As concerns and condemnations grow, the Japanese government has not yet convinced the international community that the waste water is harmless. How reliable its treatment system is and whether sea discharge is the best choice are also open to question.

As the G7’s slice of the world economy has shrunk, so has its relevance and its leaders must adjust to the reality that the group’s influence is waning. Long gone are the days when a handful of countries could freely meddle in others’ internal affairs and manipulate global issues.

President Xi Jinping’s proposal of a Global Civilisation Initiative, which calls for respect for diversity and improved people-to-people exchanges, comes at a time when societies are being driven apart by egocentric world views.

China is charting a course to becoming a modern socialist nation, bringing hope to the world while promoting its vision of a community with a shared future for mankind.

China’s reopening has fuelled optimism over global growth as the world’s second-largest economy demonstrates its resilience and begins firing on all cylinders again. The unleashing of pent-up travel demand and consumer spending over the Lunar New Year holiday is a powerful rebuttal of economic doom.

Xi’s recent whirlwind of talks with world leaders points to a new phase of Chinese diplomacy championing cooperation and development. After reiterating China’s vision for a ‘shared community’ at the 20th party congress, Xi is putting the wheels in motion to realise that vision.

“Chinese modernisation”, a key phrase in Xi Jinping’s recent congress report, holds a promise for the world. A China that stays committed to high-quality development will give a much-needed shot in the arm to the global economy.

While Washington claims Congress acts on it own, the US must fulfil its international obligations. In ultimately allowing Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, the US is exacerbating tensions across the Taiwan Strait and jeopardising peace in the region.

President Xi Jinping has emphasised that the central government fully supports Hong Kong in keeping its unique status and strengths. A Hong Kong that has emerged stronger from hardships must continue to grow and contribute to the country’s opening up. Diplomacy can play a part in this.

The US is peddling its Indo-Pacific strategy to make the Asia-Pacific another Nato. In response, Asian countries need to work together to maintain the hard-won regional peace and stability, and push back against US attempts to muddy the waters.

China has been working to defuse tensions and restore peace in its own way, promoting dialogue, opposing damaging sanctions and giving humanitarian aid. Finding the greatest common ground in everybody’s security interests is crucial to world peace.

Britain is mute about its own national security legislation, but obsessed with demonising the national security law for Hong Kong. The British must accept that they have no rights and duties over Hong Kong after 1997, and abide by basic norms of international relations.

Hong Kong will triumph in its fight against the fifth wave of Covid-19 with the robust support of the central government and the combined efforts of all people in the city, bringing forth a new era of stability and prosperity.

China is safeguarding its territorial interests while managing differences and addressing disputes in accordance with international law. Meanwhile, the United States is hyping the South China Sea issue and driving a wedge between nations in the region.

Over the past six years, China has followed a green, inclusive, open and clean pathway to ensure the best preparations for the Winter Olympics. With the challenges facing the world today, the Olympic spirit of solidarity matters more than ever. Countries politicising sport risk sullying this spirit.

China’s whole-process democracy seeks to meet people’s wish for a better life, and the country’s achievements speak for themselves. The US ‘democracy’ summits are a farce, given their lack of appreciation of national conditions elsewhere and respect for other people’s choices.

The history of the Communist Party is important to decoding China’s success, which means that to understand China, we must first understand the party. Choosing its own development path and putting people first are among the secrets of the party’s success.

Amid the pandemic and geopolitical tumult, China has the answers to three key questions: how to build a global village, pursue long-term prosperity, and advance civilisation.

The long list of US actions intended to stop Beijing and the Hong Kong government from stabilising the city in the wake of mass protests cannot be for the benefit of the city, as US officials claim.

The party’s confidence lies in the Chinese people’s support for their government, fostered over the years through policies that consistently put majority interests ahead of the few.

The proposal for the second-phase WHO study ignores the conclusions and recommendations of the first-stage research, undoing the open and transparent scientific efforts previously.

While national rejuvenation remains a top priority, China is committed to pursuing win-win cooperation, and will foster all-round and balanced relations with major countries. Beijing also has every right to take countermeasures against hegemonic acts by anti-China forces.