William Jones: Why is BRI an ideal choice for Afghanistan's future development?

As the world waits to see the shape of the new Afghan government and whether the Taliban are really prepared to fulfill their commitments to the international community, Afghanistan is rapidly plunging into poverty and starvation. In their wait-and-see stance, the Western countries have cut off access to Afghan government funds and even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is withholding any major funding to Afghanistan.

Liu Zongyi: China’s ‘Very Tricky Situation’

As the United States rushed to evacuate people from an Afghanistan that is once again controlled by the Taliban, China has crowed over America’s failure in nearly every conceivable way. A former high-ranking member of the People’s Liberation Army has written a jubilant op-ed. State media have published scathing editorials. Chinese officials have circulated jingoistic tweets and nationalist cartoons.

Yuri Tavrovsky: China, Russia jointly celebrate V-Day amid shared WWII view and need to counter Japanese aggressive resurgence

To mark the 76th victory anniversary of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), China and Russia - two major contributors to wining WWII - jointly held memorial activities, which analysts said intends to urge Japan to truly reflect on its military mistakes instead of binding itself increasingly tighter with the US and endangering regional peace and stability. This is the latest and vivid example of the highly accordant values and mutual trust shared by China and Russia.

He Weiwen: Trade resilient to new mini-outbreaks

The fast spread of the Delta variant, the most contagious variant of the novel coronavirus, in many parts of the world poses a new threat to not only people's safety but also global economic recovery.

Liu Zongyi: India needs to rethink its Afghan strategy after US pullout

Over the past two decades, India has invested heavily in Afghanistan with an accumulated investment totaling $3 billion.

Ding Gang: ‘Why do they hate us?’ This question haunts US 20 years on

"You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep." This saying has been repeatedly come into my mind as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches.

Vijay Prashad: The discovery of natural gas in Mozambique has produced tragedies, not economic promise

While one Mozambican tragedy — an insurgency against poverty that has opportunistically taken on the mantle of Islamic State — faces the opposition of SADC troops, another tragedy — the theft of billions of dollars from a desperately poor country — is being settled in courtrooms and backrooms.

Peter Koenig: Afghanistan is a vital pivot for China’s Belt and Road

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the bombing via Amaq Media, the official Islamic State (ISIS) news agency. The perpetrators, the message says, were members of the ISIS-Khorasan, or ISIS-K.

Wang Wen: The global economy will be in a long-time downturn

Wang Wen talking about the global economy will be in a long-time downturn.

He Weiwen: The Malicious and Futile US IC Report Has Wasted the World Chance of Origin Tracing

The US National Intelligence Council released on August 27 the unclassified summary of the US intelligence agencies’ COVID-19 origin report (IC report). As widely expected, the report found nothing but a repetition of the scientists’ findings thus far: still two hypotheses — infected by animal and lab accident, with the former most likely.

Jeffrey Sachs: The "enormous evidence" of the "lab-leak incident" were false

After the release of the report done by the U.S. intelligence community on COVID-19 origins, Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University believes the statements of Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo about the "enormous evidence" of the "lab-leak incident" were false. They set this path to be a blame game rather than a true scientific investigation.

CCTV exposes and criticizes the Eight ‘No.1’ of the US deserves

CCTV exposes and criticizes the Eight ‘No.1’ of the US deserves, talking with Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, and international scholar Diao Daming, who provides an in-depth analysis of the report--

Djoomart Otorbaev: In what direction could the Afghan economy develop?

Editor's note: Djoomart Otorbaev is the former prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, a distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University, and a member of Nizami Ganjavi International Center. This is the second piece of his series on the economy of Afghanistan.

"Iran-China Roundtable: 50 years of bilateral relations" Webinar

On the occasion of 50 years establishment of bilateral relations between China and Iran, a webinar entitled “Iran-China Roundtable: 50 years of bilateral relations” was successfully held on August 25, 2021, which was co-organized by the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) , Taihe Institute and China Institutes of Contemporary International. Chang Hua, China’s Ambassador to Iran; Mohammad Keshavarz zadeh, Iran’s Ambassador to China and Seyyed Kazem Sajjadpour, President of IPIS attened and delivered opening remarks, and more than 10 Chinese and Iranian scholars participated in this webinar.

RDCY fellows interviewed by Hunan TV regarding with US Eight No.1

The CPC: Its Mission and Contributions

The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday released a key publication titled "The CPC: Its Mission and Contributions."

Wang Wen RT Interview: US is the NO. 1 Failure country in the world in fighting against the pandemic

Chen Dingding: Kamala Harris’ Southeast Asia Visit Shows Biden’s Southeast Asia Policy Still Lacks a Clear Roadmap

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris just closed her trip to Southeast Asia,her second foreign visit since taking office. Following several high-level engagements with Southeast Asian countries in the past two months – including Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s travel to Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines; as well as Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s participation in ASEAN-related ministerial meetings – Harris’ visit is so far the most high-profile demonstration of the United States’ commitment to “stay” in the region.

Martin Jacques: Defeat in Afghanistan a complete humiliation for the US

The US is confronted with a historic defeat in Afghanistan at the hands of the Taliban. America's longest war, which began in 2001, is ending in complete humiliation. The Taliban has captured the countryside, every major city and now Kabul has effectively fallen. This is Saigon in 1975 all over again, except the US withdrawal from Vietnam took place in 1972 and its puppet government managed to survive another three years. America's puppet government in Kabul has fallen only four months after the announcement in April that the US would withdraw. It tells us that the Kabul government, and the American occupation, had only a tiny sliver of popular support: The condition for the former's survival was America's troops and airforce. In contrast, the Taliban clearly enjoys considerable backing amongst the people.

Liu Zhiqin: Views on Hong Kong Development

Liu Zhiqin, a senior fellow from the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, shared his insights with CGTN regarding with Hong Kong Development. He said the international investors are optimistic about market, and talked about the Anti-foreign Sanctions Law and its potential impacts. Also, he thought Hong Kong will remain open to international market.