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Washington squeezes transatlantic partnership to contain Beijing

Cui Hongjian July 28, 2020

Washington squeezes transatlantic partnership to contain Beijing

The US has recently ramped up its engagement with its European allies in an attempt to rally them to confront China. After US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien's three-day visit to Europe, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a flying visit to the UK and Denmark from...more

China’s countermeasures over closure order of Chinese Consulate General in Houston

GT Staff Reporters July 27, 2020

China’s countermeasures over closure order of Chinese Consulate General in Houston

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the US for asking China to close its Consulate General in Houston, a reckless and dangerous move which analysts said will further flare-up tensions between the two largest economies in the world. On Tuesday local time, the US abruptly asked China...more

India-Australia closeness draws attention

Qian Feng July 27, 2020

India-Australia closeness draws attention

Driven by changes in international and regional affairs, the "Quad" mechanism of the US, India, Japan, and Australia has attracted much attention from all parties, and has taken on new courses of actions. Following the signing of the Australia-India Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement in June, New Delhi announced...more

China, US face historic task of managing rivalry, avoiding fights: Ezra Vogel

Xie Wenting and Bai Yunyi July 26, 2020

China, US face historic task of managing rivalry, avoiding fights: Ezra Vogel

Editor's Note: China-US ties, one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world, are at their lowest point since the normalization of relations in 1979 when the world is battered by a pandemic and economic recession. How will the increased tension between the world's two largest economies develop?...more

Chinese officials, observers ‘not surprised, but prepared’ for US sanctions over HK

Chen Qingqing July 19, 2020

Chinese officials, observers ‘not surprised, but prepared’ for US sanctions over HK

Top Chinese legislators and veteran observers of Hong Kong affairs said they are not surprised to see the US president sign the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, which is considered "a piece of scrap paper" by the Chinese government. Observers said that Washington is shooting itself in the foot...more

US arms control negotiating tactics aim at consolidating military superiority

Guo Xiaobing July 18, 2020

US arms control negotiating tactics aim at consolidating military superiority

The US has created quite a farce on world stage regarding arms control lately. During its nuclear arms control talks with Russia in Vienna in June, the US delegation put out non-standard Chinese flags on the negotiating tables. Fu Cong, head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of...more

US peace destroyer in the South China Sea

Wei Dongxu July 16, 2020

US peace destroyer in the South China Sea

Disputes in the South China Sea seem to have escalated recently. The US has frequently come to the region trying to demonstrate its military strength. On Sunday, Foreign Secretary of the Philippines Teodoro Locsin stated the country's tough claim regarding the South China Sea. US Secretary of State...more

US threatens world’s epidemic control with ‘low human rights advantage’

Mu Lu July 14, 2020

US threatens world’s epidemic control with ‘low human rights advantage’

The US has been repeatedly shocking the world with its COVID-19 data - It registered over 2.88 million infections and nearly 130,000 deaths as of press time. Many people are wondering what is wrong with the US. The self-proclaimed defender of human rights has attached no importance to...more

No need of the DPRK-US summit unless the US changes itself – Kim Yo Jong

Left Review Online July 11, 2020

No need of the DPRK-US summit unless the US changes itself – Kim Yo Jong

Kathmandu. Kim Yo Jong, senior leader of the DPRK, says that the DPRK and USA have serious contradictions and under such circumstances, there is no need of the DPRK-US summit unless the USA changes itself. In a press statement issued on July 10, Kim Yo Jong, the first...more

China can deal with the US: Scholars

Yang Yuntao and Zhang Tingting July 11, 2020

China can deal with the US: Scholars

Some people in both China and the US are worried that the trade war the US launched against China since 2018 will soon impact other areas - investment, education, science and technology, judicial matters, the Hong Kong and Xinjiang questions and more. They are concerned that it will...more

Neither divorce nor decoupling realistic in China-US relations

Ling Shengli July 5, 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 4, 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

Cuba denounces the impact of the US blockade on the fight against COVID-19

ABEL GONZALEZ ALAYÓN July 4, 2020

Cuba denounces the impact of the US blockade on the fight against COVID-19

HAVANA. Yahima Esquivel, permanent representative of Cuba to UNESCO, denounced Thursday the effects of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade on his country's efforts to confront the COVID-19. Speaking at the Executive Council of the multilateral body, Esquivel pointed out the tightening of the U.S. blockade, which...more

Cuba rejects Israel´s plan to annex Palestinian territories

ABEL GONZALEZ ALAYÓN July 3, 2020

Cuba rejects Israel´s plan to annex Palestinian territories

HAVANA. Cuba reiterates its rejection of Israeli plans to annex the Palestinian territories in the West Bank, Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban foreign minister, warned on Twitter today. He recalled that such claims would mean an increase in the risks of conflict in that region. The only possible solution is...more

RIP: Freedom of Press

Cartoon by: Liu Rui/Global Times July 3, 2020

RIP: Freedom of Press

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