Good Relations between China and the Republic of Korea

Rapid progress has been made in vari ous fields on friendly relations and cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea since the two countries established diplomatic relations on 24 August 1992. In the political field, leaders of both sides have many exchanges of visits and meetings in multilateral activities on the international arena, which have promoted mutual understanding and trust and enhanced the development of bilateral relations. On the economic front, the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries has been     

Chinese Dragon and Indian Elephant Dance to the Same Tune——An Interview with Mr. Ashok K. Kantha,Indian Ambassador to China

THIS year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India.To learn more about the relationship between the two countries,China Today interviewed Ashok K.Kantha,Indian Ambassador to China,who shared his insights on the two countries’bilateral relations on multiple issues including diplomacy,economic and trade cooperation,people-     

Message of Congratulations from Chinese President Hu Jintao

The friendly contact between the people of China and Austria dates back to ancient times. Since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1971, bilateral relations have witnessed continuous development. The exchanges     

Fruitful Cooperation between China and Dominica——An Interview with David Xu,Special Envoy of the Commonwealth of Dominica

正THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Commonwealth of Dominica.China’s1.3 billion-strong population dwarfs Dominica’s less than 100,000 inhabitants.However,the two countries share a common understanding of equality and mutual benefit and have developed bilateral relations noticeably over the past 10 years,witnessed by achieve-     

New Great Power Relationship Strengthens China-U.S. Ties

LAST year was notable for leadership changes in many countries around the world,including China and the U.S.The 2012 elections in those two countries are bound to influence the future development of the world’s most important bilateral relationship.A review of the past year shows that China-U.S.relations have had     

Boost for Sino-Finnish Economic Cooperation

SIXTY-THREE years after establishing diplomatic relations,China and Finland have decided to significantly deepen bilateral ties.At the Boao Forum for Asia in April,Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto reached a consensus to upgrade the two countries’ relations to a future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership. President Niinisto is the first European head of state to visit China since the country’s new leadership took office Finland was also among the first Western countries to recognize the PRC 63     

Underlining the Fundamentals

In February 1972,then U.S.President Richard Nixon paid a visit to China.Considered an icebreaking trip in SinoAmerican relations,both sides issued the Shanghai Communique,marking the end to 22 years of alienation between the two countries and the beginning of a normalization of bilateral relations.Today.     

Tighter Ties

China and the Maldives forge a closer partnership The Maldives is planning to officially open its embassy in Beijing later this year. Demonstrating its ever strength- ening relations with China, the embassy will serve as a portal through which the two cotmtries will further enhance their bilateral cooperation in all fields. Since China and the Maldives estab- lished diplomatic relations on October 14, 1972, ties between the two countries have been sound and consistent.     

Walking A Tightrope

正Will Australia's double-dealing tactics in South China Sea work?By Bai ShiBoosting bilateral relations is the common goal of China and Australia.The two countries have seen multiple successes in recent years,forging closer partnerships in trade,industries,science and technology,in addition to educational and personnel exchanges.A recent achievement is the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement(FTA)that went into     

Sino-U.S. Economic and Trade Relations

China has a quarter of the world's population—a vast pool of poten tial consumers for U.S. products and services—and market-oriented reforms have recently helped generate very rapid economic growth. The World Bank has has estimated that China's economic output will reach $10 trillion by the middle of the new century.China-U.S. economic and trade relations have witnessed rapid progress since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1979. In the same year, the two governments signed the bilateral Agreement on Trade Relations, in which most-favorednation trade status was extended to each other on a mutually beneficial basis. In early 1980s, a series of industrial cooperation     

Eye on Development

正How to solve the refugee crisis in Africa The refugee problem has caught the attention of the international community as the number of refugees worldwide has reached a record high, leading to the most serious refugee crisis in Europe since World War     

Eye on Improvement

Issues concerning agriculture,rural areas and rural people have always been the centerpiece of the Chinese Governments work.In line with this,the Central Rural Work Conference was held on December20-21,2019,in Beijing to outline the roadmap for the country’s work in this area for2020.In 2019,agricultural production maintained a sound momentum,satisfying the country’s demands for food,with grain output reaching a historical high.Rural society maintained harmony and stability,and the rural vitalization strategy brought policy and financial dividends to rural development. The per-capita disposable income of rural residents has continued to increase,while their material and spiritual life has improved and their sense of happiness grown.     

An Eye for Sci-Fi

正Science fiction in search of a Chinese audience China’s fast-growing cityscapes often resemble the setting of a futuristic science fiction novel. But as a genre,science fiction itself has yet to catch on among the country’s mainstream readers.Recently, People’s Literature published     

An Eye on Services

Fuzhou,a bustling city along the Taiwan Straits in Fujian Province,is witnessing rapid growth in its service outsourcing sector,which covers software development,animation and online gaming as well as telecommunication services and logistics.     

Eye of the Beholder

Having double eyelids was a dream of Zhang Yiwen, a 31-year-old in east China’s Jiangsu Province,formany years, and it was finally realized during the Spring Festival holiday in February with a surgical procedure at a general hospital.     

China at Eye Level

It seems, with the current state of technolog-ical advances and continual development of infrastructure, that almost every corner of the world is now accessible by some means of transport. Air travel means that a journey that would have previously taken weeks is now shortened to a matter of hours. For me to reach China from my home in the middle of the United States would have seemed borderline impossible without flying. Now, however, it takes less than 24 hours from leaving my house in the mountains of Colorado to walking in the front door of my urban residence in Beijing. However, while convenience may abound, the enchantment of such expedited travel is largely left wanting.     

Keeping an Eye on Radioactivity

<正>China sets up a national testing system for levels of radiation from various sources Radioactive iodine had been detected in the air above several regions of China,said China’s National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee on March 29.The regions include Heilongjiang     

A Thorn in the Eye

It was slack season in the rural areas along the Yangtze River when an urgent notice pulled many villagers out of their leisure time and into action: Keep all eyes out for Canadian yellow flowers and kill them on site.     

Chinese Enterprises Eye Enhanced Compliance Management

As more and moreChinese enterprises are going global and developing businesses in the international economic arena, their compliance capability has improved remarkably, helping them gain a bigger share in the world market.