Taiwan's defense authorities have recently been mired in sustained public controversy over multiple arms procurements. A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that, in order to seek "independence" through military means, the Democratic Progressive Party ...

​China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between countries that have diplomatic relations with China and the Taiwan region. The one-China principle is a basic norm governing international relations and a widely recognized consensus of the international community, Peng ...

When asked to comment on a so-called report released by the DPP authorities recently, which claims that in 2025 the mainland carried out “comprehensive” cyber intrusions against critical infrastructure on the Taiwan island, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State ...

Chinese Ambassador to Chile Niu Qingbao said on Monday that the China-Chile joint scientific expedition to the Atacama Trench marks the first joint marine scientific expedition between the two countries, serving as a milestone in scientific and technological cooperation and ...

The so-called “trade deal” reached between the US and Taiwan region is, in essence, a collusion between external forces and “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. It is a “sell-out contract” that plunders the hard-earned money of the Taiwan residents and hollows ...

China calls for the firm support of free trade, vowing to steadfastly uphold multilateralism and work to build a more just and equitable international economic and trade order, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Tuesday in his address at ...

In response to media inquiries about reports that the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the explosion outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday afternoon, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the explosion caused multiple casualties, ...

In 2000, 36-year-old lawyer Wu Mingxiu joined a Chinese legal team representing Xia Shuqin, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre who had been smeared by Japanese right-wing narrators. The case was one of many Chinese civil claims against Japan that ...

The UK government on Tuesday approved the plan for China's new embassy in London, multiple media outlets reported. Chinese experts welcomed the progress, saying the move signals a shift of the UK's China policy from one of over-politicization to a ...

A Philippine government aircraft illegally intruded into the territorial airspace over China's Huangyan Dao without the approval of the Chinese government. The naval and air forces dispatched by the PLA Southern Theater Command warned and expelled it in accordance with ...

The relationship between Russia and China is unprecedented in both its level and depth, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a Tuesday press conference reviewing the work of Russian diplomacy in 2025, TASS reported on Tuesday.

The situation in Iran has gripped the attention of multiple parties in recent days. As Iran announced on Saturday that it would gradually resume internet services that had been suspended since January 8, public opinion generally holds that the protests ...

Amid escalating tensions with European allies over Greenland, US President Donald Trump spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and once again stressed his tough stance on acquiring the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Multiple EU officials and European leaders have expressed ...

The Chinese embassy in the UK said in a statement on Tuesday that the embassy has noted that the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has approved the planning application for China's new embassy premises.

Who is ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)? The agency has become a trending topic on social media platforms in recent days after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, sparking nationwide protests against the agency across ...

The UK government on Tuesday approved the plan for China's new embassy in London, multiple media reported.

At present, global governance is facing a significant action deficit across multiple areas — climate, security, development, and technology — most notably reflected in the difficulty of turning consensus into practical measures and the clear gap between commitments and implementation. ...

Amid the first cold wave of this year, several southern cities including Shanghai and Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, witnessed snowfall on Tuesday, while some southern cities saw their daily high temperatures fall below zero for the first time this ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for solid efforts to secure a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).

Xi extends condolences to Spanish King over high-speed train collision

A Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has boosted key new capabilities through new practices in a recent free-form confrontational exercise against a submarine in the South China Sea, official Chinese media reported on ...

The twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei currently living at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo will leave the zoo on January 27 and be flown back to China, according to CCTV News on Tuesday. Their final public viewing day ...

In response to media inquiries about reports that the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the explosion outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday afternoon, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the explosion caused multiple casualties, ...

A Chinese research team recently conducted a systematic analysis of the Chang'e-6 lunar soil samples and, for the first time internationally, discovered and confirmed the presence of naturally formed single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphitic carbon, proving that geological activity on ...

The UK government is reportedly poised to approve a new Chinese embassy in London on Tuesday, a decision that could bring an end to years of delays driven by pressure from some US and UK politicians, with Tuesday marking the ...

Over the past year, China-US relations have experienced ups and downs but have maintained overall dynamic stability. This serves the common interests of the peoples of both countries and meets the shared expectations of the international community. The past year ...

China hopes that Syria can achieve peace and stability at an early date, and looks forward to various factions in Syria advancing the political reconciliation process through dialogue and negotiation and finding a reconstruction plan that aligns with the interests ...

After the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's return capsule touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday, what has drawn the public attention is the crack observed on the viewport window, which a CCTV report ...

Japanese official data released Tuesday showed that Chinese visitors to Japan in December 2025 totaled around 330,000, marking a roughly 45 percent drop from the same period a year earlier, according to Japanese media reports. Nikkei Shimbun noted uncertainty looms ...

Death toll rises to 9 after steel plant blast in China's Inner Mongolia

As an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, reportedly killed one Chinese citizen and seriously injured another on Monday afternoon, the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan told the Global Times on Tuesday that no further confirmed information is available yet and the case ...

Xi congratulates Central African Republic president on reelection

The handover ceremony for the first batch of rice under China's emergency food assistance program to Cuba was held on Monday local time at a grain transit warehouse of Cuba's Ministry of Domestic Trade. Attending the event were Cuban Vice ...

An explosion on Monday afternoon in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed one Chinese citizen and seriously injured another, according to a confirmation by local police cited in a Xinhua News Agency report on Tuesday.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qiaojia County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday evening, prompting local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents, though no casualties or building collapses were reported.

A Chinese envoy on Monday called on the international community to jointly prevent Japan from reverting to "the old and pernicious path of militarism."

The Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan issued a notice on Monday, once again urging Chinese citizens to refrain from traveling to Afghanistan. The notice came as an explosion struck central Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring ...

The 2026 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is set to open Monday evening local time in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos under the theme "A Spirit of Dialogue." However, the forum convenes against a backdrop of ...

China's GDP grew at 5 percent year-on-year to 140.19 trillion yuan ($20.13 trillion) in 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday, meeting the annual growth target of around 5 percent and surpassing the 140-trillion-yuan threshold ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday that she will dissolve the House of Representatives on January 23, the day the ordinary Diet session convenes, for a snap general election, according to media reports. Japanese media described the move ...

Beijing has released a trial regulation establishing a dedicated professional title evaluation system for robotics engineers, aiming to better align talent assessment with industry needs and support the Chinse capital city's ambition to become a global robotics innovation hub, CCTV ...

In the Pamir Plateau in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at an average altitude of over 4,600 meters, stands the Paiyike Border Police Station. The officers stationed here guard the strategically vital Wakhan Corridor, overseeing a vast jurisdiction of ...

As the Spring Festival approaches, folk activities have entered a peak season across different localities in China. Village "pig-slaughter banquets," boosted by influencer livestreams, have continued to gain popularity beyond local circles, yet the pursuit of online traffic has given ...

Woods covered with snow, river capped by thick ice at a temperature of - 30 C, Heihe in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, has just witnessed a contest of vehicles, technology and local economic vitality, which showcases how EV boom has written ...

5.1-magnitude quake hits SW China's Yunnan

Following the UK government's potential move to raise visa compliance thresholds in pursuit of admitting “genuine students,” some institutions plan to enroll more Chinese students, who are seen as having strong visa compliance records, the Times reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for a snap general election set for Feb. 8.

The Chinese Embassy in Tajikistan issued a fresh security alert on Monday, citing the continuing severe and complex situation along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border. On Sunday evening, 4 armed militants from Afghanistan illegally crossed into Tajikistan's Khatlon Region from Badakhshan Province ...

In response to a question about how the situation of Chinese nationals being trapped in scam compounds in Cambodia has affected bilateral relations and what measures China expects Cambodia to take, as well as an inquiry to confirm the reports ...

China has repeatedly elaborated its position on the Greenland issue on many occasions. International law, based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, is the foundation of the current international order and must be upheld. We urge the ...

China's Yangtze River Delta railway network plans to temporarily suspend some passenger train services from Sunday to Wednesday in response to snow and other severe weather brought by the ongoing cold wave, according to a release from China Railway Shanghai ...

A powerful cold wave sweeping across large parts of China is bringing sharp temperature drops from Saturday to Wednesday, along with strong winds, widespread snow and freezing rain, prompting multiple local governments to suspend classes and activate emergency responses, according ...

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:34 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has set up an investigation team to conduct an in-depth probe into the causes of an explosion at a factory in Baotou, which has led to two dead, eight missing and 84 people hospitalized. ...

Editor's Note: “When the happy hum of daily life fills every home, the big family of our nation will go from strength to strength.” These words from President Xi Jinping's 2026 New Year message embody sincere and profound care for ...

Two men have been detained for fabricating news, in an attempt to attract online attention, that two male giant pandas had successfully mated in the wild, local public security bureau in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, announced in a statement ...

In the 18th article of the "Scholars' Perspectives" column, Li Junru, former vice president of the Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, elaborated his thoughts on the relationship between "small family" and "big family" in the ...

In the 19th installment of the "Practitioners' Insights" column, Global Times reporters visited Lhaze county in Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, to document how quake-affected people celebrated their first New Year in new homes. It shares stories of how ...

US President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries unless Denmark accepts a deal over Greenland has drawn swift rebukes from Nordic capitals and major European leaders, fueling calls for an EU-level response, and casting fresh ...

BRICS members, including China, Russia and South Africa, recently wrapped up a joint maritime exercise off South Africa, in which they practiced rescuing a hijacked commercial vessel, according to official Chinese media on Sunday.

An explosion at a plate manufacturing plant of Bao Gang United Steel company in Baotou city, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sunday afternoon has resulted in two deaths and five people missing, with another 66 injured and taken ...

China's national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief on Sunday activated a Level IV emergency response for freezing rain and snow on Sunday evening in Anhui, Henan, Hunan and Guizhou provinces, urging heightened coordination, protection of key sectors and ...

Following Washington's blatant interference in UK's internal affairs a few days earlier, Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has reportedly claimed during his visit to the UK that he personally is concerned about the Chinese “super-embassy” ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to make his first visit to China since taking office from February 24 to 27, multiple German media outlets reported. A Chinese expert said on Sunday that as Berlin faces challenges at home and ...

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Sunday disclosed a construction project case in which the state security department eliminated security risks by revising planning for an urban village renovation project with significant information leakage concerns, effectively safeguarding a nearby ...

As Weiqi masters and fans braved the snow on Sunday morning in Beijing to bid farewell to revered Weiqi (Go) master Nie Weiping at the Babaoshan Funeral Home, his passing was also mourned by the Japan Go Association (Nihon Ki-in) ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday hailed the progress made in Canada-China relationship, saying the relationship that had been "distant and uncertain for nearly a decade" is now changing, following his four-day visit to China that yielded a series ...

Regarding the unfounded smear in an article published by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) concerning the Jimmy Lai case, Chris Tang Ping-keung, secretary for security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, has written a letter to the ...

Following the passing of renowned Chinese Weiqi legend Nie Weiping, relevant leaders of CPC Central Committee expressed condolences in various forms and extended sympathies to his family members, Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.

China's first domestically developed tandem high-energy hydrogen ion implanter (POWER-750H), independently developed by the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), successfully achieved beam extraction recently, with key performance indicators reaching internationally advanced levels, according to the CIAE's official Wechat account ...

US President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries unless Denmark accepts a deal over Greenland has drawn swift rebukes from Nordic capitals and major European leaders, fueled calls for an EU-level response, and cast fresh ...

Beijing's plain areas continue to see light snow on Sunday morning, with yellow alerts in place for icy roads and prolonged low temperatures, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. The snowfall came a day after many districts in the capital ...

China seeks to speed up agricultural modernization over the next five years by establishing demonstration zones that leverage deepened reforms and technological innovation to enhance production capacity, as well as the quality and efficiency of agricultural output.

The Chinese U23 football team advanced to the semifinals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup on Saturday after defeating Uzbekistan 4-2 by penalty shootout, marking the first time China has reached the last four of the continental tournament.

A woman from Central China's Henan Province has drawn public attention after posting daily videos on short video-sharing platform Douyin apologizing to her unfaithful husband for five consecutive days since Monday. The husband's company responded to public concern in a ...

From January 16 to 17, the US guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn and the oceanographic survey vessel USNS Mary Sears transited the Taiwan Straits. The PLA Eastern Theater Command deployed naval and air assets to monitor and track the US ...

The Southern Theater Command has in recent days organized drone flight training in the airspace near China's Dongsha Island, which was entirely legitimate and lawful, said Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command, on Saturday.

China's polar research icebreaker Xuelong, also known as Snow Dragon, currently on the country's 42nd Antarctic scientific expedition and en route to the Amundsen Sea, deployed the voyage's first expendable conductivity-temperature-depth probe on Friday ship time, marking the official start ...

The Chinese Consulate-General in Chicago on Saturday issued a reminder urging Chinese nationals in Minnesota, to strengthen safety precautions, according to a statement released on the consulate's website.

In the heart of Germany, a traditional Chinese herbal product has secured a lasting place on the shelves of the renowned Bahnhof-Apotheke pharmacy chain for over six years, with nearly 200,000 bottles of Shufeng Jiedu granules sold to date.

The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia has urged Cambodian authorities to strengthen protection for Chinese nationals following multiple cases in which Chinese citizens went missing or lost contact in the country, the embassy said on Saturday.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Saturday at its official website that 69 officials at provincial- and ministerial-level or above were punished in 2025.

Durable peace is not forged through power projection or unilateral pressure, but through dialogue and diplomacy, said Sun Lei, charge d'affaires of China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on Friday.

The Sina Weibo accounts of internet celebrity Luo Yonghao and the founder of the well-known Chinese restaurant chain Xibei Jia Guolong were suspended on Friday night, domestic media outlets reported, after Jia announced on his personal Sina Weibo account at ...

Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chris Tang Ping-keung on Friday commended the police officers who opened fire the previous day in Tuen Mun to apprehend a knife-wielding man who had taken a passerby hostage, ...

Playing dead in the blink of an eye when encountering adults and bouncing around energetically in the presence of children—this is the trick of a 10-day-old lamb in Pingluo county, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

In a village dubbed a "short drama filming base" in Central China's Henan Province, ordinary livestock have become sought-after "supporting actors," with a single donkey commanding a daily pay of up to 500 yuan ($71.7), the Zhengzhou-based Dahe Daily reported.

"Full marks for this cultural export!" This is how some netizens have praised a group of Chinese travelers leading foreign tourists move by move in practicing Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese fitness exercise, in the departure lounge of Cairo Airport in ...

“My family is planning to slaughter two pigs at home, is anyone willing to help hold down the pigs? I'll treat you to feast soup,” after a girl named Daidai (pseudonym) from Hechuan, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, posted on social ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met on Friday for the second time in less than three months, in a bid to chart the course for bilateral ties that began to thaw last year, Xinhua News ...

Recently, the phrase “Love you, good old self, and see you tomorrow” has become a viral buzzword on Chinese social media platforms, drawing widespread attention.

China always firmly opposes countries having diplomatic relations with China negotiating and signing any agreement of sovereign implication or official nature with China's Taiwan region, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping often quotes an ancient saying on many diplomatic occasions: “No mountain or ocean can separate those who share the same aspirations.” This powerful message underscores the undeniable force of friendship and cooperation in ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Thursday local time. The readout released by Japan on Friday claimed that the two sides agreed to reinforce the deterrence capabilities of the US-Japan ...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) said via its official WeChat account on Friday that it opposes the use or threat of force in international relations and calls for resolving the current situation peacefully through political and diplomatic channels.

Former impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges that included the obstruction of investigators' attempt to detain him last year, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The Shenzhou-20 crew - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie -made their first official public appearance on Friday in Beijing after they returned safely to Earth by "transferring" to the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft 63 days ago. They briefed the press ...

The research center of China's overseas cultural relics of high platform has completed evidence-based research proving that a precious cultural relic currently in Japan belongs to China, and has urged the Japanese government to promptly return it, peopleapp.com reported on ...

On Friday, concrete pouring began for the nuclear island of Unit 1 at the Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province, a project developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). As the first nuclear power ...

At the invitation of His Excellency Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, paid an official visit to China from 14-17 January 2026. During the ...