Left Review Online January 20, 2026
KATHMANDU. Five Communist and leftist parties of Nepal have jointly called for the immediate and unconditional release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros, condemning what they describe as continued United States intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of the country’s elected leadership. In a joint statement issued on...more
Kathmandu. Influential peasant organizations affiliated with six communist parties of Nepal have strongly condemned and denounced the military aggression carried out by U.S. imperialism against Venezuela in blatant violation of international law, as well as the illegal and morally reprehensible abduction of the constitutionally elected President, Nicolás Maduro...more
Kathmandu. Four major mass organizations of Nepal representing peasants, workers, Dalits, and landless communities have strongly condemned the US-led military attack on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the reported abduction of democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro Moros, calling it a grave violation of international law and national sovereignty....more
Kathmandu. The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has expressed serious concern over the recent military action carried out by the Trump administration of the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, strongly condemning the use of force against a sovereign nation. In an official statement issued by the party’s...more
Using a new oven installed on the China Space Station, crew members of the Shenzhou-20 and -21 manned space flight mission enjoyed a space barbecue, video clips provided by the Astronaut Center of China (ACC) to the Global Times on late Monday evening showed. According to the ACC,...more
Editor's Note: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development...more
China's State Council Information Office on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the US in 2024, revealing that under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino," completely...more
Editor's Note: Eighty years ago, the Japanese Emperor read the Imperial Rescript of the Termination of the War, announcing Japan's unconditional surrender to the allied forces in the World Anti-Fascist War. Yet 80 years later, when Global Times reporters conducted in-depth interviews in Tokyo and Nagano, Japan, they...more
The US tech industry is endorsing a new plan this week called the ATOM Project, namely American Truly Open Models, which aims to win back the US lead in open-source artificial intelligence (AI) technology from China, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. This ambitious plan to pool resources...more
The 50-percent tariff hike imposed by the Trump administration on Brazilian products signals more than a trade dispute: It exposes the erosion of US hegemony and accelerates the consolidation of a multipolar world. By trying to isolate and punish strategic partners in the Global South, the US achieves...more
Kathmandu. On the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) has issued a powerful statement condemning what it calls “the number one nuclear terrorist in the world”—U.S. imperialism. The League joined the Japanese people and all peace-loving...more
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction. The online campaign lasted from May 20 to June 20 to seek public input for the 15th Five-Year Plan, gathering more than 3.11...more
Editor's Note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has stressed that the environment concerns the well-being of people in all countries. During his inspections, Xi has always paid great attention to ecosystems, spanning...more
On Saturday local time, the US announced that it had launched airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. This marks the first time the US has officially intervened militarily in this round of the Iran-Israel conflict, drawing widespread shock from the international community. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...more
Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Monday with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of the second China-Central Asia Summit. Xi said that China stands ready to work with Kazakhstan to contribute more to regional and world peace and development with stability and positive energy of bilateral ties. Xi...more