Strictly speaking, China`s strategy in East Asia and the Western Pacific is the most important part of the country`s overall strategic layout. Some evident improvements have been observed in China`s strategic posture in the region.
The Donald Trump administration will probably announce trade sanctions on China soon, including additional special tariff on steel and photovoltaic cell panels. Late last year, the White House issued the first National Security Strategy since Trump`s inauguration, with some provisions indicating that the US will slap a slew of tough measures on China.
The Pakistani government officially launched the Long-Term Plan (LTP) for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on December 18, 2017. The plan covered key areas of cooperation including textiles, chemicals, medicine, steel, home appliances, engineering equipment, construction materials, manufacturing, agriculture, gardening, ICT, finance and logistics.
Pakistan`s central bank has approved usage of the Chinese yuan as a settlement currency for trade between the two countries. An expert said that move will help enhance China-Pakistan bilateral trade relationship and speed up the internationalization of Chinese currency yuan.
Located on the Indochina Peninsula, Cambodia is an important stop on the ancient Maritime Silk Road and a pivot for the construction of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
French President Emmanuel Macron`s first state visit to China begins Monday, as Chinese experts express hope the young and energetic leader will help enhance China-EU relations.
From Dec 21 to 22, representatives from Palestine and Israel attended a seminar in Beijing, discussing peace restoration in the Palestine-Israel region, where the United States’ recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may create chaos in the Middle East.
A highway built in northern Pakistan as a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) opened on Wednesday, which experts say will help eradicate rampant terrorism in the region thanks to its role in poverty alleviation.
CGTN Digital interviewed Zhou Rong, a senior analyst from the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, on what effect the dialogue will have on regional peace.
Increasing evidence has brought to light some questions concerning the rise of China`s Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) especially in doubt. Not long ago, foreign media began to speculate that the Diamer-Bhasha Dam might not be included in the CPEC.
Australia, in a landslide, won the title of "Least friendly country to China in 2017" in a recent online poll answered by Chinese netizens.
The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China recently published a report by associate research fellow Chen Chenchen about the wealth and future policy of US President Donald Trump`s cabinet. The document can help us understand why the latest US National Security Strategy labels China as a main rival power.
China and Pakistan are ready to discuss with Afghanistan extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said.
China has urged the US to stop purposely misinterpreting China`s strategic intentions after the US labeled China and Russia "rival powers" that "were aggressively undermining American interests around the globe" in its National Security Strategy (NSS) on Monday.
The year 2017 is coming to an end amid a couple of economic shocks. With the Conference Committee of the US Congress passing the bill for the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 on Dec 15, worries are mounting across the world on its possible ramifications, including global tax competition, capital flows into the United States, possible shift of manufacturing investment back to the US, and the rise of the dollar against other currencies, especially the renminbi.
UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman concluded a rare four-day visit to Pyongyang at the latter`s invitation earlier this month. This was the first visit by a highest-ranking UN official to the country since 2010. Then last week, North Korea`s Permanent Representative to the UN Ja Song-nam talked with Feltman again.
The White House unveiled its new National Security Strategy on Monday, allowing the world to better familiarize themselves with the Trump Doctrine. In a document defined by the core concepts of competition and rivalry, the Trump administration advocates what it calls an "America First National Security Strategy."
US President Donald Trump issued his new national security strategy on Monday, in which he reiterated that China will become the major "competitor" of the US in the years to come.
To achieve the fastest sustained growth in a major economy in human history, China has already had to pass through decisive tests of the superiority of its economic thinking. China`s success was necessarily not merely practical but theoretical because its policies were carried out in clear opposition to dominant orthodox Western economic theory, and with China putting forward its own economic concepts.
Some Australian politicians are especially uncomfortable with and anxious about China`s increasing global influence. China has become a force in exploring the markets of developed countries, and Sino-Australian trade and economic ties have deepened in recent years, which have exacerbated Australia`s sense of insecurity.