Left Review Online June 24, 2025
On Saturday local time, the US announced that it had launched airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. This marks the first time the US has officially intervened militarily in this round of the Iran-Israel conflict, drawing widespread shock from the international community. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...more
Editor's Note: The scientific formulation and consistent implementation of five-year plans stand as an important piece of experience in the Communist Party of China's (CPC) approach to governing the country. It's also significantly representing the political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics. On May 19, Chinese President Xi...more
Editor's Note: The scientific formulation and consistent implementation of five-year plans stand as an important piece of experience in the Communist Party of China's (CPC) approach to governing the country. It's also significantly representing the political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics. On May 19, Chinese President Xi...more
Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Monday with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of the second China-Central Asia Summit. Xi said that China stands ready to work with Kazakhstan to contribute more to regional and world peace and development with stability and positive energy of bilateral ties. Xi...more
Kathmandu. Jestha 15 (May 28, 2008) is remembered as a historic and transformative day in the history of Nepal, says Nepali Samaj Bharat, extending their heartfelt greetings and congratulations to all Nepali brothers and sisters living in Nepal and abroad on the occasion of Republic Day 2082. Nepali...more
During this year's May Day holiday, China's consumer market unleashed renewed and robust vitality. Data from the Ministry of Transport shows that, from May 1 to 5, the total cross-regional passenger traffic nationwide is expected to reach 1.467 billion trips, averaging 293 million trips per day - an...more
China's Cyberspace Security Association revealed in a report on Monday that the country's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) had detected and handled a cyberattack launched by US intelligence agencies against a major Chinese commercial encryption provider. Experts described the incident as the latest example of...more
In a shifting media landscape in the US, "The AP (Associated Press) is on the outs, but these new MAGA ("Make America Great Again") media stars are on the rise," as noted in a recent article by US-based magazine Politico. Political communication in the US appears to have...more
During holidays, some Chinese people who work in big cities and return to their hometowns in small counties have found that short video platforms, such as Douyin or Kuaishou, begin to feed content into their algorithms that bring both familiar and the unfamiliar feelings. The unfamiliarity comes from...more
CNN reported on Saturday that the US' 145 percent tariff on China "could crush American small businesses." John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, said that US small businesses will have to raise prices, cut staff, delay growth plans or shut down entirely just to keep...more
As of now, China has 102 nuclear power units, including those in operation, under construction and approved for construction, with a total installed capacity of 113 million kilowatts, ranking first globally, in terms of the overall scale, for the first time, according to a blue book - China...more
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for pooling the strength of the country's working class and working people and working hard in a down-to-earth manner to turn the grand blueprint of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation into reality. Xi, also general secretary of the...more
Kathmandu. The Pakistan-India Peoples' Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) has strongly condemned the horrific terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadow, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, 2025. The attack, described as one of the deadliest civilian-targeted assaults in recent years, claimed the lives of at...more
Editor's Note: In the spring breeze of the Pamir Plateau, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a lingering chill still hangs in the air. However, at the entrance of the Paiyike Border Police Station in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, a heartwarming encounter unfolds. Beijing traveler Chen Dawei had journeyed...more
Recently, multiple media outlets have reported that the US government plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure its trade partners, demanding that they limit trade with China in exchange for tariff exemptions. On Monday, in response to a reporter's question, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce...more