【CGTN】He Weiwen: Global collaboration key to post-pandemic recovery

Calls for cooperation were the recurring theme of the just ended Davos Agenda 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his keynote speech at the event, sent a wake-up call to the world on the urgency to beat the pandemic and build post-COVID-19 world.

【GT】John Ross: China's economy faces more negative global trends in 2022; avoiding US errors key

China's 8.1 percent GDP increase in 2021, following on from 2.2 percent in 2020, exceeded that of any other major economy. However, as is well known, China's year-on-year growth rate fell to 4.9 percent in the third quarter in 2021 and 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter, showing downward economic pressure.

【CRI】John Ross: Is Christine Lee a Chinese “spy”?

Christine Lee, a British-Chinese lawyer, who set up the British Chinese Project aimed at promoting engagement, understanding and cooperation between the Chinese community and wider UK society, has been accused of being a spy for Beijing by Britain’s spy agent MI5. But just a couple of years ago in 2019, she was given a “Point of Light” award by then prime minister Theresa May in recognition of her work in promoting Sino-British relations and her charity work for the local community. What has led to the dramatic change? As anti-Chinese sentiment is on the rise in Western countries, how may it back fire at the entire society?

【CGTN】Djoomart Otorbaev: What is the most important letter in the ESG acronym?

【GT】Wang Wen: Dropping MIT prof’s case shows US’ ‘China Initiative’ self-destructing

The dismissal of all charges against a Chinese-born MIT professor by the US Justice Department is a "good sign," and shows some in the US have realized the "China Initiative" is nothing but academic racism and a self-destroying plan to politically persecute scientists, Chinese observers said, noting that the US' anti-Asian sentiment in academia and society seriously aggravated one year after Joe Biden took office, and the worsening xenophobia shows that the US is sliding into comprehensive decline.

【GT】Zhao Minghao: Biden’s first year marked by lows and challenges

It's been one year since Joe Biden took office as US president. It is a tradition in the US for the president to deliver the State of Union address in January or February. However, Biden decided to postpone it to March 1. This may indicate that the White House is not so confident about its accomplishments. Both Biden and the Democratic Party will also have to face the serious challenge posed by the 2022 midterm elections in the US Congress. But things could get even worse in another two months.