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Joint statement of the 20th EU-China Summit

Joint statement of the 20th EU-China Summit

Beijing (China) | 16 July 2018
H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and H.E. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, met in Beijing on 16 July 2018 for the 20th EU-China Summit. Premier Li and President Juncker jointly attended the EU-China Business Roundtable.
1. On the occasion of this 20th EU-China Summit, the two sides celebrated the 15th anniversary of the EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. (...)

China over-saturated with evangelical missionaries

China over-saturated with evangelical missionaries

15 July 2018
The People’s Republic of China, which for a long time now has had to tackle the sect of Falun Gong , is horrified to discover the resurgence of the “Return to Jerusalem Movement”.
This evangelical sect was powerful in the 1920s in the province of Shandong (North East China), a region with a religious syncrétiste tradition The light of this sect was smothered out by the nationalist revolution yet today its torch of belief has been relit and is being passed around the Chinese diaspora in (...)

Trump bombed Syria ... to impress China

Trump bombed Syria ... to impress China

16 June 2018
In an interview granted on 12 June in Singapore to the US presenter Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump talked about the first bombing that he ordered against Syria way back in April 2017.
Trump recalled that when the Chinese President Xi Jinping was on a state visit to the US, he entertained him at Mar-a-Lago (Florida), Trump’s well known private residence. Trump specified that at the end of the dinner, while pudding was being served, he announced to the Chinese leader that he planned (...)

Joint Statement of the United States and China Regarding Trade Consultations

Joint Statement of the United States and China Regarding Trade Consultations

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 22 May 2018
At the direction of President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping, on May 17 and 18, 2018, the United States and China engaged in constructive consultations regarding trade in Washington, D.C. The United States delegation included Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, and United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer. The Chinese delegation was led by State Council Vice Premier Liu He, Special Envoy of President Xi.
There was a (...)

China’s sending a significant amount of humanitarian aid to Syrians

China's sending a significant amount of humanitarian aid to Syrians

2 March 2018
The People’s Republic of China has just provided a significant amount of humanitarian aid to Syria. It takes the form of goods to be allocated to Syrians living in Syria and other goods meant for Syrians who have taken refuge in Lebanon.
Beijing was an important partner of the Syrian industrial-military complex during President Hafez el-Assad’s term, notably on the Scud missiles issue.
Although China did not participate in the military operations during the military aggression against (...)

China’s Arctic Policy

China's Arctic Policy

Beijing (China) | 26 January 2018
Foreword
Global warming in recent years has accelerated the melting of ice and snow in the Arctic region. As economic globalization and regional integration further develops and deepens, the Arctic is gaining global significance for its rising strategic, economic values and those relating to scientific research, environmental protection, sea passages, and natural resources. The Arctic situation now goes beyond its original inter-Arctic States or regional nature, having a vital bearing on (...)

Western elites find new ‘China threat’ theory

by Jiang Feng

Western elites find new ‘China threat' theory

Shanghai (China) | 20 November 2017
The world has been keeping an eye on China for the past 40 years, with adulation and anxiety. Last month, Western mainstream media outlets including the US’ Time, France’s Le Monde and Germany’s Der Spiegel chose Chinese characters or pinyin for their cover headlines, showing the world that "China won;" China, a rising power; and "China: The Awakening Giant."
Der Spiegel used "xing lai" (wake up in English) as its cover headline to echo its article "The Awakening Giant." On the one hand, it (...)

Xi Jinping’s address to Chinese soldiers stationed at Djibouti

Xi Jinping's address to Chinese soldiers stationed at Djibouti

11 November 2017
On 4 November 2017, the Chinese President, Xi Jinping held a video conference to address his soldiers at the Chinese base in Djibouti.
According to Defense News, this base has been consolidated. You could now call it a fortress, capable of accommodating a complete brigade (7 to 10 000 men).
The establishment of this base, near the US, Israeli and French bases, has put an end to piracy off the coast of Somalia.
This is the first military base outside the sphere of Chinese (...)

Xi Jinping: the Geo-Economic Emperor with a 15 year head start

by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme

Xi Jinping: the Geo-Economic Emperor with a 15 year head start

Mexico City (Mexico) | 4 November 2017
While the Western Press mocks the Grand Mass of the Chinese Communist Party’s Congress, Alfredo Jalife is taking President Xi’s announcements very seriously. Far from comparing him to an emperor, Jalife sees him as one of the senior officials that have made China “millénaire”. Jalife observes how Xi is following through with the planned Silk Route and is demonstrating his willingness to partner Western investors through a dollar offering. He also comments on the reform of the military’s structure of command with a view to developing it.

Xi Jinping speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

by Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Beijing (China) | 18 October 2017
Comrades,
On behalf of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, I will now deliver a report to the 19th National Congress.
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a meeting of great importance taking place during the decisive stage in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and at a critical moment as socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era.
The theme of the Congress is : Remain true to our (...)

According to Washington, Peking has just banned the Koran (sic)

According to Washington, Peking has just banned the Koran (sic)

6 October 2017
Radio Free Asia has just launched a campaign aimed at fooling us into thinking that the Koran is now banned in China .
Daesh propaganda has been making this charge for two years now.
Radio Free Asia was established by the CIA in the 50s, before it was brought under the control of the US Information Agency (an agency for US Propaganda in the Cold War), and finally the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Its budget is entirely funded by US tax payers. Contrary to what it claims, it is thus (...)

China revises regulation on religious affairs

China revises regulation on religious affairs

Beijing (China) | 7 September 2017
China has revised its regulation on religious affairs, to take effect on Feb 1, 2018, according to a decree signed by Premier Li Keqiang and released by the State Council on Sept 7.
The last version of the regulation was released in November 2004 and took effect in March 2005.
The regulation is formulated with the goal of protecting citizens’ freedom of religious belief, maintaining religious and social harmony and regulating the management of religious affairs.
It specified that citizens (...)

Human Rights in Xinjiang - Development and Progress

Human Rights in Xinjiang - Development and Progress

Beijing (China) | 1 June 2017
Foreword
Realization of full human rights is an ideal, one that humankind has pursued for as long as we can remember. It is also a goal that the Chinese people, including people of the various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, have worked hard to reach.
Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, the ethnic groups of Xinjiang suffered oppression from invading foreign forces, the feudal exploiting class and the privileged religious hierarchy. At the bottom of the social (...)

Saudi Arabia and China sign agreements with an aggregate value of 65 billions dollars

Saudi Arabia and China sign agreements with an aggregate value of 65 billions dollars

21 March 2017
King Salman of Saudi Arabia and his entourage continue their tour of Asia. After Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, a dozen planes of the Saudi convoy landed in China.
[On behalf of Saudi Arabia], the Servant of the Two Mosques signed cooperation agreements, with an aggregate value of 65 billion dollars, with China.

China’s Policies on Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation

China's Policies on Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation

Beijing (China) | 11 January 2017
Preface
The Asia-Pacific region covers a vast area with numerous countries and 60 percent of the world’s population. Its economic and trade volumes take up nearly 60 percent and half of the world’s total, respectively. It has an important strategic position in the world. In recent years, the development of the Asia-Pacific region has increasingly caught people’s attention. It has become the most dynamic region with the strongest potential in the world. All parties are attaching greater (...)

China’s space activities in 2016

China's space activities in 2016

Beijing (China) | 28 December 2016
Preamble
Space activities make up one of the most challenging hi-tech fields which exert enormous impact on other fields. Space activities have greatly improved man’s knowledge of space, and provide an important driving force for social progress. Currently, more and more countries, including developing ones, are making the development of space activities an important strategic choice. Thus space activities around the world are flourishing.
The Chinese government takes the space industry as (...)

The Right to Development: China’s Philosophy, Practice and Contribution

The Right to Development: China's Philosophy, Practice and Contribution

Beijing (China) | 1 December 2016
Preamble
Development is a universal human theme, providing for people’s basic needs and giving them hope of better life. The right to development is an inalienable human right, symbolizing dignity and honor. Only through development can we address global challenges; only through development can we protect basic civil rights of the people; only through development can we promote the progress of human society.
China, with a population of over 1.3 billion, is the largest developing country in (...)

The role of the US and Nato in EU relations with China

by Manlio Dinucci

The role of the US and Nato in EU relations with China

Rome (Italy) | 28 October 2016
Participating in an international conference, the Italian geographer Manlio Dinucci ties together the various strands of his analysis of the weapons that the US has at its disposal to dominate the entire world. Yet the importance of this article goes beyond that. For it is on account of this domination, this unipolar global order, that Syria, Russia and China, challenge today the use of force.

China and Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

China and Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 30 August 2016
Although we don’t know the details of what was agreed between the Chinese and Syrian armies, the existence of an agreement between them has modified both the battle-field and the balance of international relations. Last year, the Anglo-Saxon secret services broadcast a number of hair-brained interpretations of this same subject – today, Thierry Meyssan gives a precise analysis of the important points.

Propaganda: the Chinese are expansionists

Propaganda: the Chinese are expansionists

14 July 2016
The Court of Arbitration (the PCA) at the Hague ruled in favour of the Philippines in its case against the People’s Republic of China, rejecting Chinese territorial claims over the Spratly Isles in the South China Sea.
For the Western Press, this is a sign that the United States is right to denounce Chinese expansionism.
In actual fact, the Court of Arbitration does not have jurisdiction over boundary disputes. Jurisdiction over such disputes lies with the International Court of Justice, (...)

The petroyuan is the big bet of Russia and China

by Ariel Noyola Rodríguez

The petroyuan is the big bet of Russia and China

Mexico City (Mexico) | 20 May 2016
After the economic sanctions that the United States and the European Union imposed against Russia, Moscow and Beijing put together an imposing energetic team that has radically transformed the world oil market. In addition to increasing their interchange of hydrocarbons exponentially, both oriental powers have decided to put an end to the domination of the dollar in fixing the prices of the black gold. The petroyuan is the instrument of payment of strategic character that promises to facilitate the transition to a multipolar monetary system, a system that takes various currencies into account and reflects the correlation of forces in the current world order.

The Chinese merchant marine to use the Arctic Sea

The Chinese merchant marine to use the Arctic Sea

23 April 2016
The People’s Republic of China has published a 356-page manual for its merchant marine, in order to influence their use of the Arctic Ocean. This route is one third shorter than the passage via the Panama Canal. So far, only one merchant ship, the Canadian Nunavik (photo), has used this North-West route alone.
Canada claims this passage as part of its territorial waters, while a number of states consider it to be international territory. China has not so far expressed its opinion on the (...)

“The Art of War”

China’s Resistance

by Manlio Dinucci

China's Resistance

Rome (Italy) | 17 April 2016
The 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people in the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression is celebrated on 3 September in Peking. Not only Tokyo but also Washington and almost all EU governments are going to boycott it. They are sending only second rank representatives to Peking. A ridiculous attempt to erase History, paralleled to those in relation to the victory over Nazism, celebrated in Moscow on 9 May .
The historical basis: in the thirties, China was reduced (...)

China deploys in the Near East

by Thierry Meyssan

China deploys in the Near East

Damascus (Syria) | 25 January 2016
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has embarked on a tour of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Officially, he will not be speaking of politics, but only of economy. China is proposing that the states of the Near East participate in the construction of a new « Silk Road » in order to enhance their development and liberate themselves from Western colonialism.

US Congress gives in and passes the IMF quotas reform

by Ariel Noyola Rodríguez

US Congress gives in and passes the IMF quotas reform

Mexico City (Mexico) | 7 January 2016
Apparently the year 2015 marks the beginning of the new IMF interior revolution. First the incorporation of the yuan into the SDR’s was approved, the reserve basket created in 1969 to serve as a supplement of member nations’ official reserves. And now, thanks to approval from the US Congress, the IMF will finally be able to implement the reform of the quotas representation system, China and other emerging countries will increase their power in decision-making, whilst European countries will lose relevance. However, it is still too early to conclude that this is a radical transformation of the correlation of forces inside the IMF: The United States will retain its powers of veto.

The yuan will be the third most powerful currency in the IMF basket

by Ariel Noyola Rodríguez

The yuan will be the third most powerful currency in the IMF basket

Mexico City (Mexico) | 10 December 2015
In spite of the fierce opposition of the US treasury Department, on November 30 the IMF finally approved the inclusion of the yuan in the Special Drawing Rights, the currency basket created in 1969 to complement the official reserves of the members of the multilateral organization. With this the Chinese currency will become, next October 1 (2016), part of the integrating fifth of the IMF basket. The financial influence of China on a world scale will continue to grow at high velocity: the weight of the yuan in the Special Drawing Rights will be greater in comparison with the Japanese yen and the pound sterling.

World yuan-ization thanks to the City of London

by Ariel Noyola Rodríguez

World yuan-ization thanks to the City of London

Mexico City (Mexico) | 5 November 2015
The Government of China promotes the internationalization of «the people’s currency» (‘renminbi’) through a policy of alliances that does not take ideological barriers into account. In a first moment the diplomatic forces of the yuan were concentrated in Pacific-Asia, but in a second moment, it became necessary to gain the support of the West. After the President Xi Jinping visited London, between the 19th and the 23rd of October, the bases of the «golden age» between China and the United Kingdom were established, with which both countries looked to push the yuan-ization of the world economy.

Speech by Xi Jinping at 70th UN General Assembly

by Xi Jinping

Speech by Xi Jinping at 70th UN General Assembly

New York (USA) | 28 September 2015
Mr. President,
Dear Colleagues,
Seventy years ago, the earlier generation of mankind fought heroically and secured the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, closing a dark page in the annals of human history. That victory was hard won.
Seventy years ago, the earlier generation of mankind, with vision and foresight, established the United Nations. This universal and most representative and authoritative international organization has can°ied’ÿmankind’s hope for a new future and ushered in a (...)

The devaluation of the yuan tests China’s rise as a world power

by Ariel Noyola Rodríguez

The devaluation of the yuan tests China's rise as a world power

Mexico City (Mexico) | 31 August 2015
After the devaluation of the yuan, the international financial markets started trembling. Washington accused Peking of taking advantage of the market. As China wants to incorporate the yuan into the Special Drawing Rights, it is inconvenient to prolong the devaluation. Furthermore, if a currency war broke out, China would risk increasing the economic and geopolitical tensions between countries in the Asian-Pacific region. That way, the United States would have more possibilities to disrupt regional co-operation initiatives and thereby undermine China’s rise as a world power.

China’s Military Strategy

China's Military Strategy

Beijing (China) | 26 May 2015
Preface
The world today is undergoing unprecedented changes, and China is at a critical stage of reform and development. In their endeavor to realize the Chinese Dream of great national rejuvenation, the Chinese people aspire to join hands with the rest of the world to maintain peace, pursue development and share prosperity.
China’s destiny is vitally interrelated with that of the world as a whole. A prosperous and stable world would provide China with opportunities, while China’s peaceful (...)

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