With 274 space launches over the past decade and great advancement in various space sectors, China has become a strong space power, Wu Yansheng, a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who is the Chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said on Saturday. He added that for the next step, China will give emphasis on manned moon explorations and Mars sample retrieval missions among others.
China and the Philippines are close neighbors facing each other across the sea. While it is normal for the two countries to have differences, the China-Philippines cooperation goes far beyond maritime differences, let alone define the relations between the two countries, as Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated. The Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said that China has always been the Philippines strongest partner, a close neighbor, and a good friend. Among all the fruitful partnerships, infrastructure cooperation has been a highlight of bilateral relations over the past six years, with 17 projects already completed and more than 20 projects being implemented or in progress. Very recently, the promotion for joint development of offshore oil and gas has been highlighted in what could be another important cooperation that has the potential to be on the table. In an exclusive interview with the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Huang), he
A delegation from the US government is reportedly set to travel to Latin America to explore infrastructure investment projects, a move that is seen as an attempt to counter China s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region. Yet, as Latin American countries are struggling with the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it s inappropriate for the US to try to drag regional economies to its geopolitical game.
Dare detractors come and see reality of Xinjiang?
Wang Wen Published: May 24, 2021 09:30 PM
Illustration: Tang TengfeiI was amazed when I went to Xinjiang a week ago to do field research there. Today s Xinjiang is greatly different from what some Western think tanks and media reports depict. It is also different from what I witnessed in my previous trips there.
When I visited Kashgar in southern Xinjiang for the first time in 2011, the old towns were like relics or even ruins. People there lived no better life than those living in the slums of Mumbai or Mexico City. But today s old towns have become 5A tourist spots with millions of tourists visiting annually.