Wang Wen Some people say the year 2021 is witnessing the world economy obviously walking out of its darkest moment.They are perhaps right if we look at the numbers. Based on the predictions of multiple agencies, world economic growth is expected to stand at 6 percent this year, with the growth of China, the US, […]
Read MoreJoseph Dana The delta variant of the coronavirus disease is wreaking havoc around the world and wealthy countries are deploying booster shots as a defense. With remarkable speed, the US has pushed ahead with a plan to offer a third vaccination jab as an attempt to curb the spread within its borders. This response is […]
Read MoreAlistair Burt What a difference a few weeks makes. Since my highlighting, in a July column, the harsh media spotlight under which the US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was already being seen in London, we have had to confront the reality of the consequences. While by far the most painful aspect has been […]
Read MoreDing Gang “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” This saying has been repeatedly come into my mind as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches.I can still recall an exhibition of children’s artwork that debuted at the Museum of the City of New York on the first anniversary of […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The USS Kidd guided missile destroyer and the USCGC Munro cutter made a transit in the Taiwan Straits on Friday, the eighth time the US has sent warships through the Taiwan Straits this year. On the same day, the PLA held multiple military exercises on both sides of the Straits.The two pieces of […]
Read MoreMohamed Chebaro The blast at Kabul airport, the subsequent US retaliation, and the Taliban’s condemnation of America’s so-called unilateral action has maybe distracted us from the criticism of the British government’s failure to evacuate hundreds of Afghans eligible for asylum in the UK.That failure could be permitted had Britain under Boris Johnson and his Brexiteer-dominated […]
Read MoreNidhal Guessoum While some teaching and learning took place inside classrooms during the pandemic, most of the education world went online. Now, however, most of the students and teachers in the Arab world and elsewhere are resuming in-person classes — with various kinds of health precautions and pedagogical changes. Indeed, the pandemic has affected how […]
Read MoreHu Xijin I think what we can expect most from the new Afghan government should be as follows, and in that order:First, they draw a clear line against the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist forces that pursue “Xinjiang independence,” and they do not support any activities aimed at destabilizing China’s Xinjiang Uygur […]
Read MoreKang Bing Despite becoming the top source of foreign direct investment last year, China is a newcomer to the world of investment and still has a lot to learn in the field of global investment. When China began measuring its overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI) in 2002, its total OFDI amount was a mere $2.7 […]
Read MoreMushahid Hussain August 15 will probably go down in history as the day that marked the formal end of the ‘American Century’ and the beginning of the ‘Asian Century’. On that day, the US-propped Kabul regime collapsed, with its head fleeing with around $169 million cash stashed in his luggage, and the ignominious, panicky exit […]
Read MoreAndreas Buelow Our world is full of possibilities and opportunities, as well as much uncertainty and risk. This has been true throughout human history but, right now, more opportunities are available to more people than ever before. What’s more, as humanity advances, there is a pervading sense of confidence that we can manage the challenges […]
Read MoreWang Wen The Chinese think tanks’ report – “America Ranked First?!: The Truth about America’s fight against COVIID-19” – has been viewed at least 500 million times. The report named the US as the world’s No. 1 anti-pandemic failure, No. 1 political-blaming country, No. 1 pandemic spreader, No. 1 politically-divisive country, No. 1 currency-abusing country, […]
Read MoreYang Cheng This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Since its inception, the SCO has proved to be a multi-layered framework for political, economic and security cooperation, with China and Russia as the two engines driving it. The birth and development of the SCO have embodied China’s participation […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is far from over, but it is clear that it will have a long-term impact on the world. Past pandemics offer clues to how the outbreak might affect the future.Throughout human history, pandemics have led to huge changes. The Black Death plague significantly contributed to ending feudalism […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Recently, there have been discussions about whether China should learn to live with the novel coronavirus. In my opinion, such a debate has no meaning now or in the near future. China is unlikely to abandon its dynamic approach of vigorously clearing new COVID-19 cases and embrace the loose approach used in the […]
Read MoreHu Xijin This week, China decided to recall its ambassador to Lithuania. It also demanded the Lithuanian government recall its ambassador to China. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, this action must be taken because the Lithuanian government recently has announced its decision to allow the Taiwan authorities to open a “representative office” under the […]
Read MoreOsama Al-Sharif For decades scientists have warned governments about the catastrophic effects of global warming — caused by greenhouse gas emissions — on climate change and called for drastic measures to reduce man-made CO2 emissions as the only way to prevent worldwide environmental disaster. But since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, only […]
Read MoreSara Al-Mulla Infectious diseases have garnered much attention lately as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). While the pandemic lingers on, another sinister set of noncommunicable diseases is rampant in epidemic proportions, making populations more susceptible to complications and death from the virus. Research reveals that people living with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic […]
Read MoreIkenna Emewu In 2020, while documenting the Abuja integrated transport project, which includes the metro, intercity railway and the Abuja airport, and is handled by China Civil Engineering Construction Corp, I read in detail how China developed its high-speed railways.Cooperation between countries is important for improving infrastructure and boosting economic development, and it is cooperation […]
Read MoreChen Weihua During her meeting with senior Chinese officials in Tianjin early this week, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said the United States welcomes stiff competition between the two countries but does not seek conflict with China.On his first stop in Singapore during his Southeast Asian tour on Tuesday, US Secretary of Defense […]
Read MorePeter Boone and Simon Johnson Anyone who risks a visit to Canada these days needs to take care. Canadians are threatening six months in jail, and up to $750,000 in fines, for disobeying testing and quarantine rules upon arrival.In the UK, travelers arriving from outside the country have been warned they could face 10 years […]
Read MoreMorgan D. Ortagus and Gabriel Noronha One of the many wonderful lessons of the Abraham Accords is that Arab states are ready and able to lead the region, including taking more of the collective responsibility for providing peace, security and stability. For many decades, the US has worked hand in hand with Arab states, from […]
Read MoreDing Gang Many Western media outlets have simply interpreted China’s recent regulation measures on internet companies, such as Alibaba and Didi Chuxing, and publicly listed tutorial companies as Chinese government’s crackdown on capital. Some foreign elites view this as a move by Beijing to put capital under command of the Communist Party of China. They […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques It is four and a half years since previous US President Donald Trump assumed office, marking the beginning of the US assault on China. The first six months of Biden’s presidency have seen a continuation of America’s anti-China stance. The fundamental line of continuity between Trump and Biden is their position on China. […]
Read MoreRay Hanania One of the first things I did after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was to launch a comedy act, in which I used humor to reintroduce Arabs and Muslims to the American people. In the wake of 9/11, Americans would come up to me and ask angrily why my people were […]
Read MoreZaid M Belbagi The last time protesters amassed along Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia was in the throes of a revolution that unseated strongman Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and dismantled his fearsome police state. Last weekend, as people gathered in front of parliament, dissatisfaction with the ruling Ennahda party and Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi […]
Read MoreMuhammad Asif Noor – Gwadar Pro Over the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has changed the course of history and destiny of modern China to a new level with outstanding contribution in creating opportunities for knowledge and education reforms. CPC has relentlessly and magnificently pursued to revitalize and inculcate the urge for […]
Read MoreCornelia Meyer All’s well that ends well: After two weeks of tussle between OPEC stalwarts and long-time allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE over whether Abu Dhabi should be permitted to increase its baseline from which production cuts are calculated, a pre-Eid grand bargain was reached. OPEC+ will raise its production by 400,000 barrels per […]
Read MoreChris Doyle Many people, and not just British, found it hard to imagine what a Boris Johnson premiership would be like. Two years later and many will be giving their interim assessments. Has he lived up to the hype of his fans or to the doom-laden fears of his critics?The comparisons with Donald Trump are […]
Read MoreShabana Syed The horrific genocidal policies against indigenous children in British Columbia have surfaced at an inappropriate time for Canada, the U.S., and its allies who are embroiled in the ‘Pivot to Asia’ strategy, which aims to contain the growing economic and military power of China and demonise it for its alleged human rights abuses.This […]
Read MoreMuhammad Asif Noor Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is celebrating its 20 years this year. Since its establishment, this important multilateral forum has made significant contributions to the common security and development pursuit of the region. At the time of inception, SCO was meant to address “the three evils”, i.e., extremism, separatism, and terrorism in the […]
Read MoreDr Diana galeeva During the first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in May last year, myself and colleagues from the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) were invited to discuss effective approaches that would ensure the economic development of Russia in the context of the pandemic. This was at an international conference titled “Pandemic […]
Read MoreFahad M Al-Ruwaily The French people on Wednesday celebrate their country’s National Day, with the whole world joining them in commemorating this great occasion. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my most heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the French Republic and the French people and wish them continuous progress and prosperity.This […]
Read MoreWang Wen The Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit, held this week, is a new climax of the 100th anniversary of the founding of CPC celebrations. It is also the largest-scale political parties’ summit with the highest level of participants held by the CPC. It is an unprecedented meeting in the […]
Read MoreUlf Sandmark China’s success in building a modern industrialized society and eradicating absolute poverty is a shining example for all countries and activists, like me, fighting for a just and fairer world economic order.In his July 1 speech to mark the 100th anniversary of founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the […]
Read MoreMohamed Chebaro I made a point of watching the joint press conference of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, held last week at the latter’s country residence of Chequers as part of Merkel’s farewell visit to Britain, as she prepares to stand down after 16 years at the helm of German […]
Read MoreTala Jarjour Music has fascinated, captivated and intrigued humans for as long as they have been around. From the oldest finds relevant to humans and their activity, especially social activity, it is thought that sound making with the body or with tools has always accompanied human life. In our present day, as in recent history, […]
Read MoreM Ziauddin On July 1 , the Communist Party of China (CPC) attained the ripe age of 100. A matter of great pride for the Chinese people.More so, because the CPC has lifted the country from the very bottom of the barrel to almost its very top causing sleepless nights to the US, the self-perceived […]
Read MoreWang Wen Foreigners are used to observing China with current events. In this column, I would like to explain the twists and turns in the development of China’s modernization from the perspective of its “long history,” by using British historian Eric Hobsbawm’s most famous tetralogy: The Age of Revolution: 1789 – 1848, The Age of […]
Read MoreNidhal Guessoum The Pentagon has released its eagerly awaited report on “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP), but with rather bland and unspectacular conclusions. It left UFO enthusiasts unhappy, if not fuming. Still, the report was a very interesting development. Let us review this. First, why did the US Department of Defense need to release a report […]
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