Tag: #USA

The UAE-Israel accord and betrayal of Palestine

Balram Banskota August 24, 2020

The UAE-Israel accord and betrayal of Palestine

The Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement, or the Abraham Accord, was agreed by Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 13, 2020. The UAE last week became the first Gulf state to normalize relations with Israel, in a US - as a broker in the accord...More

Meng’s lawyers request Canadian court to release secretly-kept information

GT staff reporters August 24, 2020

Meng’s lawyers request Canadian court to release secretly-kept information

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, is asking the B.C. Supreme Court to order the release of more secretly-kept information related to her arrest at Vancouver airport in 2018 - which observers said that would be key for Meng's extradition case and decisive whether...More

Japan makes perilous gamble by coordinating with US strategy

Song Zhongping August 24, 2020

Japan makes perilous gamble by coordinating with US strategy

Seventy-five years ago, Japan was defeated in World War II and was hence "completely disarmed and demilitarized." Since then, the US has been using Japan's pacifist constitution to control the island nation. The pacifist constitution was originally intended to allow other countries to keep track of Japan and...More

New US rules against Huawei draw backlash

GT staff reporters August 21, 2020

New US rules against Huawei draw backlash

The US government's latest crackdown on chip supplies for Huawei Technologies Co sparked widespread backlash from Chinese officials and industry leaders on Tuesday, underscoring the force of mounting opposition against an increasingly erratic US administration whose reckless words and deeds could cause deep disruptions and losses for global...More

Trump’s radical China policy irritates ordinary Americans – Xin Qiang

Yu Jincui August 20, 2020

Trump’s radical China policy irritates ordinary Americans – Xin Qiang

The latest figures from a July 30-August 12 Gallup survey of 1,031 US adults show that 41 percent of the polled approve of US President Donald Trump's handling of foreign affairs, which is down from 48 percent in early February. Roughly 57 percent disapprove of the president's handling...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

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

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

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

U.S. Govt. suspends private charter flights to Cuba

ABEL GONZALEZ ALAYÓN August 14, 2020

U.S. Govt. suspends private charter flights to Cuba

HAVANA. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that the U.S. government has suspended private charter flights to Cuba, including those to Havana. According to a statement released today, all charters between the United States and Cuba over which the Department of Transportation exercises jurisdiction will be...More