Japan decides to dump Fukushima contaminated water into sea amid domestic, int’l opposition

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea amid domestic and international opposition.

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China to see strong growth in foreign trade in rest of 2021: UK think tank

"We expect export momentum to remain robust in the second quarter (Q2)," said the report, adding that a strong global economic recovery would underpin China's exports through 2021, despite the likely retreat of pandemic-related demand later this year.

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China to promote LMC with Mekong countries: Chinese FM

China will work with Mekong countries to continue to promote the development of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC), strive to create a new model of regional cooperation, and build a new highland of development and prosperity, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here Tuesday.

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China urges U.S. to treat Japan’s disposal of contaminated Fukushima water according to facts

China on Tuesday urged the United States to treat Japan's decision to dump contaminated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea according to the facts, rather than according to the country that would make the move.

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Hong Kong will emerge stronger, writes Carrie Lam

Editor's note: Decision Makers is a global platform for decision makers to share their insights on events shaping today's world. Mrs. Carrie Lam is the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The article reflects Mrs. Carrie Lam's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.

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Greek politician praises China’s support for African infrastructures

Regarding the doubts about China's influence in Africa, Greece's former Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis praised China's efforts on improving African countries' infrastructure with great humanity and no strings attached, a non-interventionist way the West has never managed to fathom.

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Beijing: PLA drills in Taiwan Straits safeguard national sovereignty

spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the drills conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Taiwan Straits are aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty and responding to interference by external forces and provocations by "Taiwan independence" forces.

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China’s foreign trade volume up 38.6% in Q1, exports grows amid improving foreign demand

China's foreign trade volume totaled $1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2021, up by 38.6 percent year on year, with overseas demand driving a jump in exports, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

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China’s top market regulator imposes penalty on Alibaba Group over monopoly conduct

China's State Administration for Market Regulation imposed an administrative penalty on Alibaba Group on Saturday for monopoly conduct of implementing an "exclusive dealing agreement" based on results of an investigation.

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