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BRI, RCEP best solution for South Asia and Southeast Asia recovery

Under the circumstances that regional cooperation in South Asia is facing difficulties, BRI and RCEP provide such a great chance to accommodate regional cooperation in both South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/23 19:38:40

Ezra Vogel's hallmarks will be continued

Those of us who largely agree with Ezra will of course continue to argue in both China and the United States for the kind of reasonableness and understanding that were the hallmarks of his career and life. He would want it no other way.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/23 18:24:51

China-Russia joint aerial strategic patrol sends signal to region

As long as China and Russia strategically support each other, the alliance game played by the US will be like petty tricks. The desire of the US to crush China and Russia is pure wishful thinking.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/23 11:43:40

New Delhi's moves with Hanoi on S. China Sea won't make waves

We can see that India will not give up its hope of counterbalancing China by playing the South China Sea card. Nonetheless, New Delhi has little discourse power on this issue. And its maneuvers are unlikely to make any waves.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/22 23:55:43

Suga's military spending hike a pushy gambit

Japan cannot develop comprehensive combat capabilities without the assistance of the US. Therefore, in the very long term, Tokyo will need to keep Washington close as a military ally and partner.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/22 22:37:29

A window of opportunity is open for resetting China-US relations: Kuhn

China and the US, working together, should become bulwarks of peace and engines of prosperity, which would benefit all humanity.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/22 15:48:39

Lessons for China from US COVID-19 crisis

In this period of transition, voices are urgently asking what might become of the China-US relationship once Biden takes office. Will the world's two largest economies recover their ties? Reset them in certain spheres? Will the West further intensify its aggressive anti-China campaign?
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/22 19:23:39

Will Five Eyes alliance become an anti-China axis?

The idea to build the Five Eyes alliance into a new anti-China axis is a wishful thinking. It will only encounter harsh realities.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/22 18:13:39

Ruling party rift overshadows political stability of Nepal

Of course, China hopes Nepal can have a stable government which does not change too frequently so that everyone benefits. This also includes China-Nepal ties.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 21:53:06

Can UK draw in India to boost its Asia-Pacific strategy?

The increasingly severe social and livelihood issues in the UK are inherently connected to its high-profile anti-China foreign policy.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 20:58:40

China's green contributions underestimated

China's new development pattern has been established. Chinese people in the new era should catch up with the trends and go forward boldly.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 19:39:18

Voices of moderate US scholars like Ezra Vogel will still exist

The China-US relationship needs a new framework, during which people-to-people exchanges are an essential part. This is the daunting challenge that the new Biden administration must face up to.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 18:38:39

Passing of Ezra Vogel a call of renewed US-China scholar exchanges

Nevertheless, it will be difficult for us to see another rational and heavyweight figure like Vogel in US academic circles in the future.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 17:07:48

Sweden govt should ponder what led country to nightmare

The Swedish government should reflect on how it has led its country into this nightmare.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 14:23:39

US presidential transition crisis prelude to larger domestic rifts

Following the 2020 presidential election, the shocking transition resistance and unexpected incidents at the Pentagon demonstrated a crisis of confidence in US democracy and with the American electoral system.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 23:53:40

Divided US won't offer substantive help to Hong Kong secessionists

The election has left politicians on both sides of the aisle with ulterior motives. This makes it harder to resolve big differences on some issues.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 23:12:38

Post-virus world needs economic booster shot

A vulnerable global economy, struggling under the long shadow of a devastating pandemic, is in desperate need of leadership from the world's two most powerful nations. There is no room for a great power conflict in a post-pandemic world.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 19:58:39

Can Australian products find an alternative market to bypass China?

With the current global recession, where is Australia going to find such a big buyer? The US, Europe, India or Russia? Who can replace China when it comes to education, lobster, red wine, coal and other export sectors? Verrender also knows that it will take years or even decades for Australian exporters to secure new markets. Can the Australian economy wait for years or decades?
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 18:03:39