Global Times This year marks the 70th anniversary of the “Icebreaking Mission” of China-UK trade, which broke the ice in the West’s trade with China in the 1950s. As some Western countries seek “de-risking” with China, their major trading partner, it becomes even clearer how precious the pioneering spirit of openness and cooperation is. In […]
Read MoreChina Daily China and Europe have generally been on good terms with each other in recent decades. Their close economic interdependence and friendly overall relations have formed a virtuous circle that has made bilateral ties particularly resilient. In spite of all the geopolitical factors disrupting their constructive engagement, such historical resilience, coupled with the existential […]
Read MoreChina Daily Thousands of Iraqis protested in Baghdad on Saturday over the burning or desecration of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark. Similar protests have been reported from across the Islamic world. On Friday, a man torched a book purported to be the Quran at a square across the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. The […]
Read MoreGlobal Times ASEAN-plus Foreign Ministers’ Meetings will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday and Friday. Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, will attend the gatherings, demonstrating China’s high regard for the meetings and China’s relationship with ASEAN. The meetings will focus on several topics related to regional […]
Read MoreWang Yan At a recent press conference on China’s achievements in reform and development in education since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China’s Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng was challenged by a sharp question raised by a young journalist from the Wall Street Journal: “Does 20 percent of youth […]
Read MoreHu Xijin During US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s China visit, his meetings with China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang appear to have resulted in some consensus. President Xi Jinping’s meeting with him on Monday afternoon was prominently covered by the world media. In my view, China has sent three major […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The 14th Summer Davos Forum, held from June 27 to 29 in Tianjin, has returned to the offline format after a three-year hiatus, generating great anticipation from various parties. Unlike the Winter Davos, known as the “weather vane of world economy,” the Summer Davos focuses more on “new leaders.” Participants primarily consist of […]
Read MoreDing Gang On June 14, I attended a forum on global human rights governance in Beijing. While listening to guests from nearly 100 countries discussing human rights issues, I wondered what those Western human rights experts would think of such a meeting. For a long time, Western countries have been accusing China of human rights […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques – Global Times This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Through the lens of foreign pundits, we take a look at 10 years of the BRI – how it achieves win-win cooperation between China and countries along the Belt and Road […]
Read MoreZheng Yongnian The concept of “Chinese modernization” has received strong reactions from other countries since its introduction. The definition and the five characteristics of Chinese modernization specified in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China are significant. That is, it is the modernization of a huge population, of common […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The rumor made up by the Wall Street Journal that China would spend billions of dollars to build an “electronic eavesdropping facility” in Cuba is still fermenting in the US. This has been enough to confirm the previous assumptions of many people, including us, that there is a direct and close relationship with […]
Read MoreDing Gang In June last year, a cargo train departed from Pu’er City in Yunnan Province via Xinjiang land port and headed for Europe. The train carried 12 containers of 307 tons of raw coffee beans, making it the first train of coffee beans sent from Pu’er to Europe via land. Pu’er City has a […]
Read MoreGlobal Times On Sunday, the last day of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu delivered a speech on “China’s New Security Initiative.” In his speech, Li emphasized “a new path to security featuring dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance and win-win over zero-sum.” He put forward a four-point proposal: Mutual […]
Read MoreDing Gang I sat in front of the window of a rural inn in Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, sipping local cloud tea while chatting with two girls at the front desk. Outside the window was a fantastic view of terraced rice fields. Under the setting sun, the fields were like irregularly cracked mirrors, reflecting their glorious […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The domestically-manufactured aircraft C919 successfully completed its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market. This is a historic moment for China’s aviation manufacturing industry, and a milestone for the entire Chinese high-end manufacturing industry. From the approval of the project in 2007, to the assembly line […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Two Russian military commanders, including a brigade commander, were killed in fierce combat near the frontline hotspot of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Their deaths reflect the increasing brutality of the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian army has recently received a lot of new weapons from NATO countries, and the Russian army may face greater […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit concluded on May 21, and unlike the usual practice, the G7 communiqué was released a day before the closing. Some Japanese media said that it was due to the fear that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Hiroshima on the same day would steal the attention […]
Read MoreDing Gang I don’t believe ChatGPT is a “knowledge bot” without a political stance. Some people claim that all its answers are neutral, or tend to be neutral, and therefore the AI chatbot is balanced and perfect. A neutral answer to questions about social sciences, such as political, cultural, and philosophical issues, is sleek, or […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Reciprocal countermeasures have been taken immediately. Despite China’s opposition and clear warning, Canada announced on Monday that it would expel a Chinese diplomat from China’s Toronto consulate-general. A few hours later, China fulfilled its warning, and declared a diplomat from Canada’s consulate-general in Shanghai “persona non grata,” a Latin phrase for an “unwelcome […]
Read MoreDing Gang When I worked in Latin America several years ago, I deeply understood the relationship between coffee cultivation, the local economy and social patterns. Many coffee-producing countries still bear the slavery dregs brought by the colonizers, which has restricted the change of the economic development of these countries, continuing the legacy of coffee development, […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has called for the “physical elimination” of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his cabal. This is the first time that Moscow made such a direct declaration. After the drone attack on the Kremlin, Medvedev wrote on social media that “there are no options […]
Read MoreShakhrat Nuryshev Kazakhstan will continue following a balanced, constructive foreign policy aimed at protecting its national interests. It will prioritize issues of mutually beneficial cooperation and strategic partnership with neighboring states — China, Russia and the countries of Central Asia — and partners in regional associations. Last year, Kazakhstan and China marked the 30th anniversary […]
Read MoreChina Daily Some recent developments concerning the West’s response to the Ukraine conflict indicate simmering and widening divisions inside what appears to be a unanimous Western stance over the crisis. According to reports, the European Union and Japan have pushed back against a United States’ proposal for G7 countries to ban all exports to Russia. […]
Read MoreHu Xijin South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol made astonishing remarks again. He said he cannot accept the notion that Japan “must kneel because of our history 100 years ago,” as if it’s reasonable for Japan to refuse to reflect on its atrocities made during World War II, and as if it is South Koreans and […]
Read MoreDing Gang When French President Emmanuel Macron returned to Europe from his visit to China with a willingness to enhance cooperation, the word “kowtow” was frequently used to express dissatisfaction across American and European media reports. According to the US media, US Senator Ted Cruz blasted President Joe Biden’s foreign policy on April 12 in […]
Read MoreDing Gang Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is commencing his visit to China, accompanied by a number of cabinet ministers, state governors, legislators, and 240 business leaders. Looking at this delegation lineup alone, one can predict that China-Brazil relations, especially economic and trade relations, will reach a new level. It reminded me of […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Monday marked the third day of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s drills in all directions around the island of Taiwan. No country in the world has strongly opposed the military exercises. This is because the provocation – the meeting between Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – […]
Read MoreHu Xijin China’s military exercises in the Taiwan Straits are not a “blast fishing” exercise but a blast to the heart and guts of Taiwan secessionists aiming to correct the US and Taiwan’s expectations for the situation in the Straits. On Saturday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced that it would […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Beijing’s diplomacy is busy. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in China on Wednesday, and the Saudi foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss issues such as steps toward reopening the embassies. The US can only watch and worry: Why […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit to the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing on Tuesday morning, wrote “strive for peace, revitalize China” and showed it to reporters. Ma is the first former Taiwan regional leader to visit the mainland after leaving office. Without doubt, we should welcome him. We […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Jack Ma returned to China and appeared in Hangzhou. This should not have been news, since his business is in China and his root is also in China. After traveling around the world, where else could he go if he didn’t return to China? Bloomberg and other foreign media spread the rumor that […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced to break “diplomatic ties” with Taiwan island and establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. This is not only a heavy blow to the Taiwan authorities, but also a clear disregard to the threat made by the US to the island’s “diplomatic allies” that […]
Read MoreDing Gang Online shopping has become an essential part of Chinese consumers’ daily lives, and the role of TikTok, (its Chinese counterpart is called Douyin) is growing. Every consumer in China can easily buy the necessities they or their families need online and get them quickly, even if those products are manufactured thousands of miles […]
Read MoreDing Gang The two arch-rivals of the Middle East – Saudi Arabia and Iran – recently sat down for peace talks in Beijing and restored diplomatic relations, highlighting the effectiveness of China’s diplomatic efforts. Why can China act as the “peace broker?” On the one hand, China has never supported one side to fight another, […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Beginning last month, as a result of three “UN special rapporteurs” grossly misinterpreting the situation of boarding schools in China’s Xizang (Tibet), the Western media outlets have launched a new smear campaign, claiming that “one million Tibetan children have been forcibly separated from their families” and “forcibly assimilated” in Tibetan boarding schools, adding […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Wang Yi (C), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Wang Yi (C), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director […]
Read MoreDing Gang When traveling in South China’s Guangdong Province not long ago, I heard my friends talk about chicken in Cantonese cuisine countless times. The locals always said, “no chicken, no feast.” In fact, if you had more experience tasting China’s various cuisines and flavors, you would understand that this hyperbole is nothing more than […]
Read MoreHu Xijin South Korean government is “sleepwalking” again. In a speech yesterday on Japan-related issues, President Yoon Suk-yeol neither urged Japan to reflect on its history of aggression nor mentioned compensation for forced labor and “comfort women” during World War II. Instead, he claimed that “Japan has transformed itself from a militaristic aggressor of the […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The US has recently repeatedly claimed that China is preparing to provide “lethal military aid” to Russia in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, which is to incite the Western public opinion to pile pressure on China. China has firmly denied the allegations made by the US. What is the US meant to do? I […]
Read MoreWang Zhen It comes as no surprise at all that on the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, some Western media outlets and politicians are blaming China for failing to persuade Russia to end the conflict. On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated his contention that Beijing was toying with the idea […]
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