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China firmly upholds UN-centered intl system, says Chinese FM in response to Trump's claim that 'Board of Peace' may replace UN

Regarding the "Board of Peace," the Chinese side has already addressed relevant questions yesterday. As for the UN, China has ...

China welcomes Japanese fans to come to China and see giant pandas: FM on whether to loan new pandas to Japan

When asked to comment on that the last two giant pandas in Japan will return to China next week, and ...

Canada's Carney warns of 'rupture' in global order at Davos, seen as veiled reference to Washington; Chinese expert says remarks reflect reassessment of world order under US pressure

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday delivered a closely watched speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ...

South Korean president 'confident' about creating cooperative measures that benefit China, South Korea: reports
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung told a New Year press conference on Wednesday that he was confident that new ways ...

OP-ED

The applause for China at Davos is sincere: Global Times editorial

The greater the storm and snow, the more we need someone to guide the way forward. In this era full of uncertainty, China remains a stable "ballast." We do not engage in exclusive "cliques"; what we offer is ...

'Board of Peace' resembles a club that turns the world into the 'law of the jungle'

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GT Voice: German EV policy sends a key signal for global industry's devt

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CHINA

Aurora staged in many places across China as the planet experiences 6 hours of severe and moderate geomagnetic storming
Aurora shows have been staged in many places across China on Tuesday night, media reports showed. A geomagnetic storm began affecting Earth from 02:00 on January 20. By 20:00 that day, the planet had experienced 6 hours of severe geomagnetic storming and 6 hours of moderate geomagnetic storming. ...
PLA Southern Theater Command's drone flight training entirely legitimate, lawful: mainland spokesperson slams DPP authorities' claims
Charity founded by Li Yapeng and his ex-wife Faye Wong thanks donors for helping rescue hospital treating children with cleft lip from possible closure over unpaid rent
Mainland spokesperson slams DPP authorities for hyping so-called 'mainland threat' narrative over man in Taiwan accused of spying
Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the Lai Ching-te authorities have repeatedly exaggerated the so-called “mainland threat,” escalating cross-Straits ...

US President's AI-generated image of himself with US flag on Greenland sparks online controversy; netizens lament 'new colonial era'
US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself placing the US flag on the territory of Greenland on Tuesday on his social media platform Truth Social, and another ...

China willing to work with Canada to steer ties onto track of healthy, stable, sustainable devt, says FM over Canadian PM noting relationship with China 'more predictable'
The healthy and stable development of China-Canada relations aligns with the common interests of both countries and is also conducive to world peace, stability, development, and prosperity, Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

SOURCE

First shipment of Simandou high-grade iron arrives at Rizhao, East China's Shandong Province
China's retail sales hit $7.17 trillion in 2025, highlighting strength of the vast domestic market
China's 6G R&D completes first-stage trials, launches second phase: official
China's 6G research and development has completed the first phase of technical trials, forming a reserve of more than 300 key technologies, and has recently launched the second phase of 6G technical trials, an official of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced at a press conference ...
China's AI industry output value estimated to exceed 1.2 trillion yuan in 2025: senior official
The estimated output value of China's artificial intelligence (AI) industry last year exceeds 1.2 trillion yuan ($172 billion), and the number of AI-related companies in China has outpaced 6,000, Zhang ...

Chinese FM responds to Macron's remarks on welcoming Chinese FDIs in key areas in Europe
In response to a question regarding French President Emmanuel Macron's address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 on Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland, in which he said that ...

Macron calls for more Chinese FDIs in Europe's key sectors; Brussels must fundamentally shift approach toward China: expert
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for more Chinese foreign direct investments (FDIs) in “some key sectors” in Europe, during an address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting ...

LIFE

Discoveries related to King Wen of Zhou made in Shaanxi
Including an oracle bone bearing an inscription related to King Wen of Zhou, several new discoveries made at the Zhouyuan site in Baoji, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, have recently been ...

'Horse drawing' hikes: Creative exploration needs a foundation of safety
As the Year of the Horse approaches, a new hiking trend is galloping across China: using one's feet as a brush, the landscape as a canvas and a GPS device ...

China releases earliest 'encyclopedia' of horse management written on 2,400-year-old bamboo slips
Around 2,400 years ago, people in China had already written systematic "guides for evaluating horses," "manuals for horse driving," and even "handbooks for diagnosing and treating horse diseases," according to ...
How Chinese romance takes flight in space mission names
Over the past decades, China has built a coherent and culturally rich naming system for its space endeavors. These names stem from a rigorous, systematic and deeply meaningful naming mechanism, most of which follow a process similar to that used for the Mars rover, while others are designated ...
China to celebrate 24 Solar Terms' 10-year UNESCO recognition
China U23 to take on Vietnam as defensive pragmatism meets technical control