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Chinese-built airport inaugurated in Nepal in fresh sign of growing bilateral cooperation

GT staff reporters January 7, 2023

Chinese-built airport inaugurated in Nepal in fresh sign of growing bilateral cooperation

Echoing increasing cooperation between China and Nepal, a new international airport built by a Chinese company with Chinese loans was inaugurated in Nepal on Sunday, with officials from both countries hailing the project as a major success of bilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The...more

Labeling TikTok ‘digital fentanyl’ absurd, showing dysfunction of the US’ politics

Global Times January 7, 2023

Labeling TikTok ‘digital fentanyl’ absurd, showing dysfunction of the US’ politics

According to a CNN report, the incoming chairman of the new House Select Committee on China GOP Rep Mike Gallagher in a media interview labeled TikTok as "digital fentanyl" China's government is providing to Americans. Even though it has already been politically correct to be anti-China in Washington,...more

US should also provide stable expectation for China-US ties in 2023: Global Times editorial

Global Times January 6, 2023

US should also provide stable expectation for China-US ties in 2023: Global Times editorial

With the advent of 2023, whether China-US relations, one of the most important bilateral ties in the world today, can stabilize after the ups and downs in the past year has drawn worldwide attention. At the beginning of the New Year, Chinese Foreign Minister Ambassador Qin Gang held...more

Marcos’ visit to reinvigorate ‘strongest partnership’

Herman Tiu Laurel January 6, 2023

Marcos’ visit to reinvigorate ‘strongest partnership’

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will be going to the People's Republic of China on January 3, 2023 on his first state visit reaffirming Philippine ties with China which he has described the "strongest partner" of his country. In 1974,he accompanied mother First Lady Imelda R. Marcos...more

Major powers should strategically take the lead in stabilizing 2023

Global Times January 4, 2023

Major powers should strategically take the lead in stabilizing 2023

Editor's Note: From many perspectives, the world is in danger of being drawn into long-term trouble right before our eyes. Greater risk of outbreak of new conflicts bubbles amid a lingering pandemic, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the plague of soaring inflation and an energy crisis. Against this...more

Rule spearheaded by top leadership yields remarkable outcome in weeding out corruption, hedonism, wins support

Hu Yuwei January 2, 2023

Rule spearheaded by top leadership yields remarkable outcome in weeding out corruption, hedonism, wins support

Editor's Note: Who is the Communist Party of China (CPC)? What is the CPC's role in the new era? The CPC has grown into one of the largest ruling parties in the world in the process of leading the Chinese people in seeking liberation and happiness, making China...more

PLA drills around Taiwan break August record targeting US move

Liu Xuanzun January 2, 2023

PLA drills around Taiwan break August record targeting US move

The joint drills by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan on Sunday in response to the recent escalation in the US-Taiwan collusion were record-breaking, surpassing even the peak number observed in the large-scale PLA drills held in August following US House Speaker Nancy...more

China’s vast rural areas facing growing challenges for population flow in holidays

GT staff reporters January 2, 2023

China’s vast rural areas facing growing challenges for population flow in holidays

China's vast rural areas are facing increasing challenges as people are returning home from cities for the upcoming new year and Spring Festival holidays, while the country is fighting a COVID-19 infection surge. To deal with possible impacts on rural areas, Chinese authorities have ramped up efforts to...more

Beijing to distribute COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to community health centers to help key population amid approaching peak caseload

GT staff reporters January 2, 2023

Beijing to distribute COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to community health centers to help key population amid approaching peak caseload

Beijing plans to distribute Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment drug Paxlovid to community health centers in a bid to help treatment of key populations as the city's peak caseload approaches, the Global Times learned from an online training session for doctors and nursing staff about how to direct patients to...more

US, Europe to greet 2023 in chaos

GT staff reporters January 2, 2023

US, Europe to greet 2023 in chaos

When a powerful and deadly storm swept North America, blacking out cities and freezing Christmas enthusiasm, Europe is engulfed by strikes due to skyrocketing prices as well as more crises including hate crimes and unemployment. The West is set to conclude 2022 and greet 2023 in a gloomy...more

US’ Afghanistan playbook bodes ill for Ukraine

Left Review Online January 2, 2023

US’ Afghanistan playbook bodes ill for Ukraine

Just before disbanding for the Christmas holidays, the US Congress passed a $45 billion "aid" package for Ukraine. Before Zelensky's speech on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden announced another $2.2 billion that will immediately go to Kiev, mainly as weapons and ammunition. This includes a single battery of...more

Can corruption scandal push major political reforms in EU?

Dong Yifan January 1, 2023

Can corruption scandal push major political reforms in EU?

Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for the European Parliament to be abolished. The reason is the scandal known as "Qatargate," which relates to accusations of corruption which have rocked the European Parliament in recent weeks. Orbán proposed creating a new European Parliament, consisting of national...more

‘Herculean’ task ahead to reset China-Australia ties

Jerry Grey December 29, 2022

‘Herculean’ task ahead to reset China-Australia ties

The task ahead is "Herculean," said John Lander when asked what he thought Penny Wong's chances of pulling off a reset in the relations between China and Australia. In a recent interview to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Australia, John Lander, former Deputy...more

Western narrative on China’s COVID response hypocritical, to appease domestic audience

Global Times December 28, 2022

Western narrative on China’s COVID response hypocritical, to appease domestic audience

When China carried out dynamic zero-COVID approach, some Western media had been calling for China to reopen. But when China recently eased its COVID-19 measures, not surprisingly, they badmouth China's move. Some Western media have recently slandered China's adjustment of the epidemic prevention and control policy from various...more

Chinese cities race against clock to accelerate economic recovery

Zhang Han, Ma Jingjing and Tao Mingyang December 22, 2022

Chinese cities race against clock to accelerate economic recovery

From populous metropolises to small inland cities, different localities across China are striving to accelerate the pace of resuming work and production against the backdrop of major changes in COVID-19 response under the principle of the “10 new measures.” Local authorities have rolled out policies to reduce enterprises’...more