Review/Critique

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

“Mend or End”: Nepal in the eyes of a Kathmandu-based Chinese journalist

Left Review Online April 23, 2021

“Mend or End”: Nepal in the eyes of a Kathmandu-based Chinese journalist

Kathmandu. For the bibliophiles of Kathmandu and other people keen to know about the Nepal-China relationship, the eve of this World Book Day, April 23, 2021, is welcomed with a new English book titled "Mend or End" and penned by Chinese journalist Zhou Shengping. Mr. Zhou Shengping, a...more

ByteDance issues bonuses to motivate staff amid US pressure

Left Review Online September 15, 2020

ByteDance issues bonuses to motivate staff amid US pressure

ByteDance, the Chinese high-tech start-up that owns TikTok, handed out a rare half-month bonus for its employees on Tuesday, to motivate its workforce amid pressure from the crackdown by the Trump administration in the US. According to an internal memo seen by the Global Times on Tuesday, the...more

Despite similarities, why North Korea may not adopt the ‘Vietnam model’

Li Chunfu for Global Times March 10, 2019

Despite similarities, why North Korea may not adopt the ‘Vietnam model’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stayed in Vietnam for two more days in early March after his second summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi. In his meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong, Kim sought to promote mutual understanding and share experiences with Vietnam on nation-building...more