China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “a multipolar world is emerging”, positioning Beijing’s latest vision for global governance as a unifying and stabilising framework at a time of increasing turbulence and Washington-driven unilateralism. Speaking in Beijing on Monday, Wang also called for “an end to politicising economic and trade issues, artificially fragmenting global markets, and…
India urged Pakistan to end “grave human rights violations” in territories under its illegal occupation, where people are in a revolt against the military repression, occupation and brutality, asserting that democracy is an “alien” concept for the country. Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish spoke during open debate on ‘The United…
This wide coverage benefits key export sectors for least developed countries (LDCs)—such as coffee, tea, leather, textiles and processed food—helping these economies integrate more effectively into global value chains. According to the WTO secretariat’s latest report, Market Access for Products and Services of Export Interest to Least Developed Countries, India’s Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) Scheme…
China has positioned itself as a responsible major collaborative force in AI development and governance, contrasting with a recently released survey finding that most Americans view US leadership in the field as crucial. Beijing arrived at its assessment this week as China hosted a workshop on AI capacity building, the third of its kind in…
Shing-Tung Yau, one of the world’s most influential mathematicians, is chair of Tsinghua University’s Qiuzhen College, which is fast-tracking talented young students through a programme of his own design. Born in the southern province of Guangdong and educated in Hong Kong and the US, the 76-year-old shared his ideas on science and education, key to…
In a fast and furious year of devastating wars and high-stakes diplomacy, the historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands out as a potential harbinger of a new global order. In his first visit to China in seven years, Modi agreed with Xi that Asia’s two powers should…
After a week-long gathering of leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, its president struck a positive tone on Monday. Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, said there was a collective will to “choose the right path at the crossroads”. “If high-level week is any indication, this house is fulfilling that purpose…
Speculative fiction, which encompasses sci-fi and other futuristic literature, is emerging as a strong vehicle for China to project soft power in a competition with the US over the imagined future. The genre may help China and the Global South challenge Western views of colonialism, capitalism and future tech, according to Chinese scholars of literature…
Over the past two decades, China has become the world’s largest bilateral lender, reshaping the global financial order. Through massive infrastructure financing programs—especially under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—Beijing has extended loans worth hundreds of billions of dollars to developing and emerging economies. For many nations, these loans have fueled rapid infrastructure development: railways,…
As US president Donald Trump continues targets India and China over its trade ties with Russia, Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong has called on New Delhi and Beijing to join hands to oppose political power, hegemony and any other tariff and trade wars. The envoy’s remarks come after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi…