What Does Afghanistan Need?
Apart from humanitarian aid, Afghanistan also needs long-term investment in road, energy, connectivity and economic infrastructure.
Apart from humanitarian aid, Afghanistan also needs long-term investment in road, energy, connectivity and economic infrastructure.
This brings us to the great irony of its democracy summit: The fundamental purpose appears to be reasserting hegemony over erstwhile allies and then aligning them as a global front against China.
A Community with Shared Future for Mankind is China’s answer to the call of the time in a world beset by a myriad of challenges and risks, ranging from pandemic, climate change, slow growth, terrorism to protectionism.
From a broader viewpoint, China, based on the concept of building a community with a shared future for humanity, has put forward the idea of creating a new type of major-country relationship, which provides a solution to the current multilateral economic and trade predicaments.
The likely return of the U.S. to the nuclear deal would not be meaningful unless guarantees are presented to prevent the recurrence of the bitter experiences of the past and Iran’s trade partners can confidently enter into a long-term economic engagement with Iran free from concerns.
The US designs behind this Summit indicate that the world still has to suffer the outcomes of the US headship’s and the American establishment’s absurd ideas to divide and rule the world with an ambition to make the White House an office of the Emperor of the world.
All 50 aid projects in Africa announced by China in six areas, including industrial promotion, healthcare, peace and security, green development, trade promotion and people-to-people exchanges, will be completed soon.
From the first day of being a WTO member, China has been devoting its all efforts to all WTO activities covering all the three major functions.
It is expected that the summit will polarize the world and new blocks will emerge. It is a bad sign, as the world direly needs cooperation and joint efforts to tackle the issues of pandemic, climate change, food insecurity, shortage of water, and energy.
Different countries have different social systems, and diversity of democratic systems should be cherished, which requires inclusiveness, mutual understanding and seeking common development.
The politically motivated boycott of the Olympics not only compromises the athletes’ morale but also hampers the overall Olympic spirit.
Democracy is a means, not an end. It is a means to bring good life to all citizens. Democracy should not exist just in form and it has to be substantive.