Yang Sheng & Sun Haoran for Global Times November 15, 2019
Bijing. The International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (IDCPC) held a thematic briefing on the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee on Friday, and invited more than 210 senior diplomats from more than 130 countries to the event. Guo Yezhou, vice...more
Shortly before the 11th BRICS summit in Brazilian capital Brasilia on Wednesday and Thursday, Bloomberg published an article - "BRICS Is About Geopolitics, Not Economics," saying "The acronym no longer makes much financial sense. But the idea is more politically relevant than ever." Such a view does not...more
The 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is approaching, but we can guess what will be discussed among leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. They are expected to offer their ideas on upholding the multipolar world order and challenge Western dominance and...more
Mr. Chairperson, Hon. Minister for Forests and Environment, Hon. Chief Minister, Province 3, Hon. Parliament Members, Distinguished Guests and participants, Media Persons, Ladies and Gentlemen ! First of all, it gives me great pleasure to be here with you at this Unique historic gathering. Please allow me to...more
Beijing. Mike On the day celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo viciously attacked China in his speech in Berlin, trying to build a new Cold War wall, which observers find ironical. Experts slammed him for neglecting his...more
Beijing. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a speech at an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin on Friday, took a swipe at China and the Communist Party of China (CPC). He claimed the CPC "is shaping a new...more
Beijing. The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its fourth plenary session in Beijing on Thursday with the release of a communiqué, which comprehensively covered different issues and fields, while China experts said that China has the confidence to overcome severe challenges from...more
Although no official statement has been made, it is widely believed that the 39 bodies found dead in Essex, the United Kingdom, were stowaways involved in human trafficking. No matter which countries they were from - Vietnam, China, or any other country - this tragedy is a warning...more
Beijing. An alternative to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) global payment system, which is being drawn up by China, Russia and India, has a fair chance to end the dominance of the US dollar in the global financial sector, Chinese analysts said Tuesday. Russian news...more
China, the world's biggest oil importer, should follow the lead of Russia and switch to the euro from the US dollar for its oil and natural gas contracts. Rosneft, Russia's top crude oil producer, has reportedly set the euro as the default currency for its oil product sales....more
From Spain to the UK and from Chile to Bolivia, protests have rocked the streets. Some of these countries include those considered democratic countries or development models for their regions. Despite the different reasons for the protests in these countries, the police and relevant departments hold the same...more
Beijing. China on Tuesday held an international conference on boundary cooperation, the first of its kind, inviting representatives of 14 countries, including most of China's neighboring countries and other Asian countries to Beijing to discuss boundary cooperation. Ambassadors, officials and scholars from neighboring countries and other Asian nations...more
President Joko Widodo started his second term in office after winning the recent presidential elections in Indonesia. In a speech after swearing the oath of office in Jakarta on October 20, Widodo proposed the Indonesia's 2045 vision, pledging to make the country one of the top five world...more
Diwali, the festival of lights, has just seen a sharp rise in sales of Chinese goods in India. From the festival-related Chinese products flooding Delhi's wholesale market to the 30 to 40 percent increase in Xiaomi's festival sales, there are signs everywhere indicating that Indians rely heavily on...more
As usual, Prachanda has been quite in the limelight, especially with the deteriorating health of PM Kadga Prasad Oli and also because of his stark comments on many issues. His recent call for unity of all political forces to counter the re-emergence of “regressive elements” is strong overtone...more