GT staff reporters November 10, 2022
This year's COP27, convened after a year under the shadow of climate disasters and an energy crisis, appeared to have made some breakthrough to include loss and damage compensation into talks, in response to developing nations' persistent demands, and perhaps offered a chance for leaders around the world...more
Amid the politicians' spats, inflation, gunshot and fear of violence, the US midterm election is looming as a warm-up of the 2024 presidential election, as well as the revenge of the 2020 race that Donald Trump lost and resulted in an unprecedented Capitol Hill riots which are viewed...more
The public opinion storm triggered by Elon Musk's taking control over Twitter has continuously made headlines in the US and beyond. As an entrepreneur with a non-traditional style, Musk often make comments on hotspot issues defying political correctness in the US. Opinion of mainstream American elites carried and...more
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) on his election as president of Brazil, saying that the long-term friendship and the deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation serve the fundamental interests of the two countries and is conducive to maintaining regional...more
It is not surprising to see that the US media once again hyped the idea of bringing Japan into AUKUS, but Tokyo has to think twice on whether its gain can outweigh its loss by doing so. The magazine Foreign Affairs on Friday published an article entitled "Why...more
At a news conference to interpret the report on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), officials reiterated that the scourge of corruption could wreck the Party if not properly addressed, and they doubled down on the importance of fighting corruption in the future,...more
The just-concluded 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elaborated on Chinese modernization, which offers a path for other countries to seek inspiration, senior Party officials at a Monday press conference reiterated that China will not export its model to other countries, nor will it...more
Over 3,600 companies from 32 countries and regions attended the 7th China-Eurasia Expo, which was launched on Monday in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as the region strives to build itself into a bridgehead of Belt and Road cooperation despite the US' economic suffocation of this...more
World leaders and government representatives will for the first time in two years convene in person this week at the UN General Assembly, at a time when the world is beset by many challenges including geopolitical conflicts, economic instability, extreme weather events and food insecurity. Chinese observers said...more
Editor's Note: The nuclear-powered submarine deal under AUKUS is a blatant, irresponsible act of nuclear proliferation, and once again proves that AUKUS countries are practicing a "double standard" on nuclear non-proliferation and using the deal as a tool for geopolitical gamesmanship, Ambassador Wang Qun, China's Permanent Representative to...more
Okinawa's incumbent governor Denny Tamaki, the opposition-backed candidate who firmly opposes the relocation of a US military base on the southern island, won a second term in the prefecture's gubernatorial election on Sunday. The election result reflects local people's unchanged repugnance for the heavy and prolonged US troop...more
Editor's Note: After the Anthony Albanese government took office, there are voices from both China and Australia saying that it is time for China-Australia relations to reset, and there are some signs of thawing. To what extent will Australia continue to follow the US in provoking China? Does...more
The special relationship between the US and the UK is an alliance so unusually close, so rooted in the national psyches of both countries, it is called a "special relationship." They regard each other not just as allies but as kindred spirits, even as friends, bound by a...more
Editor's Note: During the past decade, the world has increasingly witnessed a trend of "the East is rising, and the West is declining" in the spheres of economy, security and discourse power. Western countries, particularly the US, plagued by internal woes, have sought the old path of passing...more
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 parties in the world in the process of leading Chinese people in seeking liberation and happiness, making China as strong...more