Gallup carries out an annual international poll on approval of the leadership of major countries. This year’s poll, covering 134 countries, had a striking conclusion – China’s leadership has overtaken the US in approval not only globally but in every continent surveyed outside North America and possibly Australasia.
At present, Russia and other member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) as well as China and the participants in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are forming a harmonious system of international economic cooperation based on strict enforcement of international law, respect for national sovereignty and non-interference in other states’ internal affairs.
China has attracted businesses from different countries around the world; the EU wants to develop even strong ties with China, and vice versa. The EU plays the role of an indispensable trade partner and technological cooperation stakeholder of China. As a result of their friendly cooperation, China and the EU have experienced increasingly closer economic and trade ties over the past few years.
The term "Reiwa" draws from a shared East Asian cultural history, demonstrating the long shared history between China and Japan and should spur both nations to build a "community with a shared future."
The Times of India on March 30 published an article saying though India has more schools than China, its quality of school education is far poor than China's.
China and the U.S. are continuing their trade talks. Officials from both the Chinese and the U.S. sides are cautiously optimistic about the outcome. On March 28, when the talks were held between China and U.S. negotiation teams in Beijing, the spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng said at a regular press conference, "The two sides have made some progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done."
In 2018 the Trump administration released a number of papers on national security policy, such as its National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and National Intelligence Strategy. All these papers shared a common feature: defining China as a strategic competitor of the United States, a characterization that the administration has since tried hard to prove, even calling for a “whole-of-government” response. We have heard the word “decoupling” mentioned repeatedly in the discussion of economic relations with China — in particular, we have witnessed the coming of a tech cold war between the two countries.
The just-concluded 2nd Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) sent an explicit signal of stronger support for private industry. Premier Li Keqiang announced a series of policies and measures for boosting China's private economy in his Government Work Report to the NPC Session which opened on March 5, 2019.
With the world still undergoing an economic downturn and austerity, China should attach greater importance to deepening bilateral relations and building a network of free trade agreements with higher standards. As the world's sixth-largest economy, the United Kingdom is a key partner for China to explore the building of a high-level free trade agreement and deepen cooperation with developed countries.
Two major happenings have been reverberating in European media. First, the UK is in deep trouble over Brexit, which has caused political instability in the country. Second, this week's visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Italy and France has drawn headlines.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of democratic reforms in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also the 60th anniversary of the 14th Dalai Lama fleeing from China into India. As an old issue between Beijing and New Delhi, the dispute over the 14th Dalai Lama has lasted for six decades. It was caused by a series of mistakes made by Indian politicians and strategists, including first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, in cultural, political, historical and defense contexts.
The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate assistance mission in Afghanistan on March 15. Unlike before, it only gave a six-month extension rather than one year. The reason for the shorter extension is that the US opposed China's attempt to write the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) into the resolution. Wu Haitao, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, described the smear by the US regarding the BRI as "contrary to the facts and fraught with prejudice."
The Brexit process is seen as a total "mess" in many people's words. Some have blamed Theresa May and her poor negotiating strategy for the current impasse in Brexit, and some blame the EU. What has caused this Brexit chaos?
Some Western media outlets have been notoriously spreading rumors about Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for a long time. On March 18, China's State Council Information Office published a white paper titled "The Fight against Terrorism and Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang," which shows how the country has tried to prevent separatist activities in Xinjiang.
Last year was marred by a series of economic shocks. In 2018, the World Trade Organization faced an unprecedented crisis, and the global trade order suffered clashes because of a tariff war launched by the US.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become the world's largest platform for international cooperation and one of the most well received programs promoting global public good since it was proposed in 2013. As many as 123 countries and 29 international organizations have signed BRI cooperation agreements with China, showing their support and confidence in the program.
As part of China's opening up drive in the new era, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has aroused interest around the world and won widespread international participation as a result of its inclusive, win-win nature.
The visit by President Xi Jinping to Italy, Monaco and France will be a turning point in relations between China and the European Union (EU) because it will highlight a different approach to financing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) more in line with EU rules and expectations.
Last year, MIT's Cheetah 3 robot attracted widespread concern around the world. MIT's Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered with debris, and quickly recover its balance when suddenly yanked or shoved, all while essentially blind.
In reporting in China on the country’s “Two Sessions,” a new anchorwoman “Xin Xiaomeng” was seen. She is a virtual anchor created through the application of artificial intelligence technology.