Time magazine cover mirrors bleak abyss US is leaping into
COVID-19 has brought a lot of suffering. But we have turned it around to make measured gains, drawing on lessons from introspection so we Chinese can move forward more firmly.
Canberra's megaphone diplomacy yells for US
Sharp criticism against China has become a sign of political correctness in the political and media outlet circles in Australia. Yet these disparaging and empty words are both incorrect and lack substantial evidence.
Nuisance Western alliance targeting China should fix their houses first
The West's continuously passing the buck to China cannot fundamentally tackle the problems it has encountered. By contrast, it is an actual portrayal of the difficulties and intensified contradictions that the Western capitalist system is being confronted with today.
Japan, France, US, UK make hypocritical naval moves against China
What China is doing today is simply preventing such historical tragedies from taking place again. However, these countries, instead of reflecting on themselves, still provoke trouble in China's coastal waters. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Can Pacific Deterrence Initiative unite US regional allies?
When it comes to the Asia-Pacific region, the US has not established a large military alliance in the Asia-Pacific region as it has in Europe. Therefore, it will be more difficult for the US to ask regional countries to raise military defense budgets to coordinate with US strategy to counter China.
US: qualitative changes, dysfunctional systems
Today, we need some Chinese intellectuals to dig into American society and achieve a similar monumental work on the US in the new era. This is something worth looking forward to. In the era of great changes, intellectuals can contribute a lot.
'Microphone diplomacy' no help to Australia's national interests
Friendship between China and Australia is still in the common interests of the two countries. If the Morrison government can truly take a long-term view, seek common ground while reserving differences, reduce speculation and arrogance, and be more sincere and peaceful in its contacts with China, it may find that it is not so difficult to reset China-Australia relations.
Biden government will likely keep Aussies and allies from wild actions
Washington will largely want to keep such balance between China-US ties and US-Australia relations, however, it is never an easy job.
Brit pundit a mad-hatter with calls for gunboat diplomacy
Prevailing ignorant opinions about China reflect that the West dares not directly deal with the crux of its own problems. The decline of the West's influence is arguably factual. Blaming others won't bail them out from their own odious blunders.
Travesty to tarnish normal defense moves as wolf warrior diplomacy
When some Westerners say they have no illusions about China any more, they should know that China's despair toward the West is also unprecedented.
Aussies in vise of US China strategy
Countries who are not tied to the US chariot, such as most developing countries in the world, have no anxieties of a “vise” when dealing with China. In fact, not taking sides between China and the US gives them more freedom of choice.
China fully prepared, including militarily, for any final Trump madness
We must resolutely combat the arrogance of Trump's team at every turn. China is bound to win and the Trump administration will leave office disgracefully.
White supremacists will only hurt themselves by denouncing CPC
The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump has reduced the validity period of US visitor visas for Communist Party of China (CPC) officials and their family members from 10 years to one month.
US attempt to destabilize China via CPC visa rules doomed to fail
Making an enemy with members of the CPC is making enemies with all Chinese people and aims to jeopardize the development of Chinese society.
Thucydides paradox a trap for the Aussies
On global issues, the US takes the lead, such as organizing large-scale military exercises in the Pacific Ocean and promoting the QUAD, a security grouping comprising the US, Japan, India and Australia. On smaller cases, Australia often makes frontal attacks.
Australia's passing of Foreign Relations Bill 2020 shows political paranoia
Passing the legislation is Australia's domestic affair and China has no interest to intervene. But if the Australian federal government uses this act to jeopardize China's interests, China will do everything it can to safeguard its own interests.
Has Australia misjudged US capability to interfere in Asia?
Taking sides with the US over China has cost Australia valuable diplomatic flexibility. Australia has been smashed between two rocks instead of milking both sides.
Where will the pandemic take US?: Martin Jacques
Americans are now even asking whether its democracy can survive. The outlook can only be described as bleak. Almost 300,000 people have died from the pandemic and the number is rising rapidly. Half the population say they will refuse the vaccine. The economy has been hobbled. The real wages of many will fall. Unemployment is predicted to reach around 7 percent. The financial crisis led to Trump. Where might America find itself in the wake of the pandemic?