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Op-Ed Contributors
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 economies around the world return to growth after the deepest recession in a generation, renewed attention is being paid to enormous fiscal deficits and vast expansions of government debt. This year's projected deficits (as a share of GDP) are estimated to be a remarkable 13.5 percent for the United States, twice the previous record at the depth of the horrific early 1980's recession. Among other major economies: the United Kingdom, 14.4 percent; France, 8.2 percent; India, 8.0 percent; Japan, 7.4 percent; Italy, 5.4 percent; Germany, 4.7 percent; China 4.2 percent; and Canada, 2.4 percent.
On Sept 18, the CPC Central Committee decided to intensify and expand intra-Party democracy to "develop people's democracy".
Walking through the Tiananmen square the other evening, I found myself thinking back to when I first began following China's amazing odyssey.
Afghanistan's political and social turmoil has been aggravated by different intentions of the participating nations that constitute the coalition forces.
In order to help the Pittsburgh summit achieve its scheduled goal, the US has launched its adjustment ambitious plan which lacks concrete measures in operation.
Today, one cannot simply talk about security, leaving apart the assessment of women's rights on the ground.
The Arctic is our canary in the coal mine for climate impacts that will affect us all. I was alarmed by the rapid pace of change there. Worse still, changes in the Arctic are now accelerating global warming.
To many Chinese men around the country, Shanghai women have remained a mystery that is both bewitching and confounding.
The G20 summit in Pittsburgh, the third of its kind, has been highly anticipated for the active role it could play in bringing a stable and lasting momentum to the emerging global economic recovery.
Amid unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus packages announced by many countries to combat the global economic crisis and rapid credit growth in China, many people are concerned over inflation.
The 2009 National Intelligence Strategy of the United States, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Sept 15, directly lists Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), China and Russia as the nation-states with the ability to challenge US interests in traditional and emerging ways.
The world's poor will bear the brunt of the impact of global climate change. Millions will lose their homes as the sea level rises.
Competition among countries for greater international financial power is expected to become fiercer although G20 reiterated coordinated action.
It is imperative to ease transfer of technology between nations to save the world from the looming climate crisis that knows no borders.
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?
I am very happy to know through your columns and CCTV 9 that China has launched a "Made in China" advertising campaign on CNN from Nov 30.
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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