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Capacity building key to bridging AI gap - September 03, 2024

The 78th UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution "Enhancing international cooperation on capacity-building of artificial intelligence" on July 1. This China-led proposal was co-sponsored by more than 140 UN member states, and highlighted "capacity building" as key to addressing the many issues surrounding artificial intelligence in a tumultuous world.

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Innovation to drive high-quality development - September 02, 2024

The communique issued by the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was held in July, highlighted the need to "deepen supply-side structural reform, improve incentive and constraint mechanisms for promoting high-quality development, and strive to create new growth drivers and strengths".

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US, not China, to blame for fentanyl crisis - August 29, 2024

Fentanyl is a highly synthetic opioid primarily prescribed by doctors as an analgesic or pain-reliever. But since the abuse of fentanyl can lead to drug addiction and even death, most countries have included it in their controlled substances' list. The easy availability of fentanyl in the United States, however, has led to a serious social crisis. In fact, the US is the world's largest producer and consumer of fentanyl-based drugs, and Americans, who account for 5 percent of the world's population, consume 80 percent of the opioids, including fentanyl, in the world.

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China, Russia can look forward to a brighter future - August 28, 2024

More than a month has passed since the end of the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, but experts across the world are still discussing and analyzing its outcomes and their likely impacts on the world, the global economy and global governance system in particular.

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Scope for peace - August 27, 2024

Over 23 years since its founding, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has brought together 26 countries and become a comprehensive regional cooperation organization with the largest territorial coverage and population in the world.

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Opening-up continues apace - August 26, 2024

China's FTZs will fully align with international trade rules, paying taxes will become easier, market access for foreign investment will be relaxed and service sector will further open up.

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Historic plenums path to modernization - August 25, 2024

In my quest to enrich my understanding of China, a significant encounter has been with Eugenio Bregolat, who served as Spain's ambassador to China three times — a rarity in diplomatic circles. Bregolat is also the author of a book, The Second Chinese Revolution (2014), which explores China's transformation following Deng Xiaoping's rise to power. This is a book with great analytical quality, offering insights from extensive experience in world affairs.

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China's rise drives Global South development - August 22, 2024

The Chinese economy is transitioning from quantitative growth to qualitative development, powered by new quality productive forces. Many of the countries that are now considered developed and advanced, too, underwent this transition, but what makes the process for China different is that it is the largest developing country and has trade relations with not only developed but also developing countries — in fact, with most of the countries in the world.

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China, Vietnam start new chapter of traditional ties - August 21, 2024

That Vietnamese President To Lam chose China as the destination of his first foreign state visit after being elected as the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) shows the new Vietnamese leadership attaches great importance to its relations with its northern neighbor. Lam's three-day visit to China that concluded on Tuesday will help carry forward the Sino-Vietnamese relationship.

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A night of reading activities at Xuhui's Zikawei Library - August 21, 2024

On Monday night, Xuhui District hosted a variety of reading activities, transforming the "Night of Light" reading carnival into a sparkling activity as part of the 2024 Shanghai Book Fair.

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