Global Times

Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting on Party conduct, anti-corruption work

The Thursday meeting underscores the CPC leadership's unwavering determination to press ahead with the anti-corruption campaign. As the fight against ...

Russian FM urges Japan to construct memorial hall to honor victims of Japanese militarism, condemns Japan's whitewashing of militarist crimes

Russia on Thursday condemned Japan's attempts to whitewash its history of militarist aggression and war crimes, urging Tokyo to face ...

New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor to receive financial policy boost

New measures supporting financial sector development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western ...

2nd humanoid robot half-marathon to be held in Beijing in April, eyeing more tech breakthrough
The 2026 Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon will be held in Beijing on April 19, 2026, following the world's first edition in ...

OP-ED

Japan has become a troublemaker in international community: Global Times editorial

By backtracking on historical issues, racing down the path of military expansion, and sowing division among regional countries, Japan's authorities are cementing their role as an “international troublemaker.”

Insights from 2025 China-US economic and trade ties: Shouldering great power responsibilities with pragmatic actions

Zhong Sheng

GT Voice: What's driving investor enthusiasm for China's commercial aerospace sector?

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CHINA

China sets new record of speed in superconducting electromagnetic propulsion for a maglev system: media report
Recently, during a maglev experiment conducted by the maglev team of China's National University of Defense Technology, a ton-class test vehicle was successfully accelerated to 700 kilometers per hour within just two seconds, state broadcaster CCTV News reported on Thursday.
Local court in NE China's Liaoning sentences a kindergarten teacher to two years in prison for abusing children: report
China delivers offshore wind jacket with largest single-unit capacity for Europe, a technical breakthrough
Car plunges from construction trestle at the Xijiang Railway Bridge in S.China's Guangdong, killing family of five
A car plunged into a river from a construction trestle at the Xijiang Railway Bridge in Heshan of Jiangmen city, South China's Guangdong Province, on December 13, killing all five ...

Futile attempts made by US media to peddle 'war anxiety' will only undermine peace and stability across Taiwan Straits: MND spokesperson
In response to recent US media reports hyping the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will "attack" the island of Taiwan in three steps, while claiming a so-called "optimal time" and ...

China respects Honduran people's choice for president, ready to advance ties based on one-China principle: FM
In response to a media inquiry concerning that Honduras' National Electoral Council announced the vote count results on December 24 and declared National Party candidate Nasry Asfura the country's newly ...

SOURCE

ByteDance dismisses 120 employees for violating company's red line
Zhuque-3 reusable rocket may realize 'successful recovery' in 2026, says chief designer
Hainan FTP's zero-tariff imports top $57m in first week of special customs operations
In the first week after the official launch of island-wide special customs operations at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) - from December 18 to Wednesday - imports of goods benefiting from zero tariffs exceeded 400 million yuan ($57 million), according to statistics from Hainan's Haikou Customs released ...
China rejects so-called 301 investigation conclusions, vows to safeguard own interests: MOFCOM on US' tariff hike on Chinese chips
When asked to comment about the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the results of its Section 301 investigation into Chinese semiconductor policies and announced additional tariffs ...

China cracks down on financial dark- and gray- criminal networks involving 30 billion yuan
China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Thursday announced the results of a large-scale crackdown on dark- and gray- criminal networks in the financial sector involving a total of nearly ...

Northwest China's Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway set to open on Dec. 26
A 299-kilometer high-speed railway linking the cities of Xi'an and Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province is set to commence operations on Dec. 26, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. ...

LIFE

Poetry, song bridge cultures at China-Myanmar friendship event in Yangon
Soft orchestral music filled Studio A of Myanmar Radio and Television in Yangon, Myanmar, as voices rose in both Chinese and Myanmar verse, weaving together two literary traditions shaped by ...

A glimpse of Grand Egyptian Museum
Artifacts are displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Greater Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 23, 2025. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Nov. 4, establishing ...

Wuyi rock pigment painting in China's Fujian infuses modern artistic elements into tradition
An artist makes boards for rock pigment paintings in Wuyishan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 22, 2025. Wuyishan boasts a wide range of colorful rock and soil, which serve ...
Overseas audiences experience the charm of entertainment products imbued with Eastern artistry
In 2025, When "Da Zhan Hong Tu" (Blueprint Supreme) topped the streaming charts in multiple countries and passed 20 million views on YouTube, overseas listeners began engaging with contemporary Chinese culture through sound rather than understanding. Reused and remixed across short-video platforms, the track became a shared global ...
Art village helps to promote rural revitalization in China's Kuangyan Town
The "cultural ferrymen" offering a more authentic glimpse into everyday China