Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape stated on Sunday that his nation does not deserve to be labelled cannibals, blaming previous comments by US President Joe Biden who had "appeared to imply his uncle was eaten by cannibals after his plane was shot down over PNG during WWII."
Proud South Korea, which has been yearning for a spot in the Group of Seven (G7), is not invited to this year's G7 summit set for June in Italy.
The G7 Foreign Ministers' communiqué after their meeting in Capri, Italy on Friday highlighted concerns regarding China's "non-market policies and practices," emphasizing that these practices lead to "harmful overcapacity" that undermines workers, industries and economic resilience of G7 countries.
Australia's inexplicable insecurity and anxiety when facing China are essentially the result of being misled or influenced by the US.
Western media outlets are hyping up the conflict between Iran and Israel, bringing Iran to the forefront of the Palestine-Israel conflict and intending to shift the international community's attention away from the real crux of the conflict.
CNN is wrong. The key to solving the Middle East conflict is not “reining in Iran," the responsibility lies with the US and Israel. Who should play the biggest role in "avoiding an all-out war in the Middle East"? The answer is the US.
The US media is smearing China by accusing it of providing military components to Russia – a way to find excuses for failing to defeat Russia on the battlefield.
Japan, once a passive participant in the US' China strategy, now appears to be an active pawn in Washington's grand geopolitical game. But it must tread carefully: Standing with allies is one thing, but only standing where one is told to stand is another.
Restoring peaceful and cooperative relations between China and South Korea is not difficult.
While the ambitions of the US, Japan, and the Philippines may seem well-calculated, this so-called trilateral cooperation, in fact, faces the imminent risk of falling apart.
The restrictions on Chinese citizens entering the US border will only cede the opportunity to other countries that encourage people-to-people exchanges with China, while increasing US' self-isolation.
It is because of the US' excessive bias that the humanitarian crisis has been created in Gaza.
As relief operations for Taiwan island's strongest earthquake in 25 years, which struck Hualien on Wednesday, continue, a "secondary disaster" is emerging in the political sphere, putting the lives and well-being of the island's residents, especially those affected by the disaster, at risk.
On April 3, local time, the first batch of emergency food aid from the Chinese government arrived at José Martí International Airport in Havana. Luo Zhaohui, the director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency
Australia's gradual return to a rational and pragmatic approach to China means the two sides have greater room for more cooperation, a good chance to walk out of the cold winter and jointly step into the warm spring.
The closure of RFA is not due to a lack of press freedom in Hong Kong, but rather because it has found no surviving soil under the Article 23 legislation, which is aimed at protecting Hong Kong from the influence and interference of foreign political bodies.
Huawei's endeavor is not only a story about how Chinese companies are breaking through US containment and going global. This story is also about emerging economies.
The US media alleged that China is encouraging anti-US sentiment, but it is clear that China has always encouraged both sides to strengthen communication and engagement, even in difficult situations.
India thinks it has seized a "golden opportunity" to contain China by meddling in the South China Sea issue, but it is just being very naive.
If the Five Eyes alliance wants to safeguard cybersecurity, they should not hypocritically accuse others while walking further down the path of smearing, spreading rumors and poisoning the world.
The US-Japan alliance is evolving into an axis of evil that will pose more direct uncertainty and instability to the region. The US and Japan strengthen their security alliance to deter China and plan for a potential crisis in Taiwan island as they say, but if a crisis truly occurs, the essence of the alliance will be fully exposed.
It's important to remember that terrorism is our common enemy. If terrorism is the enemy of a supposed rival country today, it is likely to be our enemy tomorrow. Any country that ignores terrorism, the real enemy, will ultimately suffer.
In order to maintain its hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region, the US is urgently pushing for the expansion of pillar two of AUKUS. However, whether it is Canada or Japan, they will ultimately only become sacrifices for the US to expand its military presence in the region and defend its own hegemony.
India has once again made dangerous and self-deceptive statements regarding the China-India border dispute. India's Foreign Ministry stated on Tuesday that China was making "absurd claims" over the so-called Arunachal Pradesh (China's Zangnan area), saying that the so-called Arunachal Pradesh will always be an "integral and inalienable part of India."
Recently, the tragic murder of a 13-year-old boy surnamed Wang in Handan, North China's Hebei Province, has sparked public concern about juvenile crime and triggered reflection on what the Chinese society can do to prevent juvenile delinquency.
In a sharp rebuke of the US' criticism of India's newly implemented Citizenship Amendment Act, which excludes Muslim migrants, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticized the US' understanding of India's history, according to Indian media outlets.
India's general election is upcoming. The seven-phase general election is scheduled to start on April 19, and the results will be announced on June 4.
If the UK wants to carry out visa restrictions and become more and more self-isolated, just like the Qing Dynasty, the boomerang of more than 200 years ago is now seemingly going to backfire on the UK.
Japan and the US do not consider the real needs of Pacific island countries. The "free and open" mentioned by the US and Japan means that if you support the US and Japan, your country will be free, allowing the US and Japan to enter your country, so you need to be open.
Truth be told, China is not very concerned about the improvement of India's military capabilities because this improvement does not constitute a trend of India's military power surpassing China.
Indian media and some Indian politicians have been intensifying their smear campaigns against China in recent years, often taking them to extreme levels.
US President Joe Biden repeated the old refrain that the US wants “competition with China, not conflict” in his last State of the Union address of his tenure on Thursday. The lawmakers who applauded, and people worldwide concerned about US-China relations, knew that he was lying.
The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit was held in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia relations.
On Tuesday, family members of the victims involved in the February 14 fatal boat incident returned to the Chinese mainland from the Taiwan island feeling disappointed. Despite 15 rounds of consultations, no one from the DPP authorities was willing to take responsibility, or offer an apology to the families of the deceased crew members.
At a recent session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, claimed there was a violation of human rights in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Xizang Autonomous Region.
India has long viewed the Indian Ocean as its backyard. This hegemonic mentality is the basis on which India engages with smaller South Asian neighboring countries. Since last year, India had been told its troops "cannot stay" in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives.
"National security" is the most grandiose reason for the US to build a "small yard and high fence" type of trade and industrial protectionism, which has become the "conventional weapon" of the US strategy against China.
Once again, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has demonstrated his naivety and strategic immaturity on the international stage, this time in Australia.
TikTok is viewed by many US politicians as a tool "manipulated by China." However, when it comes to politicians' own interests, it becomes a tool to get closer to the public, reflecting how utilitarian American politics is.
At the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken openly peddled his "table and menu theory." Perhaps the whole of Europe has long been a delicacy on the US "menu."
In simple and clear-cut remarks, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the US, Europe and a wider range of the world that the baton of American hegemony is failing – Washington is increasingly incapable of dictating the choices of other countries.
Whether in the United Nations or in the WTO, which now urgently needs reform, Washington's approach has constituted the greatest challenge to the existing international order.
From corn mills to cranes, it seems that whenever the US wants to restrict a Chinese-made product, it will be covered in the coat of national security. Does the US use the "national security" excuse as they have nothing negative to say about Chinese products?
Canberra appears to be feeling greater insecurity and increasingly views China as a potential threat, leading to its decision to pursue continuous expansion of military capabilities. However, what truly makes Australia insecure is its blind following of the US' strategy and the anti-China hidden agenda of US-led alliances, such as AUKUS.
AI is in a stage of rapid development, and the research breakthroughs in the US should be seen as an encouragement for us to strive to catch up. Faced with the technological gap between China and the US, Chinese people do not need to be overly worried as we strive to catch up with the US and accelerate the development of a path suitable for China's AI industry.
The awkwardness of AUKUS is surfacing. It is not workable on so many levels. Relevant parties' calculations and internal divisions may at the end of the day lead to an acceleration of the sinking of AUKUS.
On the issue of sovereignty, the Chinese mainland will not make any concessions, or tolerate any “Taiwan independence” movements. The DPP authorities have long been responsible for jeopardizing peace and stability in the Straits, and they will eventually face the consequences of their actions.
This year's US presidential election has exposed the extreme nature of hegemonism in the face of globalization and the trend toward multipolarity. With the rise and fall of hegemonism as the grand drama of international politics, an America veering toward extremism might mark the start of this drama's final act.
The deliberate politicization and hype on Kashi becoming a sub-venue for the Spring Festival Gala proves anti-China Western forces are at their wit's end in smearing China.
After Campbell becomes the deputy secretary of state, the US will generate a stronger sense of geopolitical competition, thereby enabling its "Indo-Pacific Strategy" against China to persist in the long term.
That the US is politicizing, weaponizing and overstretching the concept of national security in educational cooperation and exchanges with China reflects its “sub-healthy” mentality.
Who exactly is making the Pacific island countries pay for a high cost, including sacrificing their sovereignty? Who is more likely to make false promises to these countries?
Once NATO begins expanding into Asia, not only could it exacerbate global geopolitical tensions, but it could also escalate arms races and regional conflicts.
A Chinese scholar's metaphorical assessment of Biden's and Trump's China policies as two "bowls of poison" provides the Chinese audience with insight into the current state of China-US relations and the upcoming US presidential election.
The Chinese mainland has enough and legitimate reasons for changing the M503 flight route, which lies west of the so-called median line of the Taiwan Straits. But such a change is used by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island of Taiwan to slander the mainland as “pressuring Taiwan,” so as to shape an "aggressive image” of the mainland and a "threat from the mainland."
In 2023, the world was in turmoil, with the Russia-Ukraine war dragging on and the conflict in the Gaza Strip reoccurring. As the demand for weapons rose dramatically in many parts of the world, the US, known as a non-stop war machine, delivered yet another "outstanding" year-end performance review of foreign military sales: a record $238 billion.
The razor wire is not only installed along the US-Mexico border, but it also symbolizes the divide between the US state of Texas and the federal government, as well as between the Republicans and Democrats. With the US entering the election year, the ongoing immigration dispute has become a key battleground in the upcoming elections.
In the evolving landscape of international relations, the collaboration between the US and China in the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, particularly with an emphasis on security concerns, emerges as a critical juncture that could significantly influence the stability of China-US ties.
As a product of the Cold War, NATO should have been consigned to the trash heap of history after the end of the Cold War. However, under the influence of the US, NATO not only intensifies the crisis in Europe but also plots expansion into Asia. Asian countries must remain highly vigilant to this.
It is not China's economy that cannot be saved, but the West's, which is desperate for self-rescue but has no strategy.
The Indian Ocean is not "India's Ocean," and all countries have the right to conduct scientific research in the ocean as long as they comply with international law.
A sustainable relationship with Africa requires respect rather than geopolitical calculations.
By positioning itself as a pawn in the US' strategic approach to China, NATO keeps pushing the boundaries of its expansion.
The Philippines needs to reassess its position, avoid acting recklessly, and realistically evaluate its military capabilities.
Nauru's severance of ties with Taiwan region is significant, which became the biggest "congratulatory gift" for Lai Ching-te who just won the regional leadership election.
If Washington and London genuinely want an end of the crisis in the Red Sea, the only way out is to end the Gaza crisis, withdraw what should be withdrawn, end wrong support, and apply pressure where it's needed.
Behind the double standards adopted by Western media such as @TheEconomist when reporting on China is the West's long-held condescending mentality and cultural inertia. In short, it is about "Western-centrism."
If the EU adopts the US approach toward China, it may end up more reliant on the US and suffer the most damage among the three parties.
Politically, "2024 is the Voldemort of years," reads the latest report issued by Eurasia Group, a US-based global political risk research and consulting firm.
Achieving the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) is a shared aspiration for regional peace between China and ASEAN members.
2023 witnessed a series of highlights and achievements in China's diplomacy. China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is expected to inject more stability into 2024, while in contrast, US diplomacy's uncertainty is increasingly worrying the world.
The story of a homeless man living on the streets of New York ignited public opinion in China. The core of the story is a middle-aged man with doctoral degrees in physics who ended up wandering on the streets of New York for 16 years.
From January 4 to 6, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong of China visited Myanmar, engaging in discussions with Myanmar's leadership on several critical issues, including mutual development, combating telecommunication fraud and other criminal activities.
We advise certain forces from the US and within the island not to create confusion at this time. The US has shamed itself in the balloon farce last February. Their hysterical attempts now will only make them a laughingstock again.
The Quad will still be mentioned by the four countries, but we may never see real efforts in building up the quadrilateral relationship and establishing substantial binding.
The Indian Ocean belongs to India alone, and regional countries' cooperation with extraterritorial states is subject to New Delhi's discretion - this is the latest message sent by India.
What kind of experience did 2023 bring to Western countries? According to mainstream Western media, the most apt term to encapsulate the Western sentiment is "uncomfortable."
As the biggest instigator of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Biden's administration originally wanted to use Ukraine's victory as a diplomatic achievement, but the current stalemate of the conflict has become a liability in the election campaign.
As most of these accusations are baseless and crumble when faced with reality, countries like Canada only turn themselves into a laughingstock on the international stage.
The turmoil surrounding the Serbian election exposes the West's attempt to create chaos around the world and its hypocrisy.
The appeal of the US has declined, as the US that is used to being echoed is now being rejected.
As the calendar turns from page to page, we stand at the door of a new year, with a glimmer of optimism amid tensions in the US-China relationship.
The opposition to missile deployment in Palau should sound an alarm to the US which is not interested in mutually beneficial cooperation with the COFA countries, but rather wants its own security to override theirs.
The ruling of Colorado's Supreme Court on former US president Donald Trump injects more uncertainty into next year's presidential election and further unfolds the rottenness of American politics.
As the West struggles between "social media regulation" and "freedom of speech," delayed intervention by Western authorities is causing pain to the West.
The legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act is still echoing today. The Act was concocted by US politicians to cater to the xenophobic and Sinophobic sentiments spreading in the country. As time passed by, it seems that little has changed.
Washington's policy direction of "decoupling" from China remains unchanged. However, the Chinese side holds most of the cards, focusing on enhancing bargaining power through coordination and integrating resources to strive for fairer development rights and interests for Chinese companies.
The domestic partisan turmoil in the US not only has a disruptive effect on its development, but also spills over to affect US relations with other countries, especially allies and partners, having impact on the balance of power in other regions and bringing uncertainty to the overall global landscape.
The US constantly vilifies China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region and hypes up the China threat theory in order to beautify its so-called legitimacy in the Indo-Pacific hegemony. The fact is that the US is instigating and inciting its allies to provoke China in the South China Sea, testing China's position.
This election achieved a relatively successful result through procedural management and a relatively broad enthusiasm for active and democratic participation.
Provoking the Philippines to be at the forefront and stirring up the situation in the South China Sea is the true intention of the US strategy.
The US and NATO should understand that with or without the war in Ukraine, it is impossible to eliminate Russia. When they start to give up their agenda to fight Moscow untiringly, the world perhaps will become a place where neither Russia, Ukraine, the US, nor other NATO countries will have to worry if they will have to fight to the last drop of their people's blood.
The Osprey aircraft involved in this accident has experienced multiple severe accidents, leaving many injured, dead or missing. The US needs to take a serious and responsible attitude, take seriously the concerns of the local people, thoroughly investigate the accident, give a reasonable explanation to relevant parties, and restore peace and tranquility in the region.
In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ukraine is the biggest victim, and many European countries are also victims.
Hong Kong is prepared to complete Basic Law Article 23 national security legislation next year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced on Monday. Almost at the same time, pro-secession Hong Kong riot leader Agnes Chow Ting announced on her social media account Sunday local time that she is jumping bail and will not be returning home from her studies in Canada.
On November 30, a federal district judge in Montana issued a preliminary injunction calling off the state's ban on TikTok. Montana is the first state in the nation to initiate a ban on TikTok, announced by the state government on May 18 this year to block TikTok completely, with heavy fines for violators.
It appears that some foreign media outlets have a smearing-China key performance indicator (KPI) to complete, as they persist in writing such unreasonable articles without any valid proof.
Australian politicians with rationality and wisdom should strive to avoid confrontation with China and to maintain regional stability and security.
As a mature country, Vietnam should develop independent and autonomous diplomacy, rejecting the influence and manipulation of major powers.
The latest development of China-US ties, including what happened in the South China Sea is an epitome of China-US game in the new era: If the US wants to talk, the door is open.