Why So Many People in China Cried at a Film About Letters
A letter is someone reaching across an impossible distance to say: you are still mine, even from here.
A letter is someone reaching across an impossible distance to say: you are still mine, even from here.
A state genuinely bent on domination does not spend its diplomatic capital reconciling old adversaries; it does not forswear the first use of nuclear weapons; it does not decline to build the global network of bases that the projection of hegemonic power requires.
Whether this marks the beginning of a new chapter in Middle Eastern diplomacy or merely another temporary pause in a long-running rivalry will depend on the political will of both sides to transform tentative understandings into durable agreements.
Over the past years, China has made steady progress in protecting biodiversity by adapting to new situations and seeking innovations.
Beijing hosted leaders from more than 10 Global South countries across Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa in the past three months, marking a new upsurge in China’s diplomatic engagement with the Global South.
The CPC’s governance practices offer experiences of considerable interest not only to China, but also to the wider world.
China is proposing a new global AI body open to any country and focused on development rather than political alignment. This stands in stark contrast to the fragmented, values-based rules emerging from Washington and Brussels.
The Long March is not merely a feat of military endurance, but a living philosophy of resilience and strategic foresight.
China, meanwhile, doesn’t need to do very much. The more the United States damages its own global reputation through conflict and coercion, the more attractive China becomes as a source of investment, infrastructure and development.
The United States must embrace such a positive new phase for the region. It needs to withdraw its unnecessary and counterproductive military presence from the Gulf region.
Chinese trade and investment is transforming the Global South’s place in the world economy.
It is Iran’s deterrence capability, not its negotiating skill, that will prevent future U.S. aggression.