Drone incident should prompt US to reflect

The Chinese military on Tuesday returned a US underwater drone, which was discovered in the South China Sea by a Chinese naval lifeboat last Thursday and was taken as an unidentified device. The US claimed that the event occurred about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay in the Philippines while making accusations that China’s […]

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Reciprocity key to dealing with Trump’s US

After meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japan’s SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced a $50 billion investment in the US, aiming to create 50,000 jobs. Trump then tweeted that Son “would never do this” if Trump hadn’t won the election, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. Immediately some Japanese netizens said this […]

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Trump-Tsai phone call and the One-China policy

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen had a telephone conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday. Trump later tweeted, “The President of Taiwan called today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you!” An hour after that, he added “Interesting how the US sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should […]

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Public backs Putin to get through the worst: Global Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address on Thursday. He mostly focused on Russia’s internal affairs with abundant confidence, and talked about international relations in a level-headed and composed manner. He hailed Russia’s relationship with China as a role model for international relations in general. He said Moscow wanted to […]

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China must work to render THAAD void: Global Times

According to reports, Japan’s defense ministry is planning to set up a team headed by Deputy Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya to discuss adopting the US-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Given North Korea’s frequent ballistic missile tests this year, Japan plans to hammer out a blueprint for the deployment before summer […]

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Fidel Castro’s lasting legacy

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died Friday night at the age of 90. As the last prominent leader from the Cold War, his death is reminiscent of the vicissitudes of that era, triggering tons of comments on his legacy writes, an editorial piece of Global Times. Fidel Castro gradually transferred power to his younger brother, […]

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Modi takes a gamble with money reform

Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes to crack down on corruption and counterfeit currency. Recently the Indian government halted the exchange of old notes at bank counters, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. As more than 90 percent of transactions in India are made with cash, banning […]

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Why does Russian propaganda vex the EU?

Donald Trump‘s presidential election win has raised people’s expectation of an improvement in US-Russian relations. At this critical juncture, a new round of friction between Russia and the West emerged over recent Moscow’s deployment of state-of-the-art missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. NATO on Tuesday lashed out at Russia’s move, saying it is […]

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China’s role needed for truce in Myanmar

Fighting has resumed in northern Myanmar in recent days. As fierce clashes broke out between Myanmar government troops and ethnic armed forces, thousands of Myanmar people have flooded across the border into China. Work and life for Chinese residents in the border area have been seriously disturbed, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. One […]

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