26 Feb 2021
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We expect agriculture and rural development policy to feature higher than usual on the priority list at this year’s Two Sessions.
Why’s that?
Beijing spent the past eight years on an anti-poverty campaign, one of “three tough battles” (along with environmental protection and eliminating finan...
April 29, 2024
Beijing wants to be part of the solution to the Gaza conflict. Top diplomat Wang Yi outlined a four-point vision for resolving the crisis in a lengthy interview with Al Jazeera republished in full by the foreign ministry (MoFA). First,… Read More »
April 29, 2024
Before meeting Xi Jinping, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a heart-to-heart with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Friday. Wang summed up the bilateral situation (Xinhua): “China-U.S. relations have generally stabilized, avoiding further deterioration, but negative factors are… Read More »
April 29, 2024
Xi Jinping still holds out hope for stable US-China relations. On Friday, Xi met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the tail end of the latter’s three-day visit to China. Some context: Blinken’s visit came as the US… Read More »