China’s construction of a runway on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago is well underway, with analysts estimating that the facility could be completed by the middle of 2027 and strengthen Beijing’s
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran through China’s mediation. Over the past year, the Saudi-Iranian relationship has weathered regional turbulence and yielded concrete peace dividends
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by John Ross When Chinese friends asked me to explain the anti-China rhetoric on the economy in the West, I told them firstly you have to distinguish what the people in the
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Ning Fenfang, a 34-year-old farmer, had spent a lot of time visiting fellow villagers in central China’s Hunan Province to gather their opinions and requests ahead of her trip to Beijing for
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The diplomatic recognition of the Taliban government in Afghanistan on January 31, 2024 by China must be bracketed with two other far-reaching regional policy moves by Beijing in the post-cold war era
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Over the past two decades since China was admitted into the WTO, its national industrial base has made unprecedented strides to emerge as the world’s leading economic producer in many major areas.
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The Chinese are increasingly angry with Iran. Reuters has reported that Chinese officials have asked Iran “to rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with
More On January 25, China’s top anti-corruption agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), revealed on its official website that it received 1.057 million allegation reports in 2023. Out of these, 626,000
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of four African countries continues the 34-year tradition of prioritizing Africa for the first overseas visits by Chinese foreign ministers annually. The purpose of Wang’s visit
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It is almost unanimous, then. Most Western media have given us the lowdown. The people of Taiwan have “rebuffed” (Reuters), “dismissed” (CNN) and “defied” (Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, France 24, NBC)
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Taiwan’s electoral laws provide for the candidate with the highest number of votes becoming the winner on a first-past-the-post basis, and it is a moot point that the incumbent Vice President William
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Vice President William Lai (賴清德) won the presidential election last night, delivering the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a record third term in office. It is the first time since direct presidential elections
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Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with the President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu in Beijing on Wednesday. The two heads of state announced the elevation of bilateral ties to
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The President of China, Xi Jinping, and the First Lady of China, Madam Peng Liyuan, officially welcomed President Mohamed Muizzu and Sajidha Mohamed, who are currently on a state visit to China
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In a bid to propel the Maldivian economy into a new era, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has extended an invitation for support and investment from Chinese entrepreneurs for the ambitious Velana International
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On January 13, the residents of Taiwan, an island off the coast of China, will go to the polls to elect a new president and parliament. These elections attract more international attention
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