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Xi urges efforts to build Xiong'an New Area into innovation hub, model of high-quality development

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to build the ...

China's Minister of Commerce meets with European business executives, vowing to make pie of economic and trade cooperation bigger

China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao held meetings on Sunday with European business executives from Volkswagen, Bosch, and BASF, ...

Friendly ties with all regional countries China's advantage in mediating Middle East issues: Chinese special envoy tells GT

With regard to China's special advantages in mediating Middle East issues, China has maintained friendly relations with all countries ...

China imposes temporary measures to limit fuel prices, to buffer spikes due to geopolitical impact, showing institutional advantage
Following the hustle and bustle of work over the past weekend, staff members from a gas station in Beijing's ...

OP-ED

This letter from Belgian PM digs a hole for EU: Global Times editorial

We advise De Wever and others that instead of being mired in biases and outdated rhetoric when making remarks about China, they should embrace greater strategic clarity and policy honesty, and think carefully before taking action.

Is the US slipping into another uncontrollable war quagmire?

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GT Voice: Carmakers' EV 'retreat' reveals constraints of West's policies

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CHINA

'We'll see more DeepSeek moments,' foreign industry representative touts China's AI push
From DeepSeek to Seedance 2.0 to OpenClaw, China's intensified push in artificial intelligence (AI) not only gained global attention, but also has become a major focus of heated discussions at the ongoing China Development Forum (CDF) 2026 that run from Sunday to Monday in Beijing.
Giant bird sighting on NE China highway sparks costume, AI speculation
Chinese Embassy in Israel urges nationals to return to China or evacuate for safety
2 students dead, I4 injured in Guizhou traffic accident; State Council to supervise probe
A traffic accident occurred at around 7 am on Monday in Hezhang county, Bijie city, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, with preliminary confirmation showing that the accident has killed two students ...

Chinese FM responds US Treasury Secretary Bessent's claims that US may lift sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea
Energy security is vital to the world economy, and all parties have a responsibility to ensure stable energy supply, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday in ...

Armed confrontation will only breed new hatred, parties should immediately pause military operations: Chinese FM on Middle East situation
In response to a foreign media question concerning the current Middle East situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday that the current conflict in the Middle East ...

SOURCE

Nvidia's Huang claims keeping top chip for the US while sending the rest to China; experts say unfair strategy has proven a failure
China ready to boost energy coordination with Southeast Asia, FM says on Philippine claim that China assures no fertilizer export restriction
2026 Beijing humanoid robot half-marathon debuts autonomous navigation running, over 300 robots to compete
More than 300 units humanoid robots will participate in 2026 Beijing E-Town humanoid robot half-marathon scheduled for April 19 this year in Beijing's Yizhuang, according to the event organizers on Monday.
Chinese LLMs continue to drive global AI development
Chinese large language-models (LLMs) have continued to drive global artificial intelligence (AI) development, as the Global Times learned from OpenRouter, a popular AI gateway for developers, on Sunday that this ...

Hong Kong IPOs rise 537% year-to-date, with tech, medical firms leading rush
The IPO market in Hong Kong has remained on a fast track since the beginning of 2026, with total funds raised so far exceeding HK$97.16 billion ($12.4 billion), a year-on-year ...

China-US reach new consensuses and consultations will continue, MOFCOM spokesperson says on Paris trade consultations
When asked by foreign media for comment on whether the China-US economic and trade consultations in Paris discussed rare earths or controls on rare earth exports, and whether there were ...

LIFE

1st ICH academy on publishing, printing launched in Shanghai
Based at the Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, a new academy focused on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the domain of publishing and printing has officially opened in Shanghai, marking ...

Star-studded China Open Swimming Championships starts
The 2026 China Open Swimming Championships kicked off on Thursday in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, bringing together approximately 500 athletes for four days of high-stakes racing.

Archaeological site with 'destroyed weapons' burial ritual discovered
Chinese archaeologists have uncovered Western Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-771BC) remains at the Jiangliu site in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, revealing burial customs that embody the ancient Chinese philosophy of "zhigeweiwu," which ...
Natural beauty and local culture make Xichang a standout destination in Daliang Mountains
Located in Sichuan's far south, at a relatively high elevation, Xichang enjoys a mild and sunny climate, in stark contrast with the more humid conditions of the Sichuan Basin. The climate of Xichang rivals that of Kunming in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, which is known as a "spring ...
Veteran artists' recent resurgence indicates what audiences truly crave
Winter Universiade unveils 'ginseng' mascot as 300-day countdown begins