People’s Republic of China

US degrades from innovator to digital rogue

Wang Wenwen August 7, 2020

US degrades from innovator to digital rogue

The US is showing its nature as a digital rogue state, as TikTok waits for its destiny. US President Donald Trump threatened to shut down this widely popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app in the US. He also said he was ready to approve a purchase of the US operations...more

China-Russia land border remains closed: Chinese Embassy in Russia

GT Staff Reporter August 4, 2020

China-Russia land border remains closed: Chinese Embassy in Russia

The Chinese Embassy in Russia said early on Wednesday that China-Russia land border crossings will remain closed until further notice. This came after some media quoted Russian officials to have said that China-Russia land border checkpoints would be reopened before September 1. The media reports are not correct,...more

US-listed Chinese companies to accelerate homecoming

Dong Shaopeng August 4, 2020

US-listed Chinese companies to accelerate homecoming

Whether or not US-listed Chinese companies should return to Chinese stock markets now seems to be an issue of concern as the bilateral tensions elevate, and risks keep accumulating in the US financial system. A homecoming trend led by Chinese tech giants is set to accelerate. The US...more

Chinese consumers show less trust, favor toward US products: Survey

GT Staff Reporters August 3, 2020

Chinese consumers show less trust, favor toward US products: Survey

The US has become the country where Chinese consumers' preference for its products and brands has dropped the most amid the rising tensions between the world's two largest economies, a Global Times survey showed Tuesday. Based on online questionnaires of 1,800 respondents from July 17-24, the survey showed...more

Beijing attracts US-listed Chinese firms to come back home, amid worsening ties

Ma Jingjing August 3, 2020

Beijing attracts US-listed Chinese firms to come back home, amid worsening ties

Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau is reportedly planning to attract US-listed Chinese firms to return by coming up with supportive policies and carrying out pilots in the "New Third Board" or other bourses, after the Nasdaq tightened listing rules for Chinese firms due to the US'...more

Domestic politics, nationalism misguide India’s China policy

Liu Zongyi August 2, 2020

Domestic politics, nationalism misguide India’s China policy

Despite the de-escalation of border tensions between China and India, New Delhi hasn't stopped its China smear campaign, accusing Beijing of being expansionist. At an all-party meeting on June 19, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that no one entered Indian territory, nor were Indian posts taken, but...more

Xi renews China’s support for multilateralism

Wang Cong August 1, 2020

Xi renews China’s support for multilateralism

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday reiterated China's support for the global multilateral system and commitment to pursue development with the rest of the world in the spirit of openness and mutually-beneficial cooperation, in what Chinese analysts called an apparent rebuttal of a rising tide of unilateralism and...more

China-EU economic ties steering toward recovery from COVID-19

GT staff reporters August 1, 2020

China-EU economic ties steering toward recovery from COVID-19

China and EU Tuesday convened one of their most important meetings of the year, steering the vessel of bilateral economic ties toward a reassuring recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The two major economies joined hands despite a US-led rift on multiple fronts that tends to baselessly portray China...more

Aussies hitch wagon with the Pompeo-Esper express

Yu Lei August 1, 2020

Aussies hitch wagon with the Pompeo-Esper express

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday and Tuesday met Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defense Minister Linda Reynolds. They co-hosted the 2020 Australia-US Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations in Washington DC. When tensions between China and the US have been escalating,...more

Even if there is a new cold war, Washington can hardly win it

Ai Jun July 31, 2020

Even if there is a new cold war, Washington can hardly win it

These days, quite a few people wake up every morning to find themselves getting closer to a new cold war between Beijing and Washington, thanks to unceasing insane provocations by US anti-China hawks. Although disputes remain on whether this new cold war is on, a voice has already...more

US targets TikTok’s global soft power

Robert Walker July 29, 2020

US targets TikTok’s global soft power

It wasn't so long ago that TikTok was a harmless, if addictive, video-sharing phone application popular with nearly 1 billion users around the world, including more than 160 million in the US alone. And yet, seemingly overnight, it has now become a "national security threat" to the US,...more

Zhong Nanshan team and AI Lab develop deep-learning model that can predict COVID-19 progression

Left Review Online July 29, 2020

Zhong Nanshan team and AI Lab develop deep-learning model that can predict COVID-19 progression

Tencent-affiliated artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory AI Lab and the medical team of top Chinese physician Zhong Nanshan have jointly revealed the results of a research project, which can predict the likelihood of COVID-19 developing to a critical stage using AI technologies. They jointly developed a deep-learning model which...more

China’s SMEs recovering: Survey

GT Staff Reporters July 29, 2020

China’s SMEs recovering: Survey

China's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are bouncing back from the coronavirus, according to a survey Standard Chartered sent to the Global Times on Tuesday. The survey of hundreds of SMEs across China suggests that SMEs' business activity continued to improve in July despite severe flooding in central...more

Authorities answer to refute misunderstandings, rumors on Three Gorges Dam

Shan Jie and Zhao Juecheng July 28, 2020

Authorities answer to refute misunderstandings, rumors on Three Gorges Dam

Editor's Note: The Three Gorges Dam, which is China's largest water project, has played a key role in water adjustment and energy generation on the Yangtze River. But even since before it was built in 1994, the project has always been under suspicion and criticism from overseas with some...more

President Xi: Stimulating market entities

GT staff reporters July 28, 2020

President Xi: Stimulating market entities

Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a meeting with entrepreneurs in the country on Tuesday, urging efforts to stimulate the vitality of market entities, promoting entrepreneurship, and of "doing everything possible" to protect market players under unprecedented pressure caused by the pandemic. According to a report from CCTV, Xi...more