Editor's Note: On June 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the revolutionary site at Wangjiaping in Yan'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Xi has called Yan'an a shrine for the Chinese revolution, and said that strength should be drawn from the "Yan'an Spirit." Xi once published an article in...more

The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene the third plenary session of its 20th central committee on Monday in Beijing. The four-day plenum will primarily examine issues related to further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. The focus of the third plenary session on "advancing Chinese...more

Given the huge impact of the previous China-US trade war on American farmers, concerns over a new trade war seems to have haunted the market sentiment these days. Regardless of the outcome of the US election, the stance of Chinese soybean importers toward the US' trade war with...more

The US appears to be increasing its intervention in African countries to restrict the operations of Chinese mining companies, highlighting the need for China to secure a stable supply chain for critical minerals through enhanced collaboration with alternative mineral suppliers. The US has just intervened in the sale...more

The US is seeing "some meaningful steps" from China to assist it to resolve its fentanyl crisis, but there is a lot more to do, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday, citing a senior US official. In the story entitled "China is finally starting to do...more

The Chinese economy may post a faster-than-5-percent growth rate for the first half of the year, exceeding a preset annual target, according to predictions made by a number of Chinese economists on Monday. A growth rate in the range of 5.1-5.4 percent was predicted for the second quarter....more

The old saying "people will vote with their feet" is again being heard in the US. The phrase simply means that people who are not happy with something will walk away from it. The "it" in this case refers to joining the military. Congress, keenly aware that America's...more

China's semiconductor sales jumped 24.2 percent year-on-year in May, according to data from the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Chinese experts said on Monday that the data again show that China has formed a mature chip processing industry based on the country's huge demand from the downstream industry....more

Editor's Note: Recent tensions in the South China Sea, driven by Philippine provocation and US instigation, between China and the Philippines have raised concerns. Can the Philippines bear the consequences of being used as a pawn by the US? How does the US benefit from this? How to...more

After enduring more than a decade of criminal detention, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, finally reached an agreement with the US Justice Department, "acknowledging" his involvement in the crime of espionage but at the same time regaining his freedom. Many may recall that Assange, through WikiLeaks, repeatedly...more

Recently, the State Council unveiled a set of regulations on rare-earth management. The regulations clearly stipulate that rare-earth resources belong to the state, and no organization or individual may occupy or destroy rare-earth resources. The state implements protective mining of rare-earth resources. As with previous adjustments in China's...more

Editor's Note: The US has always crowed over its "achievement" of being the world's largest foreign aid donor. However, US foreign aid has, in fact, usually been based on maximizing the country's own interests, disregarding the practical interests and long-term development of the recipient developing countries and regions....more

The US Department of State released the 2023 International Religious Freedom Report on Wednesday. This is the 25th International Religious Freedom Report issued by the US since 1999. As always, the US has singled out some countries for special attention and observation, with the actual intention of naming...more

As US President Joe Biden's "disastrous" performance at the Thursday debate sparked Democratic nominee replacement discussion, Chinese experts said this reflects public concerns about the aging of US presidential candidates, as well as the deep-seated contradictions in the US between the elites and the general public. Divisions within...more

One of the prime tools of the US economic strategy these days is foreign trade tariffs. The country that used to be a resolute champion of free trade is now very persistent in protecting its domestic markets from foreign competition. The explicitly protectionist approach to international trade goes...more