Dialogue,a Common Aspiration

Despite disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, cooperation between China and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries has continued at an accelerated pace, former Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle said at the Fourth Dialogue Between the Civilizations of China and Latin America and the Caribbean on October 22. He was echoed by Ma Peihua, former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who stressed that in a complex and volatile world, it is never a sustainable solution for countries to detach themselves from the interna-tional community. Developing countries, including China and LAC nations, need to work together, support one another, and conduct cooperation and exchanges.     

China-CELAC Solidarity Stays Strong

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was born out of the efforts of member countries to pursue independence and seek strength in unity. The group has played an important part in maintaining peace and stability and promoting common development in the region.     

从“拉美陷阱”看中国和谐社会的构建

在现代化的进程中,拉丁美洲国家曾取得举世瞩目的成就.但是,20世纪80年代以来,拉丁美洲国家陷入"拉美陷阱"而不能自拔.研究拉美国家的现代化进程,吸取其经验和教训,对于构建社会主义和谐社会有积极的意义.     

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China is expected to reap a bumper harvest this autumn, but grain security remains a long-term concern Despite sweeping natural disasters China is on track to achieve a bounti ful harvest for this autumn's grain yield,which usually accounts fo three fourths of the annual output,said Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu.     

Cooperation Under The BRI

During a high-level symposium on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on November 19, President Xi Jinping issued a review of the initiative since its proposal in 2013 and also extended some further guidance on future endeavors. In the past eight years, countries along the BRI traversing Asia, Africa and Europe have benefited a lot from it. Particularly during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, relevant projects helped prop up regional economic growth as well as the world economy by large. Comparatively, Latin American and the Caribbean countries (LACs) have achieved far less than those immersed in the BRI collaborative network.     

浅析传统文化对经济发展的影响与作用——东亚与拉美发展差异的文化因素比较

一国经济发展与传统文化密不可分。比较分析东亚与拉美发展过程中各自的传统文化对其经济发展的促进和阻碍作用，对处在关键发展时期的我国具有重要的启示。     

A Free Trade Champion

Mexico was the first leg of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's tour to five Latin American countries and Malta in February. Shortly after Xi's visit to Mexico, Beijing Review reporter Yan Wei spoke to Jorge Guajardo, Mexico's Ambassador to China, about the burgeoning cooperation between the two major developing economies.     

BELT AND ROAD UNITES CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA

The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, improves cooperation among its participants in terms of both economic and cultural? devel-opment. Latin American countries started to join the initiative in 2017, and as of 2019, 19 of them signed related memoranda of understand-ing with China.     

SMART POWER

正Technological progress is key to the future If technological breakthroughs can be made in the next 65 years at a speed comparable to that of the past 65 years, future technological development will be even faster, famed American cryptographer and scholar Whitfield Diffie said during a session on artificial intelligence(AI) at the Boao Forum for Asia(BFA) Annual Conference on April 19.     

Diagnosing the Financial Industry

Heads of the nation's top economic and finance watchdogs gathered together at the Lujiazui Forum held in Shanghai on May 15-16.The forum,initiated in 2007 and aimed at becoming a Chinese version of the World Economic Forum in Davos,was themed "finance and economic growth in a globalized age" this year.High-level attendees included Zhou Xiaochuan,Governor of the People's Bank of China;Shang Fulin,Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission(CSRC);Liu Mingkang,Chairman of the China Banking Regulator...     

The Missing Link in Sino–Latin American Relations

The growing economic presence of China around the world is a widely recognized reality. China's expanding economic relations with other developing countries have generated both positive and negative reactions. Many believe that the increasing economic ties between China and these countries will enhance China's political influence and encourage political cooperation between China and other countries in the Global South. How strong is the economic–political link? This article examines this question in the context of Sino–Latin American relations in recent years. It finds that thus far China's expanding economic relations with the region have not had a significant spillover effect into the political realm. The article provides preliminary explanations of the missing link between the economic and the political. It calls for more nuanced ways to apply familiar international relations paradigms to understanding the implications of the rise of China.     

From Financial Assets to Financial Statecraft: the case of China and emerging economies of Africa and Latin America

Over the past few decades, China has accumulated over US$3.4 trillion of official foreign exchange reserves as it rises to become a global power. Do China's financial assets increase its ability to pursue its national interests internationally? With the globalisation and rising influence of Chinese state-owned enterprises, state-owned banks and sovereign wealth fund, as well as China's growing clout in several regional groupings, it is clear that China does possess the necessary mechanisms to assert its financial power. This article examines the efficacy and limitations of these mechanisms in Africa and Latin America, in the economic and political domains. In the economic domain, China has consistently used foreign oil contracts and acquisitions to secure direct oil flow from developing nations. An analysis of recent cases shows that while China is able to successfully harness its financial power in its pursuit of oil, it needs to fulfil its promises to the satisfaction of the recipient countries in order to maintain the value of its offers. In the political domain, China has used its financial assets to purchase diplomatic allegiance from various African and Latin American countries in support of its One-China policy. Studying both successful and unsuccessful cases reveals that while China is generally able to use its financial power in third-world countries against Taiwan successfully, its national goals have, in recent years, shifted to the economic realm, even with countries that still recognise the Taipei government.     

Destination China

China's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows dropped by about 20 percent year on year in the first quarter,raising questions about the country's attractiveness to foreign investors. Edgar G. Hotard,Chairman of the Monitor Group (China),sat down with Beijing Review reporter Hu Yue on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia on April 17-19,to discuss this issue. The Monitor Group is a global provider of strategy consulting services,headquartered in the United States and with offices in China.     

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Powering the Future China had the most nuclear power facilities under construction among world powers in 2009.Nuclear power,as well as other alternative energies,is developing rapidly in China due to the country's commitment to a low-carbon economy.     

Building a Community with a Shared Future for Human Beings: New Opportunity for South-South Human Rights Development Overview of the First South-South Human Rights Forum

From December 7 to December 8, 2017, the State Council Information Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly organized the first South-South Human Rights Forum in Beijing. With the topic of "Building a Community with a Shared Future for Human Beings: New Opportunity for South-South Human Rights Development," participants conducted in-depth discussions on topics including "global human rights governance", "inclusive development and South-South human rights cooperation", "China and the SouthSouth cooperation", "right to education for the countries of the Global South" and "poverty reduction, right to food and right to health", which achieved great consensuses and yielded results. This Forum was the first time that countries of the Global South have jointly discussed human rights issues.     

Asia's Platform

Ten years have passed since the Boao Forum for Asia was created in 2001.Bringing Asian countries closer together,the forum has become a major event in the region.In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Yu Shujun,Chi Fulin,President of the China Institute for Reform and Development(CIRD),discussed the forum’s increasing global reputation and what makes it unique from other international forums.Edited excerpts follow     

Confidence Matters

China's economy passed over a bumpy road last year. Influenced by the global economic crisis, China faces many uncertainties in 2009. Yao Jingyuan, Chief Economist of the National Bureau of Statistics, gave a speech at the 2009 China Mining Merger and Acquisition Forum at Tsinghua University on January 10 about the risks the country faces and the positive factors that still exist in China's economic development. Excerpts follow.     

A Dialogue Between Two Nations

At the 11th Beijing-Tokyo Forum held in Beijing on October 23-25,more than 500 senior government officials,diplomats,scholars and journalists from China and Japan exchanged opinions on how to promote healthy and stable bilateral ties.Beijing Review reporter Bai Shi brought live reports from the conference.     

Sources of Strength-Young Arab Leaders' Observations on China's Development

AS the Western media continues to peddle lies about forced labor involved in Xinjiang's cotton production,a young leader from the Arab world told a different story about China.Adham Sayed,now a central committee member of the Lebanese Communist Party,chose to stay in China after the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan as a doctoral student at Huazhong University of Science and Technology."My classmates and I all feel our religious beliefs have been fully respected.In China,protection of people's freedom of religious beliefs has been en-shrined in the country's constitution," Sayed said at the China-Arab States Young Leaders Forum hosted by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) via video link on March 30.     

Building Closer Ties

Arecent opinion poll shows that changes in the relationship between China and the U.S. over the past year have had striking impacts on relations between China and Japan. Moreover, more than 60 percent of Chinese respondents and half of all Japanese respondents believed these impacts were negative. The annual survey's results were released dur-ing the 17th Beijing-Tokyo Forum, jointly held both online and in person by China International Communications Group (CICG) and Japan's Genron NPO on October 25 and 26. More than 100 partici-pants from political, business, academic and media circles exchanged views on a wide range of issues.