Well-known Turkish writer Ferit Orhan Pamuk used the word hüzün to express the melancholy of modern Turkey. He used it to indicate the pain and sorrow over a loss.
The United States is likely to start withdrawal of ground troops from Syria within weeks, but the exact timing depends on the situation in Syria, said the top commander overseeing US forces in the Middle East.
The new round of high-level economic and trade consultations between China and the United States started in Beijing on Thursday morning against a background whereby the world, and the U.S., now has a more accurate understanding of the consequences of a "trade war".
Editor’s notes: With China-U.S. trade talks underway at the White House on January 30-31,2019, William Jones, Washington Bureau Chief for the Executive Intelligence Review, and Non-resident Senior Fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, was interviewed by LaRouchePAC Website, discussing the urgent need for a commitment to “win-win” relations between the United States and China, and the necessity of debunking the myths that Americans are being told about China and its commitment to science and technological progress. The following is an excerpt of the interview.
When Britain voted in the 2016 Brexit referendum, there were many in Chinese media who naively thought, "Well, that is a democratic decision. Britain will leave the EU." However, critical issues in the West, as in other societies, are not decided by formal democratic processes but by power and money and the clash of powerful social forces. Therefore, the referendum did not resolve issues but unleashed the deepest British political crisis since World War II.
From January 22 to 25, the Alpine town of Davos in Switzerland has attracted a wide range of global business leaders and politicians for its annual World Economic Forum (WEF), with the theme of “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
At the invitation of Philippe Étienne, Diplomatic Adviser to the President of the French Republic and Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi traveled to France to attend the 18th session of the consultation of the coordinators for the China-France Strategic Dialogue, and visited Italy for the 9th Joint Meeting of China-Italy Government Committee from January 23 to 26.
National Bureau of Statistics has announced the economic figures of China in 2018. According to preliminary calculations, the annual gross domestic product was 900,309 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6 percent over the previous year. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry was 64,734 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5 percent over the previous year; the added value of the secondary industry was 366,001 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8 percent; the added value of the tertiary industry was 469,575 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6 percent.
Forty years after then U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended three decades of estrangement between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in January 1979, the Carter Center convened a three-day symposium on U.S.-China relations from January 17 to 19, 2019.
It was reported that recently the Indian Navy has commissioned a new full-fledged naval base, Indian naval air station, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The new base, according to Indian military officials and experts, would be used to increase surveillance on Chinese navy vessels and submarines entering the Indian Ocean through the Malacca Straits.
In response to a question asked by a student at a meeting with locals in Kalay Township in Sagaing Region on January 22, Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said an administration shouldn't terminate foreign-invested projects approved by its predecessor. If the government breaks a promise made by its predecessor, the country will lose its credibility and "no businessperson would want to invest in this country,"she said.
The partial federal government shutdown has broken a world record by lasting for over 35 days. This is unique in world history and will be remembered for years to come. Of course, it will not be a glorious story but a shame for the U.S. government and its so-called democratic system.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to China last week came amid speculation that Beijing is seeking to build a naval base off the Cambodian coast, claims the prime minister has denied.
Chinese and US officials are facing pressure to strike a deal to end their trade stand-off before a fast approaching deadline, as they prepare for a new round of trade negotiations in Washington starting Wednesday.
The latest report on the current economic development for China in 2018 was released Jan 21, and the outcome was not surprising because the GDP was 6.6 percent, within the expectation of the market .
As Chinese manufacturers struggle to "walk out" as their domestic business environment becomes more competitive, India is becoming increasingly attractive for many of them.
China and the United States will have in-depth negotiations on economic and trade issues during Vice-Premier Liu He’s visit to Washington on Jan 30 and 31, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Conceived to be “one of tariff wars, unprecedented cyberattacks, and nuclear saber rattling,” 2018 was a year marked by international challenges as the U.S.-China confrontation ramped up to the edge of a full-blown crisis. Next year might well be the year in which that good fortune runs out for both sides.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is scheduled to visit the U.S. on January 30 and 31 for further negotiations on China-U.S. trade and economic issues, according to the Ministry of Commerce of China.
The Brexit dilemma has offered us a good opportunity to observe the Western political system. A referendum is always regarded by some Western politicians as one of the most important ways to gauge public opinion. In their view, as long as the voting procedure is correct, the result will be accurate. Brexit is a product of the ballot, but it has led the country into a swamp.