PRESENTLY,the human race is standing at a critical juncture in history,as we risk creating a world that is no longer compatible with human civilization.Evidence is mounting that we need to significantly scale down car...PRESENTLY,the human race is standing at a critical juncture in history,as we risk creating a world that is no longer compatible with human civilization.Evidence is mounting that we need to significantly scale down carbon emissions before climate change reaches the point of no return.If we carry on with our current trajectory,we are projected to reach a three-to four-degree Celsius rise by 2100,and a three-to 10-degree Celsius rise by 2200.To put it plainly,our planet is sick,and we all need to work together to ensure the well-being of future generations.展开更多
THE Biden administration’s arrival,after years of turbulent,impulsive,and damaging policies pursued by the Trump administration,was met with new hopes and optimism around the world.Ursula von der Leyen,president of t...THE Biden administration’s arrival,after years of turbulent,impulsive,and damaging policies pursued by the Trump administration,was met with new hopes and optimism around the world.Ursula von der Leyen,president of the European Commission,said,“This new dawn in America is the moment we’ve been waiting for so long.Once again,after four long years,Europe has a friend in the White House.”In Beijing as well,China’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the new President with its spokesperson Hua Chunying at a regular press briefing,“With cooperation from both sides,the better angels in China-U.S.relations will beat the evil forces.”展开更多
IF we think back to the China of some 70 years ago,it was the heir to one of the greatest civilizations in world history,but it was also a country that had endured unspeakable tragedies from foreign invasion,civil war...IF we think back to the China of some 70 years ago,it was the heir to one of the greatest civilizations in world history,but it was also a country that had endured unspeakable tragedies from foreign invasion,civil war,famine,and economic decline.Today,China is a leader in the global economy,it has pulled hundreds of millions of its citizens from grinding poverty,it has municipal and transportation infrastructure that is the envy of the world,and it is so technologically advanced that the country is now a genuine space power.Few countries have made such a rapid advance in so short a time.展开更多
文摘PRESENTLY,the human race is standing at a critical juncture in history,as we risk creating a world that is no longer compatible with human civilization.Evidence is mounting that we need to significantly scale down carbon emissions before climate change reaches the point of no return.If we carry on with our current trajectory,we are projected to reach a three-to four-degree Celsius rise by 2100,and a three-to 10-degree Celsius rise by 2200.To put it plainly,our planet is sick,and we all need to work together to ensure the well-being of future generations.
文摘THE Biden administration’s arrival,after years of turbulent,impulsive,and damaging policies pursued by the Trump administration,was met with new hopes and optimism around the world.Ursula von der Leyen,president of the European Commission,said,“This new dawn in America is the moment we’ve been waiting for so long.Once again,after four long years,Europe has a friend in the White House.”In Beijing as well,China’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the new President with its spokesperson Hua Chunying at a regular press briefing,“With cooperation from both sides,the better angels in China-U.S.relations will beat the evil forces.”
文摘IF we think back to the China of some 70 years ago,it was the heir to one of the greatest civilizations in world history,but it was also a country that had endured unspeakable tragedies from foreign invasion,civil war,famine,and economic decline.Today,China is a leader in the global economy,it has pulled hundreds of millions of its citizens from grinding poverty,it has municipal and transportation infrastructure that is the envy of the world,and it is so technologically advanced that the country is now a genuine space power.Few countries have made such a rapid advance in so short a time.
