China’s new policies and new expo strengthen China-EU economic and people-to-people links.Arecent report and an important event deserve the attention of policy makers globally,coming on the eve of the EU-China summit...China’s new policies and new expo strengthen China-EU economic and people-to-people links.Arecent report and an important event deserve the attention of policy makers globally,coming on the eve of the EU-China summit in Beijing in December ahead of an uncertain new year.The document was released by the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)on November 24,2023 spelling out the vision and actions for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation during the next decade.展开更多
Bearing witness to profound Chinese culture and superbness of the country’s architectural craft,the centuries-old Central Axis of Beijing has also been a focal point for dialogues between civilizations.AS China is go...Bearing witness to profound Chinese culture and superbness of the country’s architectural craft,the centuries-old Central Axis of Beijing has also been a focal point for dialogues between civilizations.AS China is going to submit the documents about the Beijing Central Axis’bid for the World Heritage Site title to the UNESCO World Heritage Center soon,the ancient landscape ensemble is garnering lots of global attention.展开更多
Constant and personal contact between partners is essential,whether in politics,or in joint ventures established in the business world.HOW do cultural and people-to-people exchanges promote mutual understanding betwee...Constant and personal contact between partners is essential,whether in politics,or in joint ventures established in the business world.HOW do cultural and people-to-people exchanges promote mutual understanding between China and Europe?The answer is epitomized in the venerable spirit of the ancient Silk Road,which once connected China and Europe,and its historical effect。展开更多
China continues to be an opportunity and part of the solution for major challenges the world is facing,which makes the narrow-minded decoupling idea untenable.
One of the initiative’s prominent elemental achievements is the dynamic cultural interaction,evident in creativeness,vision,and exchanges that it has generated.THE ancient Silk Road made indelible contributions to sh...One of the initiative’s prominent elemental achievements is the dynamic cultural interaction,evident in creativeness,vision,and exchanges that it has generated.THE ancient Silk Road made indelible contributions to shaping civilizations,catalyzing inventions,and engendering literary and scientific treasures in history.Now,the Belt and Road Initiative is infusing new vitality into the ancient cultural exchange tradition.展开更多
As Spain and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties,it is time to review the bilateral exchange history,finding inspiration for today’s engagement.BOTH China and Spain boas...As Spain and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties,it is time to review the bilateral exchange history,finding inspiration for today’s engagement.BOTH China and Spain boast of languages of intercontinental reach.Chinese and Spanish are two of the UN’s six official languages used at major international events.Parallelly,Spain and China do not haveany political,geopolitical,territorial or historical disputes.Actually there are significant synergies.展开更多
The Chinese modernization, though sharing certain elements with other modernization processes in contemporary history, is characterized by features unique to the Chinese context.
The momentum of current economic engagement between China and Europe highlights the need for more cooperation,rather than the risk underscored by geopolitical rhetorics.AS entrepreneurs,traders,investors,and governmen...The momentum of current economic engagement between China and Europe highlights the need for more cooperation,rather than the risk underscored by geopolitical rhetorics.AS entrepreneurs,traders,investors,and governments discuss economic resilience,competitiveness,and real and potential geopolitical crises,it is more than clear that the entrepreneurial spirit should take precedence when it comes to dealing with China.With the global pandemic behind us,the entrepreneurial spirit should show the path since it is connected to reality,and not speculations.展开更多
ON August 28 China’s Shenzhen Airlines inaugurated a new direct route from the industrial hub of Shenzhen in southeast China to Spain’s second largest city Barcelona,Europe’s eighth busiest container port and one o...ON August 28 China’s Shenzhen Airlines inaugurated a new direct route from the industrial hub of Shenzhen in southeast China to Spain’s second largest city Barcelona,Europe’s eighth busiest container port and one of the EU’s most cosmopolitan maritime cities.The new route between these two cities,which became sister cities in 2021,coincides with China-Spain diplomatic relations celebrating 50 years in 2023.展开更多
Understanding the China-U.S. relations from a historical perspective.WHEN President Xi Jinping met his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali in November, 2022, he said, "History is...Understanding the China-U.S. relations from a historical perspective.WHEN President Xi Jinping met his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali in November, 2022, he said, "History is the best textbook. We should take it as a mirror and let it guide the future."展开更多
ON May 20, 2019, as a result of Trump’s threats, Google announced that it would not collaborate with Huawei. Many analysts have speculated that a discord similar to the Cold War, a division that those of us who had t...ON May 20, 2019, as a result of Trump’s threats, Google announced that it would not collaborate with Huawei. Many analysts have speculated that a discord similar to the Cold War, a division that those of us who had to experience it would not like to relive again might arise once more. For this time, if a comparable conflict were to be unleashed, it would immediately be reflected on much of the world. In the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, trade between the United States and the Soviet Union reached US $2 billion annually;today, China-U.S. trade reaches that figure daily.展开更多
ON October 18, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC),the most significant five-yearly CPC con- gress, was officially convened. The week-long event attracted both national and worldwide at-...ON October 18, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC),the most significant five-yearly CPC con- gress, was officially convened. The week-long event attracted both national and worldwide at- tention, and reflected the most recent achievements since the 18th National Congress held in 2012. The development of China was evaluated; and the con- gress refined and envisaged further modernizations.展开更多
THE year has come to a close with China’s robotic lunar rover Yutu-2 contributing to the scientific advancement on the dark side of the Moon after the successful lunar landing of the Chang’e spacecraft.Meanwhile on ...THE year has come to a close with China’s robotic lunar rover Yutu-2 contributing to the scientific advancement on the dark side of the Moon after the successful lunar landing of the Chang’e spacecraft.Meanwhile on Earth,the government’s goal of fully eradicating poverty by 2020 has signaled that these gargantuan achievements of importance to all of humanity can only be successful in a peaceful and predictable global environment.展开更多
THE fifth China International Import Expo(CIIE)reinforced its character as a key event to understand China’s continuous opening-up,a process emphasizing China’s development paradigm.Held after the 20th Nationa...THE fifth China International Import Expo(CIIE)reinforced its character as a key event to understand China’s continuous opening-up,a process emphasizing China’s development paradigm.Held after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),it upheld President Xi Jinping’s commitment at the congress that“we must keep to our path and not sway in our commitment.We must not return to the isolation and rigidity of the past,or veer off course by changing our nature or abandoning our system.”展开更多
China's economic and technological growth is influencing the future of the world.WHEN I came to live in China in 1986,the country was seen in the West as representing both the past and future.
THE 2022 Winter Olympics spring from the conviction that sport can inspire individuals and mankind as a whole to overcome global challenges as a community with a shared future and unite under the Olympic flag,whose sp...THE 2022 Winter Olympics spring from the conviction that sport can inspire individuals and mankind as a whole to overcome global challenges as a community with a shared future and unite under the Olympic flag,whose spirit transcends political,religious,and ethnic boundaries.展开更多
Lauded as a valued contribution to addressing common challenges,the Global Development Initiative will help revive global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
The progress of China’s space program will bring benefits to all countries.SOME milestones have been achieved in China’s space explora-tion recently. Chinese rover Zhu-rong, part of the country’s Tian-wen-1 interpl...The progress of China’s space program will bring benefits to all countries.SOME milestones have been achieved in China’s space explora-tion recently. Chinese rover Zhu-rong, part of the country’s Tian-wen-1 interplanetrary mission, alighted on Mars on May 15, 2021.Three Chinese astro-nauts returned to Earth in April after half a year’s stay at China’s new space station.And the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-4 was successfully launched on May 10 to deliver supplies to China’s space station.展开更多
文摘China’s new policies and new expo strengthen China-EU economic and people-to-people links.Arecent report and an important event deserve the attention of policy makers globally,coming on the eve of the EU-China summit in Beijing in December ahead of an uncertain new year.The document was released by the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)on November 24,2023 spelling out the vision and actions for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation during the next decade.
文摘Bearing witness to profound Chinese culture and superbness of the country’s architectural craft,the centuries-old Central Axis of Beijing has also been a focal point for dialogues between civilizations.AS China is going to submit the documents about the Beijing Central Axis’bid for the World Heritage Site title to the UNESCO World Heritage Center soon,the ancient landscape ensemble is garnering lots of global attention.
文摘Constant and personal contact between partners is essential,whether in politics,or in joint ventures established in the business world.HOW do cultural and people-to-people exchanges promote mutual understanding between China and Europe?The answer is epitomized in the venerable spirit of the ancient Silk Road,which once connected China and Europe,and its historical effect。
文摘China continues to be an opportunity and part of the solution for major challenges the world is facing,which makes the narrow-minded decoupling idea untenable.
文摘One of the initiative’s prominent elemental achievements is the dynamic cultural interaction,evident in creativeness,vision,and exchanges that it has generated.THE ancient Silk Road made indelible contributions to shaping civilizations,catalyzing inventions,and engendering literary and scientific treasures in history.Now,the Belt and Road Initiative is infusing new vitality into the ancient cultural exchange tradition.
文摘As Spain and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties,it is time to review the bilateral exchange history,finding inspiration for today’s engagement.BOTH China and Spain boast of languages of intercontinental reach.Chinese and Spanish are two of the UN’s six official languages used at major international events.Parallelly,Spain and China do not haveany political,geopolitical,territorial or historical disputes.Actually there are significant synergies.
文摘The Chinese modernization, though sharing certain elements with other modernization processes in contemporary history, is characterized by features unique to the Chinese context.
文摘The momentum of current economic engagement between China and Europe highlights the need for more cooperation,rather than the risk underscored by geopolitical rhetorics.AS entrepreneurs,traders,investors,and governments discuss economic resilience,competitiveness,and real and potential geopolitical crises,it is more than clear that the entrepreneurial spirit should take precedence when it comes to dealing with China.With the global pandemic behind us,the entrepreneurial spirit should show the path since it is connected to reality,and not speculations.
文摘ON August 28 China’s Shenzhen Airlines inaugurated a new direct route from the industrial hub of Shenzhen in southeast China to Spain’s second largest city Barcelona,Europe’s eighth busiest container port and one of the EU’s most cosmopolitan maritime cities.The new route between these two cities,which became sister cities in 2021,coincides with China-Spain diplomatic relations celebrating 50 years in 2023.
文摘Understanding the China-U.S. relations from a historical perspective.WHEN President Xi Jinping met his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali in November, 2022, he said, "History is the best textbook. We should take it as a mirror and let it guide the future."
文摘ON May 20, 2019, as a result of Trump’s threats, Google announced that it would not collaborate with Huawei. Many analysts have speculated that a discord similar to the Cold War, a division that those of us who had to experience it would not like to relive again might arise once more. For this time, if a comparable conflict were to be unleashed, it would immediately be reflected on much of the world. In the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, trade between the United States and the Soviet Union reached US $2 billion annually;today, China-U.S. trade reaches that figure daily.
文摘ON October 18, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC),the most significant five-yearly CPC con- gress, was officially convened. The week-long event attracted both national and worldwide at- tention, and reflected the most recent achievements since the 18th National Congress held in 2012. The development of China was evaluated; and the con- gress refined and envisaged further modernizations.
文摘THE year has come to a close with China’s robotic lunar rover Yutu-2 contributing to the scientific advancement on the dark side of the Moon after the successful lunar landing of the Chang’e spacecraft.Meanwhile on Earth,the government’s goal of fully eradicating poverty by 2020 has signaled that these gargantuan achievements of importance to all of humanity can only be successful in a peaceful and predictable global environment.
文摘THE fifth China International Import Expo(CIIE)reinforced its character as a key event to understand China’s continuous opening-up,a process emphasizing China’s development paradigm.Held after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),it upheld President Xi Jinping’s commitment at the congress that“we must keep to our path and not sway in our commitment.We must not return to the isolation and rigidity of the past,or veer off course by changing our nature or abandoning our system.”
文摘China's economic and technological growth is influencing the future of the world.WHEN I came to live in China in 1986,the country was seen in the West as representing both the past and future.
文摘THE 2022 Winter Olympics spring from the conviction that sport can inspire individuals and mankind as a whole to overcome global challenges as a community with a shared future and unite under the Olympic flag,whose spirit transcends political,religious,and ethnic boundaries.
文摘Lauded as a valued contribution to addressing common challenges,the Global Development Initiative will help revive global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
文摘The progress of China’s space program will bring benefits to all countries.SOME milestones have been achieved in China’s space explora-tion recently. Chinese rover Zhu-rong, part of the country’s Tian-wen-1 interplanetrary mission, alighted on Mars on May 15, 2021.Three Chinese astro-nauts returned to Earth in April after half a year’s stay at China’s new space station.And the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-4 was successfully launched on May 10 to deliver supplies to China’s space station.