Opinion

Translators’ Voices: ‘Two mountains’ concept presents a fundamental shift in how development should work

Left Review Online August 25, 2025

Translators’ Voices: ‘Two mountains’ concept presents a fundamental shift in how development should work

Editor’s Note: August 15 marks the National Ecology Day. During an inspection tour to Yucun village, Anji county in East China’s Zhejiang Province on August 15, 2005, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), for the first time put...more

Readers’ Reflections: China’s green, low-carbon transition unlocks more dividends, bringing significant opportunities for foreign firms

Ma Jingjing August 21, 2025

Readers’ Reflections: China’s green, low-carbon transition unlocks more dividends, bringing significant opportunities for foreign firms

Editor's Note: August 15 marks the National Ecology Day. During an inspection tour to Yucun village, Anji county in East China's Zhejiang Province on August 15, 2005, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), for the first time put...more

BRICS: not against anything, but for development, fairness and Global South

Left Review Online July 10, 2025

BRICS: not against anything, but for development, fairness and Global South

Editor's Note: The 17th BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Sunday to Monday, resulting in a joint declaration signed by member countries. Entitled "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance," the document seals the group's commitment to strengthening multilateralism, defending international...more

BRICS Summit, joint declaration seal group’s commitment to multilateralism

Fan Anqi July 9, 2025

BRICS Summit, joint declaration seal group’s commitment to multilateralism

The growing BRICS group gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 17th BRICS Summit on Sunday, and signed a joint declaration encompassing 126 commitments covering global governance, finance, health, artificial intelligence, climate change, and other strategic areas. The document sealed the group's commitment to strengthening multilateralism, defending...more

Core strength of CPC leadership: a blend of strategic vision and practical wisdom

Left Review Online July 9, 2025

Core strength of CPC leadership: a blend of strategic vision and practical wisdom

Editor's Note: July 1, 2025, marked the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In an exclusive interview with Global Times (GT), Maurício Santoro (Santoro), a professor of International Relations at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, and a researcher at the Brazilian...more

Reshaping Global Governance on Climate Change

Mukul Sanwal June 30, 2025

Reshaping Global Governance on Climate Change

The shift from assessing the impacts of the global temperature rise to seeking a just global energy transition paved the way for the Paris Agreement in 2015. It was a landmark agreement for global sustainable development. To the benefit of the Global South, the climate debate has since...more

Practitioners’ Insights: Urban-rural bus Route 101 – a vivid practice of ‘following a good blueprint through to the end’

Huang Lanlan in Jiaxing and Lin Xiaoyi in Beijing June 22, 2025

Practitioners’ Insights: Urban-rural bus Route 101 – a vivid practice of ‘following a good blueprint through to the end’

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

Scholars’ Perspectives: Five-year plans important experience of CPC in governance: scholar who participated in formulating plans

Chen Qingqing and Zhang Han June 20, 2025

Scholars’ Perspectives: Five-year plans important experience of CPC in governance: scholar who participated in formulating plans

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

The neighborhood diplomatic concepts of ‘amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness’ are very important, says former Malaysian PM Mahathir

Left Review Online April 24, 2025

The neighborhood diplomatic concepts of ‘amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness’ are very important, says former Malaysian PM Mahathir

Editor's Note: "At present, China's relations with its neighboring countries are at their best in modern times, and are also entering a critical phase of deep linkage between the regional landscape and the world changes" - the recent Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries held in Beijing made such a profound judgment. Chinese President...more

I cry ‘more times than a little boy should’: US small business owner

Left Review Online April 23, 2025

I cry ‘more times than a little boy should’: US small business owner

Editor's Note: The US administration's decision to temporarily pause tariffs for most countries while keeping the import levies targeted at Chinese goods has frustrated small American traders who do businesses with China. Analysts have already predicted that the tariffs will soon cause irreversible damage to American businesses. Beth Benike...more

GT investigates: Concerns over rise in price of ‘almost everything around’ growing among US consumers under tariff shadow

Lin Xiaoyi and Huang Lanlan April 17, 2025

GT investigates: Concerns over rise in price of ‘almost everything around’ growing among US consumers under tariff shadow

"Though we are unaware of how bad it could get, we are holding our breath for what could come from it." In the heart of Muscatine, Iowa, 21-year-old Katharina Scholze, a full-time nanny, captures the growing unease that has gripped American consumers. "The price of eggs, seafood, sugar,...more

Trade barriers cannot stop economic globalization: Global Times

Left Review Online April 17, 2025

Trade barriers cannot stop economic globalization: Global Times

In recent days, the fallout from the US so-called "reciprocal tariff" policy has continued to intensify: The global financial market has fluctuated, panic buying and hoarding have taken hold among American consumers, and the international community has voiced strong condemnation. All of this once again underscores the unpopularity...more

CPC’s efforts to improve Party conduct closely tied to preserving internal discipline, public trust

Global Times April 16, 2025

CPC’s efforts to improve Party conduct closely tied to preserving internal discipline, public trust

GT: In March, the CPC launched a Party-wide education campaign to implement its central leadership's Eight-Rules decision on improving work conduct. The CPC released its Eight Rules late in 2012 to combat undesirable work practices. Why do you think the CPC still insists so firmly on emphasizing the...more

Viewing the world beyond an ‘either/or’ lens to seek harmony, peace

Warwick Powell January 26, 2025

Viewing the world beyond an ‘either/or’ lens to seek harmony, peace

Editor's Note: The concept of "Hehe" in Chinese culture, with the first "He" embodying harmony, peace and balance and the second representing convergence, unity and cooperation, is central to both the individual and collective mind-set in China. Rooted in thousands of years of philosophy, the idea of "Hehe" serves...more

Survey offers fascinating window into international perceptions of China

Evandro Menezes de Carvalho January 23, 2025

Survey offers fascinating window into international perceptions of China

Rapid and dynamic changes have shaped the contemporary global landscape, many of which revolve around China's increasingly prominent role. As the world's second-largest economy and a leader in technological innovation, China attracts attention and sparks debates about its image and influence on the international stage. A recently published...more