Global Times August 11, 2023
As the Biden administration continues to push for supply chain restructuring, some US media outlets have detected more signs of "decoupling" from China in bilateral trade data. That shouldn't be seen as a proud economic achievement by politicians, but a regrettable failure. As a result of accelerated efforts...more
As China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) made its debut on Chinese social media platforms and opened a channel to report suspected spy activities, and also released on Thursday a video featuring major incidents such as the black-clad riots in Hong Kong in 2019 and the return of...more
Washington has held a hegemonic position for the better part of 80 years. Yes, some of what America has done with that privilege has been good, but there is a lengthy history of using power for the wrong purposes. The increasing use of economic sanctions is one example...more
The so-called strengthening of US-Japan-South Korea strategic cooperation is in fact building a "small NATO" in the Indo-Pacific region and would only damage regional security, Chinese experts said Sunday as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he hopes to discuss further strengthening of three-way strategic cooperation with...more
The Biden administration's approval of the transferring of cluster munitions to Ukraine has sparked widespread criticism and worry. While the bombs, along with the numerous deadly weapons the US and its Western allies have provided to Ukraine, put civilians and children there in grave danger, their manufacturers are...more
China and Russia's third joint naval patrol that allegedly reached international waters near Alaska last week has touched the nerves of US media, which hyped the voyage as "highly provocative," ignoring the fact that the US constantly sends warships and warplanes to China's doorsteps for close-in reconnaissance and...more
The US military is considered the most trusted institution in America by the American people. It is more trusted than the media, big American businesses, the criminal justice system, and even the elected representatives that make up the US Congress. Despite this fact, trust in the US military...more
Less than one month before the 96th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on August 1, President Xi Jinping stressed breaking new ground in enhancing the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the armed forces to provide a strong political guarantee for...more
Editor's Note:This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Through the lens of foreign pundits, we take a look at 10 years of the BRI - how it achieves win-win cooperation between China and countries along the...more
Editor's Note: On the afternoon of June 26, 2023, the written exams for all subjects of the 2023 senior high school entrance examinations in Beijing came to an end. At the Beijing Jingyuan School, students walked out of the entrance exam site one after another, and parents greeted...more
Editor's Note: As the world tries to keep up with the changing stories about the Wagner private military group, the incident has subsided. Yet some people in the Western world won't let it go, with their rhetoric changing from Russia's "civil war" to "cracks" in Russian President Vladimir...more
In the watery villages along the southern part of the Yangtze River, bamboo is a major part of people's daily life. Before Wuzhen, a village in East China's Zhejiang Province, became famous for tourism and the World Internet Conference, it was a major handicraft town with a centuries-old...more
Editor's Note: In his report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, proposed to comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization - a modernization...more
Editor's Note: In 2001, under the banner of counter-terrorism, the US invaded Afghanistan, initiating a conflict that spanned two decades. Throughout this period, the country was engulfed in conflict, its economy faltered, and its people were displaced. The withdrawal of US troops left Afghanistan in disarray while American...more
Chinese business communities in the EU have high expectations for the official visit of Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Germany and France from Sunday to Friday, saying the visit comes at a crucial time amid the need for stronger trade relations between China and the two major European...more