Left Review Online January 24, 2019
Havana, Cuba. The President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez condemned on Thursday, from his official Twitter profile, the attempts of the United States to subvert the constitutional order in that South American nation. In a tweet issued this morning, the Cuban...More
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt to impose a coup d’etat, a puppet government at the service of the United States, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and expresses its unwavering solidarity with the government of Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro...More
Kathmandu. Bolivian Foreign Minister Diego Pary ratified Thursday the support for Venezuela's people and Government, as well as respect for the sovereignty and institutionality of the States in the world. 'We respect Venezuela's institutionality, we fully recognize the constitutionally elected president, and in that framework, we reject any...More
The government of Nicaragua expressed Wednesday through an official statement its total support for the people of Venezuela, its democracy and the government of the legitimate president Nicolas Maduro. "The Great Homeland does not bend, it stands proud, with the Love of its Peoples, here no one surrenders!...More
The 2019 China Military Power report, released Tuesday by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) affiliated to the US Department of Defense, provided an overall description of the status quo and development of China's military power. "Beijing's long-standing interest to eventually compel Taiwan's reunification with the mainland and deter...More
According to a report by the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, the US may suggest to hold the second US-North Korea summit in Vietnam next month. What should be the consideration while choosing a venue for the talks? First, the spot should have the facilities to host such a...More
Notwithstanding the uncertain outcome of the ongoing China-US trade talks, Beijing has initiated a new round of opening-up since last year. Opening-up policies in various fields have already been formulated and implemented. For instance, tariffs on imports such as automobiles have been significantly reduced, and Tesla's factory has...More
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was in Beijing again, a new testament to the strengthening relations between China and North Korea. Kim has paid four visits to China in less than 10 months, which is unprecedented. He brushed aside diplomatic protocol and came to Beijing at a critical...More
The Communist Party of China (CPC) released 74 regulations in 2018 to accelerate the construction of intra-Party governance, which Chinese experts said shows the Party's determination to strengthen self-discipline and regulate exercise of power from grassroots level amid an anti-corruption campaign. The CPC has made historical achievements in...More
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) factory in Beijing on Wednesday, one day after his 35th birthday, in a choice of location apparently linked to economic development opportunities for his country outside the remit of current UN sanctions. The visit to the Tong...More
China's Ministry of Education (MOE) released a list of universities that have been selected to build centers of ideological and political work targeting campuses. With the purpose of leveraging "the advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics to cultivate talent, strengthen the Party's leadership and construction, and enhance the...More
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in on Thursday for his second six-year term in office. Following his electoral victory on May 20, 2018, Maduro was inaugurated in a ceremony held in the country’s Supreme Court. The inauguration usually takes place before the National Assembly. However, due to...More
The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013 examined a number of important issues regarding comprehensively deepening reform. The Communiqué adopted thereafter points out that the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reform was to improve and develop...More
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, expounded on the connotation of Chinese mainland's basic policy on Taiwan in the new era in remarks to commemorate the 40th anniversary of issuing the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan. Xi, whose...More
Hebei, China. The song The Chinese Dream was recently released during a ceremony at a school in North China's Hebei Province, located in the county where Chinese President Xi Jinping worked in the 1980s. The Chinese dream, which targets the "great renewal of the Chinese nation," was proposed...More