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Taiwan students welcome the mainland delegation at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport on November 27, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Indonesian Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun Photo: Courtesy of Indonesian Embassy in China

Moving forward

A recent video interview published by the Financial Times (FT) caused a backlash online. In the video titled "Should the US ban Chinese drones?" the publication presented a "textbook" process of fabricating and spreading misinformation. One insider interviewed by FT confidently claimed that the group photo of DJI employees, in reality taken in front of the former site of the Huangpu Military Academy in a 4A-level scenic area in China, was "evidence" of "military training" to prove that "DJI has links with the Chinese military." As of November 27, the video remains on the FT website, with no corrections or apologies from FT.

Chinese and Dutch scholars participate in a field trip on Chongming Island in suburban Shanghai. Photo: Courtesy of Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Research

The European Commission concluded its anti-subsidy investigation by imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles...

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that on his first day in office he would impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10 percent tariff on imports from China, as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. This rhetoric is unacceptable to China, as numerous facts have already proven that the idea of China knowingly allowing fentanyl precursors to flow into the US runs completely counter to facts and reality. For both China-US economic cooperation and the still-shaky global economic system, the US' provocations in restarting a trade war will have severe negative consequences.

In today's world, where the futures of all countries are closely linked, development, security and civilization play important roles in promoting the modernization process of human society. The Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI) and Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, offer profound insights into the issues of our time. The Global Times invites scholars to provide readers both at home and abroad with an in-depth understanding of these three initiatives. This is the eighth article in the series.

Participants sit in front of the G20 Summit logo on November 18, 2024 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: VCG

During his ongoing visit to China, Singapore's Senior Minister and former prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, shared a profound insight: "China's development is an enterprise that will take a century." This statement, rich in wisdom, invites us to consider the long-term implications of China's growth.