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Communist Chief Minister writes PM Modi, Objects Privatisation of Int’l Airport

Left Review Online August 20, 2020

Communist Chief Minister writes PM Modi, Objects Privatisation of Int’l Airport

Kathmandu. Chief Minister of Kerala State, India, Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejecting the Union Cabinet’s approval to hand over Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the private sector. In a wise objection to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intention of implementing anti-people...More

‘America First’ versus ‘China First’

Yu Jincui August 19, 2020

‘America First’ versus ‘China First’

As prospects for international cooperation dwindle thanks to US President Donald Trump's animosity toward multilateralism and shirking of international responsibilities under the slogans of "America First" and "Make America Great Again," a hypothetical question is raised: What will happen if China adopts slogans like "China First" and "Make...More

Feed Americans before making America great again

Li Qingqing August 19, 2020

Feed Americans before making America great again

More Americans are saying that they cannot afford enough food for themselves or their children, and the situation may even get worse as some US government benefits have expired, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday. Economists believe the problem seems to be "worse than it...More

China captured 62 million samples of malicious internet attacks in 2019; US was No.1 attacker

Left Review Online August 18, 2020

China captured 62 million samples of malicious internet attacks in 2019; US was No.1 attacker

More than 62 million samples of malicious computer programs were captured last year in China, with the US accounting for 53.5 percent of all overseas attacks, according to the 2019 China Internet Network Security Report released by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China...More

EU likely next battleground for ByteDance

GT Staff Reporters August 18, 2020

EU likely next battleground for ByteDance

As more signs emerge that TikTok, the video-sharing app developed by ByteDance, will pick Europe as the next battleground for its global expansion following frustration in the US and Indian markets, analysts said the software will survive and thrive in the region, despite weakening momentum. Media reports have...More

From ‘Made in Hong Kong’ to ‘Made in China’

Chi Jingyi and Li Xuanmin August 18, 2020

From ‘Made in Hong Kong’ to ‘Made in China’

Imports from Hong Kong to the US will be labeled "Made in China" instead of "Made in Hong Kong" from September 25, according to a notice published on Tuesday by the US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. Analysts said that while Hong Kong will suffer...More

Does TikTok evoke Ferguson’s nostalgia over British Empire?

Ai Jun August 17, 2020

Does TikTok evoke Ferguson’s nostalgia over British Empire?

The US government's clampdown on TikTok is nothing more than a trick of certain politicians to seek political interests with excuses that can hardly justify themselves. Unfortunately, some observers cannot see through this. Worse, certain Western elites have a twisted mind-set on a Chinese social media app that...More

US stirs sharp divisions between old and new Europe in cynical strategy

He Zhigao August 17, 2020

US stirs sharp divisions between old and new Europe in cynical strategy

Following his short trip to the UK and Denmark in July, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will now visit the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, and Poland this week. Pompeo has paid multiple visits to Europe, especially to non-core European countries, for a new strategic layout of the...More

President Kim Il Sung and the Anti-Japanese War of Korea

Left Review Online August 17, 2020

President Kim Il Sung and the Anti-Japanese War of Korea

The Korean people praise President Kim Il Sung as a hero of the nation for saving the destiny of the nation from the Japanese military occupation. Born to a peasant family on April 15, 1912, he received patriotic education from his father, pioneer of the independence movement, in...More

China’s biggest challenge will be balancing US ties amid high tensions

Zhu Feng August 17, 2020

China’s biggest challenge will be balancing US ties amid high tensions

Trump's suppression of China-US ties and hatred against China since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus are now blatantly challenging the value of free and open markets and the one-China policy. The game with the US will become China's most complex, acute and critical long-term strategic task in...More

Kim Jong Un appoints Kim Tok Hun as new Prime Minister of the DPRK

Left Review Online August 15, 2020

Kim Jong Un appoints Kim Tok Hun as new Prime Minister of the DPRK

Kathmandu. Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission (SAC) of the DPRK and supreme leader of the Korean people, appointed Kim Tok Hun as a new Prime Minister (Premier) of the Cabinet of the Demecoartic Peoples' Republic of Korea, KCNA reported. A decree of the State...More

90% Chinese netizens disfavor US amid tensions, support strong retaliation against US: GT online survey

Yang Sheng August 15, 2020

90% Chinese netizens disfavor US amid tensions, support strong retaliation against US: GT online survey

Beijing. Retaliation measures enforced by the Chinese government in response to US provocations are overwhelmingly supported by the public, and increasingly more Chinese people disfavor the US amid the recent spate of unprecedented tensions since the two countries established diplomatic ties in the late 1970s, a survey showed...More

Tibetan villagers escape poverty, protect borders in Southwest China

Zhao Juecheng August 15, 2020

Tibetan villagers escape poverty, protect borders in Southwest China

Beijing. Traveling about 40 kilometers along the winding mountain road from Nacuo county in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the altitude decreased sharply from 4,380 meters above the sea level to 2,800 meters where the Lebugou border region sits. Lebugou borders India and Bhutan. Standing on the...More

US ‘democracy bubble’ bankrupts during pandemic, turns off Chinese netizens: GT poll

Zhang Han August 15, 2020

US ‘democracy bubble’ bankrupts during pandemic, turns off Chinese netizens: GT poll

Beijing. The latest poll by the Global Times on China-US relations shows US likeability among Chinese people is waning, as its "democracy bubble" bankrupted during pandemic. The poll received more than 146,000 responses by Tuesday afternoon with 31 percent of respondents saying they "used to like the US...More

UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend arms embargo on Iran

Left Review Online August 15, 2020

UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend arms embargo on Iran

Kathmandu. With an electoral shock to the US President Donald Trump, the United Nations Security Council late Friday rejected a resolution from the US to extend an arms embargo on Iran set to expire in October. The US that claims of creating and leading a new world order...More