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Video PlayerClose ISTANBUL, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for using the expression of "Islamic terrorism" without knowing the true meaning of Islam. "The head of France talks about Islamic terrorism at the NATO summit," Erdogan said at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, referring to NATO's 70th-anniversary summit held in London last week. "I told him that the meaning of Islam is peace. How can you combine the words, peace and terror, by using the expression of Islamic terrorism?" remarked the Turkish leader. Speaking about the ongoing Yellow Vests demonstrations in France against increasing living costs, Erdogan called on Macron to solve the issue as soon as possible. "Why can't you solve it? Why can't you stop it?" he asked. Late last month, Erdogan lashed out at Macron over his comment about NATO in which the French president said the alliance was experiencing a … [Read more...] about Erdogan slams Macron for using Islam and terrorism together

There are three major highlights of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China. First, China is a predictable country. In a dangerous world, the unpredictability of its protagonists is a big risk factor. "A good friend is a predictable friend," the saying goes in China, and that is true of international relations too, as predictability is a factor of peace. President Xi Jinping's key speeches clearly set out China's commitments to the international community. No country has developed such a degree of awareness of the notion of long term, as proved by the Two Centenary Goals to complete building a moderately prosperous society in all respects by the Communist Party of China's centenary in 2021, and to turn China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful by the time of the centenary of the People's Republic of China in 2049. No government, except China, sets the year 2049 as the horizon of its action. Second, … [Read more...] about A Long-Haul Roadmap

Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, specializing in Russian history and international politics. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. In the US, Thanksgiving is often described as a time of the year for the family to reconvene, fall out, reconcile and agree to meet again on December 25 to do it all over again. This week's summit to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) certainly felt similar. Ahead of the conference, clouds gathered as US President Donald Trump kept up his criticism of Germany in particular for being "delinquent" in not honoring its 2 percent of GDP for defense spending, French President Emmanuel Macron alleged the alliance was "brain dead" and Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted the organization was as strong and relevant as ever. In some ways it is puzzling that NATO is … [Read more...] about NATO’s 70th anniversary: An uneasy reunion

In 2020, the world will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberal international order. Most agree that this framework－comprising the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other multilateral institutions－needs to be updated to address the challenges of climate change, widening inequality and slowing economic growth. But world-level reform will not be possible without first building more cohesive and sustainable societies. This year, several crucial international institutions once again showed they were ill-equipped to meet today's challenges. The European Union remains paralyzed thanks to the United Kingdom's torturous Brexit process. The US administration has sidelined the World Trade Organization by blocking appointees to the WTO's dispute-settlement body. And the UN suffered a major setback when Chile announced it could not host this year's UN Climate Change Conference. These examples suggest that our ability to marshal collective responses … [Read more...] about A better world starts at home

Video PlayerClose KIEV, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold the first face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Normandy Four meeting in Paris, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, said on Monday. "After the meeting of the four leaders in the Normandy Four, President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold a face-to-face meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin," Tymoshenko was quoted as saying by the Interfax Ukraine news agency. Before the Normandy Four meeting, Zelensky will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, then hold a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The last summit between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany, known as the Normandy Four, a group created to help resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, was held in Berlin in 2016. … [Read more...] about Ukrainian, Russian presidents to hold face-to-face meeting in Paris