Both Chinese and Sri Lankan people are wise enough to judge without any foreign lecturing who is the spoiler of our development – Chinese Embassy in Colombo “China, China, China!”, our US colleague starts chanting this infamous mantra and blaming China as a “spoiler” to the island’s negotiation with the IMF during her recent interview […]
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China’s 2022 grain production new record high
China’s grain output in 2022 hit a new record high, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday, with a slight increase of 0.5 percent over 2021’s figures. The combined output of summer grain, early season rice and autumn grain of 31 localities in the Chinese mainland reached nearly 1.3731 trillion jin, or 686.53 […]
New cyber weapon targets China, Russia
On Wednesday, China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and a leading cybersecurity company disclosed a new vulnerability attack weapon platform deployed by the US National Security Agency (NSA), which experts believe is the main equipment of the NSA’s computer network hacking operation team, and it targets the world with a focus on China and […]
China will adhere to dynamic zero-COVID policy: health authorities
(Xinhua) — China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID policy and strategies to tackle both imported and domestic infections, a Chinese health official said at a press conference on Tuesday. China’s policy and containment measures have proved effective against the Omicron variant, said Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC). The implementation […]
China urges U.S. to take concrete actions to ease situation in Ukraine
(Xinhua) — A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday urged the United States to make tangible efforts to ease the situation in Ukraine. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to a question on recent allegations reportedly made by an unnamed U.S. official on relations between Russia and China […]
New China-US pact key to solving global crisis, charts way forward for developing nations: Singaporean experts
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that climate change can well become a new highlight for China-US cooperation during a virtual meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden on November 16. Xi reiterated during the meeting that all countries need to uphold the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and strike a balance between addressing climate […]
Communique of 6th plenary session of 19th CPC Central Committee
The sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) released a communique on Thursday. Please see the attachment for the English translation of the full text of the communique, passed at the session held in Beijing from Nov. 8 to 11. Full Text: Communique of 6th plenary session […]
The principles of Chinese democracy
Editor’s note: Josef Gregory Mahoney is a professor of politics at East China Normal University. The article reflects the author’s opinions. All too often when liberal democrats discuss democracy, they conflate mechanisms with principles. And when they do discuss principles, they are less than candid regarding the overwhelming privileges accorded private property – which they often […]
China provided over 1.5b COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world: CIDCA
China has provided over 1.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 106 countries and four international organizations this year, the most in the world, Luo Zhaohui, head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), said at a press conference on Tuesday. Answering questions from Chinese and foreign media, CIDCA officials elaborated on China’s efforts in international assistance […]
Xinjiang opens cotton-picking season with mass use of machinery
The annual cotton picking season started in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in late September, with the increasing use of machineries. Some places have realized total mechanization in cotton harvest. In the Aksu prefecture of southern Xinjiang, small-scale cotton picking has begun, and the mass harvest is expected to start soon, the Global Times […]