a Washington-based NGO released a report criticizing the reaction of Chinese troop to the turmoil of South Sudan in July 2016. The report brought the deadly attack against the UN Peace Keeping Operation (PKO), which left two Chinese PKO soldiers dead and five wounded, back to the debates, as well as China`s role in peace and security operations in Africa.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will wrap up his four-day visit in China Friday. This is his first foreign trip outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after assuming office. It thus marks a thaw in the Sino-Philippine relationship. In fact, the bold moves by Duterte can be an inspiration for other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, showing they all can find a better way of getting along with a rising China, rather than relying on Washington to confront Beijing.
Liu Zhiqin, a senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China, was interviewed by CCTV on challenges in China`s economy on Sep.20.
The visit, the first by a Chinese head of state to the South Asian country in three decades, heralds a new era for cooperation between the two countries, which established contact through ancient silk routes more than 2,000 years ago.
Tibet is an important part of the China-initiated "One Belt and One Road" initiative. Geographically, as a hub of critical value in connecting China and South Asia, the autonomous region is playing an increasingly important role in regional networks with the acceleration of India`s development and the boosting of Sino-Indian economic relations.
One effect of the unfolding of the international financial crisis since 2008 has been a beginning of an understanding of China`s economic policies among wider circles in the West.
The 11th Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies concluded in Hangzhou on September 5, 2016. The G20 Leaders’ Communiqué, released after the meeting. G20 Leaders’ Summit this year has created a blueprint for medium and long-term development of the global economy.
Chinese investors are rushing to invest in agriculture in Cambodia, drawn by ideal farming conditions and the sound relationship between the two countries, although there are challenges such as Cambodia`s underdeveloped infrastructure and limited fundraising channels, insiders said Sunday.
After 10 summits, the G20 has become a “commitment system” for continuously promoting global economic governance. China, holding the presidency of the 2016 G20 summit, is expected to integrate continuity and innovation, implement the outcomes of previous summits, and propose new initiatives for cooperation. In particular, it is expected to formulate ideas for giving new impetus for economic growth though reform and innovation for a sluggish world economy.
The 8th BRICS Academic Forum and the 5th Think Tank Council were held respectively in Goa and Delhi, India, on Sept. 19-23.
Liu Zhiqin, a senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China, was interviewed by CCTV Global Business program on billionaire George Soroson investing in China PSBC IPO on Sep.28th.
When the world`s media covered the news, they had all kinds of perspectives. But the fact is clear, Prachanda is no longer an idealist, but has become a realistic politician. Nepal will make more efforts in its balancing act, especially between China and India. But in the meantime, it will be hard for Kathmandu to get rid of its dependence on India politically, economically and culturally.
The confrontation between China and the US over the South China Sea issue has constrained bilateral ties from deepening. But the issue is far from the entire Sino-US relationship. At a broader global and regional level, there are plenty of opportunities for the two to boost ties.
Development of renewable energy, is decisive for the fight against climate change. Economically, with a rapidly expanding global market, the world`s largest home market, unequalled scale of production, and already established research capacity, solar power is crucial to China`s future.
Democracy could enable a country to elect a well-informed and competent leader in a merit-based way. But now the relative decline of the US is embodied in the low quality of presidential candidates.
Wang Wen, executive dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, believes that the COSC, together with other government-backed think tanks such as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has lots of advantages compared to their non-government counterparts.
Reviving the Silk Road has become the common dream of many countries along its route. However, for many generations, the interconnection between Europe and Asia has mainly come about through wars and conquests. Railways provide the technology for connecting Europe and Asia. Several schemes have been put forward but none have yet succeeded. Now the task has been placed on Chin`as shoulders.
With the economic situation in the Eurozone becoming increasingly tense, financial crisis seems to be moving ever closer. It wasn`t helped by the United States which has proposed to impose a penalty of US$14 billion on the Deutsche Bank to settle several high-profile mortgage probes in the U.S.
During its summit in Hangzhou earlier this month, the G20 announced its first Initiative on Supporting Industrialization in Africa and LDCs. The 20 biggest economies in the world showed their "collective support" for the industrialization of the global south, and endorsed it as the solution for development challenges in Africa.
Both countries agreed to establish an annual dialogue mechanism between the Chinese premier and Canadian prime minister at the end of August, and Ottawa announced its decision to join the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank earlier. The Beijing-Ottawa relationship is apparently warming up.