In March 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the vision of a global community of shared future; in September and October that year, he raised the initiatives of joining with others to build a Silk Road Economic Belt and a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI)....
This effort culminated in 2020 with the pledge that every village in China would have access to asphalt roads by the end of the year. For the poor, this has reduced poverty by improving market access and has increased access to services and economic opportunities. Furthermore...
the press conferencewiththeChinese Foreign MinisterWang Yi under the limelightat this year's Two Sessions, which took place a few days ago,has attractedtremendous attention bothat homeand abroad.In an exclusive interview with Yang Dingdu, reporter ofXinhuanet,Vice President of China Foreign ...
Not so far. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the most successful of the few remaining communist countries, notably China and Vietnam, have reformed some of their most rigid practices. None has been able to entirely eliminate personal property, money, and class systems in the ...
At first, it was only the daring ones who went, because China is far away, China is run by a communist party, and that took a bit of courage. But when they were able to make stupendous profits, it quickly became clear to all their competitors, who were less daring, t...
Happy New Year! And for my first site update of 2025, I extend my thanks to Gavin Kagan (aka "Gabby the Guy") for telling me about a 1994 episode of the British sitcom As Time Goes By in which not only can "West End Girls" be heard (though just barely) but also the Pet Shop ...
there will be few serious challenges to Xi’s position on most issues since he is now the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. After being re-elected as communist party general secretary over the weekend, the announcement of his presidency of the country in March of next year is...
( )16.How long did it take to put out(扑灭) the fire A.Ten minutes. B.Twenty minutes. C.Half an hour.请听第三段对话, 回答第17至20小题。( )17.What was Rose doing when the accident happened A.She was doing homework.B.She was riding to school.C.She was reading.( )18.Who ...
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I could 1.hardly(hardly) follow her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor 2. pronunciation(pronounce). I just 3. hid(hide) behind my textb...
The exchange between Trump, a longtime critic of aid to Kyiv, and Harris on Russia's nearly three-year long invasion highlights the difference between the two candidates on Europe and Russia. Trump also reiterated a false claim that Harris was dispatched to negotiate with Putin and ...