The Master of Contemporary Chinese Studies (MCCS) is a key measure by Renmin University of China (RUC) to actively support the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in education. Following several years of preparation, the program leverages RUC’s educational platform, international operational experience and high-level think-tank resources to train future elite leaders for countries along the BRI that have a passion for Chinese culture, understand profoundly the path, model and experience of China’s de
The trade delegation sent by the US government is set to arrive in Beijing on Thursday. Judging from the high-level organizational lineup, the US government is attaching tremendous importance to economic relations with China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and Saturday in Wuhan, capital of Central China`s Hubei Province. This is the most inspiring diplomatic endeavor made by the two countries to mend ties since last year`s Doklam standoff. The meeting will exert enormous influence on Asia and the world.
Since China started the reform and opening-up drive nearly 4 decades ago, over 700 million Chinese have shaken off poverty, accounting for over 70 percent of global poverty reduction in the period.
The age of power and the big stick wielded by “the strong” are pitted today against the concept of win-win, which in the words of Laozi “benefits all things and does not compete with them”. More than ever, a dialogue with all nations will enable confrontations to be peacefully solved.
The Belt and Road initiative was heatedly discussed at the ongoing China-Japan high-level think tank-media dialogues, reminding me of the European Coal and Steel Community, an organization set up in 1951 by six European countries to regulate their industrial production under a centralized authority.
“Opening-up is key to China’s economic growth over the past 40 years, and high-quality development of China’s economy in the future can only be achieved with greater openness”, said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the recent Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2018.
The Doklam standoff between China and India last summer has set bilateral relations at a low ebb. The standoff has prompted the two countries to more seriously review each other and figure out each other`s strategic intentions.
The year 2018 is very special to China, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the country’s reform and opening up. And after such time, with the relentless efforts of the Chinese people, China is one of the world’s economic leaders. The country is in a mood of reflection, while continuing to look forward. The goal is to emphasize that China’s influence on the world comes not only as a hard power, but as a soft power as well.
US, British and French forces fired over 100 missiles at Syria last weekend, accomplishing a so-called "perfectly executed strike." During his visit to Peru, US Vice President Mike Pence said the US was "prepared to continue this effort until we are assured that chemical weapons will never be used again against innocent civilians in Syria."
Trade protectionism is beneficial to certain economies in the short term, but it is detrimental to the global market. Therefore, trade protectionism is a utilitarian manifestation that lacks a global trade perspective, and the 10-year crisis cycle also showed that trade protectionism slowed the process of global economic recovery.
The 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up makes 2018 a banner year for China. The commitments made at this year’s National People’s Congress for a deepening of the “reform and opening up” policy also characterize a “new era” in the development of the People’s Republic of China.
In short, China`s national line of advance falls firmly in line with globalization, and with the principles that China`s national interests are complimentary to other countries` interests, and that national self-interest is the firmest guarantee that a course will be pursued.
ODA did not help with poverty reduction, economic and industrial growth. Quite the opposite: African countries have developed an institutional dependence on ODA, which limits local governance ability.
The changing pattern of global economic development has given rise to new proposals of international relations and cooperation. From Davos to Boao, a community with a shared future for humankind is China`s proposal as it develops into an influential global power amid historic changes. China`s proposal has the potential to promote global development in a more equitable and fair manner.
A trade war does not make economic sense, and it does not help solve the structural problems that US economy truly has. A much more plausible way to understand Trump`s trade war mentality is to see it as a political gamble rather than an economic move.
Since China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in late 2013, the impacts of the 21st century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) construction on the South China Sea (SCS) issue become a focal point of both academic research and public concern.
The common rise of China and Russia is the rejuvenation of peace and cooperation. Reform is an important guarantor of peace and promoter of cooperation. Both countries are committed to promoting shared rejuvenation, a theme that accords with the national development priorities of many countries and coheres with their long-term interests. Yet one would be wrong to think of rejuvenation as a zero-sum game. Rather, it is a process of cooperation. Only joint reform can promote common rejuvenation.
The draconian measures being proposed now by the Trump administration, if implemented, would be disastrous for the American, as well as the world economy. It would be useful to find those projects where the US and China can work together on the “frontiers of science”.
On Sunday, the annual Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) with the theme "an open and innovative Asia for a world of greater prosperity" will open in south China`s Hainan Province. Over the past two decades, the changing themes of the forum have reflected Asia`s evolving role in the world economy from a marginalized community to a helping hand and now to a growth leader.