Asia

China is taking action against tech giants while West stalls

Martin Jacques October 17, 2021

China is taking action against tech giants while West stalls

There is growing interest in the West about the present wave of reforms in China, which began with the defrocking of Ant, then the regulatory moves against the anything-goes behavior of the tech giants, and the more recent criticism of the glaring inequalities in Chinese society. The initial...more

Our arch-enemy is the war itself, not south Korea, the United States or any other specific state or forces – Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un

Left Review Online October 15, 2021

Our arch-enemy is the war itself, not south Korea, the United States or any other specific state or forces – Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un

Comrades, Today we will have an opportunity to see with our own eyes how the defence capability of our glorious motherland, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has developed. I extend warm congratulations to you, who are participating in the Defence Development Exhibition, an epitome of the advanced,...more

China’s ecological red line system, BRI to help countries achieve post-2020 targets

Zhang Hui and Xu Liuliu in Kunming October 13, 2021

China’s ecological red line system, BRI to help countries achieve post-2020 targets

China expressed a strong ambition to further strengthen biodiversity protection at the first global meeting convened by the UN on ecological civilization on Monday, and analysts who highlighted China's achievements in and contributions to the global biodiversity agenda believe many of China's practices, such as its ecological red...more

Indian think tank report fabricates unwarranted charges to discredit China

Liu Zongyi September 13, 2021

Indian think tank report fabricates unwarranted charges to discredit China

As India has reportedly launched an information war against China and Pakistan, some Indian think tank has proactively fired false countercharges. The think tank Law and Society Alliance launched its report on Friday, entitled "Mapping Chinese Footprints and Influence Operations in India." The 76-page study report enumerates "the...more

Facing multiple challenges, next Japanese PM unlikely to make bold moves on Taiwan question

Wang Guangtao September 10, 2021

Facing multiple challenges, next Japanese PM unlikely to make bold moves on Taiwan question

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a surprise move on September 3 that he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure. The next Japanese prime minister will be under intense scrutiny for how he addresses the Taiwan question and China-Japan...more

India’s parliament farce over spyware scandal shows dysfunctional democracy

Li Tao September 10, 2021

India’s parliament farce over spyware scandal shows dysfunctional democracy

India has long praised itself as the largest democracy in the world. It is therefore favored by the US and the West, allowing itself to enjoy a benign environment for development. However, democratic chaos has been repeated in this South Asian country, making it a target of criticism...more

Poverty eradication miracle in numbers

Left Review Online September 3, 2021

Poverty eradication miracle in numbers

Editor's Note: On July 1, China declared that it has reached its first centennial development goal - building a moderately prosperous society, or xiaokang, in all respects and is marching in confident strides toward the second centennial goal of building the nation into a great modern socialist country. To...more

Newly disclosed germ warfare archives reveal US helped Japanese war criminals escape trial in exchange for bio materials

Liu Caiyu August 25, 2021

Newly disclosed germ warfare archives reveal US helped Japanese war criminals escape trial in exchange for bio materials

More concrete evidence of Japanese troop's atrocity of germ warfare during World War II has been made public, as confessions of a commander of the Japanese germ warfare unit to the US after the war were released in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, which also disclosed the shocking secret...more

NATO’s irresponsible Afghan pullout signals decreasing legitimacy

He Zhigao July 22, 2021

NATO’s irresponsible Afghan pullout signals decreasing legitimacy

Following US President Joe Biden's decision to bring US forces in Afghanistan home, NATO also started withdrawing its own mission from the country. Twenty years after the war in Afghanistan began under former US president George W. Bush, the US-led NATO pullout is leaving a devastated, broken and...more

The Offender Attempts to Judge the Victim

Left Review Online May 24, 2021

The Offender Attempts to Judge the Victim

Recently some Western countries have been insisting that the “north Korean human rights issue” should be treated by the United Nations Security Council. In retrospect, the UNSC discussed the DPRK’s “human rights issue” and passed “human rights resolutions” against it every year from 2014. However, since 2018 it...more

When China mediates Palestine-Israel conflict via UN platform, US ‘stands opposite to international justice’

Yang Sheng May 16, 2021

When China mediates Palestine-Israel conflict via UN platform, US ‘stands opposite to international justice’

The UN Security Council (UNSC), with China as the president for May, held an open debate on Sunday to discuss the Palestine-Israel conflict in the Gaza Strip, which has caused more than 180 deaths and more than 1,000 wounded on both sides so far. Chinese State Councilor and...more

Stop US-backed Zionist Israel’s Siege and Occupation in Palestine! Support Palestinian Resistance!

Left Review Online May 15, 2021

Stop US-backed Zionist Israel’s Siege and Occupation in Palestine! Support Palestinian Resistance!

Kathmandu. The International League of Peoples’ Struggle commemorated Nakba Day in remembrance of the genocide perpetrated by the war criminal David Ben Gurion on May 15, 1948, for the creation of the state of Israel. Issuing an official statement on May 14, ILPS has strongly condemned the gruesome violence...more

Why Chinese system can offer more choices than Western democracy

Martin Jacques May 12, 2021

Why Chinese system can offer more choices than Western democracy

Nowhere is the difference between China and the West more evident than in their systems of governance. Since 1945 the typical form of Western governance has been universal suffrage and a multi-party system. This has been the West's main calling card for over 70 years. It believes that...more

Justice for Joseph Canlas, Stop Killing Farmers – All Nepal Peasants Federation (Revolutionary Centre)

Left Review Online May 12, 2021

Justice for Joseph Canlas, Stop Killing Farmers – All Nepal Peasants Federation (Revolutionary Centre)

Kathmandu. All Nepal Peasants' Federation (Revolutionary Centre) demands justice for comrade Joseph Canlas aka Ka JC, vice chairperson of the Peasants Movement of the Philippines (KPM), who lost his life due to the COVID complications acquired during the detention period and lost his life and strongly condemns his...more

China’s digital yuan expands from consumer payments to business scenarios

Zhao Juecheng and Zhang Hongpei May 3, 2021

China’s digital yuan expands from consumer payments to business scenarios

The application of China's Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DC/EP), also known as digital yuan, which has already been on a fast development track since last year, is taking another critical step forward with new scenarios in the business-to-business segment and wage payments. JD.com Inc, the country's second-largest online...more