Opinion: The logic that there are always "winners" and "losers" in free trade is inherently misleading. The RCEP begins a new chapter, one which starts with a hope that in light of detrimental global trends caused by protectionism and the COVID-19, a more integrated Asia Pacific region will help the world to sustain momentum in economic growth. https://on.china.cn/2IQXlcg
Hong Kong remains a highly competitive and attractive global financial center, Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin, the new chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), said Tuesday at an online forum.
Addressing the LME Asia Metals Seminar, Aguzin, who took office on Monday, said Hong Kong is still a very effective gateway to and from the mainland, the world's second-largest economy, and the financial hub has great resilience and continuing relevance to both global markets and economy.
On May 22, Yuan Longping, the renowned Chinese scientist who helped lift countless people out of hunger, passed away, setting off an outpouring of grief among the Chinese public. His passing was reported by numerous foreign media outlets. #YuanLongping #ChinaMosaic http://www.china.org.cn/video/2021-05/25/content_77524871.htm
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been sued by a civil rights group for calling COVID-19 the "China virus."
The complaint, filed in a federal court in New York by the Chinese Americans Civil Rights Coalition (CACRC), alleged that Trump's use of that phrase and other similar racist slurs is baseless, since the origin of the coronavirus is not yet determined, and that the former president's conduct harmed the Chinese American community. http://www.china.org.cn/world/2021-05/22/content_77518743.htm
