On January 1, 1979, China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations. Today, with China's rising economic prowess, China-U.S. relations seem to have come to a crossroads.
Despite mounting growth pressure and external headwinds, China has made notable progress in defusing financial risks compared with a year ago, when international organizations warned the country of emerging "tensions" in the financial sector.
The Korean Peninsula has taken the world’s centre stage in 2018. In the first half of the year, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has broken its long-term silence, frequently appearing on international occasions, carrying out reforms at home and seeking reconciliation with its neighbours. Its relations with South Korea, China, Japan, the United States, and Russia have been improved. However, the DPRK nuclear issue remains unresolved.
Newly released data from China's National Bureau of Statistics revealed the producer price index (PPI) for November rose 2.7 percent from last year, yet was 0.6 percentage points lower than October's PPI.
A narrow or even closed urban-rural gap is an outstanding feature of a developed society compared to a developing one. Nonetheless, France's "yellow vest" protest marked a reversion. The gap that was bridged is widening again and causing social instability.
With the latest accession of six prospective members, the total number of AIIB members has expanded to 93. This is a remarkable result for a 3-year-old multilateral cooperation agency, which is the first to be set up under the leadership of developing countries.
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off on November 5 in Shanghai with a keynote speech from Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony. Xi’s speech conveyed an important and inspiring message to the world: China remains steadfastly committed to expanding its opening up.
The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government is set to stretch past Christmas, as the Senate adjourned on Saturday for a holiday, with no deal in sight to end the impasse over funding Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall. Most critical national security functions remain operational, but some 800,000 federal employees are impacted.
The US-China technology war hype started after the ZTE case came to surface. There has been no doubt that US intention of starting trade war is beyond trade frictions. It means China has to prepare for more US hostilities.
With 2018 drawing to a close, it is time to review the many ups and downs that occurred in the international community. Among others, the U.S.-EU relations have been thrown into the spotlight, making the world wonder if the good old alliance is on the brink of breaking. In this article for CGTN, William Jones, the Washington bureau chief for the Executive Intelligence Review, and non-resident senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, shares his insights.
The mainland financial markets have responded calmly to the US Federal Reserve's overnight decision to raise its benchmark interest rates. Fluctuations in the range of the yuan's exchange rate against the US dollar were limited.
There are many miracles in the world and in the process of human civilization. But the rise of China is, among them, the greatest. In just 40 years, China accomplished the most marvelous spectacle in human development, achieving huge societal progress and lifting the living standards of billions of people.
The success of Chinese telecom giant Huawei is an epitome of China's 40 years of reform and opening-up, without which the company wouldn't be what it is today. This is something we should be mindful of when the company is in the crosshairs of the US and some of its allies.
There are many miracles in the world and in the process of human civilization. But the rise of China is, among them, the greatest. In just 40 years, China accomplished the most marvelous spectacle in human development, achieving huge societal progress and lifting the living standards of billions of people.
The success of Chinese telecom giant Huawei is an epitome of China's 40 years of reform and opening-up, without which the company wouldn't be what it is today. This is something we should be mindful of when the company is in the crosshairs of the US and some of its allies.
With the first pile driven into the foundation in Shanghai, Baosteel broke ground on Dec. 23, 1978, just one day after the Communist Party of China (CPC) closed its epoch-making meeting that ushered in the era of reform and opening-up.
As globalization goes deeper, economic and trade ties between China and most other countries in the world have seen rapid growth. In this new era of high interconnectivity and win-win cooperation, China has learned from the development experience of countries worldwide with a humble attitude and honest diligence to form its unique "socialism with Chinese characteristics" development model. In this process, China borrowed experience from the world's most developed countries and set foot on a development path that was suited to its own situation. This model has powered the economic take-off and soaring growth of China.
From East to West the Silk Road is rising up once more. It traverses countries between China and the Mediterranean. These lands have always been of pivotal importance in global history in one way or another linking East and West, serving as a melting pot where ideas, customs and languages have jostled with each other from antiquity to modern day.
December 13 marks Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day. It has been 81 years since the tragedy happened. Though there are fewer and fewer witnesses who are able to take part in the commemoration as time goes by, discussions about this tragedy shall never stop.
December 13 marks Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day. It has been 81 years since the tragedy happened. Though there are fewer and fewer witnesses who are able to take part in the commemoration as time goes by, discussions about this tragedy shall never stop.