By Li Xuanmin and Ma Jingjing July 17, 2024
China's GDP expanded 5 percent to reach 61.68 trillion yuan ($8.49 trillion) in the first half of 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday, demonstrating the resilience and innate strength of the world's second-largest economy. In the second quarter, China's GDP grew by...more
The Asia-Pacifc-6E, or the APStar-6E, China's first all-electric propulsion communication satellite, has successfully passed in-orbit technology verification and ground station technology reviews in Hong Kong, which means the satellite has become fully operational after having successfully passed all in-orbit tests, according to spacecraft manufacturer China Great Wall Industry...more
(July 14). As the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be convened on Monday, the world is watching how the pivotal gathering, also known as the third plenum, will identify priorities for comprehensively deepening reform, map out a blueprint for...more
Editor's Note: The 2024 NATO Summit is set to be held in Washington from Tuesday to Thursday. With NATO's continuous expansion, it is evolving from a regional security alliance into a global organization. What impact does NATO's expansion have on the world? What is the essence of NATO?...more
After China released an investigation report on Volt Typhoon, the US, in order to cover up the evidence, instructed related companies to change the content of report they released previously, completely disregarding the traces left during the operation. This shows that the US side is at its wits'...more
Editor's Note: On June 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the revolutionary site at Wangjiaping in Yan'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Xi has called Yan'an a shrine for the Chinese revolution, and said that strength should be drawn from the "Yan'an Spirit." Xi once published an article in...more
The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene the third plenary session of its 20th central committee on Monday in Beijing. The four-day plenum will primarily examine issues related to further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. The focus of the third plenary session on "advancing Chinese...more
Given the huge impact of the previous China-US trade war on American farmers, concerns over a new trade war seems to have haunted the market sentiment these days. Regardless of the outcome of the US election, the stance of Chinese soybean importers toward the US' trade war with...more
The US appears to be increasing its intervention in African countries to restrict the operations of Chinese mining companies, highlighting the need for China to secure a stable supply chain for critical minerals through enhanced collaboration with alternative mineral suppliers. The US has just intervened in the sale...more
The US is seeing "some meaningful steps" from China to assist it to resolve its fentanyl crisis, but there is a lot more to do, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday, citing a senior US official. In the story entitled "China is finally starting to do...more
Kathmandu. The globally renowned international revolutionary organization, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) successfully held its historic 7th International Assembly (7IA) on June 21-24, 2024 in Penang, Malaysia with the theme, “Defeat Imperialism! Win Our Socialist Future!: Build a Peoples’ United Front to Fight Against Imperialist Plunder,...more
The Chinese economy may post a faster-than-5-percent growth rate for the first half of the year, exceeding a preset annual target, according to predictions made by a number of Chinese economists on Monday. A growth rate in the range of 5.1-5.4 percent was predicted for the second quarter....more
The old saying "people will vote with their feet" is again being heard in the US. The phrase simply means that people who are not happy with something will walk away from it. The "it" in this case refers to joining the military. Congress, keenly aware that America's...more
China's semiconductor sales jumped 24.2 percent year-on-year in May, according to data from the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Chinese experts said on Monday that the data again show that China has formed a mature chip processing industry based on the country's huge demand from the downstream industry....more
After enduring more than a decade of criminal detention, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, finally reached an agreement with the US Justice Department, "acknowledging" his involvement in the crime of espionage but at the same time regaining his freedom. Many may recall that Assange, through WikiLeaks, repeatedly...more