Wang Yiwei: Kiev, Moscow talk amid conflicts; low hope for 'major breakthrough'

High-level talks between Kiev and Moscow finally began in the Ukraine-Belarus border on Monday. Chinese experts acknowledged the significance of the talks, which at least reflected some willingness from both sides, but predicted that hopes were not high for a major breakthrough during the first round of the talks as the conflict has reached its fifth day.

Gideon Rachman: Russia's invasion of Ukraine: what next?

See highlights of the FT subscriber discussion on the geopolitical and economic fallout of Putin's war, hosted by Gideon Rachman, the FT's chief foreign affairs commentator; Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, world news editor and Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief.

Gideon Rachman: Russia's invasion of Ukraine: what next?

See highlights of the FT subscriber discussion on the geopolitical and economic fallout of Putin's war, hosted by Gideon Rachman, the FT's chief foreign affairs commentator; Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, world news editor and Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief.

Dong Shaopeng: Total stock accounts exceed 200m, indicating attractiveness of Chinese equities

The number of stock accounts in China's A-share market has exceeded the 200 million mark for the first time, indicating the growing attractiveness and influence of the nation's capital market, as well as the yuan's appreciation, experts said.

Dong Shaopeng: Total stock accounts exceed 200m, indicating attractiveness of Chinese equities

The number of stock accounts in China's A-share market has exceeded the 200 million mark for the first time, indicating the growing attractiveness and influence of the nation's capital market, as well as the yuan's appreciation, experts said.

Carlos Martinez: Responsibility for Ukraine crisis lies in Washington and Kyiv, not Moscow

Contrary to the superficial analysis in much of the Western media, the escalating crisis in Ukraine is not a product of any psychopathology on the part of Vladimir Putin. Nor has it emerged out of thin air. It represents the culmination of a storm that has been brewing for many years.

He Weiwen: Excluding China from IPEF Is Impractical

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently said the United States is launching discussions with Indo-Pacific countries regarding its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF. She made it clear that U.S. will not be joining the CPTPP or other regional free trade arrangements.

Carlos Martinez: Responsibility for Ukraine crisis lies in Washington and Kyiv, not Moscow

Contrary to the superficial analysis in much of the Western media, the escalating crisis in Ukraine is not a product of any psychopathology on the part of Vladimir Putin. Nor has it emerged out of thin air. It represents the culmination of a storm that has been brewing for many years.

He Weiwen: Excluding China from IPEF Is Impractical

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently said the United States is launching discussions with Indo-Pacific countries regarding its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF. She made it clear that U.S. will not be joining the CPTPP or other regional free trade arrangements.

Gideon Rachman: Putin’s war will shake the world

The phoney war is over. The real war has begun. For several weeks, the US and British governments have believed that Vladimir Putin was intent on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. That is now happening.

Jefferey Sachs: The US should compromise on Nato to save Ukraine

If US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin do manage to hold a summit on Ukraine, what should Biden’s approach be?

Zamir Ahmed Awan: Ukraine is betrayed by the US and UK

Ukraine was betrayed by the US and UK. Under the Budapest Memorandum, the US and UK promised to ensure Ukraine’s security, but, the world has seen that both the US and UK have not fulfilled their promise. On December 5, 1994, the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Britain, and the United States signed a memorandum to provide Ukraine with security assurances in connection with its accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. The four parties signed the memorandum, containing a preamble and six paragraphs. The memorandum reads as follows:-

Wang Yiwei: US distorts China’s neutral stance, ‘uses Ukraine crisis to draw discord between China, Russia’

The US has tried very hard to distort China's neutral stance of calling for dialogue on the Ukraine crisis, with the US State Department urging China to "pressure Russia" and to respect the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and even accusing China of "using Russia to create a new world order."

Zamir Ahmed Awan: Ukraine is betrayed by the US and UK

Ukraine was betrayed by the US and UK. Under the Budapest Memorandum, the US and UK promised to ensure Ukraine’s security, but, the world has seen that both the US and UK have not fulfilled their promise. On December 5, 1994, the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Britain, and the United States signed a memorandum to provide Ukraine with security assurances in connection with its accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. The four parties signed the memorandum, containing a preamble and six paragraphs. The memorandum reads as follows:-

Straits Times: Subtle shift in China's Covid-19 approach but full reopening unlikely soon

With sporadic Covid-19 clusters popping up across China, local governments have turned to a tried-and-tested playbook of lockdowns and movement controls.

Wang Wen: China cannot be ignored in the world

Wang Wen: China cannot be ignored in the world

Wang Wen at Diplomacy Talk | China's major-country diplomacy breaks new ground amid changing int'l landscape

Focusing on peaceful development, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics aims to serve national rejuvenation, promote human progress, facilitate efforts to foster a new type of international relations, and build a community with a shared future for mankind. What is the core logic of it? What has it brought to the world? How does it influence China's actions to address common issues of our times? Wang Wen, the executive dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, shares his perspective in this video.

Wang Wen at Diplomacy Talk | China's major-country diplomacy breaks new ground amid changing int'l landscape

Focusing on peaceful development, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics aims to serve national rejuvenation, promote human progress, facilitate efforts to foster a new type of international relations, and build a community with a shared future for mankind. What is the core logic of it? What has it brought to the world? How does it influence China's actions to address common issues of our times? Wang Wen, the executive dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, shares his perspective in this video.

Wang Yiwei: US distorts China’s neutral stance, ‘uses Ukraine crisis to draw discord between China, Russia’

The US has tried very hard to distort China's neutral stance of calling for dialogue on the Ukraine crisis, with the US State Department urging China to "pressure Russia" and to respect the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and even accusing China of "using Russia to create a new world order."