IN 2020,the world community will meet in Beijing to discuss how to correct an almost irreversible problem–biodiversity loss at the Convention on Biological Diversity.Over the past half century,there has been a massiv...IN 2020,the world community will meet in Beijing to discuss how to correct an almost irreversible problem–biodiversity loss at the Convention on Biological Diversity.Over the past half century,there has been a massive decrease in the size of species populations worldwide.At the Beijing conference,China could play a decisive role in securing the planet’s future.展开更多
WHENEVER high-level conversations turn to national or regional strategies for managing water-related climate impacts,many are compelled to look again and again to China as a model for imagining and then creating a sus...WHENEVER high-level conversations turn to national or regional strategies for managing water-related climate impacts,many are compelled to look again and again to China as a model for imagining and then creating a sustainable future for all of humanity.Why?Because as China goes,so goes the world.展开更多
CHINA’S economic progress since the commencement of its reform and openingup in 1978 gives hope to every developing nation that if China can do it,so can we.A 2019 report by Switzerland-based financial services compa...CHINA’S economic progress since the commencement of its reform and openingup in 1978 gives hope to every developing nation that if China can do it,so can we.A 2019 report by Switzerland-based financial services company Credit Suisse Group said that China was this century’s champion in wealth creation and the figures it cites are truly amazing.Having successfully cushioned the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009,unlike so many other nations,China has seen total household wealth rise from US$3.7 trillion in 2000 to US$63.8 trillion in 2018,an exponential 17-fold increment.展开更多
LAST September,virtually,due to COVID-19,leaders from around the world made speeches lauding,decrying,or reflecting on the history of the United Nations.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Unit...LAST September,virtually,due to COVID-19,leaders from around the world made speeches lauding,decrying,or reflecting on the history of the United Nations.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and in the recent past such anniversaries have been marked by significant actions taken by the 193 states that are members of the organization.In 2005,for example,the 60th anniversary of the UN,which followed the horror of the Rwandan genocide,the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on the Responsibility to Protect,a major advance in international law where every state acknowledged in paragraphs 138-139 of the World Summit Outcome Document that it had the“responsibility to protect its populations from genocide,war crimes,ethnic cleansing,and crimes against humanity.”展开更多
NORMAN Bethune is the best known Canadian in the world,according to Adrienne Clarkson,a former governor general of Canada and herself of Chinese descent.This is so because Bethune is a hero of China’s revolutionary e...NORMAN Bethune is the best known Canadian in the world,according to Adrienne Clarkson,a former governor general of Canada and herself of Chinese descent.This is so because Bethune is a hero of China’s revolutionary era,immortalized by Mao Zedong in his December 21,1939 essay“In Memory of Norman Bethune.”Bethune had died six weeks previously in Huangshikou,Hebei Province,展开更多
SPACE has become more and more woven into our daily lives:Satellites that orbit the earth send and receive signals and data that are used for Internet communication.Satellites also produce the GPS networks that allow ...SPACE has become more and more woven into our daily lives:Satellites that orbit the earth send and receive signals and data that are used for Internet communication.Satellites also produce the GPS networks that allow us to navigate our streets,pinpoint our locations,and monitor our weather.Meanwhile the introduction of 5G capability will substantially increase the speed of the Internet and“the Internet of things”propelled by artificial intelligence and the rise of big data.展开更多
BORN of centuries-long interactions between China and other civilizations along the ancient Silk Road,the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)appears as the quintessential manifestation of multilateralism on the world stage ...BORN of centuries-long interactions between China and other civilizations along the ancient Silk Road,the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)appears as the quintessential manifestation of multilateralism on the world stage since the Second World War which was,sad to say,one of quite a different kind.The BRI sets out to capture the spirit of the Silk Road,or to articulate,in contemporary vernacular,an Eastern inclination towards human solidarity.展开更多
THE World Bank says the world has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,and who could disagree?The bank’s June 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report described how the world is enduring the deepest recession in...THE World Bank says the world has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,and who could disagree?The bank’s June 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report described how the world is enduring the deepest recession in decades with no clear end in sight,except perhaps in China.The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)shares the similarly gloomy view in its June 2020 Economic Outlook.展开更多
THE chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country’s development.I argued,on a self-sufficient line,that protecting and managing o...THE chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country’s development.I argued,on a self-sufficient line,that protecting and managing our biodiversity instead of relying on fossil fuels—as we had for decades—was Colombia’s best possible strategy.To me,in view of our enviable competitive advantage of hosting around 10 percent of the world’s biodiversity,this made irrefutable sense.But the knee-jerk response of a family friend knocked the wind out of my sails.Genuinely curious,he asked,“What the heck is biodiversity?How do you use it?How can it improve our GDP?”展开更多
文摘IN 2020,the world community will meet in Beijing to discuss how to correct an almost irreversible problem–biodiversity loss at the Convention on Biological Diversity.Over the past half century,there has been a massive decrease in the size of species populations worldwide.At the Beijing conference,China could play a decisive role in securing the planet’s future.
文摘WHENEVER high-level conversations turn to national or regional strategies for managing water-related climate impacts,many are compelled to look again and again to China as a model for imagining and then creating a sustainable future for all of humanity.Why?Because as China goes,so goes the world.
文摘CHINA’S economic progress since the commencement of its reform and openingup in 1978 gives hope to every developing nation that if China can do it,so can we.A 2019 report by Switzerland-based financial services company Credit Suisse Group said that China was this century’s champion in wealth creation and the figures it cites are truly amazing.Having successfully cushioned the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009,unlike so many other nations,China has seen total household wealth rise from US$3.7 trillion in 2000 to US$63.8 trillion in 2018,an exponential 17-fold increment.
文摘LAST September,virtually,due to COVID-19,leaders from around the world made speeches lauding,decrying,or reflecting on the history of the United Nations.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and in the recent past such anniversaries have been marked by significant actions taken by the 193 states that are members of the organization.In 2005,for example,the 60th anniversary of the UN,which followed the horror of the Rwandan genocide,the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on the Responsibility to Protect,a major advance in international law where every state acknowledged in paragraphs 138-139 of the World Summit Outcome Document that it had the“responsibility to protect its populations from genocide,war crimes,ethnic cleansing,and crimes against humanity.”
文摘NORMAN Bethune is the best known Canadian in the world,according to Adrienne Clarkson,a former governor general of Canada and herself of Chinese descent.This is so because Bethune is a hero of China’s revolutionary era,immortalized by Mao Zedong in his December 21,1939 essay“In Memory of Norman Bethune.”Bethune had died six weeks previously in Huangshikou,Hebei Province,
文摘SPACE has become more and more woven into our daily lives:Satellites that orbit the earth send and receive signals and data that are used for Internet communication.Satellites also produce the GPS networks that allow us to navigate our streets,pinpoint our locations,and monitor our weather.Meanwhile the introduction of 5G capability will substantially increase the speed of the Internet and“the Internet of things”propelled by artificial intelligence and the rise of big data.
文摘BORN of centuries-long interactions between China and other civilizations along the ancient Silk Road,the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)appears as the quintessential manifestation of multilateralism on the world stage since the Second World War which was,sad to say,one of quite a different kind.The BRI sets out to capture the spirit of the Silk Road,or to articulate,in contemporary vernacular,an Eastern inclination towards human solidarity.
文摘THE World Bank says the world has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,and who could disagree?The bank’s June 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report described how the world is enduring the deepest recession in decades with no clear end in sight,except perhaps in China.The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)shares the similarly gloomy view in its June 2020 Economic Outlook.
文摘THE chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country’s development.I argued,on a self-sufficient line,that protecting and managing our biodiversity instead of relying on fossil fuels—as we had for decades—was Colombia’s best possible strategy.To me,in view of our enviable competitive advantage of hosting around 10 percent of the world’s biodiversity,this made irrefutable sense.But the knee-jerk response of a family friend knocked the wind out of my sails.Genuinely curious,he asked,“What the heck is biodiversity?How do you use it?How can it improve our GDP?”
