G20 plays a significant role in achieving sustainable development. But, cooperation among individual member states is needed. For the SDGs, countries should make joint efforts at the domestic and international level to implement the 2030 agenda.
With Donald Trump officially taking office as the 45th US president, the discussion on the future of Sino-US relations has intensified. Amid myriad uncertainties, one certain thing is that in the coming months, the bilateral relations will be bumpy, which might have lasting effects beyond the scope of bilateral relations.
With a very symbolic presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the World Economic Forum, Beijing sent a clear message that it would defend globalization in the decades to come.
The dialogue between China and Western countries on policy for the global economy considerably deepened in 2016, but its character is changing: China`s – or more specifically the CPC`s – analysis and agenda is steadily gaining international credibility the longer the "new mediocre" in Western economies continues.
Although being officially launched only a year ago, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is rapidly expanding with grand goals, with $1.73 billion worth of loans issued thus far to nine energy and infrastructure construction projects in seven countries.
The scramble for manufacturing is in essence driven by a desire for jobs. When US President-elect Donald Trump has tried hard to stop American businesses from being outsourced and attract foreign investment to the US, he wants to provide more employment opportunities for Americans.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will head to Washington soon to meet with incoming US President Donald Trump. With Trump about to enter the White House, Tokyo has become increasingly proactive in regional diplomacy, but Beijing is cautious about Japan`s moves.
Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to speak at the Davos World Economic Forum. This visit has attracted even greater international media attention than the normally high levels of interest in a trip by China`s leader.
The Davos meeting, usually attended by China`s premier and vice-president, will witness for the first time a keynote address by China`s head of state. Xi is expected to explicitly explain his views on the global economic landscape and China`s solutions to global problems at the gathering.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 17, which shows China`s support for globalization and multilateralism.
As usual, Davos, a small Swiss town in the Alps, witnesses the annual World Economic Forum this week. The difference is, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the meeting and delivered a keynote speech this time - the first such appearance by a Chinese head of state in history. The theme of this year`s forum is "Responsive and Responsible Leadership." Amid the emergence of anti-globalization and protectionism, China attaches more significance to responsibility than leadership in global economic
Chinese enterprises with global ambitions scrambled to purchase overseas businesses and assets last year, as momentum in the domestic real economy continued to be sluggish.
When Chinese air and navy force crossed the first island chain, the outlook that China will be the one to write the regional security rules has also become undoubtedly logical.
Cooperation between China and Tanzania faced difficulties in the last two years, as the economic outlook of the East African nation was not as good as expected amid restructuring
Recent South Korean opinion polls show support for Ban Ki-moon remaining persistently high. Although he still hasn`t announced his candidacy, he has spoken of his willingness to serve his country.
Trump may enhance the level of US-Taiwan exchanges and facilitate more bilateral interactions between military officials. He may also increase the arms sales to Taiwan, as long advocated by John McCain, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This is highly likely since Taiwan authorities have agreed to increase its defense spending to 3 percent of the GDP.
China has reduced the U.S. government bonds it holds, thereby becoming the second largest holder of U.S. treasuries, behind Japan.
China`s decades-long reforms across industries have only left a small number of controversial industries untouched, such as salt, oil and telecom. To a large extent, putting an end to the State salt monopoly signifies the start of a new round of institutional reforms and can offer some insight for the future of those remaining sectors.
"Twitter president" Donald Trump drew in voters with his China bashing campaign, claiming that "China is the largest currency manipulator on the planet." Trump`s impending presidency seems to mean that a Sino-US trade war is approaching.