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Experts discuss WHO's recent COVID-related statement - February 09, 2023

Talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, one sad but undeniable fact is that it will co-exist with us humans for the long-term, like the flu. That requires society to make seasonal arrangements to protect vulnerable groups, like vaccinating the seniors who have a weak immune system and the medical staff who have higher risks of being exposed to the virus for example, so as to prevent the worse from happening.

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China's economic 'restart' expected to lead the world economy to recovery - February 08, 2023

China's economy and capital markets got off to a bright start in 2023 with Spring Festival picking up consumption, stock markets rising, the Chinese currency exchange rate appreciating and market sentiment improving. Looking forward to the whole year, with the gradual recovery of various foreign exchanges, China's economy is expected to recover to a growth rate of about 5 percent, adding impetus to the world economic recovery.

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China contributed to global economic stability amid the pandemic -- and what comes next - February 07, 2023

Three years into a devastating COVID pandemic, China continues to anchor the global economy and provide much-needed stability.

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Regional FTAs, shrinking negative lists bode well for trade activity - February 06, 2023

Since entering into force at the start of last year, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, which spans 15 economies in the Asia-Pacific region, has been accelerating regional economic integration on multiple fronts including spurring trade and investment growth along with stabilizing regional industrial and supply chains.

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Time to prick 'spy balloon' trick - February 05, 2023

On Friday Fox News said that a suspected Chinese spy balloon was hovering "over Montana", where there are "sensitive US ballistic missile assets".

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Glimpses into the Chinese path to modernization - February 02, 2023

In 1933, a Shanghai-based monthly journal published a special issue on "China's modernization" in which some scholars discussed the path to China's modernization. While a few advocated "total Westernization", others argued that China embrace Soviet socialism on the road to realizing modernization. The scholars couldn't reach a consensus, though, as China was nowhere near achieving modernization at the time.

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Dual circulation still priority for China's development pattern - January 30, 2023

The term "dual circulation" refers to a new economic development pattern in which China's domestic market remains the mainstay with domestic and international markets reinforcing each other.

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Global connections - January 18, 2023

Over the past 40 years, our world has become ever more interconnected. Today, no region is close to self-sufficient and all benefit from our global connections.

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Making trouble is its business - January 17, 2023

To serve its ambition to outcompete and outmaneuver China, the United States has stepped up efforts to incite bloc confrontations in the Asia-Pacific region, and sow discord between China and its neighbors.

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Looking at the 'Indo-Pacific' in 2023 - January 17, 2023

The "Indo-Pacific" region was largely at peace in 2022, although tension ran high in the Taiwan Straits in early August due to the then US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan against Beijing's wishes. Looking ahead, three new developments will help reinforce peaceful trends in the region, while "old problems" will still pose serious challenges to regional peace and stability.

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