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Trump’s request for cut from TikTok deal ‘unprofessional,’ threatens US business environment

Left Review Online August 10, 2020

Trump’s request for cut from TikTok deal ‘unprofessional,’ threatens US business environment

Trump said on Monday that TikTok would be banned in the US unless it is bought by Microsoft or another company by September 15, and suggested the US Treasury should get a cut from the deal. Although it is unclear what amount Trump is referring to, his statement...more

US’ ‘mafia-style tactic’ on TikTok strips last layer of decency

Wang Cong August 10, 2020

US’ ‘mafia-style tactic’ on TikTok strips last layer of decency

US President Donald Trump's latest move to force China-based ByteDance to sell its video-sharing app TikTok to a US company and pay the US government a share of the transaction has been derided by many in China - experts and ordinary citizens alike - as "naked robbery" using...more

UN experts condemn sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela

Left Review Online August 10, 2020

UN experts condemn sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela

Unilateral economic sanctions against countries like Cuba and Venezuela are causing today greater suffering and limitations for their people amid the Covid-19 pandemic, UN independent rapporteurs warned. According to a report by five UN experts, humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions are not working, and people cannot adequately protect...more

Comrade Kim Il Sung and His Instructions for National Reunification

Kim Jong Il August 9, 2020

Comrade Kim Il Sung and His Instructions for National Reunification

Our people will soon greet the 52nd anniversary of the liberation of our country, the historic event, by which the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung opened the way to a new life for our nation. On this occasion, our people look back with warm hearts upon the...more

US hostility toward China rooted in hegemonic struggle

Clifford A Kiracofe August 9, 2020

US hostility toward China rooted in hegemonic struggle

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's newest diatribe against China underscores the Cold War hysteria circulating in Washington. The fervor of right-wing ideological crusaders knows no bounds. Whether China is socialist or a Westernized democracy makes no difference to them. The Trump administration's crusade against China is rooted...more

US suppression of China is not just about ideological differences

Ling Shengli August 9, 2020

US suppression of China is not just about ideological differences

In recent days, diplomatic clashes have erupted between China and the US. The US took the unprecedented step of closing Chinese consulate in Houston. In the face of US' unwillingness to correct its erroneous decision, China announced the closure of the US consulate in Chengdu. The clashes are...more

AUSMIN shows Australia’s China policy different to US’

James Laurenceson August 8, 2020

AUSMIN shows Australia’s China policy different to US’

Amid tensions with the US and Australia, China has accused the two countries of "smearing China on a series of issues" and told them to "stop interfering in China's internal affairs or damaging Chinese interests." The Chinese Embassy in Canberra also joined in to "firmly reject and oppose...more

Beijing attracts US-listed Chinese firms to come back home, amid worsening ties

Ma Jingjing August 3, 2020

Beijing attracts US-listed Chinese firms to come back home, amid worsening ties

Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau is reportedly planning to attract US-listed Chinese firms to return by coming up with supportive policies and carrying out pilots in the "New Third Board" or other bourses, after the Nasdaq tightened listing rules for Chinese firms due to the US'...more

Construction begins on China-Russia pipeline project under Yangtze River

GT Staff Reporter August 2, 2020

Construction begins on China-Russia pipeline project under Yangtze River

China officially began the world's largest tunnel construction under a major river on Tuesday, kick starting the construction of the 1,509-kilometer-long southern Chinese section of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline. A Chinese oil industry analyst said the project will help cushion rising geopolitical risks. The tunnel under...more

The Feats Performed by the Great Victors Will Remain Forever

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un July 30, 2020

The Feats Performed by the Great Victors Will Remain Forever

Kathmandu. Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un said that the victorious July 27 was the day when all the people born on Korean land celebrate with surging emotions of the great victory in the war that etched in the past history,...more

The Pledge of July 28 – CPI (ML) Liberation

Left Review Online July 28, 2020

The Pledge of July 28 – CPI (ML) Liberation

28 July, 2020 marks the 48th anniversary of the martyrdom of Comrade Charu Mazumdar, founder General Secretary of CPI(ML). It also marks the 46th anniversary of the reorganization of the party after the initial setback suffered by our movement and the party in the early 1970s. On this historic...more

President Xi: Stimulating market entities

GT staff reporters July 28, 2020

President Xi: Stimulating market entities

Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a meeting with entrepreneurs in the country on Tuesday, urging efforts to stimulate the vitality of market entities, promoting entrepreneurship, and of "doing everything possible" to protect market players under unprecedented pressure caused by the pandemic. According to a report from CCTV, Xi...more

Washington squeezes transatlantic partnership to contain Beijing

Cui Hongjian July 28, 2020

Washington squeezes transatlantic partnership to contain Beijing

The US has recently ramped up its engagement with its European allies in an attempt to rally them to confront China. After US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien's three-day visit to Europe, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a flying visit to the UK and Denmark from...more

China’s countermeasures over closure order of Chinese Consulate General in Houston

GT Staff Reporters July 27, 2020

China’s countermeasures over closure order of Chinese Consulate General in Houston

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the US for asking China to close its Consulate General in Houston, a reckless and dangerous move which analysts said will further flare-up tensions between the two largest economies in the world. On Tuesday local time, the US abruptly asked China...more

China, US face historic task of managing rivalry, avoiding fights: Ezra Vogel

Xie Wenting and Bai Yunyi July 26, 2020

China, US face historic task of managing rivalry, avoiding fights: Ezra Vogel

Editor's Note: China-US ties, one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world, are at their lowest point since the normalization of relations in 1979 when the world is battered by a pandemic and economic recession. How will the increased tension between the world's two largest economies develop?...more