. It added the pandemic increased Japanese reliance on masks.

FLIGHT TO FRANCE CUT

Direct flights between China and France have been cut after the French authorities said that two flights by Chinese carriers were cancelled.