Left Review Online June 8, 2019
Beijing. China's State Council Information Office on Sunday issued a white paper titled China's Position on the China-US Economic and Trade Consultations, providing a comprehensive picture of trade talks with US and revealing how the US threw cold water on attempts at consensus, and went back on its...more
In recent years, some foreign institutions and organizations have cast doubt on the corporate governance of Chinese businesses. They have serious misunderstandings about the role of Party (Communist Party of China) organizations in particular. Based on company rules and organizational structures, China's privately run companies have long been...more
HONORABLE JUDGES: Never has a lawyer had to practice his profession under such difficult conditions; never has such a number of overwhelming irregularities been committed against an accused man. In this case, counsel and defendant are one and the same. As attorney he has not even been able...more
Amid severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies, a Chinese cargo plane with 68 tons of relief materials and medical aid arrived Monday in Caracas, Venezuela, according to Xinhua. They will be delivered to medical centers in the country. It is no exaggeration to say that Venezuela is...more
The Chinese people are so confused: What on earth does the US want with China? Does it want fair trade or does the US refuse to accept China's development and seek to break the Chinese economy as its ultimate goal? This is a major issue. For the sake...more
US tech firms, including Google, Intel and Qualcomm and Xilinx have reportedly cut off their supply deals with Huawei. There is no doubt that the Chinese tech giant is under pressure, but it has shown a strong will to resist the pressure, rather than throwing in the towel....more
Beijing. The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee recently released "comprehensive and detailed" regulations over the education and management of all Party members, including digital administration, management of Party membership, and management and education of mobile Party members. The regulations state that the Party membership of those...more
Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping said that "we are on a new Long March now" during his inspection tour of Jiangxi Province this week and encouraged people to gain strength from the spirit of the Long March to overcome difficulties and obstacles, China's state media outlets reported on...more
Beijing. Voluntary confessions from officials suspected of violations prove the deterrent strength of China's anti-corruption system, observers said, after another official from Central China's Hunan Province turned himself in on Monday, a few days after the confession of the former head of China's securities watchdog. Tang Qilin, former deputy...more
Havana. The Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez, met this Monday with comrade Pham Binh Minh, Vice Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, who is making an official visit to Cuba. During the fraternal meeting, both leaders talked about the excellent state of bilateral relations...more
Led by the Communist Party of China (CPC), China realized rapid growth as its political system came under the spotlight of other countries. View from abroad, especially those of the West, have in turn affected many Chinese people. So I'd like to share some of my views about...more
Havana. Bruno Rodriguez, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs condemned the occupation of Venezuela's embassy in Washington, which he described as shameful and illegal. The illegal entry and occupation of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington is a brutal violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Shameful. #USA tramples...more
White House Chief Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that both the US and China will suffer when questioned about who would pay the tariffs imposed by the US on Chinese imports in an interview on Fox News. Although he also argued that the effect on the US...more
Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping refuted the clash of civilizations theory and warned that it was "foolish to believe that one's race and civilization are superior to others, and it is disastrous to willfully reshape or even replace other civilizations." Xi delivered a keynote speech at the opening...more
Beijing. An exhibit featuring 451 cultural relics from 47 Asian countries and Greece and Egypt opened on Monday at Beijing's National Museum of China ahead of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), which organizers said aims to highlight the time-enduring communication and "harmony in diversity" of...more