Japan's security shift and the test for Northeast Asia's postwar order
The Kuril Islands dispute has recently been thrust back into the international spotlight. Moscow regards the islands as Russian territory based on the settlement emerging from World War II, while Tokyo continues to assert sovereignty over four islands.
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Shattering the 'squeeze' myth: How China's upgrading empowers the Global South
A new narrative has gained traction among Western media and think tanks: the so-called "China squeeze," which frames China's industrial upgrading as a zero-sum game designed to stifle industrialization elsewhere.
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Greening the lifecycle: China's forward-looking environmental law
China's "New trio" of new energy vehicles (NEVs), lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic (PV) products has become a hallmark of the country's green transition and an important source of competitiveness in global markets.
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Japanese 'ghost-worshippers' should be treated like rats scurrying across the street and reviled by all
On August 15, several Japanese officials, including Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, and core members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), such as Secretary-General Shun'ichi Suzuki, blatantly visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
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Japan cannot simply erase its historical crime of forced labor
At the 48th World Heritage Committee session in Busan, South Korea, Kim Ji-hee, South Korea's Ambassador to UNESCO, pressed Japan over its failure to fulfill a decade-old commitment to present the "full history" of Korean laborers forcibly mobilized during Japan's colonial rule.
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US complains it's 'losing control of the pack' – that's probably inevitable
On August 13 local time, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy released a report that labeled more than 40 countries and regions around the world as part of a so-called Chinese "shadow transshipment network," singling out these trading partners for allegedly helping the Chinese
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On August 15, admitting guilt is Japan’s only way out: Global Times editorial
Public discourse in Japan has already shifted from "whether Japan should take responsibility for its war of aggression" to "whether it should worship ghosts on such a sensitive day." Muddying the waters has long been a tactic favored by Japan's right wing.
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What message do these three New York Times reports send to Taiwan region?: Hai Feng
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have long treated statements by US officials and US media reports as gospel. A few words of "praise" or "support" from Washington are enough to send them into raptures, only to be repackaged as so-called "security guarantees" and touted as
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Unity doesn't mean uniformity: The true value of China's new ethnic law
BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- As a multi-ethnic country with a long history, China is offering a new perspective on addressing common challenges in modern state governance through its recently enacted law on promoting ethnic unity and progress -- one that seeks unity without imposing uniformity.The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, China's fundamental law governing ethnic affairs, took effect on July 1 to strengthen law-based governance and promote unity and common prosperity among the country's 56 ethnic groups.China has been ethnically diverse since ancient times, with many groups developing their own unique customs and cultural traditions. For thousands of years, governing such a vast and varied land has presented complex challenges, some of which have even continued into the modern era.While countries may follow different institutional paths, safeguarding national unity, countering separatism, and protecting the equal rights of all members of society remain common challenges in modern state governance, said Hu Haifeng, director of the Institute of Ethnology at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.Through the new law, China is incorporating its historical experiences and contemporary practices in governing ethnic affairs into a legal framework, with the aim of balancing national unity, regional stability and development, ethnic relations and public security, Hu said.Drawing on years of field research in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hu views the legislation as a codification of the country's experience in combating separatism, countering terrorism and extremism, and promoting ethnic unity and progress.The law expounds on the idea of building a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation. It also sets up institutional safeguards to promote the common national language among different ethnic groups, while respecting and protecting the right to study and use ethnic minority languages.The law's provisions on equality, ethnic unity and the protection...
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Xi's commitment to the people: Sci-tech self-reliance key to building great modern socialist country
Technology drives development, and innovation shapes the future.In February this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made his first local inspection tour of 2026, the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period. Visiting a national information technology innovation park in Beijing, he once again stressed that self-reliance and strength in science and technology are the key in China's efforts to build a great modern socialist country.To accelerate efforts to achieve high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, China must maintain the strategic resolve to run its own affairs well.Amid profound changes unseen in a century that are reshaping the global landscape, scientific and technological innovation has become a key variable.Xi has emphasized that self-reliance in science and technology is the foundation of national prosperity and the key to national security, and that China cannot ask for, buy or beg for core technologies in key fields.By intensifying efforts to advance scientific and technological innovation, China will be able to keep the future of national development and progress firmly in its own hands.In February 2023, during the third group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on strengthening basic research, Xi called for greater policy support to promote the high-quality development of basic research.In April this year, at a symposium on strengthening basic research, Xi urged greater efforts and more concrete measures to strengthen basic research, enhance China's capacity for original innovation, and further solidify the foundation for building the country's strength in science and technology.Persistent efforts are essential because basic research is the origin of the entire scientific system and the master switch for all technological issues.Strengthening basic ...
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China puts green modernization on a firmer legal footing
Environmental challenges do not follow administrative boundaries. A polluted river cannot be restored by addressing water quality alone; its health is also shaped by forests, farmland, cities, industry and climate.
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A betrayal of post-war order: The peril of Japan's remilitarization
Editor's note: Pan Deng is a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Eighty-one years ago, on August 15, 1945, Japan laid down its arms in unconditional surrender, bringing a tragic era of imperial conquest
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Lai Ching-te, pro-DPP media stage double act, but their rumor skills worse than schoolchildren
Lai Ching-te has once again rolled out the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) election stunt: have pro-DPP media leak the line first, then step in himself to pick it up, forcing fabricated political gossip into a so-called major warning about "CPC election interference."
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Open-source AI is an inevitable historical trend
China's long-standing commitment to promoting the inclusive development of open-source AI models and facilitating the free flow and efficient allocation of AI industry resources aligns perfectly with this global industry consensus.
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