China calls for high vigilance as NATO aims to extend reach beyond its scope Staff members work at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific are being realigned as NATO looks to the region for an Asian version of the trans-Atlantic alliance. The latest move […]
With the Ukraine conflict set to enter a second year, there is still no sign that the hostilities that erupted in Europe on Feb 24, 2022, will cease. On the contrary, the pledge by NATO defense ministers to provide more and continuous military assistance to Ukraine in their meeting this week only guarantees that the […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The Monday video meeting between Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell, and his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao, provides an opportunity for the two countries to take another step toward getting their relations back on track. After decades of pragmatic cooperation, the last few years saw a series of misunderstandings, disputes and […]
China-Africa ties under Belt and Road framework key to continent’s infrastructure growth (JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) It has been a 33-year-old tradition of China’s foreign ministers making their first overseas trip to Africa at the beginning of every new year. Accordingly, this year, too, China upheld the tradition, with newly appointed Foreign Minister Qin […]
Following Germany's decision to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and authorize other countries transferring the tanks they have leased from it to the country, Poland, which has been at the forefront of European calls to supply Ukraine with advanced weaponry, is already calling for the NATO countries to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. […]
Visiting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg certainly knows the difficulty of persuading the Republic of Korea to provide military supplies to Ukraine, something it has not done. That's why he stressed to his hosts in a think tank speech in Seoul on Monday "what happens in Europe matters to the Indo-Pacific". He is also aware that […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) The world is undergoing rapid changes because the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be contained, the global economic recovery remains sluggish, and the industrial and supply chains are still unstable. And the Russia-Ukraine conflict has accelerated the pace of global changes. Amid all this, some countries' Cold War mentality and […]
The first overseas plant of Chinese power battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology in Thuringia, Germany, which started the mass production of lithium-ion battery cells as scheduled recently, serves as a good example of the pragmatic cooperation between China and Germany. The 14 gigawatt-hour plant, with an investment of 1.8 billion euros ($1.96 billion), is currently […]
Nations need help to tackle climate change, food and energy crises in post-pandemic era (JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The current challenges facing emerging markets and developing countries should be viewed in the context of the global economic landscape. The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have driven up energy and food prices, disrupted […]
The international community has been criticizing the Belt and Road Initiative, claiming it will push the Belt and Road countries into a debt trap. Yet there has been no substantive research confirming the claim is true. Such criticisms are mostly part of the politicization of what essentially is an economic issue, especially since data show […]
Right from the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, China has been stigmatized by some Western countries, especially the United States, with many people of Chinese origin becoming the target of hate crimes. Hate-mongers in some Western countries, the US in particular, used the pandemic as an excuse to target people of Asian, especially Chinese, […]
The ongoing visit of Foreign Minister Qin Gang to Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin, Egypt, the African Union headquarters and the League of Arab States headquarters from Monday to Jan 16 represents the 33rd consecutive year that Africa has been the destination for the Chinese foreign ministers' first overseas trip of the year. This diplomatic tradition […]
Because of the widespread increase in human activities in heretofore untouched places including natural environs and forests, epidemics caused by unknown viruses and bacteria have become more frequent in recent times. While swine flu broke out in North America in 2009, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (also caused by a coronavirus) was diagnosed in 2012 and […]
A detailed analysis of China's efforts and innovative medical actions shows that the Chinese leadership has left no stone unturned to safeguard people's lives and health in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has disrupted the socioeconomic structures of economies around the world, highlighting the importance of paramedical staff and resources. Even in […]
The presence of Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan, as a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the inauguration ceremony of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia on Sunday speaks volumes about the great significance China attaches to relations with Brazil. In the congratulatory message he sent, President Xi expressed China's willingness […]
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in October demonstrated the viability, legitimacy and sustainability of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the socialist market economy, which the Party has established to promote economic development and realize the country's modernization for the benefit of not only the Chinese people but also people […]
A displaced Syrian family warms themselves around a fire at a refugee camp in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Jan 19, 2022. (MOHAMMED ZAATARI / AP) BEIRUT – A survey released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on Friday said that poverty affects one-third of the Arab […]
Xi’s Saudi trip underlines growing interest in China’s global leadership, discontent with US President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit to Saudi Arabia was much more than seeking a greater Middle East role. It was an “epoch-making” chapter in a rapidly unfolding improving world order. The reasons are tenfold. First, in stark contrast to United States […]
Earlier this year, at a joint presentation by the heads of US and UK security services, FBI Director Christopher Wray publicly declared that China was the “biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security”. The statement formally confirms what has been evolving for many years — the elevation of China as the Western world’s […]
The news that Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China this week can be seen as a sign that relations between the two countries, which had deteriorated under the previous Australian government, are beginning to improve. It will be the first visit to Beijing by an Australian minister since 2019. Wong will meet State […]
Dancers perform during the closing ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on Dec 18, 2022. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) DOHA – Qatar reiterated on Sunday that the country denies any involvement in a corruption case being investigated by […]
Riyadh summit opens door for stronger cooperation, exchanges between China, Saudi Arabia Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec 8, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The first China-Arab States Summit, held in Riyadh on Dec 9, […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Riyadh's al-Yamamah Palace in Saudi Arabia, Dec 8, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia, he participated in the inaugural China-Arab States Summit as well as the first China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit and also […]
Beijing offers reference for nations to avoid pitfalls of Western models of progress (SONG CHEN / CHINA DAILY) Modernization is an important historical process that was initiated by the West since the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, especially after the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. It features a shift from the traditional […]
On Dec 7-10, President Xi Jinping traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, as well as to pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia. President Xi also met with the King of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince-cum-prime minister of the kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman, […]
China stands tall on good governance goals and distinctive path toward modernization It is no surprise that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, held in October, attracted global attention. Positive vibes coursed through the report delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee: Rejuvenation, reform, cooperation and social […]
With the United States' strategic presence shrinking in the Middle East and Russia occupied with the Ukraine conflict, China has played an increasingly prominent role in the region. And since Arab countries now attach greater value to relations with China, the region is bound to become an increasingly important platform for China's diplomacy. China is […]
This Aug 12, 2022 aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia. (TATIANA MEEL / REUTERS) Will the $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian crude oil work as European Union countries and Washington expect? They hope that the […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) As the chair of the COP 27 Group of 77 and China (i.e. developing countries), it was my responsibility to bring together the countries of the world to finally make realistic and significant steps to address the current and future implications of climate change and global warming on the planet, […]
Is the United States still our ally? This is a question that not just European Union officials are asking, but also many people in Europe. It is a question that has been prompted by the fact that Washington is making a great fortune out of the troubles European countries are facing. EU countries trying to […]