Op-Ed Blog
China continues to buttress an open world economy
Xi put forward three proposals for promoting open cooperation among countries as well as five measures to step up China’s opening-up when addressing at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo.
China’s import expo and its reform and opening-up
The China International Import Expo is an opportunity for China to celebrate the milestone of the four decades of its reform and opening-up, and to start a new phase of economic reform.
Trump's talk with Xi a welcome gesture to offset trade war
Amid brewing trade war between the world's two largest economies, US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday.
Merkel's decision to not seek reelection a major test to Europe
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel recently announced that she would not seek reelection as the leader of the center-right CDU at the party's conference in December.
The China International Import Expo Allures U.S. companies
It is exciting to the world, including in the United States, that China has mobilized more than 60,000 companies to buy imported goods ahead of the China International Import Expo this month.
American democracy haunted by terrorism ahead of midterms
American-style democracy is undergoing a major crisis. Instead of imposing its "democratic" governance model on other countries, the US should concentrate more on its domestic problems.
Larger Imports to promote more balanced development
Some imported products on shelves of a supermarket in Shanghai, October 29, 2018. [Photo: VCG]
China's tariffs cuts on 1,585 items of imported goods take effect on Thursday.
China offers further proof that opening isn't empty talk
The import expo, along with the tariff cuts and the messages that came out of the government's high-level deliberations, offer further proof that reform and opening up has never been an empty slogan for China.
How the world can profit from China's development
The Shanghai Import Expo is a national priority event for the Chinese government, and a stark signal in times of growing protectionism.
Why US BUILD Act will unlikely derail the BRI?
As an alternative to the BRI, the US Congress passed the Better Utilization of Investment Leading to Development Act Act, but it will unlikely succeed in replacing the BRI.
As midterms approach, Trump weaponizes migrant fearmongering
Talk of troops at the border offers nothing in terms of policy outcomes, but it offers plenty in terms of the image and identity he is fostering to mobilize his strongest supporters.
Trump's controversial birthright plan is silly but sly
It is an issue Trump aims to gain from politically than practically. Nevertheless, it should not be ignored that this is another worrying trend.
Stop spreading hate or face the risk of slipping into a new Civil War
Perhaps the U.S. should look to the example of European countries, many of which have promulgated laws to tackle illegal posts such as hate speech and fake news on social media.
Blue oceans of emerging industries explored by private economy
As China moves to improve the quality of its development, private entrepreneurs will continue to play an important role in creating "blue oceans" in emerging industries.
Innovation and entrepreneurship is inseparable from private sector
The expectations put forward by President Xi during his visits to private enterprises in Guangzhou reflect China’s eagerness to invest political trust and policy support into the private sector.
The future of Greater Bay Area is beyond imagination...
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which has a series of innovative companies including DJI, is taking shape. Its future potential may exceed your imagination.
WTO-approved state aid powers global solar price drop
The US rails against China's state assistance to the solar power industry. However, the subsidies have helped with R&D support and market development - the exact things the WTO subsidy rules are designed to allow for.
Trump, sticks, stones and deadly words
Apparently, Donald Trump never figured out that words can have deadly consequences but the ghoulish events of October 2018 should be a wake-up call to the rest of us.
Misreading Lu Xun
Mike Pence turned his hand to modern Chinese literature to make a point when he attacked China in a recent speech, but he totally misread the Chinese writer he quoted.
Far-right anti-Semitism is rising in US
There must be a sense of moral urgency to confront the rise of anti-Semitism across the right. The mistakes of the past and the persecution of Jews must never be allowed to happen again.