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Indian border troops’ bravado will backfire: Global Times

Left Review Online September 08, 2020

Indian border troops’ bravado will backfire: Global Times

Indian troops again illegally crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) into the Shenpao mountain region near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake on Monday. They then outrageously fired warning shots at Chinese border patrol troops who came to negotiate, and Chinese border patrol troops were forced...More

Invincibility of Korean-Style Socialism

Left Review Online September 06, 2020

Invincibility of Korean-Style Socialism

Amid the sanctions imposed by the hostile forces on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea gaining momentum, the country is reporting one successful event after another in its efforts to strengthen its defence capacity and build its-economy. What has made the small country so invincible? First of all,...More

LET US REUNIFY THE COUNTRY INDEPENDENTLY AND PEACEFULLY THROUGH THE GREAT UNITY OF THE ENTIRE NATION

KIM JONG IL September 05, 2020

LET US REUNIFY THE COUNTRY INDEPENDENTLY AND PEACEFULLY THROUGH THE GREAT UNITY OF THE ENTIRE NATION

We have recently observed the 5th anniversary of the publication of the Ten-Point Programme of the Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the Reunification of the Country and soon will greet the 50th anniversary of the historic Joint Conference of Representatives of Political Parties and Public Organizations...More

Private satellite firm building factory in China

Zhang Hongpei September 05, 2020

Private satellite firm building factory in China

Commsat, a Chinese commercial space start-up, announced Tuesday that it has started to build a satellite factory in China with annual production of more than 100 satellites, which will weigh more than 100 kilograms each. The program, in Tangshan, North China's Hebei Province, marks the first major project in the...More

US only satisfied with big countries as satellites: Russian Scholar

Xie Wenting and Bai Yunyi September 05, 2020

US only satisfied with big countries as satellites: Russian Scholar

Editor's Notes: Relations between China and the US have hit the lowest point in 40 years amid US efforts to contain China's rise. Some scholars voiced concern there is an ongoing new cold war between China and the US comparable to the 20th century hostilities between the US and...More

US needs to meet China halfway to restore respectful relations: US scholar Taylor

Left Review Online September 03, 2020

US needs to meet China halfway to restore respectful relations: US scholar Taylor

Editor's Note: Although a bipartisan consensus to be tough on China prevails in the US, there are still moderate and rational scholars calling for a reset in China-US relations. Jon R. Taylor (Taylor), professor and chair of Department of Political Science and Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio,...More

Record GDP slump ‘ominous’ sign for India, worst may lie ahead: Experts

Wang Cong September 03, 2020

Record GDP slump ‘ominous’ sign for India, worst may lie ahead: Experts

Indian officials and media outlets have been hyping up tensions with China both on the border and in trade and investment, but the latest official data might have revealed a deeper problem for the populous country and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi: its virus-stricken economy. Data from the...More

US-led NATO-like alliance not reliable for India in border talks with China: Experts

Liu Xin and Liu Xuanzun September 02, 2020

US-led NATO-like alliance not reliable for India in border talks with China: Experts

The US has brought up again the idea of building an alliance, similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with India, Australia and Japan to form anti-China network in the Indo-Pacific region, a move that Chinese analysts said will face obstacles, as the regional countries may prefer to...More

China at global forefront in developing digital currency applications

Left Review Online September 01, 2020

China at global forefront in developing digital currency applications

The People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, is preparing for a digital currency, with various tests proceeding in different regions of China as the country develops more digital currency applications. Sun Guofeng, an official with the PBC, said Tuesday at a regular press conference that the...More

Tariff battle with China will backfire on India, all-out trade war unlikely: Analysts

Chi Jingyi and Zhang Dan August 30, 2020

Tariff battle with China will backfire on India, all-out trade war unlikely: Analysts

India's overconfidence in its economic strength and its many challenges against Chinese enterprises will hurt itself more in the longer term amid bilateral tensions and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, analysts warned, adding that a tit-for-tat tariff war was unlikely. Such comments came after a report by the Hindustan...More

Can Canberra’s foreign policy really be independent?

Yu Lei August 30, 2020

Can Canberra’s foreign policy really be independent?

"Turmoil 2020 means Australia's foreign policy is being cast in a new light," the Australian Financial Review (AFR) said in an article on Friday. The article quoted analyses arguing that Australia is not moving toward an independent foreign policy, but a "new" policy, or a distancing from some...More

COVID-19 antibodies may decay faster than expected, resulting in ‘second infection’: Chinese epidemiologist

Zhang Hui and Liu Caiyu August 30, 2020

COVID-19 antibodies may decay faster than expected, resulting in ‘second infection’: Chinese epidemiologist

The COVID-19 vaccine that countries around the world are racing to acquire may not be able to provide permanent protection, and recipients who recover from the infection may become reinfected even after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a Hong Kong virologist told the Global Times after a recent study...More

ILPS condemns the brutal murder of Tomas Martinez

Left Review Online August 30, 2020

ILPS condemns the brutal murder of Tomas Martinez

Kathmandu. International League of Peoples' struggle (ILPS) has condemned the brutal murder of Tomas Matinez De La Sierra Sur. ILPS, an international network of anti-imperialist and democratic forces that strives to realize the unity, cooperation and coordination of anti-imperialist and democratic struggles throughout the world, has issued a media...More

China sticks to opening-up, needs homegrown tech innovations to foster quality growth

Xie Jun August 29, 2020

China sticks to opening-up, needs homegrown tech innovations to foster quality growth

Chinese President Xi Jinping described opening-up as China's "fundamental national policy" in a Monday speech, a statement that economists read as setting the tone for higher-standard opening-up despite rising US protectionism and its bid to squeeze Chinese high-tech companies. The focus on opening-up is indispensable for China to...More

Minsk confronts domestic, geopolitical challenges: Global Times

Left Review Online August 29, 2020

Minsk confronts domestic, geopolitical challenges: Global Times

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is confronting the most severe challenge in his 26 years in power. The opposition forces, which accused him of winning the presidential election through fraud, have won the support of at least part of the public in Belarus' capital Minsk. The anti-government demonstrations have...More