07 Jul 2022
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The Mekong – Southeast Asia's longest river – is critically important for the livelihoods of the 70 million people who live along its watershed.
So we took note when Foreign Minister Wang Yi headed to Bagan, Myanmar, for the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' meeting on ...
April 19, 2024
We just finished reading Beijing's new three-year plan to cultivate digital talents. The policy was jointly released on April 2 by a phalanx of regulators, including the human resource ministry (MoHRSS), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), and the… Read More »
April 18, 2024
The Chinese and US militaries have agreed to continue disagreeing. On Tuesday, Defense Minister Dong Jun held a video call with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Why it matters: This is the first direct contact between the defense honchos since… Read More »
April 18, 2024
Retired officials are calling for the Party to radically rethink its approach to the private sector. On Saturday, a group of former and sitting officials and private businesspeople held a symposium in Beijing to discuss innovating Party theory regarding private… Read More »