The US and a number of Western countries have been caught interfering with Hong Kong affairs. The US publicly support "Hong Kong independence" advocates while at the same time impose illegal sanctions on some Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) officials who defend the the Basic Law of the HKSAR. Through blocking and suspending credit cards and other financial mechanisms used by these officials, these sanctions impede on their human rights and lawful interests and deserve strong condemnation.
Zhao Minghao is a senior research fellow at the Charhar Institute and an adjunct fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China. This translated and edited analysis reflects the author's views, which are not necessarily those of CGTN.
Regarding criticism from the West over China's diplomacy and all kinds of labels they have attached for some time, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng dismissed them as misunderstanding China's diplomacy, stressing that China has always been a country of etiquette, valuing harmony, and never taking the initiative to provoke others, nor running to the door of another's house to pick a quarrel.
The 11th Asian Conference of the Valdai Club, titled “Russia and Asia After the Pandemic”, will take place on December 9 and be open to the media.
As much as 39 percent of Australian goods exported in 2019-20 went to China, which conversely accounted for 27 percent of Australia's imported goods, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on September 3.
On December 6, the Venezuelan people will vote for a new National Assembly. Ordinarily, there is nothing unusual about this, nor would this be newsworthy outside Venezuela. Ever since the election of Hugo Chávez to the presidency in 1998, the Venezuelan people have been used to more than one national election each year (this legislative election is the 25th in 21 years); these have been the presidential elections, the legislative elections, and the referendums to strengthen the 1999 Constitution. On the surface, this is just another one of these elections that has served to deepen the meaning of democracy in Venezuela.
Unlike Trump's obstruction, Biden may play a more significant role in boosting the revival of the WTO and could engage in constructive talks for a feasible solution on thorny issues such as the suspension of the Appellate Body, He Weiwen, a former senior trade official and a senior fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times.
China's plan to build a large hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo River has raised concerns in India over "potential political and ecological threats" as the river intersects Southwest China, India and Bangladesh.
"Given Yellen's pragmatic character in her previous career and public comments showing support for open trade and globalization, it's believed that a Yellen-headed Department of Treasury will promote dialogue with China," He Weiwen, a former senior trade official and a senior fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Tuesday.
It takes just four minutes for brain cells to be permanently damaged due to a severe lack of oxygen in cases of sudden cardiac arrest where professional help is not immediately available.
Nearly three weeks after voting in the general election, the United States finally initiated the power transition process.On the 23rd, the U.S. Administration of General Services wrote to the President-elect Biden of the United States, stating that the Administration of General Services is ready to initiate the transition process. This also means that the United States -elect President Joe Biden may get a presidential daily briefing, he and his team will also receive millions of dollars in bridge financing. The President-elect of the United States, Biden, who received the notification, also announced his latest nomination for cabinet members . The 6 people nominated this time are Anthony Brinken as the Secretary of State, Alejandro Majorcas as the Secretary of Homeland Security, Avril Haynes as the Director of the National Intelligence Agency, and Jack Sullivan. Served as National Security Advisor to the White House, Linda Thomas Greenfield served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United N
The prelude of an Asian Era has begun. About 100 years ago, Japanese scholar Okakura Tenshin, Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and Chinese scholar Liang Qichao all called for Asianism. A century has past during which numerous thinkers have conceived of Asia's rise. Now, the Asian Era is coming.
The biggest concern of Chinese companies listed in the US would be the potential arbitrary nature of the bill, especially given the requirement to certify that the companies are not under government control.
After Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will pay a one-day working visit to the country on Sunday, media speculation has mounted in India over what this tour might mean.
In September 2018, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro visited China, where he met with China’s President Xi Jinping and signed a series of important agreements on trade and culture. Toward the end of his stay, Maduro said that the two countries had built “a relationship of mutual benefit, of shared gain.”
On November 15, 15 Asian and Pacific countries signed an agreement known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that unites 30 percent of the global population and 30 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). The entire trade area, which runs from New Zealand to Japan and across the length of China, brings together a range of industries, from mining to high tech, and 2.2 billion consumers. Around 90 percent of tariffs will be cut, and customs procedures will be simplified.
Since US President Donald Trump took office, he has been adhering to the "America First" doctrine. This has seen him launch trade wars against other countries including US allies, and pull the US out of international organizations and treaties. His foreign policies are defined by strong unilateral characteristics, having dealt a heavy blow to US diplomacy and its international image.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), operator of the Hong Kong stock market, announced on Tuesday that it plans to introduce Synapse, an integrated settlement acceleration platform underpinning growth of global investor access and participation in China's mainland equity market through the stock connect program.
China seeks cooperation on controlling the pandemic
Recently, a number of well-known universities have successively announced the results of expert evaluations on double-class construction. Tsinghua News Network stated that experts commented how "Tsinghua University is a world-class university in an all-around way," and many other universities have also released similar results. In response, Xu Mei, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, responded: "We should clearly realize that there is still a big gap between the overall strength of our country's higher education and the world's top universities."