CHINA US Focus - Perspectives shaping the world's most important bilateral relationship

Anyone taking an objective look at the real changes in China would see clearly that China has made solid progress in human rights protection, and contributed significantly to the development of the international human rights cause. First, the Chinese government takes respecting and protecting human rights as a basic principle for governing the country. The [...]

The Sino-US relationship is faced with unfavorable changes with the US' eastward shift of its strategic focus, and common ground and mutual trust on major issues are needed to achieve a new relationship between the two powers, China's top think tank suggested in a blue book released Tuesday. The increasing comprehensive strength of China and [...]

With the European Union reportedly poised to launch trade cases against telecom equipment makers in China, accusing them of getting subsidies, Beijing is set to investigate if the EU is actually illegally subsidizing its industries, a source close to the matter told China Daily. The industries include "agriculture, telecom equipment, wind energy, electrical and mechanical [...]

CHINA will allocate an annual fund of up to 2 billion yuan (US$316 million) from this year to help develop and mass produce new-energy vehicles to cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions, Vice Minister of Finance Zhang Shaochun said. Government departments, logistics operators and car rental firms in 25 pilot cities will be encouraged to [...]

(Beijing)–The development of shale gas has lessened America's dependence on imported oil, but it has also sent American coal companies into a harsh winter. After a significant decrease in coal consumption, suppliers and manufacturers have begun to shift their target market overseas. Ernie Thrasher, CEO of Xcoal Energy & Resources, America's largest supplier of metallurgical [...]