Like many others concerned about the continuation of "civilization" as we know it, I followed the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, Southwest England with particular interest, and ultimately disappointment. Much of the three-day affair seemed to focus on the Biden administration's continuing fixation on "democracies" versus "autocracies" in general, and on China specifically.

Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries has deepened over the past nine years, delivering benefits to all parties involved.

As an elderly Asian-American man, I have recently been the target of road rage in California by white Americans. Something is coming undone in the social fabric of the United States and it is pitting different groups of Americans against each other. This rage can be traced to several causes that suggest a new call to action.

Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries has deepened over the past nine years, delivering benefits to all parties involved. Now some political forces are trying to sow the seeds of discord between the two sides.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization turns 20 this year. On June 15, 2001, the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed the SCO into existence. One day earlier, former Chinese president Jiang Zemin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shanghai to discuss bilateral relations and the goals of the SCO. Interestingly, the Chinese and US leaders had signed the Shanghai Communique in the same metropolis three decades earlier. That made the 2001 meeting deeply symbolic.

Most Latin American countries have received some form of help from China－medical equipment, medicines and/or vaccines－to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic since March 2020.

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has officially backed the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, which labels China a strategic competitor in a number of areas, including trade, technology and security. Given the bipartisan support the bill enjoys－exceedingly rare in the United States nowadays－the Congress will most likely pass it, and President Joe Biden will sign it. With that, the US' antagonism toward China would effectively become enshrined in US law.

US President Joe Biden claims to have abandoned his predecessor Donald Trump's "America first" policy and returned to multilateralism. Considering China's continuous emphasis on multilateralism, its relations with the US should have improved and bilateral cooperation returned on track had Biden's claim been true. But that has not been the case, partly due to the difference in the two governments' understanding of what multilateralism means.

Editor's Note: Facing common challenges such as COVID-19 and economic recession, China and the US should make joint efforts to put bilateral ties back on track. What measures should the two countries take to manage their differences and enhance cooperation? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

With vaccination programs being rolled out in most destinations worldwide (in some places faster than others), we're finally seeing some glimmers of hope that the hospitality industry is emerging from the dark shadows cast on it by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Obesity was never a serious health and social problem in China. But according to the Report on Chinese Residents' Chronic Diseases and Nutrition 2020, half of Chinese adults, one in five children and adolescents, and one in 10 children below six years are either overweight or obese.

Athletes around the world have been waiting an extra year to prove their mettle, to savor that sweet smell that comes only with success, to bask in that ultimate glory called the Olympic Games.

In 1967, I think, one of the great historians of the day, Arnold J, Toynbeee, delivered a lecture at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa, where I was a law student. He made several predictions for the end of the millennium.

Today, the United Nations General Assembly convenes its first ever special session on combating corruption. This is an important milestone in the history of the global fight against corruption.

Universal Studios Beijing, the latest theme park and resort of a global chain that is expected to open to the public soon, has attracted wide attention because it is likely to become a major attraction in the capital and an important amusement park project in China.

The COVID-19 pandemic is the most serious public health challenge the world has faced in the 21st century. It poses a serious threat to health systems around the world, and has highlighted the poor global coordination on health issues, inadequate investment in primary healthcare, and inequitable access to healthcare.

China further relaxed the family planning policy on Monday, allowing all couples to have three children in order to deal with the challenge of population aging and improve the country's demographic structure. Announcing the decision one day before International Children's Day, which is observed on June 1 every year, the top leadership also pledged to beef up support for families.

After the top leadership announced on Monday that all couples can have three children, phones beeped and buzzed across the country with people speculating on the outcome of the move. Yet after the initial excitement subsided, analysts around the world began to postulate as to the possible effects of this policy change.

After the top leadership announced on Monday that all couples can have three children, phones beeped and buzzed across the country with people speculating on the outcome of the move. Yet after the initial excitement subsided, analysts around the world began to postulate as to the possible effects of this policy change.

Over the past years, China-US relations have drawn the widest attention. After assuming office, US President Joe Biden used the word "competition" to describe the United States' relationship with China instead of "confrontation" used by his predecessor Donald Trump, but the tensions between China and the US are still rising. The US government interprets the "confrontation" as the opposition of values.

China further eased the family planning policy on Monday allowing all couples to have three children, in order to raise the birth rate and offset the impact of the aging population problem.

More than a century ago, communities around the world began to invest heavily in motorized transport, particularly private motor vehicles. To meet growing demand, motor vehicle manufacturers set about producing cars on a massive scale, designing ways to make them travel faster and sparking a re-design of cities to accommodate their use.

To meet growing demand, motor vehicle manufacturers set about producing cars on a massive scale, designing ways to make them travel faster and sparking a re-design of cities to accommodate their use.

In The Analects, Confucius says that a person of 40 years of age is without confusion. As such, China Daily, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, can be said to be free of confusion.

The issue of global connectivity in many regions is a matter of survival and development. Central Asia does not have access to the sea and is one of the least-connected regions in the world.

The carbon-neutral movement will be another revolution in the history of human development. It will fundamentally change the nature of work and lifestyle globally. Carbon neutrality will also help achieve breakthroughs in energy technology, and help replace traditional energy with clean energy.

To objective China observers, China's pledge that its carbon emissions will peak before 2030 and it will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 should not come as a surprise. It is a logical extension of its policies of "Made in China 2025", high-quality development model and new infrastructure plan, all of which are focused on achieving development through low-carbon and advanced technologies.

To make the global fight against climate change a success, China has vowed to realize carbon neutrality before 2060 and worked out a blueprint to achieve low-carbon development. How can China turn that vision into reality? Five experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

Good afternoon. On behalf of the co-host, the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), I would like to welcome you to the second China-EU Experts' Meeting on Maritime Security. I would like to thank the EU Delegation to China for their excellent organization and support of this dialogue.

A year ago, when the global economy was in the depths of the COVID-19-induced recession, we argued for a V-shaped recovery and the return of inflation. Twelve months on, despite the clear signs of a strong recovery, the debate is now on whether this was just a spurt driven by policy support and reopening.

On the evening of July 10, 2016, a mortar shell hit an armored vehicle amid a fierce exchange of fire between government and opposition forces in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. Inside the vehicle were two Chinese peacekeepers on duty to protect some 9,000 civilians in downtown Juba and surrounding villages.

China Daily will mark its 40th anniversary on June 1. As an important English-language media outlet that bridges China and the rest of the world, it is committed to telling stories about the real China.

One of the priorities of the G20 this year is digitalization. At their meetings in February and April, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors discussed global stablecoins, central bank digital currencies and cross-border payment issues.

According to the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), China is committed to following a new development paradigm and promoting high-quality development in the new era. Among other things, this requires scholars to develop a new pattern of research on Tibet. And scholars can do so by following certain principles.

Buddhism was introduced to Tibet from India and China's hinterland in the middle of the 7th century. That was also the time when the localization and Sinicization of Buddhism began on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. In the seven decades since then, the Tibet autonomous region has made remarkable achievements including eliminating absolute poverty and vastly improving people's lives and livelihoods. Three experts share their views on Tibet's amazing 70-year journey toward prosperity with China Daily.

The tragedy that left 21 runners dead because of the extreme weather over the weekend during an annual 100-km cross-county mountain marathon race in Northwest China's Baiyin of Gansu province has stirred heated debate online.

The passing away of Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", has reminded the Chinese people his great contribution to China and even the world's food security.

While the United States and the European Union have expedited their vaccination drive to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, India and South America are struggling to control the second wave of infections due to their slow, even faltering response to the novel coronavirus, especially their failure to vaccinate their respective populations. The new virus variants have put millions of people in different countries, especially in developing nations, at increasing risk.

It's no secret that American leaders are obsessed with demonizing China, but slandering China for its role in global issues such as the fight against climate change and COVID-19 betrays the United States' promise to strengthen multilateral cooperation and instead undermine global solidarity.

Seventy years ago, on May 21, 1951, when Pakistan and China established diplomatic relations, very few people could have imagined that the customary move would lay the foundation for an extraordinary bilateral relationship.

The Chinese mainland's population, which reached 1.411 billion in 2020, has maintained a low growth trend over the past decade, according to the seventh national census released last week.

Chinese military expressed strong opposition on Wednesday morning, as the US guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur sailed through Taiwan Straits on Tuesday.

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, international organizations, such as the United Nations, and developing countries have been calling on Big Pharma to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines, so as to increase vaccine production and ensure equitable vaccine distribution across the world.

Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the People's Republic of China, and the two countries established formal diplomatic relations on May 21, 1951. Since then, China and Pakistan have maintained a rock-solid friendship irrespective of global developments, and Sino-Pakistani ties have become a model of diplomatic relations.

Israel unleashed another round of air strikes on Gaza City on Monday which was heavier and on a wider area than the series of attacks a day ago in which 42 Palestinians were killed and the house of a Hamas leader was razed. The Israel-Palestine conflict has simmered since April, escalating sharply on May 10 after Hamas set an ultimatum for Israel to withdraw its forces from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, where hundreds of Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police earlier that day.

With China-EU ties strained due to the European Union's interference in China's domestic affairs of Xinjiang and Hong Kong, many wonder whether the EU will delay ratifying the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment because EU politicians have been sending mixed signals.

As China observes the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China this year, let us analyze the country's development in the international context.

The steroid-driven US fiscal policy since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a glut of US dollars in the financial markets. Guess the amount of dollars the United States has pumped into the economy so far? My back-of-the-envelope calculation puts a figure close to $5 trillion.

In recent weeks, markets have become more nervous about inflation risks, with long-term inflation fears rising, spilling over into high government bond yields. One reason for the nervousness is strong monetary growth in the advanced economies. Six-month broad money supply growth has eased from its 2020 highs but remains elevated at around 10 percent (annualized) in the United States, the eurozone, and the United Kingdom.

The United States has made clear its intention to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

India's escalating health burden, faltering vaccination rate, and lack of a convincing government strategy to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic have prompted us (at Oxford Economics) to downgrade our 2021 GDP growth forecast for the country from 11.8 percent previously to 10.2 percent.

The seventh national population census released on Tuesday has attracted wide attention while proving some speculations wrong.

The outcome of the seventh national population census released on Tuesday has attracted wide attention. Three experts shared their views with China Daily's Zhang Xi on how China should better adapt to population trends.

By making the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port a national strategy, the central government hopes to break through the blockade imposed by the United States and other Western countries, offset the effects of their attempts to decouple the Chinese economy from some Western economies, and explore a better development model, which could be used as reference for other Chinese cities to better promote national economic development.

The decision announced on Friday by the World Health Organization in Geneva to grant emergency use listing (EUL) to a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in China represents a milestone achievement. The successful EUL application is built on years of training and research by Chinese scientists, and decades of investment, coordinated efforts, and reform on the part of the government, national regulators, and the manufacturers themselves.

The United States has started the final troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, and has pledged to complete the process by September this year.

With the rollout of several efficacious vaccines in more and more countries and the concerted efforts of people to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and return to normalcy, the issue of vaccination passport is being discussed across the world.

As massive online platforms have given rise to numerous virtual marketplaces, a gap has opened between the real and the digital economies.

Read tourism is booming, as was seen during just concluded May Day holiday. Why has red tourism become so popular, especially among youths? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin.

China successfully launched the core module of its space station on Thursday, giving humankind a new foothold in space.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on rich economies such as the United States and European countries. But what has been happening in India over the past weeks is a cause for great concern for not only India but also the rest of the world, as the pandemic is out of control in the large and densely populated developing country.

El Salvador established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle in August 2018, becoming the 178th country in the world to establish diplomatic ties with China.

This April marks the 50th anniversary of the Chinese government sending the country's first medical team to Sudan, opening a glorious chapter for bilateral health cooperation that has lasted half a century.

The United States has not only been more frequently interacting with Ukraine since President Joe Biden assumed office in January but has also stressed that it strongly supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Addressing the Leaders Summit on Climate on Earth Day (April 22), President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China's pledge that its carbon dioxide emissions will peak before 2030 and the country will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.

The personnel policy of the Joe Biden administration is different from that of the previous administration in that it has been recruiting young "political elites" with special expertise.

The Japanese government earlier this month decided to discharge radioactive water from the now crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in two years, causing grave concern at home and abroad and evoking strong opposition from the international community, especially neighboring countries such as China and the Republic of Korea.

The race between the novel coronavirus, which is still raging in some countries, and the global vaccination drive to effectively contain the virus is tough.

The United States President Joe Biden is still struggling to get the $2.25 trillion-stimulus package passed by the Congress, while the Republicans insist on their less-costly version.

There has been renewed interest and firm international commitment to address the devastating impacts of climate change. The virtual Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden last week captured the world's attention with 40 global leaders participating and Chinese President Xi Jinping and others agreeing to take stronger collective action to address the climate crisis. And as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, 2021 is a critical year to address the climate emergency.

Editor's Note: Will China and the United States fall into the Thucydides' trap? Graham T. Allison, founding dean of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Wang Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization, and Li Chen, director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Renmin University of China's School of International Studies, try to find an answer to this most important question of our times at a dialogue organized by the CCG earlier this month. Excerpts from their conversation follow:

President Xi Jinping addresses the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link from Beijing on Thursday. Xi delivered an important speech titled "For Man and Nature: Building a Community of Life Together" at the two-day event hosted by the United States. [Photo/Xinhua]

The United States, in general, and Minneapolis, in particular, held its collective breath earlier this week－while the jury in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin deliberated－fearing that an acquittal would again set US cities alight because "justice has been denied" many times in the country before.

One of the best ways to capture the prevailing geopolitical zeitgeist is by pinning down the latest cliché among strategic thinkers. Over the past five years, the term "Thucydides' trap" has come to dominate the discourse about the most consequential bilateral relationship in the 21st century, namely between the United States and China.

In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent catastrophe, we must limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

US President Joe Biden, during his election campaign, promised to hold a world leaders' summit on climate change within 100 days of assuming office. He is about to fulfill that promise by holding the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday and Friday.

The Japanese government has decided to start releasing 1.25 million tons of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in two years, saying it would ensure that the tritium in the water is one-fortieth of Japan's national drinking water standard and one-seventh of the World Health Organization's standard.

Addressing the Boao Forum for Asia through video link on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping said

In the first quarter of 2020, China's economy contracted by 6.8 percent because of the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the West, it was widely seen as the "end of China's growth story".

The central government's strategic goal is to make the Hainan Free Trade Port a torchbearer of China's opening-up in the new era. And to help realize this goal, Hainan province should expand its cooperation and exchanges with Southeast Asian countries to transform itself into a regional market and meet the economic demands of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

As China's trading partners contemplate economic recovery in the post-pandemic period, the last thing the world needs are new barriers to trade. However, this is exactly what the European Commission is proposing with its plan to unilaterally extend the European Union's Emissions Trading System to international shipping, including Chinese ships calling at EU ports.

To tackle climate change, rich countries are promising to end fossil fuel use in 29 years. As this becomes excruciatingly costly, the G7 is now thinking about making the world's poor pay for it. That will go badly.

Editor's Note: Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times and there is a global consensus that the international community should unitedly reduce carbon emissions to overcome this challenge. Three experts from three different fields share their views with China Daily on how to combat climate change.

With the 20th Bo'ao Forum for Asia set to open on Sunday, it's time to reflect on how to promote economic cooperation in Asia in the post-pandemic period.