Left Review Online April 28, 2023
The Chinese and Indian militaries held the 18th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting on Sunday. According to the important common understanding of the leaders of both countries, the two sides held in-depth exchange of views on expediting the resolution of relevant issues. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...More
Editor's Note: A seminar on the situation five years after the US-launched trade war against China and the evolution of China-US relations, organized by the Global Times, was held in Beijing on Saturday. What changes have occurred to trade relations between China and the US? How does the...More
Why is it that the desire in Europe to exercise strategic autonomy over its relationships involving China and the US is such a cause of tension with the US, but not China? Because strategic autonomy is all about a state - or group of states - not being...More
Editor's Note: The leaked highly classified Pentagon documents in recent weeks have revealed American spying on not only its foes, but also allies. What kind of concerns might be raised in Australia which is considered as a loyal US ally? How will the leakage affect the "trust" between...More
The visit of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang to the Philippines from Friday to Sunday at the invitation of Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo is timely given the current tense and stiff political relations between the Philippines and China over the expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation...More
China's Ministry of Science and Technology started the deployment for constructing a supercomputing internet on Monday, aiming to promote the integrated operation of supercomputing and form a technological advanced overall layout by 2025. Experts said that this move will further elevate the nation's development in related technologies. China...More
Japan's hope of securing unanimous support from the Group of Seven (G7) for its planned dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea was squashed after Germany voiced opposition. Experts said the split views within the G7 showed that Japan's reckless decision cannot even win the endorsement of its...More
Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping highly values cultures and has profound understanding of culture which strengthens over time. To him, culture plays a unique and irreplaceable role in the rejuvenation of China and the building of a global community of shared future. He speaks for Chinese wisdom,...More
The ongoing visit of Chinese defense chief Li Shangfu to Russia received high standard reception and also drew great attention globally, as Western media try to connect the China-Russia military ties with the ongoing Ukraine crisis, with Chinese analysts saying on Monday the strategic partnership between the two...More
What on earth was the Dalai Lama thinking? A Video emerged on Twitter a few days ago of him kissing a boy and then asking the boy, who is clearly under the age of sexual consent in any person's language or culture, to suck his tongue. While many...More
Editor's Note: Amid the EU leaders' visit in succession, China has drawn the attention of the world. What are the common interests between China and the EU? How to understand the rising awareness of strategic autonomy in Europe? What kind of pressure will the US further exert to...More
The G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, which took place from April 16 to 18 in Nagano, Japan, served as a preview of the G7 summit scheduled to be held in May. Generally, the tone set by the foreign ministers' meeting is likely to be similar to that of the...More
Following the Cold War, relations between Europe and the US gradually became more distant, as Europe sought to develop a more independent position, accelerated by the Iraq war. This new identity found expression in Europe's relationship with China, which was generally closer than that between the US and...More
China's Deep Sea No.1 ultra-deepwater gas field near Hainan Province conducted a trial of remote-control operations on Monday, enabling the field to continue safe and stable production during typhoons, its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) said. The field has become the world's first 100,000-ton-level deepwater semi-submersible...More
Wednesday's meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen, who visited the US under the guise of "transit," has sparked outrage over blatantly trampling on China's bottom line. Known as an "anti-China spearhead," this third-most powerful official in the US has worsened the...More