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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in Beijing for official visit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Thursday.

Unease among Japanese companies over China's export controls exposes fears that Takaichi admin's erosion of mutual trust harms business interests: expert

Unease is reportedly spreading among Japanese companies after China on Tuesday placed 40 Japanese entities, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

FM spokesperson slams US' hype of China conducting nuclear explosion test as based on speculation and vague insinuations

The US' accusations are based on speculation and vague insinuations and are completely groundless, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao ...

US official reveals no Nvidia H200 chip has been approved for sale to China; Chinese expert says Washington's self-defeating strategy erodes Nvidia's competitiveness
Nvidia has yet to sell any of its H200 chips to China, despite Washington's earlier move to ease shipment ...

OP-ED

Hope Merz's China visit will once again demonstrate the China-EU 'stabilizing anchor' role: Global Times editorial

Chancellor Merz's visit to China is not only an important sign of the resetting of China-Germany relationship but also a key step in recalibrating China-Europe relations amid changing circumstances.

To uphold nuclear test ban, the world should be wary of Uncle Sam – the 'Don Qui-nuke'

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GT Voice: SK airlines' expansion of China routes points to broader co-op

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CHINA

Chinese scientists achieve world's first treatment of liver failure patient using ex vivo perfusion with a gene-edited pig liver: report
Chinese researchers have achieved the world's first successful treatment of a liver failure patient using ex vivo perfusion with a six-gene-edited pig liver, preliminarily confirming the safety and efficacy of the technique and providing a new strategy for the clinical treatment of end-stage liver disease, including as a ...
Two suspects of '15-year-old girl beaten up in public' in C.China arrested: local government
Chinese military monitored, tracked, effectively handled the situation: FM on US military aircrafts activities in Yellow Sea airspace
Unease among Japanese companies over China's export controls exposes fears that Takaichi admin's erosion of mutual trust harms business interests: expert
Unease is reportedly spreading among Japanese companies after China on Tuesday placed 40 Japanese entities, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co and Subaru Corp., on two restrictive lists in light ...

China's position on Ukraine issue open, clear and consistent; US smearing attempts to provoke bloc confrontation: Chinese envoy
China's position on the Ukraine issue has been open, clear and consistent — calling for a ceasefire, an end to hostilities, and the promotion of peace talks and dialogue, Chinese ...

Supreme People's Procuratorate vows to crack down on espionage as risks of technology leakage increase
An official from China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said on Tuesday that China is currently facing intensifying and multi-dimensional risks of technology leakage, and that procuratorial authorities will safeguard the ...

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Provinces kick off post-Chinese New Year work with 'first meetings,' focusing on AI, innovation and high-quality growth
US should cancel, refrain from imposing any unilateral tariffs: MOFCOM
US official reveals no Nvidia H200 chip has been approved for sale to China; Chinese expert says Washington's self-defeating strategy erodes Nvidia's competitiveness
Nvidia has yet to sell any of its H200 chips to China, despite Washington's earlier move to ease shipment restrictions on the artificial intelligence (AI) processors, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a senior US export control official – a development analysts say highlights the mounting costs of persistent ...
China, South Korea reach price‑commitment deal in hot‑rolled coil anti‑dumping case, MOFCOM says it boosts bilateral trade stability
Commenting on South Korea's final determination in the anti‑dumping case on Chinese hot‑rolled coils — in which the two sides reached a price‑commitment agreement — a spokesperson for China's Ministry ...

South China's Hainan Province rolls out 'AI Plus' action plan to prop up local aerospace industry
The provincial government of South China's Hainan on Tuesday issued an action plan to promote an "AI Plus" initiative from 2026 to 2028, proposing to apply artificial intelligence in ...

Total cross-regional passenger trips exceed 2.8b during Spring Festival holiday, new record: ministry
China witnessed a surge in travel during the nine-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Monday, underscoring the robust momentum of the domestic economy and reflecting the resilience and strong ...

LIFE

Chinese New Year deepens resonance with participation of furry family members
The Year of the Horse in 2026 marked an interesting scene in Beijing: The city's first-ever pet-themed temple fair drew waves of pet lovers and their four-legged companions. Here, working ...

Nearby construction halted for better preservation of local Song Dynasty tomb
Recently, concerns arose among Chinese netizens over possible damage to a Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) tomb in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, following reports that nearby construction work may threaten ...

Spring Festival box office over 5.7b; 'Pegasus 3' leads the way
As the cinema went dark, 41-year-old Song Jin finally had time to enjoy his favorite film, Pegasus 3, in Beijing. "I have been following the Pegasus franchise ever since the ...
Chinese-led team finds first evidence of bone cancer in 99-million-year-old lizard preserved in amber
A team of paleontologists led by Chinese scientists has discovered the first known evidence of a bone tumor in a lizard preserved in Cretaceous-period amber, shedding new light on the prevalence of disease among ancient vertebrates.
New dating of crania fossils from Hubei redefines East Asia's early human history
Museum 'horse hunt' fever gallops ahead across China