Trilateral Cooperation Reboot

<正>China-Japan-South Korea dialogue resumes after freeze thaws After over three years of suspension,the leaders’meeting of China,Japan and South Korea finally resumed,signaling the continuation of cooperation among the three major countries in Northeast Asia.In a joint declaration issued after the sixth     

Chalk and Cheese

Inever thought I would ever be attending a banquet on the balcony of a restaurant that looked out across the Yalujiang River, straight into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). There we were, a delegation from     

A New Stage

This year is likely to see even tighter trade and economic ties between China and South Korea This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK), or South Korea, and it is also a year of friend-ly communication between the two coun-tries. Various activities, especially ChinesePremier Wen Jiabao’s successful visit toSouth Korea, have greatly promoted thedevelopment of bilateral relations, whichmeans Sino-ROK trade and economic tieswill step onto a new stage.     

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<正>MIDDLE EAST The United States launches a cruise missile strike on a Syrian airfield on April 7 after an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians in Syria POLAND Soldiers line up in front of tombstones during a ceremony marking the seventh anniversary of a plane crash in Smolensk,Russia,at the Warsaw Powazki Military Cemetery on April 10.A total of 96 Polish people,including then President Lech Kaczynski,were killed in the crash     

Duty-Free Time Is Now

<正>After 11 years of trying,China and South Korea sign their free trade agreement The signing of the China-South Korea free trade agreement(FTA)marks the beginning of an auspicious future—if everything goes as planned,the annual trade volume will double that of 2014 within the next five years.It is the latest in a series of moves illustrating the economic relationship between China     

Launching Another Crisis

North Korea's test-firing of a range of missiles gets a mixed reaction from the international communityWhen the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired a stream of missiles on July 5, it drew sharp concerns from a global communi- ty perpetually concerned over stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region. According to government reports from South Korea, the DPRK launched at least seven missiles from two sites along its east     

A Historic Gathering

正North Korea outlines a national development strategy By Shi YongmingThe Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, held its full congress for the first time in 36 years.The Seventh National Congress of the WPK convened in Pyongyang on May 6-10. Although the party’s constitution used to     

After You

<正>The United States and North Korea still waiting for each other to make the first move North Korea and the United States completed a twoday round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on October     

DIPLOMATIC DYNAMICS

China and North Korea Zhou Yongkang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), concluded a goodwill visit to North Korea on October 11.     

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<正>SOUTH KOREA On the South’s side of the Panmunjom boundary on September 8,delegates of North Korea(left)and South Korea agree to hold family reunions on October 20-26 at a facility on Mount Kumgang on the North’s eastern coast     

From "Criminal on Death Row" to "Acquittal of Charge"——A showcase of China's human rights protection in the administration of justice

In Januaury 1996, a case of murder shocked the seat of Qiaojia County in Yunnan Province. Eight years later, in February 2004, the county town was again astir with the news that the alleged murderer Sun Wangang returned home after being acquitted of the murder charge.     

CPAFFC Delegation Visits ROK

At the invitation of the Korea (ROK)-ChinaAmity Association (KCAA), a 6-memberCPAFFC delegation headed by its vice presidentSu Guang visited the Republic of Korea (ROK)from June 10 to 15. During the visit, the delega-tion attended the 1997 annual meeting of the     

the Republic of Kore a Youth Visit Beijing

As the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea approaches, the youth associations of the two countries are busy in preparing and launching celebrations.Eighty-two young students from 24 associations of Pusan, Korea, visited Beijing from Jan. 15 to. 18 in a trip sponsored by the Council of Youth Organizations of Pusan.The delegation paid a visit to the headquarters of the All-China Youth Federation as soon as they arrived in     

Notes of My Visit to DPRK

At the invitation of the Editorial Board of WorkingPeople, a journal of the Central Committee of theWorkers' Party of Korea, the delegation of Qiu Shi     

In the Right Direction

Despite being beset by difficulties, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a trend that will not be reversed n the Joint Document issued on February 13 by North Korea, South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and Russia after their fifth round of talks, North Korea agreed to shut down     

Confidence and Resolve

正China remains composed in the face of a trade war waged by the U.S.Trade ties between China and the United States have remained unclear and strained since August of last year,when Washington unilaterally started a Section 301 investigation into alleged Chinese intellectual property and technol-     

Candid,Cordial Talks

正Kim Jong Un,Chairman of the Workers’Party of Korea(WPK)and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK),paid a visit to China on June 19-20.Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)     

DIPLOMACY HITS A HIGH NOTE

The New York Philharmonic's concert in North Korea turns a new page in the history of North Korean-U.S.relationsAmerican poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said music was the universal language of mankind. His words rang true at the New York Philharmonic's concert on February 26 in Pyongyang.The unprecedented per- formance showed that after a half-century of confrontation,North Korea and the United States finally found a language that could enhance their understanding of each other. The New York Philharmonic visited North Korea on February 25-27.It gave one formal concert in the East Pyongyang Grand Theater and played informally with North Korean musicians at other time, starting a prelude of more communication     

Behind the Bombs Trump's military action against the Syrian Government is shortsighted

正The sound of more than 100 missiles broke the silence in the small hours of April 14,flying toward Syria in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians by the Syrian Government several days earlier.The U.S.-led strikes,conducted along with Britain and France,targeted multiple sites including a chemical research facility and a command post,according to the United States.     

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Amid already fierce trade frictions between China and the U.S. are signs of a technology war between the world's two larg-est economies, with a leading Chinese telecom equipment maker caught in the crossfire. On April 16, the U.S.Department of Commerce (DOC) imposed a seven-year ban on ZTE's purchase of crucial U.S. technologies, commodities, components and parts, including chips, for its alleged violation of the terms of a sanctions settlement.