The old saying "people will vote with their feet" is again being heard in the US. The phrase simply means that people who are not happy with something will walk away from it. The "it" in this case refers to joining the military. Congress, keenly aware that America's...more

After enduring more than a decade of criminal detention, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, finally reached an agreement with the US Justice Department, "acknowledging" his involvement in the crime of espionage but at the same time regaining his freedom. Many may recall that Assange, through WikiLeaks, repeatedly...more

Recently, the State Council unveiled a set of regulations on rare-earth management. The regulations clearly stipulate that rare-earth resources belong to the state, and no organization or individual may occupy or destroy rare-earth resources. The state implements protective mining of rare-earth resources. As with previous adjustments in China's...more

Editor's Note: The US has always crowed over its "achievement" of being the world's largest foreign aid donor. However, US foreign aid has, in fact, usually been based on maximizing the country's own interests, disregarding the practical interests and long-term development of the recipient developing countries and regions....more

The US Department of State released the 2023 International Religious Freedom Report on Wednesday. This is the 25th International Religious Freedom Report issued by the US since 1999. As always, the US has singled out some countries for special attention and observation, with the actual intention of naming...more

One of the prime tools of the US economic strategy these days is foreign trade tariffs. The country that used to be a resolute champion of free trade is now very persistent in protecting its domestic markets from foreign competition. The explicitly protectionist approach to international trade goes...more

After Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced each other again on Thursday night local time, the Democratic Party went into panic, and Biden's credibility began to waver. Most mainstream media outlets in the US are Democratic strongholds, but they are all lamenting the president's performance. CNN's headline reads...more

The Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was held in Beijing on Friday. Addressing the conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the international community to carry forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence under the new circumstances and jointly build a...more

More than ten years ago I wrote a book. It was a book about daily life of an ordinary family in a socialist society. I was born and grew up in the USSR and emigrated at the time of the destruction of our socialist country. Having lived for...more

When the tragic news of Dr. Henry Kissinger's death came, I was very sad, but not shocked. More than 20 hours before, I had heard that his condition was getting critical. On October 11, I was invited to visit Dr. Kissinger in his office in New York. He...more

Editor's Note: With the APEC leaders' meeting just around the corner, increasing high-level interactions between China and the US signal that the US wants its relations with China to stabilize and even improve. Even if there's a new balloon incident, bilateral ties will not be blown off course...more

Currently, international discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) are heating up, and three major questions have attracted attention. Will AI open the "Pandora's box"? As an unprecedented new field in technological development, AI will undoubtedly bring huge dividends for human development and progress, but it may also bring unpredictable...more

Editor's Note: At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' commenced his five-day state visit to China from September 23 to 30, his first visit to China since the start of his third term as the Prime Minister of Nepal. The 69-year-old...more

Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be on an official visit to China from September 23 to 30, during which he will attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, and meet President Xi Jinping as well as several other leaders. Dahal believes the...more

Speech by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, in the general debate at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. New York, Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Your excellencies, I bring to this Assembly the voice of the South, that...more