China and Russia are joining forces for military exercises in the Baltic Sea from Friday till July 28. Three Chinese warships will blaze a trail in the first-ever joint operation in European inland waters. NATO and the West are casting a sensitive and strange look at the exercises. Many Western media outlets view the operation as an example of China flexing its military muscle globally.
Addressing the ongoing border face-off between China and India, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told her country's parliament on Thursday that "all countries are in India's support," and said India is alert to the need to protect its security near "the border where the boundaries of China, India and Bhutan meet," Indian media reported Thursday.
The Trump administration should remain clear-minded amid pessimistic voices in the US media against Sino-US relations.
The first China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED) kicked off in Washington Wednesday with the mission to expand the 100-Day Plan to a one-year scheme and to consolidate bilateral economic cooperation.
It is impossible for Abe to lead Japan to a dominant position in Asia. The Japanese public is more rational and realistic than Abe, and the prime minister is left with fewer chances to save his political reputation.
Liu Xiaobo has gone. Western forces and dissidents in exile can let go of Liu Xia.
Liu Xiaobo's personal tragedy proves that surrendering to the West in politics will only end in failure.
Following Chinese law and dealing with Liu's illness and death in a humanitarian way are all part of China's internal affairs. Outside forces simply do not have the right to interfere.
The West is abuzz with the fervor of deifying Liu Xiaobo. A raft of laurels such as “a great freedom fighter,” “a giant of human rights,” and “the Mandela of our age” have been conferred by the West on Liu, a Chinese convicted criminal, who just died of liver cancer. Liu seemed to have become a Chinese intellectual mostly praised by the West for the past decades.
Liu Xiaobo lived in an era when China witnessed the most rapid growth in recent history, but he attempted to confront Chinese mainstream society under Western support. This has determined his tragic life. Even if he could live longer, he would never have achieved his political goals that are in opposition to the path of history.
The day of Guo Wengui's being caught in the net of justice is counting down. His show has already lost political significance, and is merely a showcase of the extreme performances by human beings.
The debate over whether Liu Xiaobo should seek overseas treatment keeps fermenting and is becoming increasingly politicized by Western forces. China's kind responses to Western concerns have been maliciously interpreted by people with ulterior motives, and this is regrettable and infuriating.
Overseas forces are still squeezing Liu Xiaobo for their political goals in disregard of his critical condition.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump met and exchanged views on bilateral trade and the North Korea nuclear issue on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday. "We had an excellent meeting on trade & North Korea," Trump tweeted.
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning docked in Hong Kong on Friday morning for its five-day visit to the region. A total of 2,000 free tickets for visiting the aircraft carrier were snapped up by Hong Kong permanent residents.
Washington should face the fact that intensifying sanctions is not a fundamental solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis.
The upcoming meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany is expected to garner global attention.
Washington should face the fact that intensifying sanctions is not a fundamental solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis.