Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi last week visited Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Nepal, all of which are China's neighboring countries. Some suggest that Wang's visit is out of "Beijing's fears of diplomatic isolation" amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In regard to the crisis, many of China's...more

US' politicization of ecological water issues in the Mekong River for the purpose of tarnishing China's reputation via launching rhetoric battles has become more trendy. The Stimson Center, a US-backed think tank, again bashed China in February for allegedly "holding a massive amount of water" and "might need...more

China believes the affairs of Nepal should be decided by its people, and China opposes any attempt to undermine Nepal's sovereignty and independence, interfere in its internal affairs and engage in geopolitical games in the country, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday at...more

There is a war in Ukraine. Outwardly, it looks like an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All political forces, including Left, have spoken out about these events. The range of assessments: from humanistic-emotional (“people are dying, stop the war”) to purely class (“The West is pushing two...more

As China and the EU prepare for a scheduled summit early next month, which is expected to focus on bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, there have been some hostile and irrational voices that appear to be aimed at using the Russia-Ukraine conflict to undermine or...more

An anonymous official told the Global Times that at the request of the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden will hold a phone call to exchange views on China-US relations and the Ukraine situation; out of considerations of bilateral relations, promoting peace talks and...more

In regard to Australia's hype of a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessel pointing a laser at an Australian patrol aircraft, here comes the truth. It was the villain - Australia - sued its victims. An Australian defense plane made dangerous moves toward a Chinese naval vessel,...more

The newly signed roadmap by India and France on the blue economy and ocean governance has been, not surprisingly, hyped by some nationalist Indian media outlets as Delhi's latest efforts to counter so-called China's aggressive policies in the Indo-Pacific region, which are seen by Chinese analysts as another...more

Russia has strong capacity and resilience to withstand US and EU sanctions, as its economy - which has been buffering the impact of sanctions for years - is not outward-looking, and it has been diversifying its energy exports from Europe, a process that won't encounter difficulties amid global...more

The Beijing Winter Olympics successfully closed on Sunday. The sports event, "truly exceptional" as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach described at Sunday's closing ceremony, showed the world not only the excellent performances of Olympians, but also how China overcame challenges to offer the participants high-quality facilities and...more

China has vowed to ensure food security by holding the people's rice bowl firmly in its own hands, and to prevent rural residents who have been lifted out of absolute poverty from falling back into poverty, according to a key policy document published on Tuesday that prioritized wide-ranging...more

With the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, Europe seems to have never been closer to a self-made energy crunch which threatens its future. The US and its Western allies condemned Russia's latest move to recognize the two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states while pledging to...more

In a sign of their sharp business mind, many Chinese are discussing on social media the balance sheet of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which concluded just on Sunday but continue to occupy people's mind with lingering effects. The Beijing Winter Games will have a large chance of...more

Havana, Jan 22 (PL). Cuba has fully vaccinated 87.6 percent of its population against Covid-19 and has administered a booster shot to 4,545,231 people. In all, it has administered 33,422,531 shots of domestic vaccines Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala, and 10,544,254 Cubans (of 11 million) have received...more

La Paz (PL). President of Bolivia Luis Arce called today for unity, particularly within the governing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), against destabilization attempts, as he ratified his government's commitment to defend the country's natural resources. “Our struggle will not succeed if individual ambitions and internal confrontations flourish”, he...more