Tag «VIEWPOINT»

Russia to throw weight behind China’s concept of BRICS+

Photo: IC The 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is approaching, but we can guess what will be discussed among leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. They are expected to offer their ideas on upholding the multipolar world order and challenge Western dominance and ideology. For Russia, the main …

BRICS empowers cooperation among emerging countries

Photo: IC Shortly before the 11th BRICS summit in Brazilian capital Brasilia on Wednesday and Thursday, Bloomberg published an article – “BRICS Is About Geopolitics, Not Economics,” saying “The acronym no longer makes much financial sense. But the idea is more politically relevant than ever.” Such a view does not hold water. Historical opportunities and …

India will lose both ways after rejecting RCEP

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Photo: IC India’s decision not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) shows its vacillation over a move of momentous significance for the region. The world’s largest free trade agreement has come close to fruition. However, one of the largest economies in the world with the second-biggest population hasn’t …

CIIE goes far beyond international trade

Photo: IC President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai expounded on the implementation of the opening-up measures proposed by China at the first CIIE. Xi put forward three proposals to promote world economic development, laying out China’s five measures to promote higher-level opening-up.  …

Xi’s visit can propel Greece’s role in BRI

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are greeted by senior Greek officials upon their arrival at the airport in Athens, Greece, on Sunday. Xi arrived in Greece for a three-day state visit to consolidate traditional friendship and strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Greece …

China-Greece ties can soothe EU concerns

Photo: IC Right after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ended his trip to China in early November, Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a reciprocal three-day trip to Greece on Sunday. Such high-level exchanges within a short period have drawn widespread attention.  The newly elected Greek government, formed by center-right New Democracy party, is making efforts …

China’s success an alternative to Western development model

Photo: Yang Hui/GT Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, the Asian country has made brilliant achievements and drawn global attention. Within seven decades, China has completed the industrialization process which developed countries took hundreds of years to achieve and grown to become the second-largest economy from wallowing in poverty …