Some Indian media regard this as the result of pressure from India and the US. China is more concerned whether the adoption of the resolution may help India and Pakistan fight terrorism jointly. This is the current top priority.
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing on April 25-27 was a milestone for the Belt and Road Initiative along with international development and global governance. However, it is undeniable that there are still a few misperceptions and misunderstandings about the initiative or other key topics related to China that are in urgent need of clarification. For example, whether China is utilizing the Belt and Road Initiative to pursue its "sharp power" is one of the most heated topics.
A total US ban on the purchases of Iranian crude oil took effect on May 2, according to the Voice of America. Last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the US would not extend sanctions waivers for Iranian oil importers including China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey. The countries were told to stop buying Iranian oil by May 2, or face sanctions.
A total US ban on the purchases of Iranian crude oil took effect on May 2, according to the Voice of America. Last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the US would not extend sanctions waivers for Iranian oil importers including China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey. The countries were told to stop buying Iranian oil by May 2, or face sanctions.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's government is reportedly considering cutting ties with Taiwan and establishing diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.
The globalization of the world economy is entering a transformative period of evolution from the traditional mode of the knowledge economy to the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital-based technologies. Accompanying this comes a fundamental shift in what it means to be a leader in the marketplace and in the technology sector in particular.
The 180-day waivers from Nov. 4 last year for some importers of Iran's oil formally expired on Thursday, announced by the White House before, which ratcheted up impacts of tough pressures on Iran, whose economy was strongly relying on energy sector.
Before going to Sri Lanka, I always believed it to be a Buddhist country - with a large number of Buddhist temples dotting its cities and towns. Many people may think like me as 74 percent of the population of 20 million believes in the faith.
The views of foreign investors will be given consideration on how China revises its negative list for investments, but China will pace its opening up process, Chinese analysts said on Thursday.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that the Asian economy will grow 5.4 percent in 2019 and in 2020. In the World Economic Outlook released on April 2019, the IMF raised its projection for China's economic growth to 6.3 percent amid continued trade talks between Beijing and Washington.
China's credit reporting system has not yet included information on utility payments, which was heatedly discussed online in recent days, as more effort is needed to address problems like data accuracy, an official said Monday.
Following a recent report saying that the United States canceled Chinese scholars' visas or placed them under administrative review by the FBI, experts warned that Washington's ramping up measures to treat China as a rival could significantly harm normal bilateral exchanges and damage the country's open and inclusive national image.
When the two countries established diplomatic relations 40 years ago, mere thousands of mutual visits were made, whereas now the number has risen to over 5.3 million every year, with some 14,000 people flying across the Pacific Ocean between the two countries every day.
The risk of misjudgment could significantly rise as normal China-US people-to-people exchanges have been severely affected by the US, Chinese experts warned, following reports that the US either canceled the visas of scores of Chinese social science scholars or put them on administrative review by the FBI in 2018.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on April 10, U.S. President Donald Trump commented on the Mueller report, which concluded that there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump administration, allegations which have been continually bandied about by the president's opponents ever since he was elected.
US Vice President Mike Pence announced in late March the administration's plans for Americans to return to the moon within the next five years as the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the earth's satellite approaches. President Donald Trump nominated Air Force General John Raymond to lead the recently created US Space Command that was confirmed by Pence in his speech. The US vice president pointed to Russia and China's advancements in the space realm as evidence that the US is in a "space race."
On April 9, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. will impose tariffs on 11 billion U.S. dollars worth of European Union products, ranging from airplanes to dairy products. Imposing tariffs seems to be the latest arrow in the Trump quiver these days in achieving some of his long-term goals. The real question, however, is how effective will they be in realizing the revival of U.S. economic growth.
In recent years, quite a number of authoritative international forecasts have been bullish on India's economic development prospects. They generally predict that India will become the world's third largest economy after the US and China around 2030, citing its "demographic dividend" as one of the major reasons. Of the 1.3 billion people in India, there are about 800 million young and middle-aged people, with the average age of its labor force at around 27. About 65 percent of the country's population is under the age of 35.
China and the European Union have committed to achieving major progress this year in negotiations for a high-level bilateral investment agreement, with a view to concluding the ambitious accord next year, according to a joint statement.
European Union leaders will sit down next week with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to discuss the bloc's relationship with Beijing, perhaps the biggest external economic and diplomatic challenge currently facing the EU.