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US’ dual China, Russia containment won’t work; governance is key, not ideology

Dmitri Trenin March 30, 2021

US’ dual China, Russia containment won’t work; governance is key, not ideology

Throughout the 20th century, strategic wisdom dictated to US statesmen never to allow the world's island - namely, the Eurasian continent - to be dominated by one hegemonic power, or a single alliance. This logic brought the US into the World War II. Germany was then seeking the...more

PLA’s largest near-Taiwan exercise features bombers to island’s east, ‘blocks foreign interventions’

Liu Xuanzun March 29, 2021

PLA’s largest near-Taiwan exercise features bombers to island’s east, ‘blocks foreign interventions’

The warplane exercise by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the island of Taiwan on Friday is not only the largest since the PLA started routine exercises in the region last year, but also a rare one that saw bombers flying to the eastern side of the...more

Americans’ disgust with own govt grows as Chinese officials criticize US human rights

Chen Shasha March 29, 2021

Americans’ disgust with own govt grows as Chinese officials criticize US human rights

A senior Chinese official's sharp criticism of the US' human rights situation has triggered a negative response from the American people toward the US' human rights and democratic systems, a report based on sentiment analysis by Chinese researchers showed. Experts said that the criticism made by Yang Jiechi,...more

CPC releases logo for 100th anniversary activities

Left Review Online March 29, 2021

CPC releases logo for 100th anniversary activities

Kathmandu. The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Wednesday released the official logo for activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. (Source: CGTN)more

China, Russia to break US hold on ‘world order’

Yang Sheng and Fan Anqi March 28, 2021

China, Russia to break US hold on ‘world order’

When the US vowed to return to multilateralism and try to fix its alliance by stressing values of "democracy and human rights" and forming cliques to confront other countries that reject US hegemony, China and Russia have stood up to break the silence and provide their definition of...more

What can Asian Americans learn from BLM movement?

Wang Wenwen March 27, 2021

What can Asian Americans learn from BLM movement?

The #StopAsianHate mass rallies over the weekend in the US reminded people about the BLM movement, and some also tried to create a similar slogan such as "Asian American Lives Matter." But a crucial issue is, do Asian American lives really matter in the US? Compared with the...more

PLA deploys VR tech for more efficient training

Liu Xuanzun March 27, 2021

PLA deploys VR tech for more efficient training

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has started to use virtual reality (VR) technologies in training as it allows officers and soldiers to gain enhanced combat capability more efficiently, analysts said on Monday. A logistics support unit affiliated with the PLA Northern Theater Command Navy recently held a wartime...more

Beijing International Film Festival may postpone till August to allow foreign guest participation: Experts

Chen Xi March 27, 2021

Beijing International Film Festival may postpone till August to allow foreign guest participation: Experts

The Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) is likely to be postponed to August as the world is still under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and international travel limit may improve come summer, Chinese film experts and insiders have said. BIFF, one of the most important international film...more

China finishes ratifying RCEP, member economies inspired to quicken completion of deal

Yang Kunyi March 27, 2021

China finishes ratifying RCEP, member economies inspired to quicken completion of deal

China said on Monday that it is one of the first countries to have completed ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade zone, planned by 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. China's Ministry of Commerce said that the country has completed the...more

Grassroots mobilize to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination, to cover 65% of population by 2021

Liu Caiyu, Leng Shumei and Chen Shasha March 25, 2021

Grassroots mobilize to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination, to cover 65% of population by 2021

Amid concerns of an immunization gap and Western media's doubts about slow inoculation, the Global Times learned that the Chinese disease control and prevention system held a nationwide online meeting on Monday to mobilize the grassroots to accelerate vaccination, with some areas vowing to vaccinate 65 percent of...more

CPC to hold grand ceremony marking 100th founding anniversary, award outstanding members

Left Review Online March 25, 2021

CPC to hold grand ceremony marking 100th founding anniversary, award outstanding members

A grand ceremony will be held to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) where outstanding Party members will be awarded with "July 1 Medals" for the first time, Party officials announced on Tuesday. The grand ceremony, held amid a severe...more

China-Russia cooperation has no upper limits

Left Review Online March 25, 2021

China-Russia cooperation has no upper limits

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday. Lavrov's visit is significant. First, this is the first high-level face-to-face meeting between China and Russia since the pandemic. Second, this...more

China hits back at EU sanctions over Xinjiang affairs, sending strong signal urging foreign countries to stop meddling in its internal affairs

Chen Qingqing, Zhao Yusha and Hu Yuwei March 23, 2021

China hits back at EU sanctions over Xinjiang affairs, sending strong signal urging foreign countries to stop meddling in its internal affairs

Shortly after European Union foreign ministers signed off on a slate of punitive measures on Monday over alleged human rights abuses, including sanctions directed at China, China hit back with tit-for-tat countermeasures by sanctioning 10 individuals and four entities that have spread rumors and lies about Xinjiang. The...more

As US wields sticks, China, Russia to counter dollar hegemony

Wang Cong March 23, 2021

As US wields sticks, China, Russia to counter dollar hegemony

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov started a two-day trip to China on Monday, days after senior Chinese and US officials clashed openly during a bilateral meeting, a major topic in talks with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is how to counter US sanctions --...more

HK Civil Human Rights Front is disbanding amid probe into sources of funding

Left Review Online March 21, 2021

HK Civil Human Rights Front is disbanding amid probe into sources of funding

Several opposition groups have announced their withdrawal from the Civil Human Rights Front in the past few days after foreign media quoted sources as saying that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is investigating whether the Civil Human Rights Front has violated the national security law for...more