by Our Correspondent in Hong Kong SAR The speed of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flight between Beijing and Washington has exposed an unusual consequence of the competing airspace restrictions imposed after Russia’s
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE The world is full of problems that engulf both the North and the South parts. In the North, the world is inflicted by the Russian imbroglio compounded by
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On Jan. 8-12, Mohamed Muizzu paid his visit to China as president of the Maldives, marking a fresh starting point for China-Maldives relations. This year is also of special significance for bilateral
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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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On New Year’s Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2024 New Year message via China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the message: Greetings to
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Following excerpts adapted from the authors’ latest book, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, published by Oxford University Press The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held in October 2022
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Editorial Amidst geopolitical tensions and adversarial relationships, a quieter yet significant shift in economic dynamics is reshaping the landscape of influence in Southeast Asia. Often overlooked by Western media and overshadowed by
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A Boeing 747 jet bedecked with the Chinese national flag made a graceful descent at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Tuesday noon. Amidst the cheers of over 400 representatives
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On the evening of November 16, the U.S. government announced that it would remove the Identification Center of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security from the “Entity List,” lifting the sanctions imposed
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for letting the internet better benefit people of all countries when he addressed the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit
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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with representatives of model units that have applied the
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Georgia has a rich history – from being independent for centuries to off and on under Soviet Union/Russian rule. It is a love-hate relationship: from the older generation still nostalgic about that
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INDO-CHINA BORDER CONFLICT AND US POLICY ON INDIA Despite India’s reluctance to be drawn into American intention to be an active partner in its fight with China notwithstanding the Indo-Chinese border conflict
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To be out of sync with the contemporary life anywhere at anytime becomes indeed a despairing situation. That was the tragic predicament of the Austrian writer of the inter-war period, Stefan Zweig,
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Oh, how fortunate we are to witness the grand spectacle of a clown in the White House ruling over the so-called “free world.” In this remarkable theater,
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