Socialist system lays foundation for democracy in China: Italian economist

'The democratic system of China is good and has energy,' which is reflected in the fact that China is full of vitality and is among the top powers in the ...

Two sessions perform through representatives with expertise: UK scholar

How does whole-process people's democracy fit into China's reality? How does it differ the US-style democracy? The Global Times interviewed two experts on their understanding of this concept.

China to better safeguard national interests and global peace with defense spending increase

According to the report on the execution of the central and local budgets for 2021 and on the draft central and local budgets for 2022 reviewed by the 5th session ...

Two sessions show China's political system serves national development

Westerners should study the well-established framework of fine-grained local governance, filtering down from the city to district and community levels, that has played such an instrumental role in successfully containing ...

How Chinese FM debunks West's China-smearing talking points over Ukraine crisis

On Monday, during a press conference on the sidelines of the two sessions, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi confronted the traps set by the West over the ...

FM Wang's press conference shows how major countries should behave: Global Times editorial

"To make the world a better place, major countries must lead by example." And China is becoming such an example.

China's 'two sessions' to inject hope amid global turbulence

The top priority of China's economic policy this year should be aimed at promoting a steady and healthy growth. To achieve the much-hoped high-quality growth, the country should not focus ...

China's democracy represents people while Western-style democracy serves the interests of monopoly capitalism

Whole-process people's democracy establishes a system of consultation and grassroots mobilization which takes into account China's specific conditions of development.

China's whole-process people's democracy in action at two sessions

Every year, the two sessions are a demonstration of China's institutional advantages worldwide. The two sessions held in the spring of 2022 are no exception.

China's military development need not 'prove its innocence' to the US and the West: Global Times editorial

China's defense budget for 2022 is 1.45 trillion yuan (about $229 billion), up 7.1 percent from a year earlier, according to a report on the draft of central and local ...

Opinion: China rolls up sleeves to achieve GDP growth of around 5.5%

Achieving GDP growth of around 5.5% in 2022 is not an easy task. With so many global uncertainties, it is important for China to keep its perseverance and resilience to ...

Timely 'two sessions' more valuable in turbulent world: Global Times editorial

By virtue of its stability and development, China has continued to make important contributions to the world to overcome difficulties, develop and achieve prosperity.

China's rural work embodies people-centered development philosophy

The successive release of the No.1 Document from the central authorities to prioritize arrangements for the work of the three rural issues helps to empower various stakeholders. The combination of ...

China should more proactively tell good stories about itself to ill-informed Western public

Few Westerners have a real understanding of the real China. They rely on Western mainstream media reports to tell them what to think about China. US has implemented propaganda to ...

Look to history to inform China-US relations today

The challenge for the US is to avoid threatening China's core interests, especially CPC leadership and Taiwan. The challenge for China is to reduce the anxiety of those who fear ...

Beijing Winter Olympics give world a warm and healing embrace: Global Times editorial

Beijing Winter Olympics is China's success, and also the success of the whole world. As some foreign media commented, maybe one day, when the world returns to normal, we will ...

Beijing Winter Olympics extend China's legacy

If the story of the 2008 Olympics was all about Beijing and its new modernity, the story of these Olympics is about China's urban-rural divide and the challenge of transforming ...

A China in peace, prosperity is a blessing to the world: Global Times editorial

We are walking on a path of Chinese-style modernization: We will get rid of the Western logic that “a strong country will seek hegemony” and insist on peaceful development. A ...