Recognizing that China has never been a monoethnic nation would be a good step forward to moving past the "sinocentric" view of China proposed by Western experts, 88-year-old US-based historian Tan Chung suggests in his new book China: A 5,000-Year Odyssey.
Singapore`s Channel NewsAsia recently aired a documentary titled Bridging Giants, which recounts the development of China`s cooperation with Southeast Asian nations.
A US tax reform bill in Congress has drawn international attention, and US President Donald Trump has made a major stride toward the goal of tax reform. As the largest economy in the world, any adjustment in US domestic economic policy will definitely have a strong impact on the rest of the world.
Amid the overall enthusiasm about the China-proposed Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, some concerns have been expressed about the sprawling plan. During his recent visit to Beijing, George Papandreou (GP), former prime minister of Greece and current president of Socialist International, talked to Global Times reporter Li Qiaoyi (GT) in an exclusive interview on Friday, offering his observations about how to address B&R-related concerns. Papandreou, who was one of the central figures in the Greek
It was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in October that socialism with Chinese characteristics had crossed the threshold into a new era, which is a "new historic juncture in China`s development." Indeed, the country has, in recent years, become far more open to the world.
Financial institutions will also be forbidden from creating a "capital pool" to manage funds raised through asset management products. The practice allows banks to roll over the products constantly. The investment losses will be implicitly covered by the new product issuance.
What China offers is a revolutionary step and can be a great contribution to the current world order. This new era brings new ideas, provides new philosophies for development and new concepts for the “common shared future of mankind.”
The Seventh World Forum on China Studies opened in Shanghai on Sunday, receiving over 180 sinologists from 30 countries and regions. Themed on "China in a New Era," the biennial event came after the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, during which the CPC unveiled Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
South Korea is seeking to work together with China so as to avoid a further escalation of the tensions which might lead to a hot war. It is still possible to draw North Korea back to the path of dialogue and negotiation.
Terrorists reportedly have planned to launch a series of attacks on Chinese agencies and personnel in Pakistan in the near future, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said in an "important security notice" issued on its website on Friday.
More than 180 scholars from 34 countries and regions convened in Shanghai for the opening of the forum, which is themed "China in a New Era". The two-day forum brought voices of Chinese experts from across the globe on what the term "new era" means to the world and to China studies.
The U.S. has offended almost all of its trade partners under the principle of "America First." China is the only nation that has managed to work with the U.S. and to gain some momentum in bilateral trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the international community to respect and reflect the will of the people in developing countries in human rights development in his congratulatory message to the South-South Human Rights Forum, which opened in Beijing Thursday.
The intrusion of an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into Chinese airspace on Thursday has triggered a tough response from China`s military with experts saying China`s tolerance toward India`s hostility is wearing thin.
"This tax reform in America should have direct and indirect impacts on China`s trade and industry. But the size and scale of the impact are limited because China has many tools in their financial section that to deal with such reform."
The speech presented a clear framework for foreign policy and was intellectually profound while it also explained why such a wide range of opinion was represented at the conference.
From the current cooperative projects promoted by China, most focus on building infrastructure, such as highways, railways, water conservancy projects and electric power engineering. These projects will form a solid foundation for local economic development.
Chinese banks are looking to tap the opportunities arising from the huge investment and financing demands in the Belt and Road regions, where investors are attracted by the potential of infrastructure and less-developed industries.
China and the United States should take measures to ensure that the internet unites rather than divides the two countries and refrain from "arms race" in the cyberspace, according to scholars and experts attending a forum during the 4th World Internet Conference.
A survey conducted by the China Youth Daily on Tuesday showed 84.1 percent of respondents were confident in the development of Chinese products.