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Action needed as North Korea deadline looms

Zhan Debin December 13, 2019

Action needed as North Korea deadline looms

There are only three weeks left for the year-end deadline set by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for negotiations with the United States to resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear standoff. If the US cannot offer a plan satisfactory to both sides, North Korea has warned it will take...more

WTO crisis: How US role in global trade is changing

Wang Cong December 12, 2019

WTO crisis: How US role in global trade is changing

As if the world needs more evidence that the US has become a destructive force in global trade rather than a leader as it had been in the past, Washington has single-handedly and effectively paralyzed the WTO - the symbol of rules-based global free trade. The WTO's Appellate...more

Trump’s ‘Tariff War’ backfires on US factories

Chi Jingyi and Zhang Dan for Global Times December 10, 2019

Trump’s ‘Tariff War’ backfires on US factories

Beijing. The US purchasing manufacturer's index (PMI) declined in November and came in below expectations, while the PMIs of China and the EU rose. Analysts said the figures show that the US is lying in the bed it made when it comes to the impact on trade wars...more

China urged to take ‘stronger countermeasures’ against US’ Xinjiang Bill

Xie Wenting & Fan Lingzhi for Global Times December 5, 2019

China urged to take ‘stronger countermeasures’ against US’ Xinjiang Bill

Beijing. China will take strong countermeasures against the US, including releasing an "unreliable entity list" that includes relevant US entities, and imposing sanctions on relevant US officials, experts said, after the US House passed an act filled with groundless accusations against China's Xinjiang Tuesday night, local time. The...more

West launches public opinion war against China over HK

Yang Sheng & Deng Xiaoci November 30, 2019

West launches public opinion war against China over HK

Beijing. A report by Reuters alleging China's central government was considering replacing its liaison office in Hong Kong was slammed by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioner office in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as Chinese observers noted that foreign interference won't stop and what China can do...more

BRI gives economic voice to small countries

Ong Tee Keat November 30, 2019

BRI gives economic voice to small countries

The world has never been a level playing field for all nations of various ethnicities, religions, civilizations and political systems. Since 1990s, free trade and multilateralism have been the cornerstone of globalization. But the world market never treated all players equally as developed countries set the rules with...more

US attempt to spoil Chinese relations with other countries won’t succeed

Left Review Online November 29, 2019

US attempt to spoil Chinese relations with other countries won’t succeed

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam during his recent trip to Asia from November 13 to 21. As Esper sought to strengthen US relations with these countries, he also tried to drive a wedge between China and its regional neighbors. Vietnam...more

Scientists find chicken-sized dinosaur in China

Liu Xuanzun & Zhao Yusha November 29, 2019

Scientists find chicken-sized dinosaur in China

Beijing. An international research team led by a Chinese dinosaur scientist announced on Tuesday the discovery of a new species of dinosaur that roamed North China in the early Cretaceous period. The fossil of the dinosaur called Xunmenglong yingliangis was found in the Huajiying Formation of North China....more

Tripartite round-table: Way to resolve Kalapani and other border issue.

Dr. Nimananda Rijal November 29, 2019

Tripartite round-table: Way to resolve Kalapani and other border issue.

Introduction: Nepali People have printed their map in the heart and mind of greater Nepal. ‘Bhimsen's Prime Minister Ship is best remembered for the Anglo-Nepalese war. The territorial expanse of the Gurkha Empire had reached its greatest extent from Sutlej River in the...more

American elites expose ulterior motives on China

Mu Lu November 29, 2019

American elites expose ulterior motives on China

There is a group of academic elites in the US who have kept a close watch on the situation in Hong Kong. These so-called scholars insist on the supremacy of their Western values and refuse to acknowledge the fact that China's system is more suitable to its current...more

What other countries can learn from China’s governance model

Adhere Cavince November 27, 2019

What other countries can learn from China’s governance model

China is a worldwide buzzword. Appearing in headlines, policy briefs, and scholarly materials covering various realms of the human experience at an unmatched speed. So, why has China become such a magnet of global conversations? Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing has...more

Hong Kong Education System Fails to Teach Real Democracy

Ai Jun November 27, 2019

Hong Kong Education System Fails to Teach Real Democracy

What is a child supposed to do at the age of 11 or 12? The answer should be a list of beautiful things. But in Hong Kong, a child that young could be arrested for illegal acts in unlawful assemblies carrying offensive weapons such as Molotov cocktails or...more

Yuan-Ruble Alliance to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar

Shen Weiduo November 25, 2019

Yuan-Ruble Alliance to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar

Beijing. China and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Shanghai on Tuesday to deepen financial cooperation and push for direct trading between the yuan and the ruble, a move in line with both countries' demand for diversifying reserve assets and reducing dollar reliance amid rising global...more

Big gaps remain in China-US trade talks

By Wang Cong for Global Times November 24, 2019

Big gaps remain in China-US trade talks

Beijing. China and the US may still have a long way to go to end the trade war, with major differences remaining over the nature of the bilateral relationship, despite ongoing talks on a possible phase-one deal to defuse tensions, officials, business leaders and top experts said on...more

Alibaba’s Jack Ma drives digital economy enthusiasm in Africa

Zhang Hongpei for Global Times November 23, 2019

Alibaba’s Jack Ma drives digital economy enthusiasm in Africa

Beijing. Alibaba's billionaire co-founder Jack Ma Yun had a busy day over the weekend in Africa - attending a digital economy summit in Nigeria, participating in an entrepreneurs' dialogue in Togo and being a judge for an African business heroes show in Ghana. Ma has turned his attention...more