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BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a very dynamic organization and by far the most successful political organization in the world, according to a prominent China expert from Britain.
Martin Jacques, a senior fellow at Cambridge University, made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the second Wanshou Dialogue on Global Security, which lasts from Monday to Wednesday.
Jacques said the CPC has been very successful at reinventing itself to move with the times, which is quite difficult for big parties like the CPC.
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause amid slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation.
BEIJING (AP) — Recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong are echoing in Taiwan, possibly giving the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen a lift in her campaign to resist Beijing’s pressure for political unification and win a second term in next year’s elections.
The demonstrations sparked by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s now-shelved push for unpopular extradition legislation have turned a glaring spotlight on China’s “one country, two systems” framework for ruling the former British colony, the same formula it envisages imposing on self-governing Taiwan.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Tuesday called a recent U.S.-North Korean summit at the Korean border an end of mutual hostility between the countries, despite skepticism by many experts that it’s was a just made-for-TV moment that lacked any substance.
BEIJING (AP) — Most Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after Wall Street’s benchmark hit a new high following the latest truce in the costly U.S.-Chinese trade war.
Tokyo and Sydney rose, while Shanghai was unchanged. Hong Kong advanced despite protests over a proposed extradition law that prompted police to use tear gas to clear streets.
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese state media ran footage Tuesday of police in Hong Kong clearing protesters from streets in a break with its silence over several past days of pro-democracy demonstrations.
TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets took heart Monday from revived hopes for progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China after President Donald Trump met with China’s Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Japan.
But the latest data suggested the prolonged trade conflict between Washington and Beijing is taking a further toll on regional growth.
TOKYO (AP) — A closely watched quarterly survey by Japan’s central bank released Monday showed declining confidence in the economic outlook among major manufacturers as trade tensions between the U.S. and China add to worries over regional and global growth.
The Bank of Japan’s weak “tankan” reading was the second straight quarter of deterioration amid worries over trade tensions and a regional slowdown.
The survey’s index for major manufacturers fell to 7 in June from 12 in the March survey.
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