It is easy to take sides politically or ideologically, but politicization of trade issues is itself a poison pill that no one will be able to escape. The poison pill as embedded in USMCA is after all poisonous, not only for China, but also the world at large.
Oct 12, 2018
With the 71-year historical pace of the development and construction of the ‘Great Northern Wilderness’, the previously underpopulated wasteland has turned into the rich and beautiful ‘Northern Okura’.
Oct 12, 2018
The massive surplus and inadequacy during the process of international capital and production capacity transfer led to both the Great Depression in the 1930s and the recent Great Recession.
Oct 8, 2018
The conference, under the theme of “Shaping Innovative Societies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” highlighted China’s commitment to opening up.
Sep 21, 2018
National Information Center releases the Belt and Road Big Data Report 2018 on Sept. 19 during the 2018 Summer Davos Forum.
Sep 21, 2018
China-Egypt relations are a clear example of a successful win–win partnership. Egypt finds itself at the heart of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the sea route passes through the Suez Canal to Europe.
Sep 19, 2018
Talks are always better than no talks. Ultimately, no one really cares who took the first step because the essence of the whole matter is to contain the increasing damages to both economies.
Sep 18, 2018
Pudong New District was born in 1990, during China’s reform and opening-up and has since prospered with it.
Sep 18, 2018
United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin sent a proposal to China on September 12, seeking the initiation of a new round of trade negotiations. Gao Feng, spokesman of China’s Ministry of Commerce, responded the following day that China had received the proposal and welcomes talks. Beijing and Washington are now working out the negotiation details. Escalating trade conflict is not in line with interests of either party, Gao emphasized. Since the trade war was first waged by the US in July, the US has already levied tariffs on $50bn of Chinese products, while China has retaliated with measures worth an equivalent amount. Now, Trump’s government is considering a duty increase on $200bn of Chinese products. With these factors in mind, how should we interpret the signal for talks the US has sent out at this crucial time? Does it indicate a turnaround? Increasing Domestic Pressure on Trump’s Government From running a presidential election campaign to taking office, Trump has always held a tough position on trade issues. He has placed the blame for US trade imbalances on other countries, saying they take advantage of the US. Hence, by bearing the torch of trade protectionism, Trump has shaped himself in the image of a strongman who fears no international pressure and always safeguards US interests. This image has won […]
Sep 17, 2018
To understand the benefits of closer ties with African countries I met with and interviewed three African citizens living and working in China to gain their views on the potential for growth that the new scheme holds, and to see how the scheme is currently being put into practice.
Sep 13, 2018
After years of struggling in major cities, this man returned home to a more prosperous life. Watch this touching story about one man overcoming poverty in China.
Sep 10, 2018
With President Xi Jinping coming into power in 2013 in China, the multifaceted cooperation between Nepal and China has been further deepened in several areas, taking their bilateral ties to a new height.
Sep 7, 2018