Spring Festival Gala: Millennium meets Year of the Dragon -Unforgotten moments- 2000

Zhang Ziyi sings at the 2000 Spring Festival Gala [CMG]

CGTN | 10-Feb-2021

The Spring Festival Gala, also known as “Chunwan” in Chinese, broadcasts on the eve of the Lunar New Year when millions of Chinese families get together. This year’s gala will fall on February 11 and will go ahead despite the ongoing pandemic. 2000: When the millennium meets the Year of the Dragon. The year 2000 was the start of the new millennium, also the Year of the Dragon. Continue reading “Spring Festival Gala: Millennium meets Year of the Dragon -Unforgotten moments- 2000”

China and the U.S. need to cooperate, but acceptance comes first

China and the U.S. need to cooperate, but acceptance comes first [CGTN]
China and the U.S. need to cooperate, but acceptance comes first [CGTN]
CGTN | 09-Feb-2021

Editor’s note : U.S. President Joe Biden delivered the first foreign policy speech of his tenure at the State Department on Thursday. In the speech, he called China the “most serious competitor” of the U.S. However, he also stressed that the U.S. is ready to work with China when it’s in America’s interest. What are the signals from Biden’s speech? How will that affect the China-U.S. relationship? Einar Tangen, a current affairs commentator shared his views. Below is an edited version of what he said. In his foreign policy speech, President Joe Biden called China the “most serious competitor” of the U.S. However, he also claimed, “We are ready to work with Beijing when it’s in America’s interest to do so.” Continue reading “China and the U.S. need to cooperate, but acceptance comes first”