There is potential for China and the United States to work together in many areas and improve global governance. Competition is not an obstacle as long as it is healthy
"What we saw this time was the American elite trying to act against the rules of the game they themselves had established when their own interests were compromised."
After standing on top of the world for nearly a century, the U.S. should take the lead in following the international rules it had led to create rather than giving commands
The U.S. "cotton ban" doesn't promote human rights. It is another coercive economic measure against China that hurts the very people it says it seeks to help
"Do a Google news search for ‘vaccine diplomacy': All the top results are about China. Do a Google news search for 'vaccine solidarity': None of the top results are about China"
We strongly urge the U.S. Government to turn its attention to caring for its people instead of focusing its valuable resources on a misguided "China threat"
Notwithstanding this reality and the fact that decarbonizing is painstaking and expensive, China's bold carbon-neutral pledge comes ahead of any such promise from the U.S.