Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that no “countercurrents” could stop the trend of economic globalization. Xi made the remarks while delivering a special address at the 2022 World Economic Forum virtual session. “Economic globalization is the trend of the times. Though countercurrents are sure …
Read More »Xi visits Winter Olympic facilities, confident of success
Xi urges stepping up final preparations for successful Winter Olympics Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged organizers to continue to work hard in the final stages of their preparations to ensure the complete success of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Xi, also general …
Read More »World leaders call for concrete actions to address climate change at COP26
Glasgow, Britain | Xinhua | World leaders on Monday called for concrete actions to tackle the challenges of climate change at the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26). “This COP must be a moment of solidarity. The 100 billion U.S. dollars a year climate finance commitment in …
Read More »China a good partner in world socio-economic transformation – Richard Todwong
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China’s hosting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit shows the country is becoming a good partner in socio-economic transformation of the world through political parties, a top leader of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party said on Tuesday. …
Read More »As population ages, China allows couples to have three children
China relaxes family planning rules to allow three children per couple Beijing, CHINA | XINHUA | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to hear reports on major policy measures …
Read More »Nuclear energy project to promote China-Russia ties: FM spokesperson
Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | The smooth kickoff of China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation project will promote the upgrading of bilateral ties, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will jointly witness the opening ceremony of the two countries’ nuclear energy …
Read More »China’s Xi urges resolute efforts to curb telecom, online fraud
Beijing, China | XINHUA | Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for acting on the people-centered philosophy and fully implementing crackdown, prevention, regulation and control measures to resolutely curb telecom and online fraud. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the …
Read More »COMMENT: Return rationality to China-U.S. relations
COMMENT | Xinhua writer Lu Jiafei | At a critical juncture when the world is wrestling with a once-in-a-century global health crisis and the accompanying economic fallout, the importance of a stable and sound China-U.S. relationship cannot be overstated. When Joe Biden assumes the U.S. presidency later Wednesday, he will …
Read More »China’s shaky dance with Uganda
Chinese foreign minister Wang’s visit to Africa is another missed opportunity to seal deals ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi has been on a five-nation tour in Africa that started on Jan.04 and took him to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania and …
Read More »Trump asked China’s Xi for re-election help, claims Bolton
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump pleaded with China’s leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president’s former national security advisor John Bolton writes in an explosive new behind-the-scenes book, according to excerpts published Wednesday. Bolton alleges in a blistering critique that Trump’s focus …
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