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China’s State Council sets 2023 deficit-to-GDP ratio at 3%, up from 2022’s 2.8%

Chu Daye March 09, 2023

China’s State Council sets 2023 deficit-to-GDP ratio at 3%, up from 2022’s 2.8%

China's deficit-to-GDP ratio is set at 3 percent for 2023, according to the Government Work Report submitted by the State Council, the cabinet, on Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation, as China puts an emphasis on expanding domestic demand as one of its key agenda items for...More

China is working on medium-high orbit quantum satellite: CPPCC member Pan Jianwei

Global Times March 09, 2023

China is working on medium-high orbit quantum satellite: CPPCC member Pan Jianwei

China is developing medium-high orbit quantum satellite, Pan Jianwei, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences said on Saturday. Pan, also a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and executive vice president of University of Science and Technology of China,...More

From TikTok to Chinese cranes, what else is there that US is not afraid of?

Global Times March 08, 2023

From TikTok to Chinese cranes, what else is there that US is not afraid of?

Recently, some American politicians have one more concern. They worried that giant Chinese-made cranes operating at American ports could become hidden spying tools for China. This absurd claim, which fits the narrative style of American science fiction movies, is not only baseless but also typical of paranoid thinking....More

China’s business environment will only get better: Global Times editorial

Global Times March 08, 2023

China’s business environment will only get better: Global Times editorial

The world is paying great attention to the various authoritative messages released by China's ongoing two sessions. It is particularly interested in how China will firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development in the new phase, especially on the topic of the business environment. Against the backdrop...More

Chinese approaches focus on shared interests, mutual respect and solutions

Global Times March 08, 2023

Chinese approaches focus on shared interests, mutual respect and solutions

Editor's Note: The two sessions, one of China's most important annual political events, is an important window for the outside world to understand China's development achievements, plans, governance philosophy, diplomatic concepts and global initiatives. Through this window, international observers closely watch China's moves and recognize China's development. Commenting...More

China’s people-centered development is rooted in reality, not political display: Malaysian scholar

Global Times March 08, 2023

China’s people-centered development is rooted in reality, not political display: Malaysian scholar

Editor's Note: The two sessions, one of China's most important annual political events, is an important window for the outside world to understand China's development achievements, plans, governance philosophy, diplomatic concepts and global initiatives. Through this window, international observers closely watch China's moves and recognize China's development. John...More

National political advisor to propose opening egg-freezing to preserve single women’s fertility

Zhang Changyue and Liu Caiyu March 03, 2023

National political advisor to propose opening egg-freezing to preserve single women’s fertility

A Chinese political advisor will raise a proposal to gradually open egg-freezing access to unmarried women and include infertility treatment in the public health insurance system, as the country has seen a negative population growth for the first time in 61 years. "I wish some breakthrough can be...More

Global focus turns to China’s two sessions for relief amid economic woes

Wang Cong March 03, 2023

Global focus turns to China’s two sessions for relief amid economic woes

As recession warning signs continue to flash for the global economy, particularly in some advanced economies, Chinese and overseas markets and businesses are turning their eyes to one of China's most important political events scheduled to start later this week, searching for positive signals from the world's second-largest...More

The US, West’s escalating tussle with Russia casts shadow on upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting

Liu Xin March 02, 2023

The US, West’s escalating tussle with Russia casts shadow on upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting

The escalating wrangling between the West and Russia over the Ukraine crisis may continue to cast a shadow on the upcoming meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi, India, on the heels of the finance ministers' meeting in Bengaluru, where a joint communiqué failed to be issued....More

Exclusive: US ambassador’s Wolf Warrior-style ‘nonsense’ about China causes strong dissatisfaction among business circle, source reveals

GT staff reporters March 02, 2023

Exclusive: US ambassador’s Wolf Warrior-style ‘nonsense’ about China causes strong dissatisfaction among business circle, source reveals

US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns blatantly criticized China when he addressed the 22nd Annual Appreciation Dinner American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham China), causing dissatisfaction among AmCham China staff and industry representatives there. Some executives from the US-China Business Council said it will reconsider whether to invite Burns...More

Cold War mind-set a drag on solving Ukraine crisis

Niu Yichen March 01, 2023

Cold War mind-set a drag on solving Ukraine crisis

The release of China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis triggered immediate reactions from the US and its allies. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that China doesn't have "much credibility" in the Russia-Ukraine war; US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the proposal should...More

Business ties help Canberra overcome political wind

Roland Boer March 01, 2023

Business ties help Canberra overcome political wind

The last five years of China-Australia business relations have not been easy. The reason has been the increasingly aggressive "anti-China" line from Canberra, although this line simply did not make sense to the Australian business community. As Peter Arkell, former chair of the Shanghai-based Australia-China Chamber of Commerce...More

Russia’s ‘turning to East’ accelerated by collapse of neoliberal idea there

Victor Larin March 01, 2023

Russia’s ‘turning to East’ accelerated by collapse of neoliberal idea there

In December 2022, Wang Yi, then member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, state councilor and minister of foreign affairs, speaking at a symposium on Chinese diplomacy, said that for both the world and China, the outgoing 2022 is critical in bridging...More

Lukashenko’s China trip shows West’s petty-minded sensitivity: Global Times editorial

Global Times March 01, 2023

Lukashenko’s China trip shows West’s petty-minded sensitivity: Global Times editorial

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is paying a state visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday. During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, last September, the two heads of state held a bilateral meeting and announced to upgrade China-Belarus...More

Pandas have never changed, but US political elites’ mentality when observing China changed

Global Times March 01, 2023

Pandas have never changed, but US political elites’ mentality when observing China changed

The recent news of giant pandas in the US has saddened many Chinese panda fans. Le Le, the 25-year-old male giant panda living in the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the US, for 20 years, suddenly died on February 1. Meanwhile, Ya Ya, a 23-year-old female giant panda that...More