These social distancing tactics must continue for the time being and into 2021. Distributing vaccines and social distancing are complementary, not exclusive, strategies.
Through their joint accomplishments in the area of human rights Southern States are honoring the Bandung spirit. Their efforts to promote the right to development and racial justice are worthy of celebration on South-South Cooperation Day.?
The Biden administration is likely to renegotiate talks with the Taliban so as to keep a small number of troops or special forces dedicated to fighting terrorism and maintaining stability in Afghanistan, on the ground that a full withdrawal is not immediately feasible.
International commitments and continuity of policies need to be ensured. Developed nations need to update and submit new INDCs to raise their targets for increasing the use of renewable energy and cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
In development, islands should find their respective niches, develop their corresponding markets, and brand themselves as distinctive tourist destinations. All these are essential and favorable conditions for the long-term development of islands.
In the next period, China-Africa economic and trade cooperation should move from a stage where scale is the primary goal to one that focuses on efficiency, health, safety and sustainability.
Given this changing global context, China’s engagement with a world in transformation is multifaceted, with the Belt and Road Initiative, a leadership role on addressing climate change, and new institutional linkages through organizations and mechanisms.
China and the EU will continuously work to achieve common goals in 2021. The Biden administration will rather enhance the multilateral context where Sino-European relations will be played out, although it will also facilitate the endeavor of Brussels and Washington to talk in good climate about Beijing.
China has condemned the killing of the Iranian scientist. It stands for safeguarding the international nuclear non-proliferation system and opposes unilateral sanctions, while maintaining normal exchanges and cooperation with Iran.
China and the UK, which have both set ambitious carbon emissions target, have much in common and could lead the way in a ‘unique collaboration’ ahead of vital climate talks in the coming months.
U.S. policymakers should recognize that the concept of “decoupling” from China ultimately lacks feasibility and is expensive, and will only serve to isolate America in the long run.
Culture is in fact part of an underlying system of social governance, one that relies tremendously on something similar to soft power.
