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【China-US Focus】Wang Huiyao: A Transpacific Window of Opportunity
Despite these dark clouds, the year ended with new promise for free trade. On December 30, a sweeping new high-standard trade accord came into effect that will cover 500 million people and some $10 trillion of global GDP. The 11-member CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) starts with Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, and Vietnam. They will be joined by Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, and Peru once they ratify the deal.
January 10 , 2019 -
Li Weifeng: The future has come-AI in education and poverty alleviation
Science fiction writers and filmmakers have been predicting dramatic and even catastrophic changes with the advent of the "age of Artificial Intelligence." However, in less than a decade, smart homes and everyday technologies have become a prominent reality. One field where artificial intelligence is expected to make a most profound change is education. But how should we best harness this powerful tool to the greatest advantage? We have to start by looking at our traditional classrooms, at how teachers and students typically interact.
January 10 , 2019 -
Miao Lu: Beyond Doha, Building trust and connectivity
2018 was a year of ups and downs in the international arena. However, after my recent trip to the Middle East to participate in the 18th Doha Forum, I welcome the new year with renewed optimism. Sharing ideas with people from around the world brought home the power of dialogue and deeper connectivity to overcome our differences.
January 07 , 2019 -
【China Today】Wang Huiyao: Growth in Parallel with Reform and Opening-up
Forty years ago, China launched the reform and opening-up policy; but the earth-shaking transformation actually materialized in 1977 when the Gaokao System – the annual college entrance examination – was restored, since it ushered in a new era in which both knowledge and talents would be respected. I was fortunate enough to be among the first batch of college graduates after the restoration, and thus my life underwent great changes in parallel with the historic 40 years of reform and opening-up.
January 07 , 2019 -
【CGTN】Victor Gao: An inspiration for the 2019 New Year
On the eve of the New Year 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a televised New Year message to the Chinese nation, recounting the major Chinese achievements in 2018 and outlining the major opportunities and challenges for the Chinese nation in 2019.
January 04 , 2019 -
He Weiwen: Historic Value of the Past 40 Years
December 2018 marks two simultaneous 40 years anniversaries of historic significance: China and the US established diplomatic relation on December 16, 1978, and China launched reform and opening-up on December 18, 1978. They are by no means coincidence, but closely related both in logic and reality.
January 03 , 2019 -
【China Daily】China’s remarkable transformation in four decades
China launched reform and opening-up policy in 1978 and has made remarkable achievements since then. From shortage of food, the country has turned into a food exporting nation. Today China is second-largest economy in the world just after US. China has emerged as a global power. Around 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty. Just over a period of four decades, a country has achieved so much development. It is a unique example in the history of the world.
December 20 , 2018
