In recent years, the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative has developed rapidly. Countries and regions along the route of the initiative have conducted in-depth cooperation in infrastructure, energy, trade, investment and finance since President Xi Jinping proposed the B&R initiative in 2013. However, along with such cooperation, disputes are also rising, making it extremely urgent to establish a dispute settlement regime for the B&R.
As it struggles to prepare for Brexit, the UK is reportedly angling to join the smaller version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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The international situation remained complex, and domestic policies of some major powers saw new changes in 2017. Sticking to the principle of being proactive and responsible, China has continued to enrich the system of its diplomatic theories, and achieved fruitful outcomes in terms of diplomatic ties with other major nations as well as its neighbors.
Among six former Indian foreign secretaries, four were ambassadors to China, and most of them spoke fluent Chinese. The appointment of Gokhale, who is a well-known expert on China, indicates that diplomatic affairs between India and China occupy an important position in New Delhi`s scheme of things.
A Twitter attack by US President Donald Trump against Pakistan on New Year`s Day appears to be helping boost the already close ties between Pakistan and China as days after the tirade two important advances in financing and military cooperation between the latter two countries were reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron`s upcoming visit to China is expected to bear fruit for Chinese-French cooperation in such areas as nuclear power, analysts said.
As 2017 comes to an end, “Asia Today” presents a seven-day year-end special program called “Asian Faces of 2017.” From Dec 24 to 30, we will review the seven most influential figures in Asia and examine how their highs and lows, and their hits and misses, impacted their country, the region and the world.
Landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, what first reminds you of where you are is the sign on the restrooms on one side of the corridor - the portraits of a young man on the left and a young woman on the right. The handsome man wears a traditional turban woven in red and green cloth with golden designs. The charming Indian woman wears delicate jewelry and a golden sari. They welcome visitors from all over the world with a beautiful smile.
Chinese companies` business appears to have been unaffected so far by the mass demonstrations in Iran but Chinese traders of small commodities said they face losses after Iranian clients halted payments for purchased goods.
From Dec 21 to 22, representatives from Palestine and Israel attended a seminar in Beijing, discussing peace restoration in the Palestine-Israel region, where the United States’ recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may create chaos in the Middle East.
Two months after the conclusion of China`s twice-a-decade national Party congress in October 2017, the country has again come under the global spotlight by convening its most important annual economic meeting, which from December 18 to 20 announced that the world`s second largest economy is entering a new phase of development, its focus moving from high-speed growth to high-quality development.
A highway built in northern Pakistan as a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) opened on Wednesday, which experts say will help eradicate rampant terrorism in the region thanks to its role in poverty alleviation.
The year 2017 saw China playing a more effective role in global governance, as it continued making efforts to maintain peace and strengthen communication among countries. At a time when regional conflicts, slow economic development and erratic diplomacy have aggravated global uncertainties, China remains committed to promoting cooperation for the betterment of the world.
The CPC fully kept that promise it made in 1949… Now the CPC aims to basically achieve socialist modernization by 2035. Xi`s speech therefore outlined how the CPC not only kept its promise to the Chinese people but will continue to keep its promises to the Chinese people and to the world.
China`s top legislature has listed the country`s first Antarctic law into its legislation plan, a move that Chinese experts said will help protect China`s future Antarctic development and interests amid an increasing amount of Chinese tourists heading to the area.
CGTN Digital interviewed Zhou Rong, a senior analyst from the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, on what effect the dialogue will have on regional peace.
Australia, in a landslide, won the title of "Least friendly country to China in 2017" in a recent online poll answered by Chinese netizens.
Increasing evidence has brought to light some questions concerning the rise of China`s Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) especially in doubt. Not long ago, foreign media began to speculate that the Diamer-Bhasha Dam might not be included in the CPEC.
The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China recently published a report by associate research fellow Chen Chenchen about the wealth and future policy of US President Donald Trump`s cabinet. The document can help us understand why the latest US National Security Strategy labels China as a main rival power.