Tag: #China

US warship drills embolden regional instability

Li Kaisheng July 06, 2020

US warship drills embolden regional instability

Two US aircraft carriers - The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups on Sunday carried out military drills in the Philippine Sea, The Japan Times reported. The US Navy seems to have adopted a high-profile military posture in the Western Pacific region. A couple of...More

Neither divorce nor decoupling realistic in China-US relations

Ling Shengli July 05, 2020

Neither divorce nor decoupling realistic in China-US relations

Voices in China and the US are talking past each other - with hot language of decoupling and divorce. Thomas L. Friedman, an opinion columnist for The New York Times, recently suggested that, "the real story is that the US and China are heading for a divorce" and...More

O’Brien attacks China’s ruling party out of ideological prejudice

Zhang Yi July 04, 2020

O’Brien attacks China’s ruling party out of ideological prejudice

It seems that the main job of US politicians these days is to discredit and attack China, and their performance is decided by the vicious language they use. US National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien did not show any reservation recently in attacking China and its ruling party,...More

New national security office in HK to target foreign forces

Yang Sheng, Chen Qingqing and Bai Yunyi July 04, 2020

New national security office in HK to target foreign forces

With the passage of the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), several new departments and units will be established to handle national security cases. Experts said these arrangements showed the spirit of the "one country, two systems" and the cooperation between...More

National Security Law for HK gives ‘final say’ to central govt

Left Review Online July 03, 2020

National Security Law for HK gives ‘final say’ to central govt

China's top lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to enact a draft law to safeguard national security in Hong Kong at the 20th session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which ended on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential decree unveiling...More

National Security Law for HK is not a toothless tiger

Hu Xijin July 01, 2020

National Security Law for HK is not a toothless tiger

Hong Kong media reported that the Standing Committee of China's top legislature passed the national security law for Hong Kong Tuesday morning. The law will be effective from July 1, Wednesday. Wednesday is also the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. The law will end the...More

US’ last attempt before losing hegemony

GT Staff Reporters June 30, 2020

US’ last attempt before losing hegemony

Bills to confront China have been piling up in the US Congress in the past months amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which analysts said is reflective of unrealistic yet radical appeals to contain China. Such attempts are made regardless of the sacrifices to the China-US relationships and people-to-people exchanges....More

Can India’s fragile economy survive its own ‘boycott China’ campaign?

Left Review Online June 30, 2020

Can India’s fragile economy survive its own ‘boycott China’ campaign?

(Editor's Note: Since the deadly clash between Chinese and Indian troops in the Galwan Valley on June 15, hyper-nationalism appear to have taken over India, where calls for boycotting Chinese products and footage of Indian citizens destroying TV set have been dominating social media. In China, very few take...More

India knows US won’t help it achieve its goals

Ai Jun June 28, 2020

India knows US won’t help it achieve its goals

When military commanders from China and India sat at the negotiating table on Monday night in an attempt to de-escalate border tensions, Gideon Rachman, a columnist for the Financial Times, published an article entitled "India picks a side in the new cold war," arguing "it is folly for...More

Fear, lack of confidence push US to restrict Chinese media

Liu Xin, Liu Caiyu and Fan Lingzhi June 28, 2020

Fear, lack of confidence push US to restrict Chinese media

The latest US restrictions on Chinese media that saw the listing of four more Chinese media outlets as foreign missions exposed its declining confidence and increasing fear of China, after the media's objective reports on China's effective fight against COVID-19 showed a stark contrast to US failures. Chinese...More

‘Boycott China’ T-shirts and caps in India were not made in China: Insiders.

Huang Lanlan June 24, 2020

‘Boycott China’ T-shirts and caps in India were not made in China: Insiders.

Beijing. Online gossip has been spreading that some Chinese manufacturers have been caught selling hats, tees, and banners with anti-China slogans such as "Boycott China" to India; however, this is very likely faked, the Global Times found. In fact, Chinese laws and regulations prohibit the export of products...More

Will China ‘suffer’ following recent Vietnam-EU FTA?

Xu Liping June 22, 2020

Will China ‘suffer’ following recent Vietnam-EU FTA?

Vietnam's National Assembly recently ratified the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), aiming to eliminate almost 99 percent of customs duties between Vietnam and the EU over the next 10 years. Media has reported that the spread of COVID-19 is...More

US firms to cooperate with Huawei on 5G standards

Ma Jingjing June 21, 2020

US firms to cooperate with Huawei on 5G standards

The US Department of Commerce announced a new rule on Monday allowing US companies to cooperate with Chinese technology company Huawei on 5G telecom standards. Analysts said the move shows that the US has realized the cost of refusing to cooperate with the world's largest patent contributor to...More

EU walks a fine line amid US-China rivalry: Shi Zhiqin

Xu Hailin June 21, 2020

EU walks a fine line amid US-China rivalry: Shi Zhiqin

Shortly before a Monday talk with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said the bloc won't ally with the US against China. Instead, Borrell called for a "big, positive agenda for EU-China cooperation" on Sunday. The EU has taken a...More

US political elites can fool Americans, but not the world: Li Haidong

Li Qingqing June 20, 2020

US political elites can fool Americans, but not the world: Li Haidong

US Republican Congressman Michael McCaul on Monday released an interim report titled "The origins of the COVID-19 global pandemic, including the roles of the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization." The report criticized China's alleged concealment of the COVID-19 spread. It also called for "new leadership...More