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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

China and the prospects for Latin American recovery

Jorge Heine August 23, 2020

China and the prospects for Latin American recovery

The 3rd China-LAC Foreign Ministers Forum is not due until January of 2021. But in July, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-hosted with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, the pro tempore chair of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a teleconference with...more

Party members play leading role in building new homes on the plateau

Xie Wenting in Nagqu August 21, 2020

Party members play leading role in building new homes on the plateau

"If you meet any problems, go find Party members." This is a common saying in Duoerge village in Nagqu, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. In the arduous fight against poverty, Party members in the village are mobilized to play the leading role and they showed the spirits of...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

WFTU campaigns for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for the Cuban doctors

Left Review Online August 20, 2020

WFTU campaigns for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for the Cuban doctors

Kathmandu. The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) campaigns for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade, which mobilizes the Cuban Doctors in the service of poor and needy people in other countries without any self-interest. The global network of the Trade Unions all over...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

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