Cooperation with China mirrors Sri Lanka's wish to use its geographical advantage and to turn itself into a transport hub in the North Indian Ocean. However, Colombo's ambition has made other major regional powers uneasy. They have the right to be concerned. But Sri Lanka also has the right to make policies that are in line with its own interests.
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It will not be wise for China to expect a sudden spurt in ties, but there is a need for making a real difference in its Japan strategy.
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I think the age defined by enemies or friends should be finished. We have to cooperate with everybody. Otherwise nothing is going to be achieved, because the world community is so interconnected.
The trilateral relations between the South Korea, China and Japan are composed of three bilateral relationships, which have rarely been in positive shape at the same time.
The Tissapura Junior School in Hambantota in Sri Lanka's southern province was a picture of joy on Oct. 18. Led by Principal A. H. Weerakeerthi, the kids were singing and dancing happily.
Cuban engineer Jose Gordillo, who travels to the central Cuban city of Ciego de Avila from time to time to visit his elderly parents, now finds his trip more convenient and comfortable with new Chinese-built trains.
Uweala was at the opening of a two-week "VR Beautiful China Interactive Tourist Experience" staged at the China Cultural Center in Abuja on Friday evening.
China's cooperation with Pacific island countries centers on development and mutual benefit rather than geopolitical strategic ambition or competition with the US, said Chinese experts on Monday. Some from the West have been questioning the sustainability of the cooperation and China's intention, as China and the island nations held an economic development forum.
Occupying airports, setting fires and provoking police: Such tactics are common in recent protests, with massive violent protests going on simultaneously in Barcelona, Santiago and Hong Kong.
The UN announced Wednesday that 30 global business leaders, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), will work together over the next two years to free up trillions of dollars to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
China-Mongolia relations are at their best moment in history, Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Xing Haiming said here on Wednesday.
China's huge achievements in development have reverberated on other countries and provide examples for the world to learn from, a senior Syrian political advisor has said.
However, quite a lot is needed to change the more than five decades of hostility between North Korea and the US. China-US cooperation is indispensable to creating such conditions. Reviving Pyongyang-Washington negotiations with the help of Beijing will guide international opinion and strengthen world confidence in solving major regional issues through multilateralism and international cooperation.
More and more countries are aware that Trump's maximum pressure campaign against Tehran is not sustainable.