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Xiconomics in Practice: Xi urges central SOEs to contribute more to Chinese modernization

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government to better serve ...

2025 Yearender: China shares opportunities, growth dividends as an empowering country

It is for sure that China's high quality development has been and will continue to share growth dividends with the ...

China opposes US' decision to add all foreign drones to 'Covered List' under pretext of 'national security', vows measures to protect Chinese firms: MOFCOM

China firmly opposes the US decision to include all foreign-produced drone systems and their critical components on the "Covered List" ...

Chinese special envoy conducts shuttle diplomacy again on Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
From December 18 to 23, Deng Xijun, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Special Envoy for Asian Affairs visited Cambodia and Thailand ...

OP-ED

The international community should resolutely curb Japan's nuclear ambitions: Global Times editorial

We warn the Japanese government: Do not misjudge the situation, and do not underestimate the determination of the international community to defend the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Unburdening US-China space cooperation should begin with the Wolf Amendment repeal

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GT Voice: S.Korean business leaders' reported visit shows their pursuit of growth

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CHINA

China's superconducting quantum prototype 'Zuchongzhi 3.2' achieves key breakthrough
China has made a new breakthrough in quantum computing, as its superconducting quantum computing prototype "Zuchongzhi 3.2" achieved quantum error correction below the fault-tolerance threshold on a surface code with a code distance of seven, according to a report by Science and Technology Daily.
Zhejiang authorities dispatch working group to strengthen supervision over follow-up handling of infant death case in Ningbo
Kuaishou reports to police after a surge in explicit livestream content, expert points to possible impact of automated attacks
Tokyo's plan to boost coast guard including increasing patrol vessels amid military expansion moves particularly dangerous, further exposes militaristic ambition, expert warns
Against the backdrop of recent series of worrying military expansion moves, the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi administration is openly stating its maritime ambitions with the latest intent to advance ...

China launches Long March-12A Y1 rocket, second stage enters planned orbit
China launched the Long March-12A Y1 carrier rocket on Tuesday from northwest China. Its second stage entered the designated orbit, but the recovery of its first stage failed.

5 confirmed dead in northeast China coal mine accident
The five people trapped in a coal mine accident on Sunday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have been confirmed dead, local authorities said on Tuesday.

SOURCE

Cross-year consumption drive propels China's economic sprint
Foreign firms eye opportunities in Hainan FTP after special customs operations launched
Private firms comprise over 90% of China's high-tech enterprises as of end-2024: report
Private firms accounted for more than 90 percent of China's high-tech enterprises as of the end of 2024. Their leading role in scientific and technological innovation continues to grow, cementing their status as a vital role of new quality productive forces, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday, ...
China opposes US' decision to add all foreign drones to 'Covered List' under pretext of 'national security', vows measures to protect Chinese firms: MOFCOM
China firmly opposes the US decision to include all foreign-produced drone systems and their critical components on the "Covered List" under the pretext of "national security," a spokesperson for the ...

China's private firms account for 90% of all high-tech enterprises in the country: report
China's private enterprises account for over 90 percent of the country's high-tech enterprises at the end of 2024, and the leading role of private enterprises in scientific and technological innovation ...

Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway in South China starts operation on Monday
The high-speed railway (HSR) connecting southern China's Guangzhou with the coastal city of Zhanjiang was put into operation on Monday, according to a report by the Xinhua News Agency. ...

LIFE

China-Italy world heritage sites partnerships hold great potential: Italian villa director
Partnerships between Chinese and Italian UNESCO World Heritage sites help deepen mutual understanding and hold great potential beyond co-hosting exhibitions, including sharing conservation experience and expanding academic exchanges, said Elisabetta ...

People across China hold diverse events to mark Winter Solstice
Children display dumplings they have just made at a kindergarten in Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2025. People all over the country held diverse events on Thursday ...

Guests attending 4th Shanghai Int'l Literature Week visit cultural sites
Guests attending the 4th Shanghai International Literature Week visit the West Bund Museum in east China's Shanghai, Dec. 17, 2025.
A food tour: International travelers get to know Chinese way of life via authentic cuisine
Among the many descriptions of China seen from the outside, the country has gained an increasingly prominent image for itself in 2025 as a "cool" place to visit and live, as reflected in multiple global surveys and in foreign vloggers' videos and comments. As the ...
Chinese tennis player handed 12 years ban for match-fixing
Concert celebrating 26th anniv. of Macao's return to motherland held in Macao