China's Qingzhou experimental cargo spacecraft enters long-term operation phase, releases first batch scientific results
China's Qingzhou experimental cargo spacecraft, which was successfully launched on March 30, released on Wednesday to the public its first batch of scientific and engineering experimental results. The spacecraft has successfully completed flight control tests, actively raised its orbit to 600 kilometers and officially entered the long-term operation phase, Global Times learned from the spacecraft's developer, Innovation Academy for Microsatellites (IAMCAS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Senior official on HK, Macao affairs warns against external interference on National Security Education Day
As Wednesday (April 15) marks the National Security Education Day, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held an event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre where Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, warned via a video link that some individuals attempted to use the tragedy of the fierce blaze in Wang Fuk Court last November to destabilize the HKSAR and to politicize the incident. He stressed the need to remain vigilant against the risk of external interference.
Mainland spokesperson responds to DPP's claim after Denmark changed nationality, birthplace of Taiwan residents' permits from 'Taiwan' to 'China'
Asked to comment on a recent claim by the DPP authorities that they have revoked some privileges for Danish representatives in Taiwan and called for an early solution, after Demark in March 2024 changed registration of nationality and place of birth on the residence permits of Taiwan residents in Denmark from “Taiwan” to “China,” Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the one-China principle is a universally recognized basic norm governing international relations and a prevailing international consensus, representing the will of the people and the trend of the times.
DPP authorities smear all mainland measures that benefit Taiwan compatriots; we urge them to listen more to public opinion on the island: mainland spokesperson
In response to a question regarding the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities claimed that many of the mainland's 10 policies and measures to boost exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Straits amount to “instrumentalizing exchanges and weaponizing economic and trade ties as part of 'united front tactics,'" Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a regular press conference on Wednesday, advised the DPP authorities to listen more to public opinion in the island.
Chinese, Vietnamese top leaders attend signing ceremony of cooperation documents
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam jointly attended a signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Beijing on Wednesday.
'Those who follow different paths cannot make plans together': mainland spokesperson responds as Lai declines to answer KMT chair Cheng's offer to meet before and after mainland visit
Peace and war, dialogue and confrontation, cooperation and conflict are two fundamentally different paths, and "those who follow different paths cannot make plans together," by citing a well-known line from The Analects of Confucious, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, responded to a media inquiry on that according to Taiwan regional media, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party Cheng Li-wun has publicly expressed willingness to meet and communicate with Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te before and after her visit to the mainland, and has sincerely awaited an invitation from him, but has received no response.
Chinese, Vietnamese top leaders hold talks on advancing wide-ranging cooperation
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam in Beijing on Wednesday.
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Vietnam's top leader
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony on Wednesday for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam, who is on a state visit to China.
Xi meets Russian FM in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing.
Chinese, Russian FMs exchange views on US-Iran conflict, situation in Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine crisis, other issues
Chinese and Russian foreign ministers on Tuesday compared notes on the preparations for the meeting between the two heads of state within the year, and exchanged in-depth views on international and regional issues of common concern, including U.S.-Iran conflict, the situation in the Asia-Pacific, and the crisis in Ukraine.
Insiders reveal truth behind Philippines' smear of Chinese fishermen with 'detergent as cyanide' claim
Philippines' National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Cornelio Valencia Jr. on Tuesday accused Chinese fishermen of using detergent as a substitute for cyanide and dumping it into waters around the Spratly Islands (China's Nansha Qundao) during a press conference, an allegation that a source close to the matter told the Global Times was a smear aimed at covering up Philippines' seizure of detergent and other daily supplies from small Chinese fishing boats.
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China, Spain should strengthen co-op to oppose 'law of the jungle': Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed the need for China and Spain to strengthen cooperation in fields including trade, new energy and intelligent economy, and to encourage exchanges in culture, education, scientific research and sports, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Xi meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, makes four-point proposal on Middle East peace
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in Beijing on Tuesday. Xi said the UAE is China's comprehensive strategic partner, and that China has always attached great importance to developing relations with the UAE, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Chinese experts noted that the Crown Prince's visit to China aims to enhance bilateral ties and boost China-UAE cooperation. They also noted that the meeting, which took place at a profoundly precarious moment for the Middle East, with tensions spiraling following the launch of a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, could provide a constructive set of principles for addressing current regional challenges.