The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its 34th day. When a genuine and lasting ceasefire in this regional conflict — which spans geopolitics, energy security, and multiple other domains — can be achieved has become a major focus of ...

"Xiong'an is like the future city I imagined as a child - that's why I chose to come here," Ma Xiaoqian, a Gen Z employee at Mech-Mind Robotics, a tech startup in Xiong'an, told the Global Times.

Placing a chrysanthemum before the monument, wiping clean the names of the fallen heroes engraved on the wall, using AI technology to bring a revolutionary couple into a tender embrace... As the Qingming Festival approaches, various commemorative events have been ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with Kaja Kallas, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission, over the current situation in the Middle East and EU-China relations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul over the current situation in the Middle East.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud over the current situation in the Middle East.

When asked to comment on US president Donald Trump's earlier claim that if there's no deal between US and Iran, the US is going to hit Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks", and threatens to hit ...

"China supports all efforts conducive to peace. Since the outbreak of the conflict involving Iran, China has been actively working to promote talks for peace. We have already released information on the meeting between the foreign ministers of China and ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday reiterated China's position on cooperation with the Cook Islands, stressing that the China-Cook Islands relationship doesn't target any third party, nor should it be disrupted or constrained by any third party. In developing the ...

When asked whether China is considering or will consider international cooperation to ensure the safe passage of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz with regard to global energy supply, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday, “All ...

The root cause of the obstruction to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is the illegal military actions by the United States and Israel against Iran. Only by ceasing fire and stopping the war, and realizing peace and stability in ...

When asked by a foreign journalist on Friday whether China could confirm that Afghanistan and Pakistan were holding talks in China aimed at reaching a ceasefire, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Friday ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday that China stands ready to work with Bahrain to promote the end of war, restore peace and achieve lasting stability in the Middle East.

Though it was winter vacation, 17-year-old Yangyang started his day early, walked to the supermarket on his own and returned home to whip up a bowl of seafood noodles for his younger sister.

Four people trapped in a coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province were confirmed dead by local authorities on early Thursday.

Since taking office, the current US government has pursued what critics call a strategy of “predatory hegemony,” from launching wars to military intimidation, from wielding economic blackmail to financial bullying. Yet many scholars in US politics and international relations have ...

Transatlantic alliance is facing further test as US President Donald Trump has reportedly claimed that he is strongly considering withdrawing the US from NATO over its failure to join the war against Iran. A Chinese expert said the latest remarks ...

In January, as a delegation member from Shanghai International Studies University visiting India, I extensively traveled to places including the capital, New Delhi, Bolpur and Kolkata in West Bengal, and Bengaluru in Karnataka. We paid visits to universities, think tanks, ...

Japan has moved to deepen cooperation with France on rare earths and critical minerals, a push that Chinese analysts say reflects an attempt by some countries to reshape supply chains based on geopolitical considerations rather than industrial logic, while ignoring ...

When asked to comment on that Japan's defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced the deployment of long-range missiles in Kumamoto and Shizuoka capable of striking “enemy bases,” and claimed that “as Japan faces the most complex security environment in the postwar ...

China on Wednesday expressed firm opposition to the Philippines' infringement upon China's sovereignty and rights and interests and vowed to do what is necessary to firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea ...

In response to the problem of nationally protected birds being illegally hunted and sold, from August to December 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) deployed organs nationwide to carry out the Ping'an Yuanye-2025 (Safe Wilderness-2025) special campaign. During ...

A surge in mosquito activity across China has triggered fresh public concern, as health authorities elevated the classification of two major mosquito-borne diseases — dengue fever and Chikungunya — to Class B notifiable infectious diseases starting on Wednesday, warning of ...

Stronger exchanges and dialogue between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang will have an important and positive impact on safeguarding peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and promoting the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, Zhang Han, spokesperson ...

The Archives Collection of Tang Honglu Well Stele of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), jointly compiled by Shanghai University's Research Centre for China's Overseas Cultural Relics, and the 714 volunteer association of the Dalian Guoyun Culture Promotion Association, was recently released. ...

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, in pursuit of political self-interest, have persistently manipulated the judiciary and suppressed and persecuted political opponents. Such retrogressive actions have already sparked growing opposition from more and more people on the Taiwan island. Right ...

On Wednesday morning, gentle sunlight bathed Anxian Cemetery in suburban Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, where heroic Chinese pilot Wang Wei's cenotaph rests amid ringed pines and cypresses. His statue and monument gleamed with renewed clarity in the sun.

China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in ...

China will implement a set of guidelines on Wednesday to strengthen the crackdown on fraud in the country's universal basic medical insurance.

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen the country's regional emergency rescue centers and enhance emergency rescue operational capabilities to better safeguard people's lives and property.

Editor's Note: Eighty years have passed since the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (“Tokyo trials”) in 1946. Yet, despite the verdicts of the Tribunal, many atrocities committed by Japan during its invasion of China from 1931 to 1945 ...

Chinese scientists have, for the first time, precisely measured the thermal conductivities of a single lunar soil particle from the Chang'e-5 mission, discovering that lunar agglutinates in the soil provide insulation in a vacuum comparable to high-performance synthetic aerogels, marking ...

Exchanges between legislative bodies are an important part of China-EU relations. To our knowledge, the delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection begins its visit to China today at the invitation of the Legislative ...

China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in ...

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance will be published on Wednesday.

China on Tuesday expressed deep regret over Iran's cultural relics and monuments that were damaged during the current US-Israel-Iran conflict.

In response to a follow-up question regarding Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar's visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated on Tuesday that the two foreign ministers will exchange views on international and ...

Exchanges between legislative bodies are an important component of China-Europe relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday when asked to comment on the visit of members of the European Parliament to China from March 31 to April ...

In response to a question about the passage of Chinese vessels through the Strait of Hormuz and whether Iran will continue to safeguard navigation in the Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday that following coordination with ...

China on Monday urged Japanese authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into a recent security breach at its embassy in Tokyo, adding that the military officer who broke into the embassy had undergone four to five months of reserve officer ...

In response to a media inquiry on Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar's third visit to China in three months, and whether it is related to the situation in Iran, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning ...

A China-backed Mekong children's heart care project was officially launched in Cambodia on Monday, aiming at delivering life-saving treatment to children with congenital heart disease (CHD).

As Pakistan is beefing up efforts to mediate tensions in the Middle East, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the country's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, left for China on Tuesday.

At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar will arrive in China on March 31 to hold ...

The fully domestically developed NORINCO LUCA large cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its maiden flight on Tuesday in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province. According to its developer from China's state-owned Norinco Group, it is now the largest logistics ...

Four people were killed and nine others were injured in a blast that ripped through a highway tunnel under construction in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday afternoon, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Authorities in Pingdingshan city, Central China's Henan Province, issued an investigation report on a case in which a woman claimed her uncle fraudulently registered a marriage using her deceased mother's ID. The news sparked public controversy.

Despite South China's Guangdong Province having officially ushered in summer, hailstorms have been battering the region. As of 12:00 noon on Monday, a total of 12 orange alerts for hail had been issued across the province, Chinese media outlet Southcn.com ...

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, said on Monday that her upcoming mainland trip will highlight a shared hope for peace.

Chinese scientists have recently discovered fossils of a new species of ancient ray-finned fish that lived about 244 million years ago, which they have named P. huoae. The discovery is the first record of Ptycholepis in China, filling the previous ...

Bilingual signs in English and Chinese are visible everywhere when Global Times reporters visited Beijing United Family Hospital. In the hallways, foreign patients chat fluently with doctors in English, and nurses greet them warmly as they pass by with carts. ...

China's top court said on Monday that courts across the country have issued around 33,000 personal safety protection orders since the anti-domestic violence law took effect in 2016, as the law marks its 10th anniversary this year.

As Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day) approaches and people mourn the deceased, the China Organ Donation Administration Center held a collective commemorative event for organ donors on Sunday, where AI-generated digital human footage of the donors touched the event participants. ...

China on Monday launched a Lijian-2 Y1 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard.

At dusk on a cool March evening in 2026, as the last rays of sunlight faded over the Gobi Desert, the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone came alive with anticipation. Kinetica-2 liquid-propellant rocket, developed by China's commercial space firm ...

In response to a media inquiry about China's decision to take countermeasures against Keiji Furuya, a member of the House of Representatives of National Diet of Japan, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said that ...

Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) convened a meeting on Monday over the incident in which an active-duty Self-Defense Forces officer forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Japan.

In response to a media inquiry that US President Donald Trump said he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island on Sunday night, adding “I told them, if a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for mobilizing the whole society to actively participate in afforestation, stressing that a sound ecological environment is shared by all and requires the joint efforts of all.

Military means cannot resolve the root cause of the problem, and a prolonged war and escalating conflict serve no one's interests, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday in response to a question regarding last week's meeting of ...

After a building that partially collapsed early on Sunday, local authorities in Hailin Township, Hailin city, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Monday said the rescue efforts have completed, and all the nine people trapped were found, with two injured and ...

When asked about the visit by four US senators to the Taiwan region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday that China has all along opposed official contact between the US and China's Taiwan region, and has lodged ...

China has repeatedly emphasized that delaying the war is not in the interests of any party. Only by talking can we avoid more casualties and prevent the spread of the war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday ...

Regarding China's decision to impose countermeasures on Japanese House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya, Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said that the Taiwan question is the core of China's core interests and an insurmountable red line. China has lodged solemn ...

China consistently upholds respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries and opposes the violation of other countries' sovereignty or interference in their internal affairs under any pretext, Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry said on ...

We appreciate Pakistan's efforts in promoting de-escalation, support Pakistan in continuing to play its role as a mediator, and are willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Pakistan and other relevant parties to jointly promote peace and cease war, and ...

Iran has destroyed a US E-3 Sentry stationed at a Saudi air base, according to multiple media reports. So far, Washington has made no public claim on the incident. A Chinese expert told the Global Times on Monday that the ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to mark the inauguration of the World Data Organization.

This is an "extremely unusual and serious case," Japanese Police Commissioner General Yoshinobu Kusunoki reportedly told an emergency meeting on Monday over the incident in which a Ground Self-Defense Force member intruded the Chinese Embassy in Japan.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, have invited Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, to visit the Chinese mainland from April 7 to 12, a ...

The World Data Organization (WDO) held its first general meeting in Beijing on Monday, marking its official establishment.

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, on Monday expressed her thanks and accepted the invitation to visit the Chinese mainland in April.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, have invited Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, to visit the Chinese mainland from April 7 to 12, a ...

Air China resumes direct flights between Beijing and Pyongyang on Monday.

A delegation from China's defense ministry visited Europe from March 23 to 29 for a series of institutional dialogues, according to a statement posted by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) on its official website on Sunday, the Xinhua News ...

China's domestically developed "Linghang," the world's largest-diameter high-speed-rail shield tunneling machine, has successfully completed the 11,180-meter underwater section of the Yangtze River crossing and made landfall in Taicang, East China's Jiangsu Province, according to People's Daily on Sunday.

"Happy World War III to all who celebrate." On the February 28 episode of Saturday Night Live, a US late-night sketch show, cast member James Austin Johnson declared, in his recurring role as President Trump, The New York Times reported. Earlier ...

The 2026 China Internet Media Forum opened in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province, on March 29. Hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China, People's Daily and the cyberspace commission of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China ...

The AEP100 turboprop, independently developed by a research and development institute of Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC), has successfully completed full ground-tests. It marks China's first liquid hydrogen engine to meet megawatt-level full-performance standards, the Science and Technology Daily ...

An official media report on Sunday disclosed multiple new developments regarding the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 054B guided-missile frigate Qinzhou. The report highlighted one of its most distinctive features: a next-generation architecture powered by advanced AI algorithms, ...

Viral videos circulated online showed that more than 1,000 Japanese demonstrators gathered in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Saturday to mark a local peace festival. Holding placards and glowing sticks, the people at the gathering chanted "Apologize to China" and "Prime ...

A delegation from China's defense ministry visited Europe from March 23 to 29 for a series of institutional dialogues, according to a statement posted by the Ministry of National Defense on its official website on Sunday.

China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), which sets out goals and measures for further deepening economic cooperation and exchanges across the Taiwan Strait, has drawn support from Taiwan people working and living on the mainland.

At an exhibition held during the ongoing 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) in Beijing, a range of brain-computer interface (BCI) products -- from specialized chips to rehabilitation systems -- drew large crowds.

The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) lodged solemn representations with Consul General Julie Eadeh on Friday over US' interference in Hong Kong affairs, expressing strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, the ...

“I think it's failure to think that anybody can beat China. It's impossible. China is simply unbeatable,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview released on YouTube on Wednesday.

China and the Philippines reaffirmed their commitment to advancing dialogue and stabilizing bilateral relations, as Manila reiterated its adherence to the one-China policy and stated that it does not recognize Taiwan as a “sovereign state,” according to a statement released ...

Chinese J-10C fighter pilot swiftly turned on radar to counter a foreign aircraft's provocation after being illuminated by its radar, handling the situation calmly, according to a video program released by China Central Television (CCTV) on Saturday.

The China Manned Space Agency announced that it would solicit proposals for a space human research program starting April 1, targeting major strategic, fundamental, and forward-looking scientific issues related to the long-term healthy survival of humans during future space station ...

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said on Friday that cooperation with China has helped Hungary emerge as a leader in the global automotive technology revolution.

Dr. Henry C. Lee, a world-renowned forensic scientist, died Friday at his home in Henderson, Nevada at the age of 87, according to a release from the University of New Haven.

The Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, or NeurIPS, a leading global conference in machine learning and computational neuroscience, issued a public apology on Friday via its X account over a controversial policy in its 2026 submission handbook, soon after ...

Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command stated, on March 25, PLANS 532 was conducting a routine patrol in the waters under China's jurisdiction near Zhubi Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. Upon detecting a Philippine Navy ...

A European Parliament delegation will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, marking the first such visit in eight years, according to a release from the European Parliament website. A Chinese expert noted that one visit alone is ...

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Friday announced two reciprocal trade barrier investigations into US actions and measures that harm global production and supply chains as well as those that impede trading of green products.

It is far from enough that the Japanese side only expressed regret for the intrusion into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday, urging Japan to conduct a thorough investigation and give a ...

On the vast plateau of Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, newly built highways cut across snow-capped mountains, 5G signals reach remote villages, and modern homes replace old dwellings once scattered across harsh terrain. These visible changes offer a vivid snapshot ...

An official Chinese media report on Friday unveiled the world's first case of a soft-body bionic manta ray submersible detecting and locking onto simulated underwater explosive devices in dark waters with visibility of less than one meter.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday held a phone conversation with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

Students fly kites on the playground of a school in Suqian city, East China's Jiangsu Province on March 26, 2026. Photo: VCG