Can China overtake US to lead the world?

Discussions were running high on global governance among Western public opinion on the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in Lima, Peru. Some Western media outlets hold the US is giving up its global leadership following Donald Trump‘s election as US president on promises to abolish the Trans-Pacific Partnership and withdraw from […]

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Trump meets Abe, but fails Japan

This time, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is No.1 in the world. He met with US President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Thursday for 90 minutes, and became the first foreign leader to meet with Trump after the US election, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. Not much information was released following the […]

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Trump’s victory indicates polls’ failure in reflecting public sentiment

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — In Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump won the presidency despite most of the analysts and opinion polls predicting his defeat to his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. U.S. pundits, experts and pollsters are now scrambling to figure out why most of them failed to predict Trump’s victory, reports Xinhua. […]

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Xi-Trump call sends positive signal :Global Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone Monday. Xi pointed out during the phone conversation that “the facts prove that cooperation is the only correct choice for China and the US,” which was highlighted by headlines carried in many global media outlets. Xi also emphasized that there is an […]

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Can Trump be a powerful president?

Donald Trump‘s election as the next US president has created extraordinary uncertainty in the international community. From East Asia to West Europe, countries that have close or complicated relationships with the US are evaluating the consequences and likely scenarios. By now, anxieties and misgivings have got the upper hand, writes an editorial piece of Global […]

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India will not become a pawn of Japan : Global Times

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a three-day visit to Japan on Thursday, some Japanese media lauded that the trip could potentially “make history.” Modi’s trip has drawn attention for three reasons: Japan will officially roll out an Indian Ocean-Pacific strategy that it has planned for years; the two countries have signed a civilian […]

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China strong enough to cope with Trump victory :Global Times

Donald Trump has been elected the next US president, a result that shocked the whole world. The election also marks Hillary Clinton’s second defeat. In 2008, she lost as an individual. But this time, she represented the political establishment. Trump won not only over Clinton but also major elite groups, from within the Republican Party […]

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NPC interpretation a blow to HK extremists : Global Times

The National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee issued an interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday, based on which, newly elected members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) who advocated “Hong Kong independence” and disgraced the country and people shall lose their eligibility to become lawmakers. […]

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