The recent Belt and Road Forum has underscored China’s continued importance to Southeast Asian leaders in driving their countries’ economic growth. During his visit to Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss expanding and strengthening economic cooperation. According […] Read more
China stands a good chance of doubling the size of its economy by 2035 — and surpassing the U.S. as the world’s largest economy along the way, said an economist from the Bank of America. As China seeks to become an advanced nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in November that it was possible to double the country’s gross […] Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged the international community to put their differences to one side, warning that history has shown countries that choose to go it alone “will always fail.” Speaking via videoconference as he addressed the annual World Economic Forum, Xi discussed global challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and the climate […] Read more
China’s legislature is speeding up its drafting of a national law to discourage food waste, following President Xi Jinping’s order to clamp down on the problem and ensure stable food supply. The Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress is pressing ahead with the law, a first for China, and held a symposium with […] Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that his country will provide $2 billion over two years to help other countries respond to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The leader of the world’s second-largest economy, where the disease known as Covid-19 emerged late last year, was speaking via video conferencing at the opening ceremony of a key […] Read more
