Europe should not sleepwalk into another world war

The Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no sign of easing largely due to a lack of diplomatic efforts by, and political will of, countries involved to help the two sides resolve their differences. In particular, the developments over the past few days should worry everyone, for the conflict could further intensify, even spread beyond the two countries' borders.

Red tourism growing in popularity

Ticket bookings for red tourism sites in June increased by five times month-on-month on Ctrip, China's leading travel service platform, with local and short trips to red tourism sites being the choice of about 88 percent of such tourists. And the search for the term "red tourism" on Mafengwo, a Chinese travel service and social-networking platform, increased by 300 percent during the summer holidays.

US doesn't see Ukraine as NATO ally, but as de facto cannon fodder

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan articulated that it was "not the right time" for Ukraine's admission to the alliance and the application "should be taken up at a different time."

Guest Opinion: Notorious U.S. cyber attacks

The United States has long earned its name as an Empire of Hacking and a City Upon Theft. Scandals of U.S. cyber attacks and espionage have been reported from time to time. The country was caught red-handed again recently.

Unilateralism against tide of history destined to fail

Hegemonic acts harm all other countries across the world, and unilateralism is unpopular. History has repeatedly proved that indulging in the hegemonic dream by assuming the air of self-importance and the attempt to put one's own interests above the common interests of the international community will inevitably end in failure and eventually be cast aside by the times.

Britain to double military expenditure in next eight years

British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace recently announced that Britain's military spending will double and reach 100 billion pounds by 2030, the plan to double military spending in eight years has aroused intense attention and the timing also reflects multiple considerations on the UK side.

US should heed Pacific Island countries' concerns

Ahead of the meeting with Pacific Island leaders that US President Joe Biden hosted on Wednesday and Thursday, the White House claimed that the focus of the first US-Pacific Islands Country Summit would be "broadening and deepening cooperation on key issues such as climate change, pandemic response, economic recovery, maritime security, environmental protection, and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific".

Cartoon| Peace across Taiwan Strait cannot be achieved without eliminating the separatist “locusts”

Poland claiming reparations from Germany uncovers European rift

Analysts believed that with the intensification of the conflict between Germany and Poland, the open and covert struggles within NATO are likely to get further escalated between the New Europe represented by Poland and the Old Europe represented by Germany and France.

Who will take Pentagon to task for its massive carbon footprint?

This story of American double standards is no different when it comes to the fight against climate change. The U.S. government typically resorts to grandstanding on its climate stance, taking a moral high ground while calling for corrective action. Yet, the White House is always silent on the Pentagon's enormous contribution to climate change.

US urged to stop rule-breaking behavior

The United States should stop playing the "Taiwan card" and using Taiwan to contain China, officials and scholars said after US Vice-President Kamala Harris' visit to Japan, Washington's closest regional ally, during which she sought to further bolster support for the US stance on so-called Taiwan security issues.

Countries to join hands to promote international gun control

China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a responsible member of the international community, hopes to take the opportunity of initiating the domestic ratification of the UN Firearms Protocol to join hands with other countries to promote the international gun control process and achieve positive results.

US goes further down wrong road of space militarization

Facts have proven that America's obsessive development of space weapons will not help it achieve the strategic ambition to dominate the space. On the contrary, it will seriously damage the global strategic balance and cause the arms race to overspill into the outer space.

Implementation of Iran nuclear deal to be revived, promising or not

A new round of talks trying to salvage the Iran nuclear deal co nvened in Vienna has been ongoing for a year and a half since April 2021. While hopes are repeatedly seen during the negotiating process, the process has also tended to be disappointing.

If really concerned about South Pacific, the West should stop Japan from dumping radwaste first

While pledging their care for the needs of the people living on the Pacific island countries, the US-led West has connived and indulged in Japan, a member of the Partners in the Blue Pacific, dumping the wastewater into the sea, knowing perfectly that's against international law and humanity.

Global efforts for peace and prosperity needed

The more severe and complex the international situation becomes, the more urgent it is for countries to maintain communication and interaction. That the Chinese delegation was one of the busiest ones among all the delegations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week has demonstrated China's strong sense of responsibility as a major country.

Build Japan-China relations for next 50 years

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Given their half a century of mutually beneficial relations, despite the differences and disputes, and the fast-changing global landscape, the two sides should deepen cooperation, enhance mutual political trust and work for the common good.

Quad's ambition on UN reform likely leads to nowhere

The Quad was established as a security dialogue at the beginning, and it has gradually been shaped into an organization involving cooperation in multiple spheres. The urge for a UN reform can be considered a breakthrough for the group, as it is more evident than ever that the Quad countries hope for a bigger say in the global community.

US intimidation fails to sway Solomon Islands

If the US and its allies want to extend support to them rather than merely use them in their efforts to contain China, they should respect the right of the Pacific Island countries to conduct independent cooperation with all countries, rather than wrap up their geopolitical calculations with sugarcoated words or impose them on the Pacific Island countries by cowing them into submission.

Why America's "new alliance system" is doomed to fail

This means that the new alliance system that the US has in mind with China and Russia as the imaginary enemies is essentially a loose system of values rather than an all-around alliance system encompassing values as well as political, military and economic aspects like during the Cold War.

US seeking hegemony with nuclear force to harm other countries and itself

It is reported the US has possessed 5,428 nuclear warheads as of January 2022, ranking top in the world. The US nuclear strikes mainly include three types, that is, with land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles and strategic bombers, forming a 3-D nuclear strike system of land, sea and air. In addition, the US has a large number of small tactical nuclear weapons. Data show that the US has about 400 nuclear bombs, which can be carried and dropped by multi-model fighter jets.

How dare US military bases abroad discharge toxic substance frequently?

The US military tends to respond with "no explanation", "no acknowledgment" and "no apology" on the toxin discharge to the Japanese public protests, posing a posture of defiant arrogance. Why do the US troops stationed in Japan dare to discharge toxins frequently? The root cause lies in the privileges enjoyed by the US military stationed in Japan.

US should sanction itself under rules-based international order

American politicians' advocacy of a rules-based international order is nothing but to replace the international law generally accepted by the international community with American rule, and to package the US-led hegemonic order as a so-called international order.

Unconventional military exchanges between Germany, Japan in Asia-Pacific spark concerns on regional security, while influence is limited: expert

The purpose of Japan's invitation to Germany to hold joint exercises in the country is very clear. The white paper "Defense of Japan 2022" mentioned: "The United States, Japan's ally, and Australia, India, as well as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and other European countries, Canada, and New Zealand, are countries… (that) have geographic and historical ties to the Indo-Pacific region.

Ridiculous of former Japanese defense minister to call for military spending increase confronting China

According to a report released on Sept. 19 by Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper, Nobuo Kishi, former Minister of Defense of Japan and incumbent special advisor to Prime Minister, called on Japan to increase the defense budget to top 2% of GDP, and clamored for the need to consider what Japan could do if "something happens to Taiwan" in an interview with the paper.

US should fulfill its responsibility for cybersecurity

Cyberattack is a common threat to the whole world, just as preserving cybersecurity is the international community’s common responsibility. In face of the stern and complex cybersecurity situation today, there are more rational voices protesting cyberbullying and calling for more stringent cyberspace governance.

Stigmatization by Washington won't stop China-Russia strategic coordination

The center of the China-Russia relation is non-alignment, non-confrontation, and not targeting a third party. Neither of them is interested in forming a so-called "anti-West alliance", but follows a new security outlook as different from the Western-style Cold War mentality as heaven from earth.

Britain issues first space power document

Analysts believe that this marks that the development of the British military's space force construction has entered an "acceleration period". However, due to the limitation of its own strength, the UK's space force still faces many difficulties in its development.

ROK's push for THAAD deployment may affect relation with China

China has always respected the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea and understands its security concerns. However, since the US' deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in the ROK undermines China's strategic security, the Chinese side cannot just look the other way.

Security, development boost each other

The world is struggling to contain the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, and faces an unstable security landscape and economic slowdown. It also suffers from four major deficits－peace, development, trust and governance－which are behind the global challenges and difficulties, with the peace and development deficits being the most pressing ones.

Japan is urged to correct attitude and eliminate legacy of chemical weapons asap

The Japanese side should have been soberly aware that it will not work if its words do not match with its actions on the issue of chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese in China during the Second World War and tries to slip away unpunished.

New American agency "Tiger Team" accelerates arms sales

Wall Street Journal reported that US Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks recently signed a memo approving the formation of a special workforce called Tiger Team to look into the low efficiency of American sales of expensive military equipment to other countries, and further simplify the arms sales process. The team is co-headed by Sasha Baker, US deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, and William LaPlante, its undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, and its members are from various services of the US military and the DoD.

Hard to conclude AUKUS partnership not engaged in nuclear proliferation

Australia says it will be unable and unwilling to use the fuel in its submarines to make nuclear weapons since the vessels will have "welded power units" containing nuclear material that would need chemical processing for use in nuclear weapons, and it neither has nor wants the facilities to do that.

Brinkmanship on Taiwan question dangerous

The one-China principle is a widely accepted norm in international relations and a prevailing consensus of the international community. Washington should abide by the commitments it made to Beijing in the three communiques to the letter, as these are iron-clad legally-binding agreements.

What has Australia gained in the year after establishment of AUKUS

Australia has always thought itself in a super-alliance with the US, but the fact is that the US guided by its egoistic foreign policy has not and will not put Australia's security and interests at the forefront. Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser once said the US was the "most dangerous ally" to Australia.

SCO contributes to world stability and common development

As long as the SCO grasps the development trends of the times, succeeds in maintaining peace, and stands on the right side of history, as President Xi said, it can overcome international challenges. But for that, the SCO members have to strengthen unity and deepen cooperation, so as to build a more cohesive community with a shared future for the common good of the world.

EU's hypersonic weapons have long way to go

The three-year project aims to establish a complete system including interceptors and sensors and integrate them into the air defense system for early warning, detection and interception of ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles.

Act aimed at inducing proxy war

The US has sold weapons to Taiwan for decades, but the new bill goes further by providing US security assistance of $4.5 billion to the island over four years, and it also lays out sanctions on the Chinese mainland if it resorts to the use of force to realize national reunification.

NSA cyber attacks on China show desperation, not strength

Nonetheless, such efforts will not only fail but fan more fears that the U.S. can't be a trusted member of the global cyber community. And what's more disconcerting is that Washington no longer cares about protecting its reputation as a proper role model for so-called rules-based governance.

Nuclear proliferation caused by AUKUS will make the world sweat in the face of teetering security

Exactly one year ago, Australia, the UK and the US jointly unveiled the creation of their enhanced trilateral security partnership called "AUKUS." Under their deal, London and Washington agreed to help Canberra build and operate Australia's own fleet of nuclear-propelled submarines.