Decarbonization transition should leave no one behind, say experts at Rome meeting

Themed as "Sustainable Recovery for a Green Future," the event was organized by the Institute for International Political Studies -- Italy's national coordinator of the Think20, the G20 body bringing together major think tanks -- and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China. A panel of experts addressed climate change, energy transition and sustainable growth.

Sustainable Recovery for a Green Future

Climate change, energy transition and sustainable growth are long-standing global challenges. Today they are made even more crucial by the Covid-induced crisis which is urging to find the right balance between the much-needed global recovery and environmental targets. What are the key ingredients of a truly sustainable recovery? How to make this recovery even more consistent with the Paris Agreement objectives? What contribution can be expected from key countries? And what to expect from multilateral efforts and in particular from the Italian G20 in 2021?

Ding Gang: Why US can’t emulate China’s lessons on infrastructure building

After the US identified China as a strategic competitor, US President Joe Biden announced his plan to invest more in chips, infrastructure and many other areas to maintain US' advantages over China.

Soaring China-US trade points to ‘political chill, economic heat’

There is a high likelihood that China and the US will post a bilateral trade record this year, experts said, as their industries and economies are closely intertwined and cannot be decoupled, despite ongoing geopolitical spats and some US politicians' hue and cry intended to stem China's rise.

Scholars from China, US discuss how to get bilateral ties back on track

Former officials, top scholars and a dozen of young scholars from China and the US had in-depth discussions on how to get China-US relations back on track at a forum held in Beijing on April 10.

Wang Yiwei: Views on Market Principles and Economic Laws built against

Wang Yiwei was interviewed by CGTN, sharing the views on market principles and economic laws built against decoupling.

Zhai Yongping: Momentum builder

By scaling up carbon capture, use and storage, China can play a leading role in achieving the global ambition of climate neutrality

Wang Wen RT Interview: A waste of American taxpayers' money to investigate China

He Weiwen: Robust start indicates a promising 2021

China's GDP increased by 18.3 percent during Q1 2021 compared to a year ago. It is a remarkable performance as Q1 GDP also registered 0.6 percent growth over Q4 2020.

Analysis: Beijing huddles with friends, seeks to fracture U.S.-led ‘clique’

China is shoring up ties with autocratic partners like Russia and Iran, as well as economically dependent regional countries, while using sanctions and threats to try to fracture the alliances the United States is building against it.

Wang Wen: China-US game shifts into long stalemate

China and the US issued a joint statement on climate change on Sunday following US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's visit to Shanghai and meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua.

William Jones: Appointing Japan as Quad 'enforcer' raises dangerous specter in the Asia-Pacific

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's visit to Washington as the first world leader to meet personally with the newly elected U.S. president no doubt had its appeal for the new leader of Japan, but uniting the with the U.S. President Biden in his concerted effort to contain China will have its problems. The Joint Statement issued from the meeting reveled in these two major powers joining hands to assure a "free and open Indo-Pacific."

China's economy: The past and future 20 years

In 2001, China joined the WTO. In the same year, Boao Forum for Asia was also founded. The past 20 years have seen China's miraculous economic growth. What's China's secrets to keep its economy booming, even with the epidemic hit? John Ross, a senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China shares his views with CGTN.

William Jones: Readings of China-France-Germany video summit on climate change

On April 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping participated in a video summit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. Also participating was German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The meeting was a cordial discussion between the leaders on the climate change issue as well as other issues of importance. During the summit, President Xi reiterated China's commitment to achieve carbon emissions peak in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060.

Ant Group’s pulled IPO less likely to be rekindled under current organizational structure

Liu Zongyi: Ferocious viral rebound dims India’s economic outlook

Emerging as a new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, India has surpassed Brazil to report the second largest number of daily infections. Latest figure showed that the nation registered over 180,000 cases within 24 hours.

Wang Yiwei: Vaccine Race: The Implications for the World Economy

There are several urgent issues that need to be addressed, the first of which is the deficit in production capacity. At present, four vaccines have been approved for marketing, with conditions, in China. China has the world’s second-largest economy, with a complete industrial system and a large domestic market. With the support of an orderly and sufficient production chain and supply chain, China could meet the needs of large-scale vaccine production at present and in the future; more than 60 million Chinese have been vaccinated.

Liu Zongyi: US not criticizing India over human rights exposes hypocrisy

On Tuesday, CNN published an opinion piece entitled "Why Biden should be careful about courting India's Modi government." It warned the Biden administration to avoid an "all carrots" courtship with India because, "it's not in America's interest to become close partners with countries moving away from shared values." It underlined India's alarming "negative rights trend," but criticized the Biden administration for only making "mild" critiques against the regressive actions of the Modi government.

Ambassador of Slovenia to China met with RDCY

On the morning of April 14th 2021 , Alenka Suhadolnik, Ambassador of Slovenia to China, had a cordial meeting with Prof. Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY), at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in China. The two sides had an in-depth discussion on China-Europe relations, people-to-people exchanges and educational cooperation.

Ding Gang: Can US fix joblessness in post-pandemic era?

I recently participated in an online discussion in Beijing, and one of the topics was economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Some experts said that new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, will quickly lead the economic recovery at a different speed from the past. The rise of the Nasdaq Composite Index seems to have confirmed this judgment.