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Uruguayan president arrives in Beijing as 6th leader to visit China in 2026; China's predictability, consistency gain global appeal: expert

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi arrived in Beijing ...

GT investigates: From Western Hemisphere to Persian Gulf, how the US seeks to impose hegemonic control over 'key regions'

“US' recent pressure against #Iran, together with its increasingly frequent interventions in the #WesternHemisphere, reflects the same imperialist logic, ...

Takaichi skipping of TV debate due to 'hand injury' sparks dissatisfaction from Japanese politicians, netizens, saying Takaichi avoids key questions including Unification Church scandal

With campaigning underway ahead of Japan's House of Representatives election scheduled for February 8, Japanese media and netizens are questioning ...

Beijing's first high-speed train of the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush departs
At 5:34 am on February 2, the first high-speed train (G6701) for Beijing's 2026 Spring Festival travel rush departed on ...

OP-ED

Welcome more friends from around the world to celebrate the Spring Festival in China: Global Times editorial

A boom in "celebrating the Spring Festival in China" is taking shape, adding a distinctive touch to the opening of the 2026 Bingwu (Year of the Horse) and offering the world a vivid new window through which to ...

Uruguayan president's China visit signals assertion of economic independence, policy autonomy

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GT Voice: Vitality in China-UK cooperation highlights constructive role of China's outward investment

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CHINA

Detective Conan's China agent responds to backlash over collaboration with boycotted Japanese manga
The Chinese mainland copyright agent for popular Japanese anime Detective Conan issued an official statement on Saturday night, claiming that the series' controversial collaboration with another Japanese anime My Hero Academia "carries no stance or implication."
CCG releases videos on international maritime governance, law enforcement and Diaoyu Dao patrols
Chinese state security authority exposes foreign agents posing as experts in online groups to pilfer sensitive information
Takaichi skipping of TV debate due to 'hand injury' sparks dissatisfaction from Japanese politicians, netizens, saying Takaichi avoids key questions including Unification Church scandal
With campaigning underway ahead of Japan's House of Representatives election scheduled for February 8, Japanese media and netizens are questioning whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi deliberately avoided facing scrutiny over ...

Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil, welcomes China's investment; Chinese expert notices remarks 'unilateral,' no confirmation from Indian side
US President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that India will start buying oil from Venezuela "as opposed to Iran," adding that "China is welcome to come in and will make ...

Black puffers dominate Beijing winter fashion; Public-organized beauty contest amuses netizens as a puppy takes first place
Beijing's chilly winter streets are awash in black puffer jackets of all designs — an observation of the city's ubiquitous winter style that has gone viral online recently, capturing netizens' ...

SOURCE

Overseas firms, investors show stronger confidence in HK: Paul Chan
New regulations ban big data price discrimination, tightens scrutiny on AI-generated content
China's three key shipbuilding indicators lead world in 2025
China's shipbuilding industry maintained its global lead across all three major metrics in 2025, marking 16 consecutive years at the top, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China Media Group (CMG) reported.
Chinese researchers develop world's first self-powered eye-tracking system, enabling ALS patients to power and control wheelchair with eye movement
A Chinese research team has developed the world's first self-powered eye-tracking system that generates electricity from blinking, enabling eye-controlled wheelchairs for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the Science and ...

Chinese AI large model firms roll out digital red packet campaigns for Spring Festival
With Chinese tech companies including Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba and ByteDance rolling out digital hongbao (red packet) incentives for the upcoming Spring Festival holidays, the rivalry among China's large-language artificial intelligence ...

Global Times hosts symposium exploring new farmers' role in empowering China's rural revitalization
A symposium themed “Friends of Global Civilization: New Farmers and the New Practice of Chinese Modernized Agriculture” was held in Beijing on Friday.

LIFE

Ushering in a nation of readers: Regulations on reading to help foster book-loving society
For Lin, a 62-year-old retired Chinese language teacher who worked at a middle school in Beijing, a visit to the National Library of China (NLC) on Sunday carried meaning far ...

'Junior' spirit of veteran player ignites new chapter for Chinese tennis
In the women's doubles final at the 2026 Australian Open, 37-year-old Zhang Shuai of China and her partner Elise Mertens of Belgium shared an emotional embrace at the Rod Laver ...

Managing expectations for China at Winter Olympics
As the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games are drawing near, the spotlight turns once again to China's evolving role in winter sports. The echoes of Beijing 2022 still resonate with ...
'Global Dialogue - Toward the Future' youth cultural exchange event held in Paris
The "Global Dialogue - Toward the Future" youth cultural exchange event was held in Paris, France, on Friday. Guests and youth representatives in the fields of culture, education, film and television from China and France gathered together to conduct in-depth discussions on cross-cultural communication and people-to-people exchanges.
Djokovic hailed for tenacity despite Aussie Open final defeat
Urban health logic for Beijing's 6,000 regular winter swimmers