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THAAD provides a reason for China to elevate nuclear prowess

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/8 0:43:39 According to reports from South Korea and the US Tuesday, the two countries have started deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in South Korea. Parts of the shield, including launch vehicles, have already arrived, and service personnel and other equipment will be put in place within […]

Foreign Minister displays confidence of the country

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/9 0:33:39 The press conference Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held at the fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress in Beijing on Wednesday touched on almost all global hotspot issues. The past year has witnessed the most black swan events. In such a precarious world, is our diplomacy able to […]

Trump’s constant controversy could impact White House agenda

By Matthew Rusling U.S. President Donald Trump is seeing more controversy than any other newly elected president in recent memory, and that might hurt his chances of passing his agenda, reports Xinhua. Trump, who shocked the world last November when he beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to win the presidential race, has careened from one […]

Registration opens for ONA Dublin, a forum on emerging trends in digital media

Washington, D.C. — Registration is now open for ONA Dublin, a full-day conference May 19, 2017, on emerging trends and best practices in digital media. Hosted by the Online News Association (ONA), the largest association of digital journalists, the event will feature a full day of programming to address the latest issues in the digital […]

Xinhua Insight: China to open up like never before

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese leaders have told national lawmakers during the major annual political sessions that the country will open up like never before. China’s opening door will not close, said President Xi Jinping on Sunday afternoon, vowing the country will keep on opening up on all fronts, and continue to liberalize and […]

Xi calls on intellectuals to better contribute to nation

BEIJING, March 5 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called on intellectuals to make greater contribution to the nation’s development, reports Xinhua. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when joining a panel discussion with political advisors […]

Xinhua Insight: China’s two sessions to highlight Xi’s thoughts

BEIJING, March 5 (NsNewsWire) — Having made headlines at the Davos World Economic Forum with his vigorous defense of globalization, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to take the spotlight in another gathering with global influence: the “two sessions” in Beijing, reports Xinhua. The fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), and the […]

China sets 2017 GDP growth target at around 6.5 pct

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — China has set its GDP growth target at around 6.5 percent for 2017, compared with a target range of 6.5-7 percent for 2016, according to a government work report distributed to the media on Sunday. “[China will] pursue better results in actual economic work,” according to the report from Premier […]

Vandalism can’t be condoned in sanctions

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/3 0:58:39 public campaign to boycott the Lotte Group and sanction South Korea is beginning in China. It’s common practice for one country to impose sanctions on another for geopolitical reasons in today’s world. For Chinese society, whether sanctioning South Korea can be carried out effectively and in an orderly way while […]