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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
China-Europe-America Global Initiative Think Tanks and Museums Paris Dialogue 2025 Held in Paris
PARIS, May 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 23, the China-Europe-America Global Initiative Think Tanks and Museums Paris Dialogue 2025 was held in Paris, with more than 50 guests from China, France, Italy, the US and other countries engaged in the dialogue. The event, under the theme "China, Europe, and America: Cultural Exchanges for Peace and Progress", was co-hosted by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS), the Information Office of Beijing Municipality and the China-Europe-America Global Initiative. The sub-forums were featured by topics including "The Role of Cultural Institutions in Fostering Understanding Between Cultures" "The Future of Museums and Cultural Institutions" and "Harmony in Beauty: An International Dialogue on Beijing's Central Axis". Laurent Fabius, Former Prime Minister of France and Chen Li, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in France, attended the forum and delivered speeches. Yu Yunquan, Vice President of the China International Communications Group (CICG) and President of ACCWS, and Yu Junsheng, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and Director of the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office, delivered video speeches. David Gosset, founder of the China-Europe-America Global Initiative, presided over the opening ceremony. Laurent Fabius said that as the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, cultural institutions should play a dual role: fostering the concept of peace by transmitting historical lessons, as well as raising public awareness of environmental protection through exhibitions and initiatives. Chen Li emphasized the longstanding cultural exchanges between China and France, calling for the promotion of cultural resonance between the Chinese philosophy of "harmony in diversity" and Europe's ideal of "unity in diversity". Such efforts, he noted, would contribute significantly to global cultural diversity and human progress. Yu Yunquan described museums as "gene banks" for preserving civilizations, "salons" for facilitating mutual learning among cultures, and "showcases" for promoting contemporary values. He stressed the common commitment to deepening the China-Europe-America Museum Cooperation Initiative to advance the Global Civilization Initiative. David Gosset released Museums Without Borders • China Museums 2025 Annual Report during the dialogue. The report, co-authored by ACCWS and the China-Europe-America Museum Cooperation Initiative, focuses on Chinese museums' international collaboration practices and highlights their role in improving global understanding of China and facilitating cultural dialogue. As a supporting event of the forum, a photo exhibition themed "Beijing Central Axis: A Masterpiece Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital" was held in Paris on the same day. The French edition of the book China's Perspectives on Global Governance was also launched at the event. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies(ACCWS)
Fox News
09-05-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Blue state governor touts meeting with CCP official cozying up to Dems: 'Grateful for the opportunity'
FIRST ON FOX: A Democratic governor enthusiastically posted photos with a Chinese Communist Party diplomat on Wednesday evening, saying she was "grateful for the opportunity" to meet with him. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who went viral late last year for vowing to use "every tool" to fight back against President Donald Trump's deportations, took to X to highlight a meeting she and one of her top appointees had with Chen Li, the consul general of the People's Republic of China in New York. "Massachusetts is home to a vibrant Chinese-American community, and China is one of our largest trading partners," Healey wrote in a X post, which included 3 photos. "Glad to welcome Ambassador H.E. Chen Li of the People's Republic to China to the State House, and grateful for the opportunity to discuss future collaboration!" All three photos included Healey and Li, whose jurisdiction covers almost a dozen states. However, one photo also included now-former Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development, Yvonne Hao, an American-born citizen whose parents are originally from China. Hao's last official day in her role was earlier this month, according to local outlets. However, she is still serving in the Healey administration as an unpaid advisor. A press release from Healey's office on Wednesday highlighted how Massachusetts and China "shared economic and cultural ties" in addition to their "commitment to continuing to work together for the benefit of our people and our economy." "China is Massachusetts third largest trading partner, with over $7.2 billion worth of goods exchanged in 2024. In 2024, Massachusetts imported $3.4 billion in goods from China, including toys, games and sports equipment, apparel and accessories," the press release continued. "Massachusetts exported $3.8 billion in goods to China in 2024, including industrial machinery, medical devices and plastics. She appeared to then try to justify the meeting by highlighting how she makes "it a priority to meet with foreign officials when they visit Massachusetts," listing off several foreign officials who she has met with, including the "Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Ahmed Dadou, and Singapore's Ambassador to the United States Lui Tuck Yew." Li, who has repeatedly praised the CCP and echoed the party's talking points about Uyghur genocide allegations being "fabricated," responded to Healey's post by quoting it and saying he was "honored to have a very pleasant conversation" with Healey. He added that he was "focusing on the cooperation between China and Massachusetts." Fox News Digital has extensively reported on the influence that Li and his predecessors have had in the United States, which has included cozying up to Democratic politicians like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Gov. Kathy Hochul, in addition to administrators at top American universities across several states on the East Coast, including Kean University President Lamont Repollet. Chen, like his predecessor Huang Ping, has repeatedly praised the CCP and denied China's alleged genocide against the Uyghur population, which has been condemned by many on the world stage, including the United Nations. "It's hard to imagine how could 'genocide' and 'forced labor' associated with such a place where population grows steadily, society is safe and open, and people enjoy happy life. Where do the accusations come from?" Chen wrote in 2021. "'Genocide' was claimed by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the very last day of his term. It was based on reports fabricated by some extremist anti-China individuals who haven't been to Xinjiang for years and accounts of a few so-called witnesses who were proved to be trained 'actors' and 'actresses.'" Michael Sobolik, an expert on U.S.-China relations and a Hudson Institute senior fellow, previously told Fox News Digital that the "Chinese Communist Party is always looking for ways to penetrate U.S. businesses and civil society. We shouldn't make their job easier for them." Earlier this year, Chen posted multiple times about participating in New York City parades, which included Schumer and anti-Trump Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. He also met with Sen. Richard Blumenthal's brother-in-law to light up the Empire State Building to mark the Lunar New Year, a tradition between the Chinese Consulate and the Empire State Building that goes back over a decade. Prior to Chen, a controversial diplomat named Huang Ping was in his position between 2018 and 2024. Ping was implicated in an unsealed indictment against Gov. Kathy Hochul's former deputy chief of staff, Linda Sun, who was charged "with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy," according to a Justice Department press release. The indictment revealed then-Lt. Gov. Hochul wanted to mention the "Uyghur situation" in China for her 2021 Lunar New Year message, but the plight of the minority group being persecuted by the Chinese government was ultimately omitted after Sun overruled the speechwriter. The indictment alleges Sun revealed to Ping what the speechwriter wanted to include, but insisted that she would not let her boss mention Uyghurs after admitting that she was "starting to lose her temper" with the speechwriter. The indictment later detailed other exchanges she had with Ping and said he gifted her parents with Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by his chef in exchange for her help in influencing the governor's policies.
South China Morning Post
28-03-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
What if curing cancer could cost 99% less in China?
A decade ago, treating cancer with personalised mRNA vaccines seemed like a US$1 million gamble per patient, a therapy reserved for the ultra-rich. Advertisement But Chinese biotech start-ups are aiming to change that – by designing cancer therapy for a fraction of the cost and also taking on Western pharmaceutical giants in the process. Beijing-based Likang Life Sciences is one such biotech company. At the end of February, Likang received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin human clinical trials of its mRNA cancer vaccine, the LK101 injection, making it the first Chinese product of its kind to reach this stage. Chen Li, the company's founder, said he could not reveal the exact price of the product as it was not yet at the commercial stage, but confirmed that it would be 'significantly lower' than its Western counterparts. Prices for Chinese drugs of this kind could fall 'exponentially', said Cheng Xudong, founder of another Beijing-based biotech company, ZSky, which is also working on personalised cancer vaccines and is moving at a similar pace to Likang in getting its product to market. Advertisement Judging by the present cost of production at the clinical research stage, Cheng, who previously worked as a biological researcher at Northwestern University in the United States, estimates that his company's candidate would cost less than 100,000 yuan (US$13,800) for a six-dose course, including raw materials, consumables and labour. Neeha Zaidi, a pancreatic cancer specialist at the Johns Hopkins University school of medicine, told The New York Times in a 2023 article that 'cost is a major barrier for these types of vaccines to be more broadly utilised' – adding that this could potentially create disparities in access.
