Amid rising anxiety and insecurity in Europe driven by strained transatlantic ties - including deepening divisions over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the US' aggressive Greenland acquisition ambitions and punitive tariffs targeting longtime allies - prominent security officials and academics are set ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research and supporting scientists and researchers in delivering more original innovations, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cited China's speed and efficiency in renewable energy construction to urge EU to deal with overregulation when speaking at European Industry Summit in Belgium on Wednesday, which a Chinese expert sees as a sign that some ...

When asked to comment on Israel's security cabinet approved new rules aimed at strengthening control on the occupied West Bank, and the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the move as a colonial act and war crime, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin ...

Chinese research team achieved a major breakthrough in continuous-wave vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light sources, a longstanding bottleneck in the development of the nuclear clock, Science and Technology Daily reported on Thursday.

​Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-US relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday. During the recent phone talks between the two heads of state, President Trump once again expressed his wish to visit ...

The successful story of China-Hungary cooperation will have a demonstrative effect for Europe and the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Wednesday local time. Wang also expressed hope ...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene on Wednesday signaled openness to restore diplomatic relations with China and said that she would be prepared to consider renaming an office set by the Taiwan regional authority in her country, according to media reports. ...

The US Ambassador to Bangladesh was singing the same old tune again, pointed fingers at China-Bangladesh relations and was mixing white and black. Such remarks are made with ulterior motives, Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh slammed on Thursday, following claims made ...

Chinese scientists have built the world's first large-scale quantum key distribution (QKD) network based on integrated photonic quantum chips, which provides a feasible solution for building large-scale quantum communication chip networks and applications. The international journal Nature published the results ...

Two gymnastics coaches at Zhejiang College of Sports have been placed under investigation after a teenage athlete's parents came forward with accusations of them involving physical abuse, financial extortion, and their daughter's subsequent fall from a building, according to Xinhua ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research and supporting scientists and researchers in delivering more original innovations.

The recent U.S. accusation of Chinese nuclear explosive tests is completely groundless, said Li Song, permanent representative of China to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, in an interview on Wednesday.

As Spring Festival (#ChineseNewYear) approaches, more international visitors are traveling to China's coastal city of #Sanya thanks to visa-free policies. Data shows that over 51,000 international passengers passed through the city in past two weeks alone, up 53% y-on-y. ...

"Something Is Rotten in the State of America" - a headline once used by The New York Times in a report on US foreign policy - may now resonate far beyond diplomacy. As a new round of disclosures from the ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, extended festive greetings on Wednesday to people from non-CPC political parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, personages without party affiliation, and other members of ...

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday found himself embroiled in renewed controversy over his past relationship with late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after acknowledging meetings that appeared to contradict his previous public statements.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday reviewed the armed forces' combat readiness and ongoing operations and extended Spring Festival greetings to all service members of the country via video link in Beijing.

Regarding the letter sent from several UN human rights special mechanisms to the government of Japan, in which they expressed grave concern over Japan's denial of the right of victims of the "comfort women" system to seek truth and ...

China on Wednesday successfully conducted a low-altitude demonstration and verification flight test for its Long March-10 carrier rocket in the southern island province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency said.

"Relevant departments will release specific information in due course after completing necessary procedures. Please follow updates released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in the UK," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday's regular press ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the EU to embark on an "economic revolution" and reduce dependence on the US and China, according to media reports. Chinese experts said that the remarks reflect the EU's anxiety amid a slew ...

In response to Australian police charging two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, alleging they secretly collected information at the behest of Chinese police, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that he was not aware of the specific ...

The US House of Representatives has passed a new Taiwan-related bill directing the US administration to exclude the Chinese mainland from certain international financial institutions if its actions are deemed to "threaten security" of the island. The bill has been ...

The return capsule of China's new-generation Mengzhou crewed spaceship has safely splashed down in the predetermined sea area during a flight test on Wednesday, the China Manned Space Agency said.

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed the Lai Ching-te authorities for their shameless act of groveling flattery toward Japan, criticizing them for disregarding the heinous crimes committed by Japan during its colonial rule over Taiwan and seizing the opportunity ...

The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for the Chinese nation. If the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities dare to stage unwarranted provocations during this peaceful and auspicious festival, they must bear all consequences, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson ...

A spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday urged the US to exercise prudence on the Taiwan question, in response to claims reportedly made by the US State Department regarding the region's so-called special defense budget.

There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a press conference on Wednesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited primary-level officials and residents in Beijing during a two-day inspection tour from Monday to Tuesday, extending Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people at home and abroad ahead of the festival, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday addressed the opening session of the First Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 in South China's economic powerhouse of Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, where he outlined the key tasks for APEC ...

“Both sides agreed to continue maintaining communication through diplomatic channels, properly handle maritime differences, and get the situation at sea under control,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday regarding the recent bilateral meeting in Cebu, Philippines, where ...

China on Tuesday released a white paper on Hong Kong's efforts to safeguard national security, comprehensively reviewing the practice of the special administrative region's national security practices, highlighting the central government's fundamental responsibility for national security affairs in the city ...

The release of over 3 million pages of declassified files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sent shockwaves across the world. The aftershocks and public outrage have continued to unfold and intensify in Europe and in the US ...

The current international political and economic landscape is at one of the most dangerous stages since the WWII as a stable and rule-based international order is disintegrating, while a new one has yet to take shape, Paulo Nogueira Batista, former ...

With the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's J-10 fighter jets recently completing their flight performances at the Singapore Airshow, a Chinese military affairs expert highlighted a hidden significance behind the aircraft's airshow and joint drills in the past ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited primary-level officials and residents in Beijing on Tuesday morning, prior to the Spring Festival.

Claiming to seek dialogue while busy engaging in confrontation is not dialogue that anyone would accept, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, when asked to comment on claims made by Japanese Prime ...

​Certain countries and institutions used a judicial case in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to maliciously smear Hong Kong, denigrate the rule of law there, and interfere in China's internal affairs. China firmly opposes this and has lodged ...

Eileen Gu, the two-time Olympic gold medalist competing for Team China, said Monday that the spillover of US domestic political issues into the Games "runs contrary to everything the Olympics should be," after she was asked the issue that US ...

In response to a question on Cuba facing an aviation fuel shortage from today until March 11, which has led several international airlines to suspend flights to the country, and asking whether any Chinese nationals are stranded in Cuba or ...

Premiered on China Central Television (CCTV) at the start of 2026, the historical drama Swords into Plowshares (Taiping nian), which centers on the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten States (907-979), captures audiences in the Chinese mainland and across the Taiwan ...

Eleven people, including the gold mine manager, have been placed under control after an accident killed seven at Canzhuang gold mine in Zhaoyuan, East China's Shandong Province, on February 7, CCTV News reported Tuesday.

At the invitation of Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of Hungary and Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger of the Munich Security Conference, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit Hungary on ...

The Chinese side will work to promote the adoption of an outcome document that is clear in direction and rich in content at the Leaders' Meeting this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said when delivering a speech at the ...

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled "Hong Kong: Safeguarding China's National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems." Please see the attachment for the document.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi claimed on Monday that Japan's policy of promoting a "strategic relationship of mutual benefit" with China remains unchanged, adding that the government will "respond calmly and appropriately from the perspective of national interests."

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled "Hong Kong: Safeguarding China's National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems,” according to the Xinhua News Agency.

“Chun Jie Kuai Le!” António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, began his Lunar New Year greetings in Chinese in a video released on the UN's official website on Monday local time. He also expressed appreciation for China and the ...

When asked about the UK Home Office's Monday announcement to relax conditions for Hong Kong residents applying for BNO visas, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK stated that China has consistently and firmly opposed the UK's manipulation ...

The opening session of the First Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 was held in Guangzhou on Tuesday.

Three Chinese law-enforcement vessels—No. 53106, 53107 and 53108—departed with horns sounding from the Jingha police wharf in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna in Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday morning, marking the official launch of the 162nd joint patrol and law-enforcement operation on ...

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled "Hong Kong: Safeguarding China's National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems."

Editor's Note: The Spring Festival, the most important traditional holiday of the Chinese nation, embodies the Chinese people's cherished values of family reunion and bidding farewell to the old while welcoming the new.

In the 19th article of the "Scholars' Perspectives" column, Liu Kuili, Honorary Member of the Academic Division of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Honorary President of the Chinese Folklore Society, elaborates on the cultural implications of the Spring ...

Editor's Note: In the 21st article of the "Readers' Reflections" column, Global Times reporter talked to Colin Mackerras, 2014 recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, a renowned Australian Sinologist and chair professor at Renmin University of China. He shares his ...

Both the Chinese Embassy in the UK and the Mission of China to the EU rejected the latest claims made by the British side and the EU External Action on the sentencing of anti-China riots instigator Jimmy Lai on Monday, ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded intensively to inquiries concerning Japan's Lower House election results on Monday, addressing at least five questions, in which the ministry spokesperson noted a clear path for the Japan's ruling authorities, urging them to take seriously ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has briefed Moscow and Beijing on the details and progress of its negotiations with Washington over differences regarding Iran's nuclear program, Russian media outlet RIA Novosti reported Monday. A Chinese expert said the ...

​Jiangsu authorities released findings and disciplinary actions on Monday on a probe into management of cultural relics at the Nanjing Museum, which involves the whereabouts of some of its collections, China Central Television reported. The probe found that five paintings ...

In a joint China-Myanmar-Thailand operation to dismantle gambling and fraud hubs in Myawaddy, Myanmar, Chinese police forces have escorted more than 1,500 criminal suspects back to China, according to Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Monday, marking a phased ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed self-reliance in science and technology, hailing it as the "key" in building China into a great modern socialist country.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's director of communications Tim Allan has resigned, Sky News reported Monday, following Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quitting his role over a scandal related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the envoy to ...

Nearly three months after returning Earth, Chen Dong, commander of Chinese Shenzhou-20 mission, still fondly recalls the flavorful roasted chicken wings enjoyed in space and the sweet moments shared with his five crewmates from the Shenzhou-20 and -21 missions abord ...

In a trip that underscores his ancestral ties to China, President of Nauru David Adeang arrived in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday to celebrate the "Little New Year," which falls on Tuesday, with his relatives in Guangdong's Jiangmen ...

Elections are Japan's internal affairs, and the handling of US-Japan bilateral relations should be conducive to regional peace and stability, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday, when asked to comment on the Liberal Democratic Party's victory in ...

He Jiaolong, an internet-famous official from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region who gained wide acclaim for promoting local tourism and agricultural products via social media, passed away in a horse-riding accident in January. She has posthumously been conferred the ...

"We have already responded to questions related to the 'Board of Peace,' and I have no new information to add," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday at a regular press conference, when asked to confirm whether China ...

In response to media inquiry regarding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks that her goal is to create an environment that would allow visits to Yasukuni Shrine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that this year marks ...

Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs, will attend and address the opening session of the First APEC 2026 Senior Officials' Meeting in Guangzhou on Feb. 10, ...

“I would first like to point out that Jimmy Lai is a Chinese citizen,” said Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Monday in response to a question about the latest sentencing in Lai's case, as well as ...

When asked about what kind of foreign policy does China hope the new administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pursue as the Liberal Democratic Party won an overwhelming victory in the election, allowing Takaichi to continue in power, ...

China never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries and firmly opposes any erroneous words and actions that interfere in China's internal affairs, infringe upon China's core interests, violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, or ...

In response to a question that following the announcement of Japan's election results, some posts on Chinese social media have expressed concerns about Japan's rightward shift, what's Chinese government's comment on this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that ...

Responding to an inquiry regarding China's recent overturn of the death sentence against a Canadian citizen, and whether this could be seen as a sign of improvement in China-Canada relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that ...

Multiple central government's authorities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) expressed firm support on Monday for the HKSAR in fulfilling its constitutional responsibility to safeguard national security and in lawfully handing down a sentence decision in the Jimmy ...

On February 10, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will attend and address the opening session of the First APEC 2026 Senior Officials' Meeting in Guangzhou.

"Jimmy Lai is a Chinese national," said Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Monday. Lai was the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the series of riots that shook Hong Kong. His moves seriously breached the principles and ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited an information technology (IT) innovation park in Beijing on Monday morning.

The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday morning sentenced Jimmy Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, to 20 years in prison.

The Japanese lower house election concluded voting on Sunday evening followed by exit polls jointly conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK, and Nippon TV, which showed that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had secured majority of the 465 total seats ...

As the Spring Festival draws near, Chinese cultural elements are spreading at an accelerated pace across the globe. From a Chinese New Year parade in Paris led by a humanoid robot, to Spring Festival Gala promotional videos appearing in metro ...

Comic-Con organizers in Beijing and several other cities have announced bans on cosplay and merchandise related to the popular Japanese anime Detective Conan, after the series collaborated with My Hero Academia -- another Japanese anime that previously sparked a boycott ...

In this installment, Global Times reporters Xie Wenting and Ding Yazhi (GT) spoke with former UN under-secretary-general Erik Solheim (Solheim) to hear his views on the significance of the GGI and its value for today's world.

After the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday that the US is compiling a large arms sale of Patriot missiles and other weapons for the island of Taiwan, various opposition parties on the island publicly criticized the regional leader, Lai ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the US is proposing the war be brought to an end before the start of this summer and is likely to apply pressure on the parties in line with that timeline, and suggested the push ...

China's overall infectious disease situation remains stable. However, the country will maintain close monitoring of key diseases such as Nipah virus, as well as the epidemic situation in neighboring countries during the Spring Festival period, Chinese Center for Disease Control ...

Chinese scientists have discovered natural hydrogen sealed in microscopic rock cavities within ophiolites on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, pointing to a new direction for next-generation zero-carbon clean energy exploration in China, the Global Times learned from the Institute of Geology and ...

The Office of the President of Uruguay on Saturday posted a recap on Instagram of President Yamandú Orsi's seven-day state visit to China, which took place from February 1 to 7, highlighting achievements in five areas: diplomacy, production, science, education, ...

China is deeply shocked by the deadly explosion in Pakistan's capital Islamabad and the heavy casualties it has inflicted. China mourns for the lives lost, and our hearts go out to the injured and those who lost their loved ones.

When asked to comment on the serious explosion that took place in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on the afternoon of February 6 local time and inflicted heavy casualties, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that China ...

An explosion that occurred in the early hours of Saturday at a biotechnology company in Shuozhou, North China's Shanxi Province has resulted in eight fatalities as of 9:30 am Sunday, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation, ...

China's ratio of total social logistics costs to gross domestic product (GDP) fell to 13.9 percent in 2025, dropping below the 14 percent threshold for the first time, the country's top economic planner said on Saturday.

"Brecken, Selina, and Meredith, we're here in Beijing waiting for you!" Tiutiu, the daughter of Rongrong from Shanghai, said in a voice message she sent to Brecken Newmann on Friday. These two families, who once touched millions of netizens by ...

A Chinese research team has developed a stretchable, flexible microelectrode that can dynamically adapt to brain motion, addressing a long-standing bottleneck in invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in which conventional flexible electrodes are prone to displacement and retraction during brain ...

Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command stated, from February 2 to 6, the naval and air forces of the PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea. In an attempt ...

The government service website of East China's Zhejiang Province published an administrative penalty decision on Saturday, showing that Chinese actress Gina Jin was fined 1,500 yuan ($216) for fleeing the scene of a traffic accident in 2025.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended Spring Festival greetings to the country's military veterans.

Chinese badminton ace Wang Chang and table tennis star Qian Tianyi announced their marriage on social media on Saturday, sharing the happy news with fans and the public at 13:14 Beijing time, a timestamp symbolizing a lifelong commitment in Chinese ...

China on Saturday successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft aboard a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, according to Xinhua News Agency.