What the Two Sessions Are Telling the World

EVENTS that hold the center of global attention and set the course of changes taking place on a global scale are few in number, and the international community follows their proceedings and conclusions with full attention. Among them, China’s Two Sessions – the NPC and CPPCC annual sessions – have qualified for the status of global attention in true letter and spirit.

Watershed Moment in Sino-Pakistan Relations

IN the epic fight against the COVID-19 terror,China has presented the world with new standards of resilience.Recently,a momentous meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani President Arif Alvi highlighted the“Golden Rules of Friendship,”setting an example for other countries,both regionally and beyond.

Seventy Years On: China’s Growth Keeps Soaring

THERE are historical moments that leave lasting imprints and blaze trails.October 1,1949 is a watershed moment in China’s history.It was the moment the world witnessed the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

BRI:Empowering South Asia

DISPROVING all qualms and critics’ pontifications that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)has bedeviled South Asia by landing economies in debt traps, controlling markets, and manipulating governments; the BRI is empowering south Asian nations through broad-based upturn in regional connectivity, innovative infrastructure,socio-economic growth, poverty alleviation, employment fortunes, and financial development.Over the last five years, the BRI, the epic

China’s Economic Growth Vibes in SAARC, ASEAN

SINCE South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC)and Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)countries are becoming the largest recipients of economic leverage unleashed by China over the last few years,a flurry of financial,trade,and infrastructure fortunes pour into both regions.This augurs well for South Asia(SA)and Southeast Asia(SEA)to channelize their development growth and blossom into leading economies of the world.Judging their upswing progress trajectory,international monetary and financial institutions label both

TikTok Keeps Ticking Despite U.S.Ban

The public view runs counter to the U.S.government warnings.There are many solid reasonings that rationally oppose White House attempts either to clip the wings of or bury TikTok.THE concerted efforts of U.S.lawmakers to slap a blanket ban on the short-form video app TikTok have yet to succeed.Meanwhile,the social media platform carries on blithely-and globally-generating happiness and fun.Its younger users,especially the youth of America,do not subscribe to the FBI Director Chris Wray’s dire warning that the U.S.operations of Chinese-owned TikTok raise national security concerns.Among the risks Wray mentioned to U.S.lawmakers was,“the possibility that the Chinese government could use[TikTok]to control data collection on millions of users or control the recommendation algorithm,which could be used for influence operations.”

Decoding the Secrets of the CPC’s Success

DURING the span of 100 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China(CPC)in 1921,the CPC has been a party adhering to a people-centered governance philosophy,dedicated to improving people’s lives and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Metro Train Lahore, a Gift from China

SOUTH Asia’s first electric train is up and running in Lahore,Pakistan,bringing hi-tech rail travel to the city of more than 12 million people.“The‘Orange Line Metro Train,’(OLMT Lahore project)is a gift from the Chinese to the Pakistani people,”Chinese Consul General Lahore,Long Dingbin,told China Today.OLMT Lahore,constructed and operated with Chinese technology,was put into operation on October 25,as a project of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC),an iconic and mega-funded development venture of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI).Inaugural ceremonies for Pakistan’s first ever metro train service took place simultaneously in Lahore and Beijing.

Unshaken Solidarity in Fighting the Virus Outbreak——Interview with Long Dingbin, Chinese Consul General in Lahore, Pakistan

CHINA is taking up the challenge to offset the severity of the novel coronavirus outbreak in one fell swoop mostly in China as well as around the globe. In this difficult time, China made the difficult decision to lock down the province of Hubei to save the country and the rest of the world from the spread of virus. Yasir Habib Khan, China Today's special correspondent in Pakistan, interviewed Chinese Consul General in Lahore Long Dingbin. Long appreciated Pakistan's congenial support and unshaken solidarity at the time when China direly needed it.

Xinjiang Blossoming Under Rule of Law

Contrary to the West's false and misleading information regarding repression of Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Islam is blossoming with all its religious colors and traditional fashion under the law.This is an eye-witness observation of a nine-member Pakistani media delegation that visited Urumqi and Yining cities from August 19 to 23.The delegation visited the Xinjiang Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Exhibition,Xinjiang Islamic Institute(XII),Xinjiang Art Theater Muqam Art Troupe,Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar,Shaanxi Mosque and other places.

The IMEC and the BRI:Friends or Foes?

In an attempt to parallel the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),a China-proposed initiative to enhance global connectivity along and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes that embodies inclusiveness,openness and shared dividends,the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor(IMEC),announced at the Group of 20(G20)Leaders'Event on Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment on September 9,lacks the global aura,scale,resources and networks to meet the world's current and future needs.

The Secret Behind China’s Growth

There is no rocket science,magic or dubiety involved in China’s development miracle which posted a GDP growth rate of 6.9 percent in 2017,higher than the set target.It is the outcome of an economic management system that was put in place by a visionary political leadership to let everyone enjoy the fruits of sustainable progress.