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BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — It is one thing to make promises, but quite another to keep them. The Chinese government decided to eradicate poverty by 2020 — the target year for China to become a “moderately prosperous” society — and the country is confident. China’s economic growth has been astonishing over the past three […]
Read MorePishan county, China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, witnessed a violent attack on Tuesday evening. Three knife-wielding thugs attacked people in a residential compound, injuring 10, five of which were confirmed dead after being rushed to the hospital. All three attackers were killed by local police on the scene, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. […]
Read MoreAfrican island nation Sao Tome and Principe announced Tuesday that it has cut its so-called “diplomatic” ties with Taiwan and acknowledged sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China. Sao Tome is the first country to break “diplomatic” relations with Taiwan since Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen took office. Taiwan “diplomacy” has suffered its first setback after […]
Read MoreThe Chinese military on Tuesday returned a US underwater drone, which was discovered in the South China Sea by a Chinese naval lifeboat last Thursday and was taken as an unidentified device. The US claimed that the event occurred about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay in the Philippines while making accusations that China’s […]
Read MoreAfter meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japan’s SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced a $50 billion investment in the US, aiming to create 50,000 jobs. Trump then tweeted that Son “would never do this” if Trump hadn’t won the election, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. Immediately some Japanese netizens said this […]
Read MoreTaiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen had a telephone conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday. Trump later tweeted, “The President of Taiwan called today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you!” An hour after that, he added “Interesting how the US sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address on Thursday. He mostly focused on Russia’s internal affairs with abundant confidence, and talked about international relations in a level-headed and composed manner. He hailed Russia’s relationship with China as a role model for international relations in general. He said Moscow wanted to […]
Read MoreAccording to reports, Japan’s defense ministry is planning to set up a team headed by Deputy Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya to discuss adopting the US-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Given North Korea’s frequent ballistic missile tests this year, Japan plans to hammer out a blueprint for the deployment before summer […]
Read MoreCuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died Friday night at the age of 90. As the last prominent leader from the Cold War, his death is reminiscent of the vicissitudes of that era, triggering tons of comments on his legacy writes, an editorial piece of Global Times. Fidel Castro gradually transferred power to his younger brother, […]
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