Liu Dian: Task Force enters Didi Offices to begin probe

A task force of seven ministries,including the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC),the public security ministry andthe national security ministry,entered Didi Chuxing’s offices yesterday to conduct the country’sfirst cybersecurity review.

Wang Yiwei: China urges unity, announces $3b aid at APEC; US eyes splitting region

China has provided more than 500 million doses of vaccines to other developing countries, and will provide another US$3 billion in aid over the next three years to support COVID-19 response and economic and social recovery in other developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the APEC Informal Economic Leaders' Retreat via video link in Beijing on Friday night.

Liu Zhiqin: Views on China Economy

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 China's economy. He believes that domestic loop in dual circulation strategy strengthens local market without shunning global market.

Gideon Rachman: The rise of Asian economic powers, especially China, is irresistible.

Editor's note: Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator at the Financial Times, had predicted the rise of Asia in his book “Easternisation.” In his latest interview with CGTN, Rachman says the rise of Asian economic powers, especially China, is irresistible. Western elites should take a more sophisticated view with the new reality. Views expressed in the video are his and do not necessarily represent those of CGTN.

Liu Zhiqin: Xinjiang's cotton sector picks up

Cotton factories in Xinjiang say business has picked up this year thanks to new customers in the Chinese market. The Chinese economy grew by over 12 percent in the first half of 2021. And the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee is kicking off in Fuzhou.

Liu Zhiqin: Insights on PuDong and Carbon Trading Market

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 China eyes future of PuDong and Carbon Trading Market.

Chen Dingding: The US Needs a New China Strategy

The United States is currently facing a China policy dilemma. Since President Joe Biden took office, Washington has been more than eager to demonstrate the importance of strategic competition with China. Unfortunately, as the administration has approached the first half year of its tenure, major confusion still exists among senior staff and policymakers in Washington about the best way to deal with China. The United States needs a better strategy, or at least a clear elaboration on its approach to China.

Wang Yiwei: Expanding SCO can boost regional integration and post-COVID recovery

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the intergovernmental organization is expected to see another expansion by granting the status of dialogue partners to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, a decision that was approved at the recent meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Zhou Rong: Pakistan seeks peace with Balochistan rebels, with China and Afghanistan on its mind

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken tentative steps to initiate peace talks with separatist rebels in its southwestern Balochistan province, home to the Chinese-run deepwater port of Gwadar, amid the threat of insurgencies fuelled by civil war in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Ding Gang: US capital will only isolate themselves if lay siege to China for global market

The future of the US' strategic focus will be to enhance its leading position in high-tech field, according to United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. Yet the US ultimate goal remains unchanged: consolidating and expanding US capital groups' possession of global markets.

Liu Zongyi: China-India trade keeps high growth in H1, but down from January-May figure

China's trade with India in the first half of this year showed an upward trajectory but edged down 7 percentage points from the January-May period, probably due to the easing COVID-19 situation in India and a decline in iron core trade, experts said.

Dong Shaopeng: Chinese firms eye home IPOs as US listings lose luster amid regulatory clashes

With overseas listings by Chinese companies coming under closer domestic scrutiny amid the regulator's push for stronger data protection, local businesses that want to raise funds are focusing on the home capital market rather than US IPOs, market watchers said.

Danilo Türk: Green and Low-carbon Development Fostering a Community of Life for Man and Nature

Eco Forum Global Guiyang (EFG) 2021 was Successfully Held

On July 11, 2021, as one of the sub-forum of Eco Forum Global Guiyang (EFG) 2021, the thematic forum of "Green Finance Helps Achieve the Carbon Neutrality's Goal" , was held in Guiyang International Ecological Conference Center. The forum was sponsored by People's Government of Guizhou Province, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), and organized by Guizhou Provincial Financial Supervision Administration, Guiyang Central Sub-branch of People's Bank of China, Guizhou Provincial Civil Affairs Department, Guiyang Municipal People's Government, Gui'an New District Management Committee, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Guizhou Branch, Bank of Guizhou, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY), and China Pension Finance 50 People Forum. RDCY undertook most of the critical work during the forum. Xinhua Finance, China.org.cn, Huanqiu.com, CNR.com, Zhonghongwang.com, CRNTT.com, Financial News, Today Guizhou, Zhongwang News, and many other

Liu Dian: China accelerates digital yuan push amid rising global competition

Chinese economists have refuted some overseas economists' allegation that the use of the digital yuan is a threat, saying China's currency reform won't bring fundamental change to global finance, although it may lead to less dominance of the US dollar.

Wang Yiwei: Time to abandon cultural chauvinism

At the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Canada, investigators recently uncovered a mass grave with the remains of 215 children. After Canada passed the Indian Act in 1876, nearly 100 such indigenous boarding schools were opened across the country. The schools were aimed at assimilating aboriginal children and turning them into "civilized people" through education. According to NPR, this schooling system has its roots in the U.S. policy toward Native Americans.

Zhou Rong: Extension of CPEC into Afghanistan to boost local exports, journey of peace: analysts

As officials from China, Pakistan and Afghanistan revealed an inclination to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project into Afghanistan, experts said that such projects could help boost Afghanistan's exports, which is conducive to the country's journey of peace, but the feasibility of the project depends on whether the Afghan government and Taliban forces can reach a consensus on protecting overseas investment.

Danilo Türk: Innovation and Adjustment in Development of the Green Financing

The level of achievement of the Forum has grown over the years. This has helped the broader efforts of China to address the issues of sustainable development. Moreover, this work has contributed to developing a new vision of development - the vision of a New Era of Eco – Civilization declared by President Xi Jinping. With the Eco Forum Global Guiyang this vision is already enjoys a precious opportunity for serious consideration of policy priorities and for the identification of practical steps that will help making this vision a reality.

China goes full throttle on green energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality

A global forum on ecological civilization, Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2021, opened Monday in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province.

The forum will witness a range of online and offline activities. Lots of guests are expected to join the event online, while around 500 are attending the forum on site.

Liu Zhiqin: Views on the latest inflation data

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 China's latest inflation data.