2025 is the Year of Yisi (Year of the Snake). Snakes are closely related to the development of human civilization. Snakes can be seen in early civilizations around the world, symbolizing reproduction, spiritual power, authority, fierceness, etc, and their images are both positive and evil.Thousands of years of snake charm: the multi-dimensional mark of snake in China cultureSnake culture in China ...

Yang Cheng, Executive Dean of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies at Shanghai International Studies University, was recently interviewed by the South China Morning Post, Dragon TV Tonight, Phoenix Global Connection, and GD Today, where he shared his views on why China and Russia emphasize promoting a correct view of World War II. The following are excerpts from those intervi...

On April 2, Trump announced the imposition of a 10% “base tariff” on nearly all countries and “reciprocal tariffs” on more than 60 “violating” countries and regions, launching a global tariff war. His aim is to attempt to abolish the current free trade system framed by the WTO and rebuild a trade system that is beneficial to and dominated by the United States.1. The Global Free Trade System ...

Trump Moves Closer to Putin—Is This an Attempt to Drive a Wedge Between Russia and China?Trump’s support for Putin signals a major shift in U.S. policy towards Russia.U.S. President Donald Trump is drawing closer to Russia, overturning decades of American foreign policy.He has sided with Vladimir Putin on a peace deal in the Ukraine war, pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept...

Abstract: Most research on ontology security in international relations tends to the nation-centered assumption, but the theoretical paradigm formed based on this assumption cannot fully explain the ontology security problem in Kazakhstan. Based on Giddens 'sociological ontology security theory, this paper analyzes the social relationship nature of ontology security, and points out that K...

Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Chancellor, and the AfD parliamentary group, recorded during the first government statement in the German Bundestag as Federal Chancellor in Berlin, May 14, 2025. Photo: VCGGermany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, outlined his government's agenda to lawmakers in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday. Elected in a historic second-round vote, he...

On March 24, the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) of Germany published a constitutional amendment passed by both the Bundestag and Bundesrat, marking a historic adjustment to the long-standing “debt brake” principle. This reform grants the federal government greater fiscal leeway, establishing a special €500 billion fund aimed at boosting the economy, improving infrastructure, and support...

Recently, the United Kingdom has sent some positive signals toward China, yet its military maneuvers reveal clear contradictions. On April 22, the Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group officially set sail for the Indo-Pacific region for an eight-month deployment. The group will conduct joint military exercises and port visits with allies in the region. According to British...

At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will visit China on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday.China and Iran maintain smooth and frequent communications as comprehensive strategic partners. The visit, coming amid Iran's indirect negotiations w...

Recently, political leaders from Europe, located at the western end of the Eurasian continent, have been intensively visiting countries in the East—namely China, ASEAN nations, and Central Asian states—forming a noticeable eastward shift in diplomatic engagement. Observed against the backdrop of dramatic changes in transatlantic relations since the beginning of the new U.S. administration this yea...