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CHINA / SOCIETY By Du Qiongfang Published: May 06, 2021 06:53 PM Chinese customers queueing up for a luxury brand at a shopping mall in Shanghai on August 30, 2020. Photo: Chen Xia/GT  Offline consumption saw a strong rebound during the May Day holidays in Shanghai compared with last year when the COVID-19 epidemic curbed brick-and-mortar store consumption, with consumption of luxury products increasing significantly.  Statistics from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce showed th...

Washington has refused to share vaccines with developing countries proportionally. The world should jointly condemn it, making Washington bend its head, like a rat scurrying across the street with everybody chasing it.

Many countries have made an independent choice between following the US in containing China and deepening cooperation with China, in order to safeguard their vital interests.

OPINION / OBSERVER By Li Qingqing Published: Apr 12, 2021 09:04 PM Illustration: Chen Xia/GT The Japanese government "is poised to" release polluted water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, according to Kyodo News. Such an extremely irresponsible act has been strongly criticized by China and other neighboring countries of Japan. However, most major Western media outlets have remained silent on Japans decision that will influence health of hundreds of millions of ...

On the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the ping-pong diplomacy, Chinese and US veteran table tennis players recalled the memories of the visit by US table tennis players to China in 1971 and looked back to how a bouncing ball helped embark in a historical thaw among two powers that had almost zero contact during the Cold War.

50th anniversary of China-US ping-pong diplomacy celebrated in Shanghai Huang Lanlan in Shanghai Published: Apr 10, 2021 09:23 PM Photo: Chen Xia/GT A commemorative event to mark the 50th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy, a milestone in the history of the China-US relations that once mildly and smartly broke the ice for the two powerful countries, was held in Shanghai on Saturday.  April 10, 1971 was the day when the US table tennis delegation arrived in Beijing and started its visit to Chi...

SOURCE / ECONOMY By GT staff reporters Published: Apr 02, 2021 01:57 PM Residents take selfies while enjoying cherry blossoms in a park in Shanghai. Photo: Chen Xia/GT Chinese consumption in many sectors including tourism, catering and transportation is expected to experience a boost during the Qingming Festival holiday as China lifts restrictions on peoples movement after tamping down the epidemic, with many sectors having prepared accordingly. Experts said it could be a good sign for the s...

OPINION / VIEWPOINT By Global Times Published: Mar 17, 2021 01:48 AM First Quad summit Illustration: Chen Xia/GTThe Quad is an informal security group consisting of the US, Japan, Australia and India. Under this rubric, they label themselves like-minded countries.  Yet soon after its first ever leaders summit held on Friday, some voices of discord are emerging about the block. The joint statement of the latest summit claims that, "together, we commit to promoting a free, open, rules-base...

OPINION / ASIAN REVIEW By Long Xingchun Published: Mar 15, 2021 09:52 PM First Quad summit Illustration: Chen Xia/GTFormer Indian diplomat K. C. Singh published an article on Monday entitled, "To fulfill Quad promise, will India self-correct?" The author said that "soft power is at the root" of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as Quad comprising the US, Japan, India and Australia, and the Quad members were "united by democratic values." He suggested that when other countries...

The Quad is not an alliance of like-minded countries as the US claims. The three countries other than the US would probably take a tactic of coordinating with the US in narratives while sticking to their own approaches on China, so as to deal with the embarrassment of being between the pressure from the US and their own interests with China. Before they can assure that they will not be brought into another pit by the US, perhaps they have no other choice but to find relief in bolstering each ot...