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By Chris Devonshire-Ellis

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State held their annual summit online on Tuesday (July 4th) with the meeting chaired by India, and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The full members of the SCO are China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan,...

By Igor Matveev

Despite the positive nature of the progress in the normalisation of relations between Syria and the Arab world, the content and speed of this process remain unclear. Along with incentives — the desire of the states of the Middle East to strengthen sovereignty, the Iranian-Saudi “dé...

Global Times Editorial.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is scheduled to visit China this week. It would be a chance for China to discuss a number of issues that require US sincerity and rectification.

First, the elimination of US tariffs on more than $300 billion worth of Chinese goods is a t...

By Hayley Wong

Despite a pitch from Chinese President Xi Jinping, India refused to back his signature Belt and Road Initiative during a summit chaired by India, a move that most analysts had expected.
During the virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Tuesday, Xi said the infra...

Global Times Opinion

As US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to arrive in Beijing on Thursday to kick off a long-awaited visit, many in China are watching the latest round of talks between Chinese and US officials with mixed feelings, with businesses and analysts welcoming the trip while rema...

By Chen Qingqing

The high-level exchanges between China and the EU have continued moving forward in some practical areas of cooperation such as climate change despite reports which claimed that top EU diplomat Josep Borrell's scheduled trip to China was shelved.

Amid EU's wide discussions about...