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Xi calls for advancing building of China-Canada new strategic partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on China and Canada to advance the building of a new strategic partnership ...

He Lifeng to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 and visit Switzerland

At the invitation of the World Economic Forum and the government of the Swiss Confederation, Member of the Political Bureau ...

Chinese side opposes countries with diplomatic ties signing deals with sovereign implications with China's Taiwan region, FM on so-called US-Taiwan 'trade deal'

The Chinese side always firmly opposes countries having diplomatic relations with China negotiating and signing any agreement with China's Taiwan ...

All options that can punish 'Taiwan Independence' separatist forces remain on the table: MND spokesperson
For us, to deal with the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces is like catching a turtle in a jar, and all ...

OP-ED

Will Europe compromise? The whole world is watching: Global Times editorial

Will Europe become an appendage of hegemony, or will it hold the line of rules? The Greenland issue is a mirror that reflects Europe's diplomatic predicament and tests its moral responsibility.

Three questions for Japan tear away its mask of a 'peaceful country'

Zhong Sheng

GT Voice: Synergy between mainland AI companies, HK market fosters new tech financing hub

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CHINA

China's FAST telescope reveals world's first-ever evidence for origin of cosmic enigmatic flashes
Through studying the observation data of China's gigantic radio telescope located in the country's southwestern Guizhou Province, an international research team has uncovered compelling new evidence supporting a binary-system origin for at least some fast radio bursts (FRBs), one of the most enigmatic phenomena in modern astrophysics. ...
China breaks ground on world's first dual-reactor coupled nuclear energy project, building low-carbon transition
Military adventurism only pushes region into an unpredictable abyss, Chinese diplomat says at UNSC's meeting on Iran
China urges Japan to avoid sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces after former official's visit: FM spokesperson
China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between Taiwan regional authorities and countries that have diplomatic relations with China, and urges Japan to earnestly abide by the one-China principle ...

Kyrgyzstan-China relations have long-term future: Kyrgyz FM
Kyrgyzstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeenbek Kulubaev speaks during the annual foreign ministry press conference for 2025 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Youlin) The year ...

China, Sri Lanka unveils general education digital transformation project
China and Sri Lanka on Wednesday jointly launched a project aiming at the digital transformation of general education in Sri Lanka. The China-Aid Digital Transformation Project of ...

SOURCE

China grants conditional approval for American Axle's acquisition of Dowlais equity
Commercial firm launches rocket from Yellow Sea in China's first sea-based mission in new year
US companies in China show resilience and improved performance: AmCham China survey
American companies operating in China demonstrated resilience and improved financial performance in 2025, even as they navigated a complex global economic environment and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. Meanwhile, expectations for their business operations in China over the next two years are becoming more stable, according to a survey released ...
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to address WEF Annual Meeting, visit Switzerland: FM
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos and visit Switzerland on January 19-22, at the invitation of WEF and the ...

Apple expands official trade-in program to include major domestic smartphone brands
Apple has expanded the scope of its long-running online trade-in promotion as of Friday, extending eligibility beyond its own products — including MacBook, iPhone and iPad — to cover major ...

China trims US treasury holdings by $6.1 billion in November, reaching lowest since 2008: report
China's holdings of US treasuries fell to $682.6 billion in November, down $6.1 billion month-on-month, according to data released by US Department of the Treasury on Thursday (US time). An ...

LIFE

2026 China Extreme Dance Performance Competition held in Sanya

Mainland college students present Kunqu classic "The Peony Pavilion" in Taipei
Two decades after a youth version of the Kunqu Opera masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion" debuted in Taipei, a special "campus youth" edition performed entirely by college students from the Chinese ...

Tech reveals secrets behind 800-year-old Chinese mummy's excellent preservation
Chinese researchers have uncovered how an 800-year-old Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) mummy remained remarkably preserved and fragrant, shedding new light on ancient embalming practices in East Asia.
Reservations for New Year's Eve dinners in high demand
Even with the 2026 Chinese New Year's Eve still more than a month out, restaurant bookings for the celebratory "Nian Ye Fan" in Shanghai are already surging past 7,000 orders. The city serves as just one example, depicting how the "Nian Ye Fan" reservation wave has arrived early ...
Rooted in conservation, a veteran sows seeds of ecotourism amid nature
Chinese figure skaters gear up for home Four Continents Championships