Opinion

Building China into an Agricultural Powerhouse: Xi Jinping’s Vision for Agricultural Modernization

Nahendra Khadka November 8, 2025

Building China into an Agricultural Powerhouse: Xi Jinping’s Vision for Agricultural Modernization

Introduction In the new era, China’s agricultural sector has registered extraordinary progress; yet, it continues to confront numerous and evolving challenges. Against this backdrop, the strategic mission to build China into an agricultural powerhouse stands as far more than a conventional policy initiative; it represents the Communist Party...more

Scholars’ Perspectives: Long-termism explains why China can create ‘two miracles’

Zhang Han and Chen Qingqing November 7, 2025

Scholars’ Perspectives: Long-termism explains why China can create ‘two miracles’

Editor's Note: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development...more

Practitioners’ Insights: Village CEOs craft a ‘common prosperity’ example in Zhejiang villages

Lin Xiaoyi November 5, 2025

Practitioners’ Insights: Village CEOs craft a ‘common prosperity’ example in Zhejiang villages

Editor's Note: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development...more

Translators’ Voices: Historical, cultural, economic and institutional factors underpin China’s confidence and capacity in global governance

Left Review Online September 20, 2025

Translators’ Voices: Historical, cultural, economic and institutional factors underpin China’s confidence and capacity in global governance

Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus" Meeting held in North China's Tianjin on September 1. This is another important public good that China has provided to the international community, following the Global Development Initiative, the Global...more

Scholars’ Perspectives: Global Governance Initiative responds to world’s expectation for stability, development and prosperity

Chen Qingqing and Zhang Han September 19, 2025

Scholars’ Perspectives: Global Governance Initiative responds to world’s expectation for stability, development and prosperity

Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus" Meeting held in North China's Tianjin on September 1. This is another important public good that China has provided to the international community, following the Global Development Initiative, the Global...more

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