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Chinese fashion designers innovate on traditional aesthetics for Paris show

Li Hang and Lou Kang November 24, 2023

Chinese fashion designers innovate on traditional aesthetics for Paris show

Editor's Note: How can art and culture from the past survive in today's globalized world? Inheriting a treasure trove of art and culture from the past thousands of years, young Chinese have created a new trend - Guochao, or China Chic. It refers to a movement started off...more

APEC economies aspire to expand business with both China and US, do not want new cold war: US scholar

Global Times November 24, 2023

APEC economies aspire to expand business with both China and US, do not want new cold war: US scholar

Editor's Note: The China-US summit meeting and the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco attract widespread attention, which will help stabilize China-US relations and inject new impetus into the economic recovery in the broader Asia-Pacific region. What does the high-profile China-US summit mean to bilateral economic...more

Xizang in the New Era: GT’s exclusive visit to Xizang’s Cona after its upgrade from county to city

Shan Jie, Fan Wei, Cao Siqi and Yang Ruoyu in Cona November 24, 2023

Xizang in the New Era: GT’s exclusive visit to Xizang’s Cona after its upgrade from county to city

In April, Cona, located in the southeastern part of Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, upgraded from a county to a city, attracting domestic and international attention. This strategically important city, bordering Bhutan to the west and India to the south, once witnessed great battles to protect the homeland....more

US, UK forcing Chagossians out of homeland a crime against humanity

Global Times November 24, 2023

US, UK forcing Chagossians out of homeland a crime against humanity

Editor's Note: For Olivier Bancoult (Bancoult), no road leads home. Bancoult is from Chagos, a small archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean, formally known as the British Indian Ocean Territory. Bancoult lived in Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. More than 50 years...more

Containing China through an economic war is a terrible and naïve idea: Jeffrey Sachs

Global Times November 24, 2023

Containing China through an economic war is a terrible and naïve idea: Jeffrey Sachs

Editor's Note: The 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting is underway in San Francisco. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden will meet during the event, which has already attracted great attention from worldwide. Will it become a turning point of the China-US relationship? How will the...more

As ties stabilize, US must address core issues

Anthony Moretti November 23, 2023

As ties stabilize, US must address core issues

US President Joe Biden likes baseball, and that means he knows that when a batter gets his pitch - the ball can be hit a long way - he shouldn't miss. In the aftermath of his high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week, it is...more

Hope the US gesture of cooperation can be reliable: Global Times editorial

Global Times November 23, 2023

Hope the US gesture of cooperation can be reliable: Global Times editorial

This year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Informal Dialogue, hosted by the US, has received a relatively unanimous positive assessment from APEC economies and the broader international community. This is not easy. Many people were previously concerned that the US might stir up division and advocate its...more

Xinjiang becomes a gateway for westward opening-up with surging agricultural produce and vehicle exports

GT staff reporters November 23, 2023

Xinjiang becomes a gateway for westward opening-up with surging agricultural produce and vehicle exports

As trains and trucks line up to run across various ports in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the region is transforming from a relatively closed inland area to becoming the forefront of China's westward opening-up. Amid the soaring foreign trade in the region, vehicle and agricultural produce...more

China’s largest high-tech fair showcases cutting-edge technology, efforts of opening-up

Qi Xijia November 22, 2023

China’s largest high-tech fair showcases cutting-edge technology, efforts of opening-up

China's largest ever high-tech trade fair concluded on Sunday, showcasing China's strength in technological innovation with global companies expressing their desire to actively engage in cooperation with Chinese enterprises and confidence in the Chinese market. As the latest aspect of China's opening-up, the event has played an active...more

APEC brings Chinese businesspeople stronger confidence in cooperation

GT staff reporters November 22, 2023

APEC brings Chinese businesspeople stronger confidence in cooperation

The just-ended Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, where Chinese leaders and industry representatives stressed the importance of openness and inclusiveness in development, brought the Chinese business community stronger confidence in cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Companies that had participated in the meetings said that they stand ready to...more

Bombing of Gaza hospitals crosses the humanitarian bottom line: Global Times editorial

Global Times November 17, 2023

Bombing of Gaza hospitals crosses the humanitarian bottom line: Global Times editorial

The whole world is witnessing a human nightmare unfold in Gaza Strip: Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza, is bombed and surrounded by tanks, and temporarily cut off from the outside world. As a result of a fuel shortage, the death toll of critically ill patients and...more

The US has its own BRI – the Bomb and Ruin Initiative

Carlos Martinez November 17, 2023

The US has its own BRI – the Bomb and Ruin Initiative

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has attracted a great deal of attention recently, particularly with the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation having taken place in Beijing last month. Since it was announced a decade ago, the BRI has already become the world's largest...more

The debt trap narrative just a concocted lie

Giancarlo Elia Valori November 17, 2023

The debt trap narrative just a concocted lie

Western society is filled with great platitudes, clichés and catchphrases about the Communist Party of China (CPC). Western politicians' biggest commonplace about the CPC is that it is not democratic. By saying this, they obviously assume that their own form of democracy is the only "real" one. They...more

Experts laud BRI’s contribution to regional cooperation, development as next ‘golden decade’ starts

Ma Jingjing and Chi Jingyi November 17, 2023

Experts laud BRI’s contribution to regional cooperation, development as next ‘golden decade’ starts

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) injects new growth momentum into the world economy and creates vast room for global development, as it helps strengthen policy exchanges and infrastructure connectivity, and supports smooth trade and investment, industry insiders and experts said at the Financial Street Forum annual conference...more

China’s economy to keep moderate growth rate for at least 5-10 years: policy adviser

Chi Jingyi November 16, 2023

China’s economy to keep moderate growth rate for at least 5-10 years: policy adviser

China's economic growth will remain at a moderate rate for at least the next five to 10 years, Liu Shijin, former vice minister of the Development Research Center of the State Council and member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China, told the Global...more