"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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Quite unexpectedly, US President Donald Trump chose the Middle East as the destination for his first foreign trip as sitting president. The improved relations between the US and Saudi Arabia have led people to wonder whether the Trump government will resort to a "rebalancing strategy" in the Middle East.
International rating agency Moody`s downgraded China`s credit rating to A1 from Aa3 on Wednesday, based on its forecast that China`s financial strength would be affected by rising debt and a slowdown in growth that would lead to more dependence on policy stimulus. It was Moody`s first downgrade for the country since 1989.
Despite the central bank`s frequent open market operations to adjust liquidity, China will stick to the prudent and neutral monetary policy for deepening of supply-side structural reform.
The two countries should better align their strategies according to the principle of equality and mutual benefits, and China is ready to steadily advance major cooperation projects with Turkey under the initiative.
If India can break out this historical restraint with progressive and slow reforms, the India model will succeed sooner or later. When China and India realize modernization via revolutions of different speeds, the "Asian Century" projected by former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping will eventually come.
From my point of view, although China`s economic transformation has seen some positive signs and appears to be heading in the right direction, the arduousness of the transition has not changed at all. China does still face the risk of falling into the middle income trap.
The Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative (Belt and Road Initiative) has received enthusiastic support from more than 100 countries and international organizations since being put forward, and over 40 have signed more than 50 cooperation agreements or memorandums with China aimed at pushing forward its development.
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB, central bank) is looking for opportunities and possibilities for cooperation in the framework of China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, MNB general manager Daniel Palotai said here Monday.
While China is increasingly confident in its dazzling economic growth in past decades, the country is placing urgency on building more basic and lasting confidence -- to generate its own great minds in philosophy and social sciences.
A new form of globalization based on investment in infrastructure and greater connectivity between countries has received the backing of more than 100 countries.
New Delhi recently refused to join Beijing`s Belt and Road initiative citing sovereignty concerns as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will run through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, a region that New Delhi believes belongs to it. Therefore, India worries the CPEC project will infringe upon its sovereignty.
As a platform to implement the Belt and Road initiative, the establishment of cross-border economic cooperation zones with neighboring countries can help promote economic prosperity in border regions and boost bilateral trade, experts said, noting that the zones are likely to play a crucial role in driving local economies by around 2020.
The global urban system and economic geographic pattern will witness big changes due to the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a top think tank at the Spring Forum of China City 100 Forum on Tuesday.
In his speech on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the B&R would help promote rebalancing economic globalization without drawing ideological lines and will never seek to develop political camps. This marks the first time Xi has signaled the B&R`s direction.
As anti-globalization and populism plagues Europe and the world, pragmatic cooperation between China and France will pump new energy into global governance as well as Sino-French and Sino-EU ties under the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative.