The 2018 US midterm elections have ended with the Republican Party consolidating its position in the Senate and the Democrats winning the House of Representatives. After a heated contest, Democrats were able to regain the House and restore a balance between the two chambers at the heart of US politics.
Multiple signals from a variety of sources in China and the US indicate the increasing willingness to engage in serious, high-level talks may be the key to ending deadlocked trade negotiations between the world's two largest economies.
China's cooperation with Pacific island countries is a "natural" process, as China is providing aid to the countries with the aim of promoting their economic development, an expert said on Wednesday.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas began an official visit to China from Monday to Tuesday at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. During the visit, the two foreign ministers held the fourth round of the China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomatic and Security Affairs. Media of both countries and the world witnessed a milestone established to connect the two giants at the opposite ends of the Eurasian Continent.
During the past 15 years, China has enjoyed great relations with ASEAN countries in many fields, where economic cooperation is the flagship outcome, according to Wang Peng, an associate research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.
The trade conflict between China and the US have been a preoccupation not only in both countries but also the wider world. It has already had damaging impacts on the global economy. On Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that the ongoing trade disputes with the US remain an "outstanding problem," but he hoped that negotiations will be balanced and mutually beneficial.
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) that successfully concluded on November 10 in Shanghai presents China as the world's most promising market for imports of goods and services in the decades to come. Moreover, this prospect is opening the way to imaginative ideas that will broaden the horizons of international economic cooperation.
Yesterday, the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), a dazzling expo that lasted six days, successfully wrapped up in Shanghai. It is reported that 3617 companies from 151 countries and regions participated in the event. According to primary data, over 570 goods, technologies or service products made their debut at the expo and it attracted 3600 foreign buyers from 72 countries and regions. The value of prospective deals reached 57.8 billion US dollars, of which deals made with the Belt
Yesterday, the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), a dazzling expo that lasted six days, successfully wrapped up in Shanghai. It is reported that 3617 companies from 151 countries and regions participated in the event. According to primary data, over 570 goods, technologies or service products made their debut at the expo and it attracted 3600 foreign buyers from 72 countries and regions. The value of prospective deals reached 57.8 billion US dollars, of which deals made with the Belt
It was reported earlier this week that French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Europe should "build its own military in order to protect itself from the US, China, and Russia." This claim enraged American President Donald Trump, who soon angrily tweeted “very insulting” as a response.
As was predicted, the Democrats succeeded in winning a majority in the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections on November 6. But the Republicans not only held on to their majority in the Senate, as was also generally predicted, but they also increased it. And yet what looks like a potential for more gridlock in Washington, and even more turbulence in governance, this result may indeed be a means of bringing together a divided electorate.
Long before the expo, there has been many misconceptions about China's foreign trade. While the CIIE is successfully wrapping up and prospective deals are reported to have reached 57.8 billion US dollars, these misunderstandings are hard to clear up.
China's cyberspace has undergone some earth-shaking developments since 1994 when the country first gained permanent access to the internet, according to Wang Yiwei, Jean Monnet chair professor at the Institute of International Affairs, Renmin University of China.
On November 7, former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson delivered a speech in Singapore, focusing on the main problems in China-US relations. He believes that if China and the United States cannot reach consensus on certain core issues, the possibility of a "cold war" or "accidental conflict" between the two countries will increase significantly, and the economic "iron curtain" will reappear.
At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne is paying a visit to China from November 7 to 9. At this historical juncture, the timing for the meeting between China and Australia could not be better and may serve to turn the page on a new chapter of their bilateral ties.
China and the US will hold their second diplomatic and security dialogue on Friday in Washington. It is expected this dialogue will ease the rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, or at least pause the escalating Sino-US friction.
US President Donald Trump said he is willing to work across the aisle with Democrats in the House of Representatives but vowed to fight if they push back, after the party regained the lower chamber of Congress in the midterm elections on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping, and expressed satisfaction at the great success of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the first-ever import-themed national-level expo, as the president inaugurated the Egyptian pavilion at the fair.
Since drones were widely used to shot movies, filming China from the sky has become a fashion. Recently I watched Season 2 of China From Above, a documentary television series co-produced by China Intercontinental Communication Center, National Geographic Channel, NHNZ and Beach House Pictures, and got a new understanding of how to introduce China to the world.
It is reported that Russia will march in Red Square on November 7 in dedication to the 77th anniversary of the 1941 military parade. At the same time, the “Exercise Trident Juncture 18,” NATO's largest military maneuver since the Cold War, is taking place from October 25 to November 7 in and around Norway.