Left Review Online April 24, 2025
Editor's Note: "At present, China's relations with its neighboring countries are at their best in modern times, and are also entering a critical phase of deep linkage between the regional landscape and the world changes" - the recent Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries held in Beijing made such a profound judgment. Chinese President...More
Editor's Note: The year 2023 witnessed many changes in the international landscape and also saw more voices from the Global South on the global stage. It was also a year in which the US continued to forcefully impose its ideology on other countries, Japan's nuclear-contaminated wastewater dumping was...More
Editor's Note: China has been put in an awkward situation. The more successful it becomes, the more it faces criticism from the West based on lies and ideological bias. How can China build an equally powerful voice to match its national strength and international status? How should people view...More
While COVID-19 restrictions in India appear to be easing amid a lower rate of new cases in recent days, its hope of re-establishing travel connections with foreign countries may hinge on its ongoing effort in bringing the pandemic under control. New Delhi is in touch with Beijing regarding...More
As China and Russia forge a closer partnership, anxiety in Washington are growing. Elites in Washington naively think they could drive a wedge between China and Russia by stimulating Moscow's wariness toward Beijing, but they will find in the end they are self-deceiving. Michael McFaul, former US ambassador...More
If there is any change in China's diplomacy in the new era, the answer would be China has switched on equal diplomacy, Zhang Weiwei, director of the China Institute of Fudan University in Shanghai, said in a recent TV show. He further explained that equal diplomacy means China...More
China does not accept any country in the world that places itself as superior to others, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a press conference on Sunday about his recent meetings in East China's Fujian Province with foreign ministers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the...More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday. Lavrov's visit is significant. First, this is the first high-level face-to-face meeting between China and Russia since the pandemic. Second, this...More
May 21, 1951 was a defining moment in the history of Pakistan. It is the day when Pakistan established formal diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. Over past seven decades, our bilateral ties have grown from strength to strength and reached a pinnacle that finds few...More
Stating that he was "fervently Sinophile," UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed ambitious to strengthen economic and trade links with China despite the "occasional political difficulties." When joining with Chinese businesses at a 10 Downing Street roundtable earlier this month, he also signaled that he wanted to resume...More
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the New York Post in a recent interview that China's New York consulate general is being used as a major hub for the nation's US espionage efforts, and more Chinese diplomats and agents will likely be arrested. This is the latest...More
In the wake of the increasingly tense US-China economic dispute that has spilled over into diplomatic and security dimensions, Europe silently becomes the key player in the stalemate. Speaking of the online EU-China summit, some observers even considered the possibility that China might "play Nixon" to draw Brussels...More
"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
In recent days, diplomatic clashes have erupted between China and the US. The US took the unprecedented step of closing Chinese consulate in Houston. In the face of US' unwillingness to correct its erroneous decision, China announced the closure of the US consulate in Chengdu. The clashes are...More
The US has begun to require Chinese diplomats to report meetings with state, local and municipal officials, official visits to educational institutions and official visits to research institution. The incident is brewing. US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said on Monday that Washington is considering additional rules for...More