Global Times The 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum (BXF) is convening in Beijing from Thursday to Saturday. With rising security challenges both in the Asia-Pacific region and globally, what is China’s response to these uncertainties? What are China’s perspectives on security in its surrounding areas and worldwide? Lieutenant General He Lei (He), former vice president of […]
Read MoreDing Gang In June of this year, Kenya experienced protests primarily targeting the government’s proposed policy to increase taxes. When analyzing the causes, Western media largely focused on Kenya’s foreign debt issue, with some even linking it to the country’s debt to China. Kenya’s foreign debt amounts to $82 billion, but only about $8 billion […]
Read MoreGlobal Times From September 12 to 16, the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) was held in Beijing. In a congratulatory letter, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that CIFTIS, having been successfully held for 10 years, is a vivid illustration of the high-quality development of China’s service industry and service trade, […]
Read MoreDing Gang China’s Zheng Qinwen defeated her old rival, Donna Vekic, in a rematch of their Olympic final on Monday, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals. During the match, some spectators shouted the racially discriminatory English slur “yellow banana.” With unwavering courage, Zheng boldly responded, “I will beat you!” Why did Zheng feel offended? In […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The Chinese government has recently adjusted its cross-border adoption policy. Henceafter, apart from the adoption of a child or stepchild from one’s collateral relatives by blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship by foreigners coming to China, China will not send children abroad for adoption. This adjustment […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques Modernization has become one of the great subjects of discussion in China. Ever since the century of humiliation, the quest for modernization had eluded China. By the time of the revolution in 1949, China lagged hugely behind the West. The need to modernize was China’s greatest challenge. In the late 1970s, Deng Xiaoping […]
Read MoreDing Gang The Paris Olympics have ended, and we witnessed a nail-biter. Team USA and Team China ended up in a dead heat, each securing 40 gold medals. Talk about a photo finish! This tie reflects the changing dynamics of global power. However, when discussing the geopolitical meaning of China’s challenge, many Western analysts need […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Less than a week before the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, a think tank is already intensifying its rhetoric about the strategic rivalry between the West and China in the Pacific region. The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting will be hosted by Tonga from August 26 to 30. The Lowy Institute, an […]
Read MoreZheng Yongnian As some American scholars have acknowledged, Sinophobia in the US today has reached its highest level. In fact, if someone regularly reads American newspapers, they can find a wealth of hysterical rhetoric – constantly criticizing, opposing and attacking China. In the US, Sinophobia exhibits several characteristics. First, this fear is comprehensive, covering almost […]
Read MoreDing Gang The Paris Olympics have ended, and we witnessed a nail-biter. Team USA and Team China ended up in a dead heat, each securing 40 gold medals. Talk about a photo finish! This tie reflects the changing dynamics of global power. However, when discussing the geopolitical meaning of China’s challenge, many Western analysts need […]
Read MoreGlobal Times There have been multiple media reports that a meeting of the China-US Financial Working Group was held in Shanghai on Thursday and Friday. This was the fifth bilateral meeting since the two countries agreed to establish two economic and financial working groups in September last year. The New York Times said the meeting […]
Read MoreDing Gang Dr Tsung-Dao Lee, a Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate, passed away in San Francisco on August 4 at the age of 97. Dr Lee held many titles, including Chinese-American physicist, foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and honorary professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. However, what makes him most fondly remembered […]
Read MoreZhu Tianxiang Countries showing interest in BRICS membership have seen a significant increase over the years. Malaysia and Thailand are the latest countries in Southeast Asia to express interest in joining the group. The number of African and Latin American countries seeking to join BRICS is continuously increasing, and there is also a gradual spread […]
Read MoreKalinga Seneviratne I spent about 18 months at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji in 2022 and 2023. During that time I observed that the Pacific media’s coverage of Asia was dismal. I have noted that the Australian media in particular, as well as some of their think tanks, spread the message that […]
Read MoreGlobal Times As the hashtag “Radiant post-2000s have started to take responsibility” gains traction on Chinese social media, young Chinese athletes are making youthful waves in Paris. On the global stage of the Olympics, these athletes embody the spirit of the games with their exceptional performances, breaking records and achieving miracles through their determination and […]
Read MoreGlobal Times This year marks the 20th anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Italy, as well as the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death. Both sides should view and develop bilateral relations from a historical dimension, facing important opportunities for mutual development. On the afternoon of July 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
Read MoreDing Gang In a twist worthy of a Hollywood screenplay, the US team recently edged out Chinese team by a mere two points in the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), ending China’s decade reign. Each team has six representatives, and there are six problems, each worth 7 points, with a total of 252 points. The […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was in Beijing this week to boost ties as concerns of a trade war with Europe grow. The two countries agreed to collaborate on green technology, including electric cars and renewable energy. Italy and China signed a three-year economic cooperation deal, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said, following […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Former US permanent representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison recently said that the best leverage to deter China is to make its economy collapse. She expressed hope that none of the major economies in the world will invest in China, do business in China, or create jobs in China, so that China’s economy […]
Read MoreGlobal Times On Thursday, the European Parliament convened a plenary session in Strasbourg, France, during which Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as president of the European Commission. However, rather than the re-election of von der Leyen, the focus of international public opinion in recent days has been on her declaration before the European Parliament […]
Read MoreGlobal Times “Today, I brought a small item for my friends from the press,” Guo Fang, vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said as she displayed a scarf at a press conference where a white paper titled Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China was issued. She explained that the scarf was actually made […]
Read MoreGlobal Times In recent days, two significant events have taken place in the global communication technology field. First, China has built the world’s first field test network for 6G communication and intelligent integration, significantly enhancing the performance of the communication system. Second, Germany plans to remove Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese communication companies’ technology and […]
Read MoreDing Gang Like many viewers, I started planning a trip to Xinjiang after watching the TV series To the Wonder, which puts the spotlight on the nomadic life in Altay in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This fresh, authentic, and poetic story feels more like a call to those who have lived in cities […]
Read MoreZheng Yongnian Today, no one can underestimate the possibility of a world war breaking out. The world is rapidly polarizing and this polarization is evident across major dimensions including economic, ideological and geopolitical. It is crucial to emphasize that this polarization is being engineered from the top down – artificially – rather than emerging organically […]
Read MoreHu Xijin After Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced each other again on Thursday night local time, the Democratic Party went into panic, and Biden’s credibility began to waver. Most mainstream media outlets in the US are Democratic strongholds, but they are all lamenting the president’s performance. CNN’s headline reads “Biden’s disastrous debate pitches his […]
Read MoreDing Gang The British magazine “The Economist” recently published an article about China’s education “export,” entitled “China wants to export education, too.” The word “too” is quite eye-catching. The article mentions that due to domestic market overcapacity, Chinese companies that run private schools are increasingly investing abroad, particularly in Asia. Many Chinese schools are primarily […]
Read MoreDing Gang The irony is palpable as the once mighty British Empire, now restless and on edge, fears a small military badge made in China. This badge, a symbol of a new era under King Charles III, has become a source of anxiety. The British military has even delayed its distribution, concerned that these badges […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Recently, some American politicians and scholars have been making an issue of UN Resolution 2758, with the purpose of distorting the one-China principle that is widely recognized internationally. Among them, the German Marshall Fund scholar Bonnie Glaser has released a report and invited senior officials from the US State Department to hold a […]
Read MoreJames Smith In Beijing, the essay topic for the English test of this year’s gaokao focuses on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chinese middle school student Li Hua was asked to offer some suggestions to his foreign friend Jim, who wants to write a piece on this subject. […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The 16th Straits Forum opened in the coastal city of Xiamen, East China’s Fujian Province on Friday. This forum received enthusiastic responses from a large number of Taiwan compatriots, with representatives from political parties, organizers, industry representatives, community leaders, as well as guests from various sectors such as youth, education, culture, health, agriculture, […]
Read MoreDing Gang On a crisp Sunday morning, China’s National Space Administration announced a milestone that would have made Chang’e, the moon goddess in Chinese mythology, beam with pride: Chang’e-6, the lunar lander, successfully touched down on the moon’s far side, bringing humanity one step closer to unraveling the mysteries of the lunar dark side. This […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivered a speech on China’s approach to global security on Sunday at the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore. It is a highly anticipated speech, and the organizers arranged for it to take place on the last day of the Dialogue in some sense as the highlight. The […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. recently announced that China will send two young giant pandas to its zoo. This announcement came just months after the zoo returned three pandas to China amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The move to send pandas now is highly significant as it symbolizes a […]
Read MoreAndrey Kortunov Obviously, the future of Eurasia largely depends on China and India. These two nations demonstrate remarkable resilience in their economic, technological, political, cultural and spiritual growth and maturation. Undoubtedly, their regional, continental and global roles will continue to evolve. Beijing-New Delhi relations have had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on […]
Read MoreDing Gang A recent editorial in the Financial Times, titled “Time to get Europe back to work” highlights a daunting challenge the European economy faces: an increasing number of individuals opting to “lie flat.” This issue, however, is not unique to Europe; it is a common ailment of post-industrial societies. Even China, amid the transition […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The recent news that Microsoft is considering relocating its China-based AI team internationally quickly became the focal point of public discourse in China. Whether this is a trial balloon or a preemptive warning, the ripples it has caused hint at a deeper narrative, signaling a structural shift in the US-China high-tech tango under […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day state visit to China. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs described President Putin’s visit as “importantly timed and fruitful.” The two heads of state signed and issued a joint statement on deepening China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era on the occasion of […]
Read MoreLiu Yuanling Liu Zhenmin, China’s special envoy on climate change, is holding talks with John Podesta, senior adviser to US president for international climate policy, in the US from May 7 to 16. The first formal talks between climate envoys from both countries carry great significance. The talks will cover topics including energy, circular economy […]
Read MoreGlobal Times According to multiple Western media outlets citing a “person familiar with the plan,” the US government is expected to announce as early as May 14 that it will increase the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) from the current 25 percent to 100 percent, and impose new tariffs on other Chinese goods including […]
Read MoreDing Gang Strolling along the banks of the Suzhou River in Shanghai, I felt the city’s pulse. It had been over a decade since my last visit here. The recently popular TV drama Blossoms Shanghai has reminded the Chinese people of the era during which China rose rapidly, depicting how ordinary Chinese people made their […]
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