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`Silk Road in the air` links to Luxembourg
China supports building a Silk Road in the air between Luxembourg and Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, President Xi Jinping said on June 14.
2017-06-16 -
John Ross: British election fiasco reflects Western political disarray
Theresa May`s loss of the Conservative Party parliamentary majority in the British general election is not only a result in an important European country with impact on the global situation, but has important lessons for international politics.
2017-06-15 -
Cheng Cheng: China and India can use B&R to defend globalization
Although Indian culture has been popular in China for some time, in the form of movies, music, yoga and food, there have also been clear misunderstandings between the two countries, especially with regard to the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative.
2017-06-15 -
Ding Gang: Can smartphones speed secularism in India?
The brands the Indians mostly use are VIVO, OPPO and Lenovo, all of which are Chinese brands. It has not been long since these brands marched into the Indian market, so the smartphones they were carrying were probably their first.
2017-06-15 -
Xi`s Kazakhstan trip cements broader B&R, SCO cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping`s ongoing visit to Kazakhstan has won growing support for the Belt and Road Initiative and a historic enlargement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
2017-06-14 -
Will Qatar diplomatic crisis affect B&R?
A diplomatic crisis has erupted as major Arabian countries represented by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have all severed ties with Qatar, which is considered by China a crucial partner in promoting the Belt and Road initiative. How will the crisis affect China`s initiatives in the Middle East? What kind of measures are expected to be taken to minimize potential negative influences? Global Times reporter Ma Linna interviewed two scholars on this issue.
2017-06-14 -
Wen Jiajun: Trump has it all wrong on climate change and China
On June 1, 2017, US President Donald Trump announced his country`s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Not surprisingly, in his White House speech, he referred to China many times as an excuse for the US pullout. He said that the Paris Agreement was unfair to the US, and that he would begin negotiations to re-enter the agreement or an entirely new deal on terms more beneficial to the US.
2017-06-13 -
Wen Jiajun: Latest GM crop report offers one-sided view
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report earlier this year, which claimed there would be long-standing benefits from biotech crops for farmers in developing and industrialized countries. As a US-registered business interest NGO largely funded by big agri-businesses, the ISAAA has been active in promoting GM crops across the globe. As usual, the annual report painted a rosy picture about GM crop global expansion and its advantag
2017-06-13 -
BRICS representatives hold talks on expanding cooperation
Fuzhou, the capital of East China`s Fujian Province, is welcoming over 400 participants from the BRICS bloc and other developing countries. They`re coming together to attend a three-day forum to further cement their cooperation.
2017-06-13 -
Ding Gang: Sino-Indian ties from a spiritual perspective
Indians attach great importance to spiritual matters while Chinese are more concerned about material matters. Such different worldviews are the source and explanation of all differences between China and India as well as the misunderstandings the two peoples harbor toward each other.
2017-06-12 -
SCO will not be used by China to intervene in Indo-Pakistan disputes
The entry of India and Pakistan into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is likely to bring a series of changes to the organization and even to the fragile geopolitical landscape of Asia. Will the SCO offer a platform to allow member countries, China and Russia included, to mediate in disputes between India and Pakistan? How will the SCO’s expansion affect India’s attitude toward China’s Belt and Road (B&R) initiative?
2017-06-12 -
Wang Yiwei: Poll will influence UK attitude to Brexit
Amid fears and confusion over the London Bridge terror attack, in which seven people were killed and 48 injured, the United Kingdom is set to go to the polls on Thursday. Undaunted by the three terror attacks in the UK in less than three months, Prime Minister Theresa May said her administration will step up the fight against Islamist extremism and complete the UK`s divorce with the European Union on schedule.
2017-06-12 -
SCO to expand as Xi attends summit
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will accept India and Pakistan as full members, which will not have an impact on the unity of the organization, but the SCO will offer a platform for New Delhi and Islamabad to solve their disputes between themselves, experts said.
2017-06-08 -
Zhao Minghao: Trump underrates cost of quitting Paris deal
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement. Samantha Power, former US ambassador to the UN under the Obama administration tweeted that this signals the end of the "American century." Trump`s heavy blow to global climate governance reaffirms his serious commitment to his "America First" agenda.
2017-06-06 -
Reactions to G7 summit outcome mixed
Reactions were mixed to a final statement by Group of Seven (G7) leaders at the close of their two-day summit in the Italian town of Taormina on Saturday.
2017-06-06 -
Sino-US ties report warns of clash in South China Sea
"The South China Sea should not be a battleground of China and the US," wrote the report named "China-US Relations: Exploring a New Pathway to a Win-win Partnership."
2017-06-05 -
Liu Ying: Green concepts must define every aspect of Xiongan
China announced it would set up the Xiongan New Area in northern Hebei province on April 1, as part of measures to advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The central government said that the concept of green development will also be emphasized during the whole process of design and construction of the area.
2017-06-02 -
The challenge of regulating courier firms
China is the country of the largest express delivery service industry, with 100 million parcels delivered each day on average. But the fast expanding sector is also plagued by problems such as the stealing and selling of private information, unsustainable financing, and insufficient waste recycling.
2017-06-02 -
Liu Zongyi: Belt and Road remains open to India despite absence at recent forum
The two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in mid-May held in Beijing attracted more than 130 countries. Even the US and Japan sent high-level delegations to participate in China`s biggest diplomatic event of the year. India was the only country among those along the Belt and Road that skipped the meeting on this signature project.
2017-06-02 -
Ding Gang: Myanmar reconciliation still has a long way to go
The second 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference ended in Nay Pyi Taw Monday with some breakthroughs. China expended enormous efforts to prompt seven armed ethnic groups in northern Myanmar to attend this session, however, it will take more time and negotiations to ultimately reach a nationwide ceasefire agreement.
2017-06-01
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