On April 14, invited by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China (RDCY), Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov delivered a public speech on the theme of “Sino-Russia relations in the new era”.
Chinese President Xi Jinping successfully visited the US and held a beneficial meeting with US President Donald Trump, an event that built a solid foundation for a shared future between China and the US.
Trump`s political views are, to a large degree, influenced by Bannon. The top advisor is known for his radical nationalist remarks, and thus, is marginalized and shunned by the US elites. Earlier, his appointment to the NSC has sparked huge controversies and criticisms from Capitol Hill and foreign affairs experts.
On April 10, a 14-member delegation led by Richard Gilbert Quick, Chairman of the US-Asia Foundation and the former US Army Brigadier General, including several senior assistants of the US Congressman, visited Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China (RDCY).
To start with, China`s global rank in foreign investment and its business environment has soared. Statistics show that China has been second only to the U.S. in terms of inbound and outbound investments for many years.
On April 2-4, a delegation of Renmin University of China (RUC) went to Washington, D.C., and met with more than 30 top-class experts and business people from American well-known think tanks.
China-US relations have always been "difficult" in the past 40 years. However, both Xi and Trump are willing to work through difficulties, no matter in terms of domestic reforms or foreign policies.
The reality is that the rest of the world has a direct interest in China`s "win-win" approach, rather than any "American first" policy of the type some advisers in the Trump administration have verbally advocated -- although, to be fair, not yet acted on.
During Chinese Premier Li Keqiang`s five-day visit to Australia from Wednesday to Sunday, the two sides agreed to deepen cooperation under the framework of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), especially in the service industry and investment.
In its latest announcement, the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has agreed to nearly double its lending from the first commitment of $811 million to $2.5 billion in 2017. In its first package of loans, the NDB had agreed to provide $300 million to Brazil, $250 million to India, $180 million to South Africa and $81 million to China to fund renewable energy projects in these countries. Established at the 7th BRICS summit in 2015, this multi-billion dollar bank is considered an alternative fundin
The Belt and Road blueprint initiated by China aims to build up mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation. However, given a myriad of complicated issues involving politics, ethnic minorities and border division, to further advance the development of the strategy needs political and diplomatic effort apart from massive investment from Chinese companies.
2017 BRICS Think Tank Symposium on the theme of “Strengthening Financial Cooperation and Promoting BRICS Development” was held at Renmin University of China on March 22th, 2017. The symposium was hosted by China Council for BRICS Think-Tank Cooperation (CCBTC) and Renmin University of China (RUC), and organized by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY).
Since Washington`s Asia-Pacific policy has yet taken shape, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson`s first official visit to Japan, South Korea and China, which started on Wednesday, has drawn wide attention.
the World Built Environment Forum Annual Summit, organized by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors(RICS), will take place in Shanghai from March 27 to 28, 2017, bringing together stakeholders from all aspects of the sector to explore common issue across the built environment, and to build a basis for collaboration between disciplines.
On March 5, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Session of the 12th National People`s Congress. The report suggests that this year`s agricultural work will focus on pushing forward supply-side structural reform and fostering new growth engines for rural development.
China naturally thinks of its annual two sessions, the National People`s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference. But, the reality is China`s historically unprecedented economic and social development ensures that the two sessions are becoming a major international event watched by a global audience - over 1,500 foreign journalists registered for this year`s final NPC press conference.
An immense human catastrophe is unfolding in parts of Africa and in Yemen. As the Washington Post wrote last month "The world is in the grip of an astonishing and acute crisis: More than 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, northern Nigeria and Yemen face starvation in the next six months, according to the United Nations.
The US and South Korea kicked off an unprecedented high-intensity joint military exercise on Wednesday, which has made the international community nervous. Foal Eagle, a field training exercise involving ground, air and naval forces, will run until the end of April. The US plans to send strategic naval vessels such as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to the joint drill, and the B-52 bombers will also be a part of it.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is an important part of the US` military deployment in Asia, which involves an attempt to prevent and contain the rise of China. Only when we recognize the nature of the THAAD deployment can we work out the most effective way to cope with it.
Brazilian ambassador to China Marcos Caramuru de Paiva had a closely talk with Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) on February 20th, 2017. They exchange their views on financial cooperation of BRICS countries, “Belt and Road initiative”, and economic cooperation between China and Brazil.