By Josef Gregory Mahoney · 2020-12-31 · Source: NO.1 JANUARY 7, 2021
A sign reminding people to wear masks at a commercial street in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1(XINHUA)
As we move into the new year with cautious optimism while still facing lingering challenges from 2020, the annus horribilis, and prepare for other challenges, including global warming and those that have not yet emerged but surely will, here are six intersecting lessons to consider as we continue containment and recovery efforts.
Good governance is vital on both national and international levels. States with pre-existing political vulnerabilities, including especially entrenched systemic problems, have floundered. Incapable, untrusted, and sometimes themselves the roots of division and destruction, such states have been unable to confront numerous existential problems, from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to global warming. However, some states, whatever their system, whether a o
By Dong Yifan · 2020-09-25 · Source: NO.40 OCTOBER 1, 2020
A railway worker and a business representative review shipping procedures for cargos to be delivered to European customers at Haicang Station in Xiamen, Fujian Province in southeast China, on September 13 (XINHUA)
Chinese President Xi Jinping co-hosted a China-Germany-EU leaders meeting in Beijing on September 14 via video link with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Germany holds the EU s rotating presidency.
The leaders reached an agreement on strengthening cooperation in major fields such as a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), climate change and the digital economy. They also announced the signing of a bilateral geographical indication (GI) deal, which demonstrates that China-EU cooperation is on track to make new progress.
By Makhdoom Babar · 2020-11-02 · Source: NO.45 NOVEMBER 5, 2020
A quantum physics researcher works in a lab at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui Province in east China, on August 22, 2019(XINHUA)
Many foreign sinologists often suffer from misconception and confusion about China, its governance, society and culture. The three volumes of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, published in many languages, address the predicament of foreigners wanting to know about China. For me, these books have been the best source to learn about contemporary China, its people, society, foreign policy and the driving spirit behind the country s remarkable success.
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By Li Xiaoyang · 2020-11-29 · Source: NO.49 DECEMBER 3, 2020
Workers load a truck with a container at the Port of Dalian in Liaoning Province, northeast China, on September 24 (XINHUA)
As the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gradually ease in China, the tide is turning for foreign trade, with production rebounding and work resumption accelerating in recent months. According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), foreign trade in goods totaled 25.95 trillion yuan ($3.91 trillion) in the first 10 months of the year. This represented a year-on-year increase of 1.1 percent, compared with 0.7 percent in the first three quarters.