Better than expected economic data for June has fuelled talk of a return to positive growth for China in Q2 and a 1 percent increase in GDP by the end of the year. But while COVID-19 cases continue to drop in the country, fears of a ‘second wave’ threatens to curb that growth.
A growing body of research has found that consumption of far-right media and social media content may have led to reduced public concern over the virus, slower adoption of preventive measures, and the overall worsening of the pandemic.
The display of solidarity between China and the EU during the pandemic has greatly enhanced trust between the two sides, and laid the foundation for greater post-Covid-19 cooperation.
Dragon Boat Festival is a unique holiday in China and other Asian countries thanks to its rich traditions and story, having not been hijacked as others have by commercialisation and profit-making.
In the face of the world’s greatest public health crisis since the end of the Second World War, China and Africa have stood shoulder to shoulder with each other, and enhanced solidarity, friendship and trust.
In light of greater tension between the United States and China, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has said that the European Union as Europeans should do it ‘My Way’. But what does this mean for its future relations with China?
If the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China signatories are so terribly concerned about the erosion of democratic values, perhaps they should speak up about the ongoing civil liberties infringements and human rights abuses committed during America’s repression of the Black Lives Matter movement.
George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter movement has held-up a mirror to American society and revealed a system of racial inequality, a two-tier justice system, and an inherent double standard.
The Covid-19 global pandemic is the most extensive to afflict humanity in a century. In light of its current situation, China released a white paper to chronicle its fight against the virus and share its own experience. But what did it reveal?
In his address to the National People’s Congress, the Chinese Premier reaffirmed government’s commitment to eliminate poverty and achieve the nation’s long-awaited goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects by the end of the year.
The UK’s position on Hong Kong is not about rights, freedoms or any other noble ideal. It is about politics plain and simple. Equally, the cutting of ties with Huawei is not about any perceived threat of surveillance or too much dependence on China, again it is about politics.
June 5 marks World Environment Day 2020, this year under the theme of Time for Nature. Over the past decade China has proactively implemented legislation to help fight against its war on pollution. But how does the recent coronavirus pandemic affect its promise of creating a beautiful China.
