News of the devastating wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui reminds Chinese oceanologist Wang Yamin of the pristine island he visited nine years ago. Wang still remembered the days when he was amazed by the dazzling blue ocean, the lush green of the trees, and the pretty little houses hidden among vegetation. During an […]
Trees cast shadows on the alamedas in a residential community in Shanghai's Minhang district. Close to Jindu Huahaoyueyuan community's main gate, are three fragrant camphor trees marked by somewhat special signs, which read: "receding trimming," "deep trimming," and "regular trimming," indicating the trimming degree of each tree. Tree trimming, a seemingly trivial matter, used to […]
As a Fijian proverb goes, "A bud will give birth to millions of fruit." In November 2014, while holding a group meeting with leaders of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) in Fiji, Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted this saying. China's exchanges and cooperation with the South Pacific region have borne fruits as diverse as the leader' […]
Diplomats from 12 countries' embassies and other Chinese and foreign guests gathered in Beijing's Palace Museum on September 28 to attend the launch of the Thriving for a Collaborative World: "Belt and Road" Cooperation in Cultural heritage and Archaeology event and exhibition. Wang Xudong, president of the Palace Museum, Saida Shavkatovna Mirziyoyeva, assistant to the […]
Editor's Note: As of October 22, over 1.4 million people were displaced and over 6,000 fatalities have been reported amid the latest round of the Israeli-Palestinian armed conflict. Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, warns and armed conflicts have characterized relations between the two sides. Historically, Jews and Arabs, who created concurrent Jewish and […]
Editor's Note: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Through the lens of five foreign pundits, we take a look at 10 years of the BRI - how it achieves win-win cooperation between China and countries along the Belt and Road and how […]
Editor's Note: The China-US bilateral relationship is one of the most important in the world. The trajectory of this relationship has attracted international attention. Still, the US is stepping up its efforts to suppress China on various fronts such as politics and diplomacy, economy, trade, technology, and military security, showing the true meaning of a […]
A Reuters report on Tuesday cited four sources saying that Japan has appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defense attaché on the island of Taiwan. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council opposed this move on Wednesday. If Japan goes through with this, it will be a serious matter […]
September 15 marks the second anniversary of the signing of the AUKUS treaty between the US, the UK and Australia. When considering what Australia has gained from this, I would say nothing and less than nothing. In fact, the worst consequence of this is that it will deprive Australia of its sovereignty. It will also […]
Facing the arrival of the new fiscal year on October 1, the US Congress has yet to pass a budget for the federal government. The US government is once again facing a "shutdown" crisis due to a lack of funds. The US partisan divide has also exposed an increasingly polarized "ugly side" as the deadline […]