Competition for the status of “global financial center” is extremely keen. It is gratifying that in the latest Global Financial Center Index ranking, Hong Kong managed to keep the third spot, which it had regained in September, but notable contenders for this position are plenty. Shanghai’s position jumped from the sixth to fourth in this […]
The past few years witnessed the most significant transformation in Hong Kong’s political landscape since its reunification with the motherland. The enactment of the National Security Law for Hong Kong and the revamp of the city’s electoral system are the enablers of a renewed political ecosystem that ensures national security and eradicates noxious political activism. […]
Shanghai residents queue for nucleic acid test of COVID-19 at a site established on the square in front of Shanghai Museum, March 17, 2022. [GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY] An economist by training, Paul Krugman could not avoid spreading disinformation about China and politicizing COVID-19 in his column for The New York Times, claiming that […]
Many people have demonstrated a fallacy in interpreting the concept of “human rights” by overemphasizing its political side and being biased toward generalization. In fact, when it comes to the interpretation of human rights, there is no more authoritative interpretation than the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which puts an emphasis on the […]
The leaders of China and the European Union are expected to hold a virtual summit any time soon, which could become a new hallmark for relationships in these turbulent international times. The summit, if held, will be seen as a high-stakes diplomatic effort to ease the escalating trade tensions, particularly over Lithuania, which allowed Taiwan […]
The world has been in a state of permanent crisis for the last two years, during which pre-existing polarization has exacerbated. And the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a serious blow to economies across the world, and is testing globalization itself. The pandemic has made governments move and manage their mandates to protect their populations, and […]
The current Russia-Ukraine crisis has played into the hands of the United States, which had hitherto been witnessing a widening divergence with its European allies. The European Union, meanwhile, is swallowing bitter fruit having tried to loosen the reins the US held on it. But while the Joe Biden administration is doubtlessly ecstatic at the […]
Editor's note: China-EU relations have undergone profound changes, especially in the past decade, although both sides remain committed to their comprehensive strategic partnership. How can China and the European Union work together to overcome global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and geopolitical conflicts? Four experts share their views on the issue with […]
Thursday's summit of the leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries highlighted the Cold War mentality that has hijacked reason in the West. In what was described as "an extraordinary NATO summit in an extraordinary security situation" amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, NATO leaders condemned Russia, pledged more support to Ukraine […]
The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sent two special teams to the front line of Hong Kong’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic a few days ago. The two teams, led by senior officials of the Liaison Office, sought to help better coordinate anti-pandemic joint efforts between […]
Soon after a portion of the seats in the Legislative Council were occupied by popularly elected members in the 1990s, Hong Kong politics has been increasingly plagued by the unmitigated struggle between the opposition and the patriotic camps. The members of the patriotic camp range from the “leftists” who are steadfastly loyal to Beijing, pragmatic […]
It’s not a matter of Hong Kong fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, but of the COVID-19 coronavirus and its army of variants fighting Hong Kong. And so far, it’s winning. After several months of being COVID-free of local infections last summer, suddenly the omicron variant hit Hong Kong with the fury of a bushfire. The fifth […]
The year 2020 was a milestone in the political history of the United Kingdom. Following a long period of turmoil, the UK withdrew from the European Union, dramatically changing the fabric of European society, in general, and British society, in particular. The migration issue has been dominating the political and media discourse in the UK […]
(MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, China and Latin America have witnessed slower economic growth and fewer people-to-people exchanges. But despite the impact of the pandemic, relations between the two sides have continued to make marked progress. In 2021, the trade volume between China and Latin America surged 41 percent year-on-year, […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) China has announced that it would aim to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, which is an important commitment to align the country’s emissions targets with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties’ global agenda to reduce the risks of climate […]
A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, June 16, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) As China’s leaders assess strategies for implementing the dual-circulation and common-prosperity initiatives, it is useful to reflect on the broad ambitions of the programs: stable economic growth, technological innovation […]
Skyscrapers border a lush green landscape in Shenzhen's central business district. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) In just four decades, China's economy has achieved an unprecedented level of wealth and development, and, until recently, its upward trajectory of economic growth and prosperity seemed set to continue. But as political pressures and the novel coronavirus pandemic push […]
Villagers pick pomegranates in Qira town of Qira county in Hotan prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 1, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) As one of the most important members of the international community, China has made significant contributions to the cause of human rights both at home and abroad. With a population […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Dakar, Senegal, in November marked China's new commitment to Africa for the next three years on the theme of "strengthening partnership and sustainable development for a Chinese-African community with a shared future in a new era". In this […]
That the United States is to reinstate tariff exemptions on some Chinese products is good news for trade between the two countries and for their bilateral relations as well. The move, which the US Trade Representative Office announced on Wednesday, applies to 352 Chinese products on which Washington first imposed levies in 2018 when the […]
What constitutes a basis for a country to be criticized by the United States for being an unreliable member of its club? Not joining its sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis is one. At least that was the reason US President Joe Biden pointed the finger at India on Monday, identifying it as the […]
Sydney, Australia, March 25, 2022- (SEAPRWire) – WarSindia, the first Esports-to-earn NFT game that combines real-time strategy, has announced dates for its highly coveted whitelist competition. Scheduled for 28th March 2022, the competition will run for 15 days until April 11th, 2022. The competition will give potential buyers early access to the pre-sale event of the […]
Seoul, Korea, March 25, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – GONGGANTECH is proud to announce the release of their newest model of earchquake-resistant ceiling lightweight steel frame, which will change the paradigm of construction. Established in 2002 as a construction company, GONGGANTECH Korea, develops construction safety technology and products based on 20-year know-how and experience in the construction industry. […]
Even with daily caseloads now plateauing below 20,000, the fifth wave of COVID-19 is still ongoing. But with the central government’s unrelenting and full-scale support, I am cautiously optimistic that daily new cases will drop to around 100 in two months’ time. But what matters more is thinking ahead and planning to reconstruct the post-pandemic […]
Since the beginning of the year, the omicron variant has swept across the globe, ravaging cities and killing troves of people. Hong Kong, a populous yet tiny region, has been battered by omicron. The Chinese mainland came to the rescue with vast amounts of resources. Constructing a makeshift hospital of a few hundred beds in […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to two anti-pandemic models so far: China’s “dynamic zero infection” model, and the more laissez-faire “living with the virus” approach. Based on what we have seen, it does not take a genius to know which one entails a heavier price. China has managed to minimize infections and fatalities by […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had the most devastating impact on the international airline industry. The debilitating impact stretches beyond passenger aviation into air cargo and airports. The amount of money the pandemic has cost the airline industry is astronomical. For instance, an estimate of the loss in revenue of European airlines in 2021 runs at […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) Japan is part of the West-led bloc that has imposed economic and trade sanctions on Russia with the aim of weakening the Russian economy, instead of making sincere efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Japan has not only slapped sanctions on exports to Russia's "military-related" organizations and restricted the supply […]
US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC on March 11, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) United States President Joe Biden has a tightly scheduled itinerary for his Europe visit. In Brussels on Thursday, he will attend an emergency NATO summit, a meeting with […]
In groundlessly accusing China of carrying out "genocide and crimes against humanity" in its Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in a speech on Monday, and by announcing new visa restrictions on Chinese officials for repressing ethnic and religious minorities both within and outside China on the same day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again […]