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India’s geopolitical bluff baffles China

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/25 22:58:41 All 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in New Delhi on Thursday for the India-ASEAN summit and the following day’s Republic Day celebrations. As a milestone of India’s Act East strategy, it triggered excitement in Indian public opinion. Analyzing the significance of the India-ASEAN summit, […]

Community with shared future has broader appeal

Community with shared future has broader appeal Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/24 23:08:39 One year ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered astounding speeches at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and also high-level events in Geneva. While upholding economic globalization, Xi offered his interpretation of building a community with shared future for mankind, […]

US forgets tariff policies run both way

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/24 6:55:05 The US Trade Representative announced new tariffs on solar panel and washing machine exports on Monday. The solar panels in question are made in China, and the washing machines are manufactured by South Korean companies Samsung and LG. Western media interpreted the move as a signal flare from the US […]

Western media has no right to interfere in China’s judicial process

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/23 18:48:39 Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong-based book publisher of Swedish citizenship, was again seized by police on the Chinese mainland. Western media outlets sensationalized the incident, saying that Gui was “snatched from a train bound for Beijing before two Swedish diplomats.” Originally from Ningbo in Zhejiang Province, Gui obtained Swedish citizenship […]

‘China road’ requires strong leadership

‘China road’ requires strong leadership Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/20 0:28:39 The second plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded in Beijing on Friday. A proposal from the CPC Central Committee on a revision to China’s Constitution was adopted at the meeting. Major theoretical achievements, principles and policies […]

Indian army must tone down hawkish rhetoric

Indian army must tone down hawkish rhetoric Since the beginning of 2018, the Indian army has made harsh comments on China from time to time. Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said last week that India needs to shift focus to the border with China. India’s Eastern Command chief Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna said its […]

French salmonella baby milk scandal ‘affects 83 countries’

More than 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk have now been recalled in 83 countries in a salmonella scandal involving French company Lactalis, reports BBC. The dairy firm’s CEO, Emmanuel Besnier, confirmed the extent of the contamination risk to French media. The products have been subject to a recall since December, after salmonella bacteria […]

Coercion won’t help US balance trade

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/14 23:13:40 At the start of the new year, Chinese companies have been oppressed by the US on several occasions. Alibaba Group’s Taobao, China’s largest e-commerce platform, was blacklisted by the US Trade Representative on Friday for the second consecutive year over sales of suspected counterfeits. Earlier this month the US rejected […]

Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electrified vehicles by 2022

Ford Motor Co (F.N) will significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its model lineup, Chairman Bill Ford said on Sunday at the Detroit auto show, reports Reuters. The investment figure is sharply higher than a previously announced target of […]