China is not an existential threat to the US: Joseph Nye
After a period of icy relations between China and the US, world-renowned US political scientist who coined the term "soft power," former dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government…
US, Japan, S.Korea boosting military tie-up ‘destructive to regional peace’
With the US, Japan and South Korea boosting military linkage, tension is growing in Northeast Asia. Ahead of the upcoming virtual meeting of foreign ministers from the US, South Korea…
Food security ensures Chinese economic growth momentum
There has been a new wave of voices badmouthing the Chinese economy in the West, with some, including US President Joe Biden, trying to boost the US and Western economies…
China’s July industrial output up 3.7%, retail sales grow 2.5%, as recovery trend continues
China's value-added industrial output increased by 3.7 percent year-on-year in July, while retail sales grew by 2.5 percent year-on-year, according to official data released on Tuesday. Although the reading was…
‘No need to panic’ over third COVID-19 infections, overall situation stable
Along with EG.5, a sublineage of the Omicron variant, being classified as a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization (WHO), the topic of a third COVID-19 wave has…
China tops world in artificial forest area, makes world-leading efforts in desertification control: authority
China has made continuous improvement in ecosystem quality with the most contribution to the global increase in green areas, made world-leading efforts in desertification control with over 300 million mu…
China issues 3-year plan to construct county-level rural mechanism, aiming to build 500 leading counties by 2025
Nine Chinese government departments, including the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), on Monday jointly issued a three-year plan aiming to establish 500 or so leading counties nationwide with upgraded rural commercial…
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Film and TV works to mark Mao’s 130th birthday anniversary
A film and a television drama are set to commemorate the 130th anniversary of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong's birth later this year. Production on the film Qia Tongxue Shaonian (Lit: When…
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‘Barbie’: The power relations behind gender performance in the US
When Barbie dolls were first introduced, a US market researcher advised the founder, Ruth Marianna Handler, to emphasize that buying Barbie dolls could help children develop self-esteem and become ladies,…
Ryukyu Academy shows historical bonds between ancient Chinese, Ryukyuan people
Full heart into exchanges As ancient China's central institution of higher learning, Guozijian, established in the Sui Dynasty (581-618), received a large number of international students from neighboring kingdoms and regions,…