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Navigating uncertainty - January 20, 2025
The future of relations between the United States and China in 2025 feels like a sea of uncertainty. One would either need boundless optimism or complete detachment to feel entirely confident about where things are heading. With Donald Trump's return to the presidency, the global order stands at a crossroads, teetering on the brink of significant instability.
Metaverse a next step in human spatial expansion - January 20, 2025
Metaverse as a concept has become a narrative that is unifying the fragmented universe of virtual reality, augmented reality, and any of the variants of emerging reality technologies that we have witnessed. The emergence of the Metaverse highlights the saturation of the 2D digital space in which corporations vie for users' attention through advertisements on screens and through large displays.
TikTok tests US earnestness for cooperation - January 20, 2025
TikTok "temporarily" suspended its services in the United States on Saturday, following the Supreme Court's ruling that a law requiring the app to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a ban, is constitutional and does not violate the First Amendment.
Positive phone call offers hope of new beginning for ties that will bear fruit - January 19, 2025
President Xi Jinping again congratulated Donald Trump last Friday on his reelection as president of the United States. In a telephone call with the president-elect, Xi said that both leaders attached importance to interacting with each other. He expressed his hopes that China-US ties will have a new beginning, relations will achieve greater progress over the next four years, and the two countries will become partners and friends.
Proactive fiscal policy will help build a dynamic economy - January 16, 2025
The Central Economic Work Conference in December 2024 to assess the economic landscape and set priorities and targets for 2025, signaled a more proactive fiscal policy. To do so, the government will take a series of measures including raising the fiscal deficit ratio, increasing government spending, and issuing ultra-long-term special bonds and local government special bonds.
Why stabilizing housing market matters - January 15, 2025
China's real estate market has been fluctuating in recent years, leading to a decline in market confidence, reduction in transaction volumes, and price adjustments. These developments have impacted economic growth and social stability.
New urbanization a fresh growth impetus - January 14, 2025
As China's economy shifts from rapid growth to high-quality development, the policy of new urbanization has become key to unlocking domestic demand and promoting balanced regional development. Given the fast-changing domestic and global situations, new urbanization offers a unique solution to challenges such as economic slowdown, lower-than-expected consumption, and industrial upgrading.
'Debut economy' just what doctor ordered - January 13, 2025
The "debut economy", serving as a rising consumption model, is emerging as a vital engine for igniting new consumer dynamics and shaping future consumption trends with its distinct appeal and vast potential.
RCEP can release potential of region's blue economy - January 12, 2025
Establishing smooth marine economy connectivity between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will facilitate the sustainable development of both sides and foster the new regional maritime cooperation paradigm of "leading governance through collaboration".
High time to jointly combat telecom frauds - January 12, 2025
Chinese actor Wang Xing has become a protagonist in a dramatic incident of human trafficking, which, unfortunately, is not a movie.
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