Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to the US last week has become a hot topic among media outlets in India, the US and China over the past few days.
Although China’s high-level Belt and Road summit concluded in Beijing two weeks ago, the debate it has generated will continue for quite a while — especially in countries like the United States, where attitudes toward the initiative are ambivalent at best.
The first Sino-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (DSD) kicks off in Washington on Wednesday. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and their Chinese counterparts State Councilor Yang Jiechi and General Fang Fenghui, a member of China`s Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, will chair the dialogue.
Last Wednesday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the Donald Trump administration would adhere to the one-China policy as it reviewed US policy toward China for the next 50 years. However, he also announced that the US would keep all of its commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).
Theresa May`s loss of the Conservative Party parliamentary majority in the British general election is not only a result in an important European country with impact on the global situation, but has important lessons for international politics.
Chinese President Xi Jinping`s ongoing visit to Kazakhstan has won growing support for the Belt and Road Initiative and a historic enlargement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Indians attach great importance to spiritual matters while Chinese are more concerned about material matters. Such different worldviews are the source and explanation of all differences between China and India as well as the misunderstandings the two peoples harbor toward each other.
Indians attach great importance to spiritual matters while Chinese are more concerned about material matters. Such different worldviews are the source and explanation of all differences between China and India as well as the misunderstandings the two peoples harbor toward each other.
Many historic changes are due to globalization and global governance, with uncertainties rising in geopolitics adding to the tensions between major powers. Therefore, many ask the question like what could be done to re-calibrate global governance to fix the woes plaguing the world economy.
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement. Samantha Power, former US ambassador to the UN under the Obama administration tweeted that this signals the end of the "American century." Trump`s heavy blow to global climate governance reaffirms his serious commitment to his "America First" agenda.
China-US relations have always been "difficult" in the past 40 years. However, both Xi and Trump are willing to work through difficulties, no matter in terms of domestic reforms or foreign policies.
The reality is that the rest of the world has a direct interest in China`s "win-win" approach, rather than any "American first" policy of the type some advisers in the Trump administration have verbally advocated -- although, to be fair, not yet acted on.
During Chinese Premier Li Keqiang`s five-day visit to Australia from Wednesday to Sunday, the two sides agreed to deepen cooperation under the framework of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), especially in the service industry and investment.
Trump needs to see that automation, not China, is main reason for loss of US jobs.
The US and South Korea kicked off an unprecedented high-intensity joint military exercise on Wednesday, which has made the international community nervous. Foal Eagle, a field training exercise involving ground, air and naval forces, will run until the end of April. The US plans to send strategic naval vessels such as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to the joint drill, and the B-52 bombers will also be a part of it.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is an important part of the US` military deployment in Asia, which involves an attempt to prevent and contain the rise of China. Only when we recognize the nature of the THAAD deployment can we work out the most effective way to cope with it.
The 53rd Munich Security Conference was held recently and the message it conveyed to the world is anxiety rather than hope.
The sudden death of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un`s half-brother, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia on Monday has triggered widespread speculations on the motives behind his sudden death and its impact on North Korean politics. Observers are particularly concerned about how far Pyongyang`s nuclear development will go.
If Asian powers like China and India could coordinate with ASEAN or appeal to UN`s engagement together with the Myanmar government, a roadmap to stabilize the unrest is possible.
An important goal for Abe`s US visit is to figure out the Trump`s intent on US` future alliance with Japan. In addition to Trump`s obscure Asia-Pacific policies, uncertainties in US-Russia relations also have perturbed the Abe government.