Editor's note: In examining China's yearbook for 2024, one may draw various impressions. From the question of "city or not city" to the phrase "from Chancay to Shanghai," this is a country that continues to extend its reach in an increasingly isolated and conflict-ridden world. It is also a country that ...

Throughout the year of 2024, there has been no shortage of posts and videos on social media platforms by bloggers from home or abroad, sharing how they were captivated by China's surging scientific revolution tide, ranging from real-time food delivery by hotel room service robots, driverless artificial intelligent (AI) robots ...

China's innovation and development have continued to thrive in 2024, setting new records across a number of fields. From breakthroughs in space exploration to record grain harvests, from massive high-speed railway network to dedications to green transition, the nation has showcased relentless drive toward progress. Through the lens of speed, ...

In 2024, China's visa-free policy sparked global excitement for "China travel." Inspired by a reply letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping, who encouraged Italian students to become modern-day Marco Polos as cultural ambassadors between Italy and China, Marco, an Italian student, set out to witness modern China firsthand. Guided by ...

Since the introduction of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture in October 2023, "culture" has become a buzzword throughout the year of 2024 in China.

The Global Times has selected the opinions of five renowned foreign experts to share their insights on China's role as an anchor of global stability and their expectations for Chinese diplomacy in the coming year.