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Joint non-governmental work in virus fight hailed
Efforts by non-governmental organizations in China and the US have helped alleviate the effects of the pandemic in the two countries and strengthened global collaboration in the fight against the novel coronavirus, a report says.
July 13 , 2020 -
US-China NGO cooperation essential in pandemic fight
Despite strained diplomatic ties between China and the United States, nongovernmental cooperation in response to the coronavirus pandemic shows how shared ideals of humanitarianism and bonds built over four decades of engagement can transcend nationalist sentiment and politicization, analysis has shown.
July 13 , 2020 -
CGTN | Trump visa move: New rules for international students
U.S. President Donald Trump wants universities and schools in the United States to open as usual this fall, but has no direct power to do so. Instead, he's threatening to revoke the visas of over 1 million international students if the universities they attend offer only online classes during the ongoing pandemic. The new move is putting U.S. credibility on the line while potentially cutting off a huge source of revenue for U.S. institutions of higher education. Critics believe it's all about the president's re-election campaign.
July 11 , 2020 -
Fighting the coronavirus pandemic amid the China-U.S. rift
While the years-long trade war has yet to recede, the coronavirus pandemic is further fueling the estrangement between China and the U.S. Over the past months, toxicity from COVID-19 has evolved into toxicity in politics as the two nations drift further from their four-decade-long engagement policy. Fears of decoupling and a new cold war dominate today's rhetoric about the entanglement of the world's two economic titans.
July 09 , 2020 -
China-US civilian cooperation strong despite political headwinds
U.S. President Trump has blamed the global coronavirus pandemic on China, straining relations between the two countries. But it by no means represents how non-governmental sectors in both countries have viewed and worked to cope with the unprecedented health crisis. That's according to a think-tank report, China-US non-governmental cooperation in response to COVID-19. The report is released Monday by the Center for China and Globalization, with support from the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development (CFFPD).
July 07 , 2020 -
Trading up
The Covid-19 pandemic has set off a wave of destruction in the global economy and it could be years before full health is restored. Global merchandise trade could fall by as much as 32% this year under the worst-case scenario outlined by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in April.
July 07 , 2020 -
Beijing’s way of containing COVID-19 minimizes pandemic impact
Beijing's way of containing the second wave of COVID-19 recently can minimize the pandemic fallout, an expert has said in an opinion piece posted by the South China Morning Post. In the article titled "China's experience shows coronavirus second wave need not be a disaster," which was posted Thursday, Dr. Wang Huiyao highlighted the calibrated measures taken by Beijing, which not only effectively control and prevent the outbreak but also maintain the normality in most of the city.
July 04 , 2020
