It is no secret that since the end of World War II, the United States has maintained its global hegemony and projected its power by forging and enhancing alliances across the world. Signals from the past week indicate there could be an important shift in the US club of allies.
Whatever the political differences across the Taiwan Straits, they should not stand in the way of cooperation in a wide range of areas, as there is only one China, to which both sides belong.
At a recent meeting of Chinese and US think tanks, how to maintain global and regional stability dominated the discussions.
THE FIRST TEAMS DISPATCHED by the Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in 2015 recently finished their inspections. Among their quarry were about 20 senior executives of central State-owned enterprises, some of who had already retired. Comments:
"I'M MAKING EFFORTS TO GO TO A BIGGER CITY - even kilometers away would be better. Life is without any hope for a civil servant here and the older officials treat us like slaves," Jun'er, a young civil servant in a small town, was recently reported as saying. She also complained about the low pay, bureaucratism and corruption in the lower level government agencies. Comments:
A TOUR GUIDE in Southwest China's Yunnan province, who was videoed verbally abusing tourists on a bus after she failed to persuade them to buy more souvenirs at scenic spots on April 12, was deprived of her license on Sunday. Comments:
Because of bitter historical memories, China has long been wary about a Japanese military revival. Indeed, even during the chilliest days of the Cold War, China provided mixed signals about the US military presence in East Asia.
By September, the world's 193 governments will meet in New York and agree on a set of ambitious, global targets for 2030. Over the next 15 years these targets will direct the $2.5 trillion to be spent on development assistance, as well as countless trillions in national budgets.
Many people have long dreamed of becoming less chained to their workplace. Their vision is to become freer in managing their various tasks throughout the day. They especially want to better blend work and leisure. Others dream of no longer having to do monotonous, highly repetitive tasks.
Forty years ago on May 6, Qiao Guanhua, then China's foreign minister, and Christopher Soames, then European Commission vice-president, agreed to establish diplomatic relations between China and the European Economic Community. Since then, through many ups and downs, Beijing and Brussels have maintained a constructive partnership, increased their trade volume manyfold, and boosted political trust and people-to-people exchanges.
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