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Op-Ed Contributors
This the second and concluding part of the interview of Chinese Ambassador to Germany Wu Hongbo published by the German newspaper Die Welt on Sept 22 and Oct 2.
Premier Wen Jiabao's three-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has raised hopes that the Six-Party Talks could resume.
An important discussion raging across the world is about the conflict between small holders and agribusiness corporations. Some critics say small holders will be "exterminated" because of the unequal competition they face from large corporations for land and other resources.
At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to China in October.
The interview of Chinese Ambassador to Germany Wu Hongbo published by the German newspaper Die Welt on Sept 22 and Oct 2, has drawn wide attention. Reproduced below is a translation.
Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama will make his first visit to China today.Chinese people want to hnow how the momentous change will impact them and what the new prime minister will bring to the Sino-Japanese relations.
According to the Bali Action Plan, a new binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be finalized at the 15th Conference of Parties UNFCCC in Copenhagen
The Empire State Building lit up in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The concept of green economy has gained currency of late, especially after the global economic crisis, but it is yet to be defined precisely.
There is a huge discussion all over the world, which probably is a bigger issue in developing countries, about the conflict between small holders and agribusiness corporations.
When will conflicts between people whose houses are to be demolished and real estate developers end? Realty developers always hope their bulldozers would level structures without resistance to pave the way for their projects.
A July 2009 World Bank report shows that anti-dumping, safeguard and other trade barriers are currently in vogue, despite the fact that state leaders vowed at the London G20 summit not to do so in the wake of the global economic crisis.
Products made in China are still labeled with cheapness, imitation and low quality in international markets. Why the Chinese are still lagging in innovation against the background that independent innovation has been highlighted and promoted by the Chinese government for so many years? It is with a heavy heart that one observes how few Chinese brands have won worldwide visibility. In order to gain the slender profit at the bottom of the value chain, huge resources were consumed in China as many mainland enterprises can only engage in original equipment manufacture (OEM) for international brands like Apple.
China has kept a rapid growth rate in several consecutive decades. The legacy of the first 30 years after the founding of the PRC has contributed a lot to the current "China Miracle".
The G20 summit promised to reform, at least to some extent to start with. However, the United States has not promised any meaningful reform of its domestic financial system.
The "China model" that was established after the founding of the People's Republic of China and has ever since materialized has exerted growing influence on the world's political and economic landscape.
We live in a global world, and Chinese companies can contribute a lot to this globalization. It is true that today, we see many more Western brands in China than we see Chinese brands outside China. And, in the long run, it may be difficult for the Chinese economy to achieve a position of leadership in the world if China's domestic companies do not become international players. There are examples of Chinese companies - Haier, Huawei - that are proving that this deployment can be undertaken, but the examples are very limited.
If "Chimerica" and "G2" have any meaning, their constant appearance must lead people to consider China a rising power that will soon be the equal of the United States.
A low-carbon economy (LCE) is a concept which was first proposed in the UK Energy White Paper 2003, entitled Our energy future: creating a low-carbon economy.
In a moment of tension and suspense, the International Olympic Committee will convene in Copenhagen on Oct 2 to select the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The choice of Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo will reverberate around the world. The winner will be entrusted to deliver one of only a handful of truly global events that has the ability to bring together the vast majority of humanity in a celebration not just of sporting success, but also of human achievement.
As world leaders are slated to gather in Copenhagen this month to find a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol, talks about climate change are gathering steam. But is climate change the most pressing threat for mankind?
There has been a suggestion recently that tests in classical Chinese language are unnecessary.
Asia has rebounded fast from the depth of the global crisis. Initially, the region was hit extremely hard, with output in most countries shrinking by much more than even those nations at the epicenter of the crisis.
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