China Focus: CPC strengthens leadership over women’s federation

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (NsNewsWire) — “Women hold up half the sky,” according to a slogan first popularized by the former Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership, reports Xinhua. The CPC has released a plan to reform the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF), which has branches nationwide representing women from all walks of life, to strengthen leadership […]

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Philippines’ balancing act with China, Japan

Japan’s Kyodo News Service reported that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit China from October 19 to 20 before heading for Japan on October 25. The report said the new president had planned to make Japan his first trip outside of Southeast Asia, but China lobbied Manila, resulting in a change of plan,Global Times writes […]

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Pettiness seen in ‘China Owns US’ site

The US think tank, Center for American Security, has launched a website called “China Owns US.” One of its latest articles asks if the Communist Party of China (CPC) would allow a US company to “buy Chinese radio stations – thereby allowing it to control content on the airwaves” and “acquire Chinese movie theater chains […]

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Chinese premier calls for joint efforts to promote sustainable development at UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday took the floor at the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly to expound China’s views on international affairs and proposals to promote sustainable development as well as address global challenges, reports Xinhua. This was the first time for Li, who took […]

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West’s refugee aid not morally superior

At a refugee summit at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged to provide an additional $100 million in assistance to help cope with the global refugee and migrant crisis, Global Times writes in an editorial piece published on Sept. 21. This was the first high-level meeting to deal with the […]

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Taiwan should give up missile illusion

An exclusive report in Taiwan’s China Times revealed that Taiwan has decided to terminate efforts to develop a medium-range surface-to-surface guided missile capable of hitting Beijing and Shanghai, Global Times writes in an editorial piece published on Sept. 20. The report cited three reasons behind the decision of the administration of Tsai Ing-wen. One is […]

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China must stay out of Peninsula chaos

Dhaka, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire/Global Times) –Foreign ministers of the US, Japan and South Korea met in New York on Sunday, ahead of the UN General Assembly session. They released a joint statement on the latest nuclear test by North Korea, the first such document by foreign ministers of the three countries since 2010, Global Times […]

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Why West refuses to accept Duma election?

Dhaka, Sept. 20 (NsNewsWire/Global Times) –The Russians went to polls on Sunday to elect their lower house of parliament, the Duma. The United Russia that supports President Vladimir Putin is expected to get more than 40 percent of the votes, continuing to be the dominant party in the federal parliament. The election is viewed by […]

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