Op-Ed Blog
From online to offline, meanings and implications of the first face-to-face communication between Xi & Trump
The long anticipated first face-to-face meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the US President Donald Trump will eventually take place at President Trump's private resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida, USA on April 6 and 7, 2017.
US Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea is a sheer hypocrisy
During his five-day visit to Australia from 22 to 26 March, 2017, at a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spelled out China's consistent position and policy on the South China Sea on March 24, 2017: "China has no intention to militarize the South China Sea. China's facilities on the islands and reefs are primarily for civilian purposes and, even if there is a certain amount of defence equipment or facilities, it is for maintaining the freedom of navigation."
A friendlier tone set for U.S.-China relations
U.S. President Donald Trump has been critical of China, especially its policy on North Korea, since he took over the White House. During US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's Asia visit in March, he also criticized China in interviews when he was visiting Japan and South Korea. The tone became much friendlier when Tillerson arrived in Beijing, in particular after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 19.
Premier Li's Oceania tour another win for free trade
The land down under is unarguably the most important piece of real-estate in the Asia Pacific region. Over the years Chinese relations with New Zealand and Australia have been gaining new highs with each passing year.
Li's visit, a golden opportunity for Australia and New Zealand
Both Australia and New Zealand are significant at the political and economic level for Beijing's calculations. And the implementation of "Belt and Road" initiative further outlines aspects of a "win-win" collaboration.
Premier's visit embraces great opportunities for Sino-Australia cooperation in B&R era
Just as the title of his article to the Australian media "We want to work with you for progress and peace", the visit of Premier Li Keqiang is answering the question "what China and Australia can do together to cope with questions of growing uncertainties and disorientation" and "to turn challenges of our time into historic opportunities, contributing the impetus needed for China-Australia relations and the world to move forward".
A paradigm of alternate lending: caveats and opportunities
In its latest announcement, the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has agreed to nearly double its lending from the first commitment of $811 million to $2.5 billion in 2017.
Premier Li heads "down under" to encourage stronger trade links
Fresh from two weeks of legislative and political advisory meetings with China’s elite lawmakers in Beijing, a newly-buoyant Premier Li Keqiang is back on the road leading a large delegation for a week of talks in Australia and New Zealand.
China, the shepherd in greening the world energy
There are lots of common challenges to the energy development for the developing economies like China faces with, such as the electricity poverty, unsustainable energy supply, lack of clean energy, great fluctuation in energy price, bottlenecks in production and consumption, technologies compatibility with environment, connectivity and convertibility with other conventional and unconventional security issues and so on.
China idolizes peace, seamless growth in Asia Pacific region
By Yasir Habib KhanWhen it comes to uphold the supremacy of peace on international affairs
Premier Li upbeat in setting out plans for the road ahead
The tone was upbeat and the mood was convivial as China’s premier, Li Keqiang, presided over the traditional press conference following the end of the annual two sessions of legislative and political advisory meetings by China’s political elite in Beijing.
Truth behind the figure of Sino-US trade deficit
The United States recently released data suggesting that the trade deficit with China accounted for 47 percent of its overall foreign trade deficit in 2016.
China anchors global economy
China is positioned to anchor world economy offering all panaceas to recover headwinds and continue to make steady growth to meet shared goals, which is nothing else but to benefit seven billion people of all continents.
China and the international order
As the new US administration shifts its attention to domestic issues by following the principle of America First, there's been growing expectation on China to play a bigger role in areas ranging from climate change to globalization.
Wang Yi sets the tone for China's global stance for 2017
Under the leadership of President Xi, China's foreign relations with the world have touched new highs with each passing year. Within the contemporary world never before has China been sought after and revered as a leading country before.
Cross-border e-commerce, a boost for China's economic boom
It's no secret that cross-border e-commerce has been escalating at a remarkable pace in China in recent years, thanks to a higher standard of living in China combined with a greater exposure to, and knowledge of, foreign products and of course, convenience of online retail.
What government can do to boost sharing economy?
The past year has witnessed the unprecedented flourishing of bikesharing, car-sharing, and other sharing economy industries, with the influx of billions of venture capital, thousands of entrepreneurs, and millions of job opportunities.
China: Shifting from a participant to a leader of the new world order
On February 17, 2017, about two weeks ahead of China’s annual Political Consultative Conference to be kicked off on March 3, 2017 and China’s annual People’s Congress to be kicked off on March 5, 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China, for the first time, to GUIDE the global community in the effort to make the world order more just and more reasonable at the National Security Seminar.
Basketball reform needs Yao's magic hand
Although many are excited with Yao's election and hope that he will revitalize basketball in China, the former NBA star appeared calm at Thursday's ceremony.
Who should be responsible for commodity delivery?
According to media reports, tens of thousands of packages have piled up at a YTO Express depot in Beijing. The Shanghai-based logistic company blamed the backlog on a lack of staff over the Spring Festival period.