The official in charge of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry urgently summoned the Philippine ambassador to China on Tuesday to lodge solemn representations over the Philippines' deliberate provocation at Ren'ai Jiao and its attack on Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) law enforcement personnel.

Despite the Philippines taking the lead in maliciously attacking Chinese law enforcement personnel, the US State Department on Monday condemned what it called China's “dangerous and aggressive” actions against Philippine personnel at Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea. A Chinese expert described the statement as an attempt to add fuel to the fire and exploit tensions ahead of the upcoming ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, reflecting Washington's concerns over its waning influence in the Asia-Pacific and among ASEAN countries.

At around 9 am on Monday, while a small China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol vessel was conducting a routine patrol in waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao, the Philippine vessel No. 57, which was illegally grounded there, deployed two rubber boats, ignored repeated warnings from the Chinese side, and approached and rammed the Chinese vessel in a dangerous manner. During the incident, Philippine personnel were the first to attack Chinese law enforcement personnel using paddles, long poles and other tools.

Andy Burnham officially became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Monday following a meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, succeeding Keir Starmer, who earlier tendered his resignation to the king.

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Tomio Okamura, led a delegation on a visit to China starting on Monday, with objectives ranging from tourism promotion to business cooperation. A Chinese observer said the legislative-led engagement, which took relatively non-sensitive issues as an entry point for dialogue, could help warm bilateral ties after a period of relatively strained relations, carrying important positive significance.

The Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States will be held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, from July 23 to 24. During the meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will exchange views with his counterparts from member states on the current international and regional situation, the SCO's future development, and cooperation across various fields. The meeting will also make comprehensive preparations for this year's SCO Summit in Bishkek, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday.

Japan released the latest official data on inbound tourism for the first half of the year, which showed the number of Chinese visitors to Japan dropped by nearly 60 percent year-on-year. Facing continued decline in Chinese tourists to Japan, certain Japanese media outlets claimed on Monday that the reduction in Chinese visitors has actually strengthened Japan's tourism sector. However, Chinese experts and tourism industry insiders have dismissed the argument as an attempt to “whitewash” the losses suffered by various sectors in Japan, arguing that the scale and spending power of Chinese tourists are difficult to replace with visitors from other countries.

When asked for comments on Cambodia's statement that it regards Taiwan as a province of China following Taiwan region's “external affairs department” revoked the so-called visa facilitation arrangements for Cambodia simply because Cambodia adheres to the one-China principle, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, which represents a universal consensus of the international community.

Responding to reports that 82 Japanese local assemblies have called on the Takaichi government to uphold or legally codify the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, while coalition partner Japan Innovation Party has pushed for a review, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told the Global Times that the local appeals reflect a grassroots desire for peace. The ruling authorities' push to abandon the Peace Constitution and speed up remilitarization, he said, is clearly out of step with public sentiment, and Japan should not disregard the prevailing trend on nuclear issues.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces: On July 22, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, the Philippines. From July 23 to 25, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan, to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States and visit Kyrgyzstan.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul lays a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, July 20, 2026.

The global initiatives proposed by China chart a course toward a more just and equitable international order characterized by multilateralism and greater representation for developing countries, Egyptian experts said at a seminar in Cairo on Saturday.

After the Chinese side announced that Czech Chamber of Deputies speaker Tomio Okamura will visit China from July 20 to 24, some media on the island of Taiwan have played up the news and claimed the trip could affect the island's ties with Czech Republic. Chinese experts dismissed this media narrative as an attempt to exploit the Taiwan question to influence Prague's China policy, saying it also reflects the waning effectiveness of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' efforts to rely on external forces to boost its presence and create troubles for interactions between China and other countries.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Vince Henderson, foreign minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, on Saturday in Shanghai.

Japan has continued to push for looser nuclear restrictions, with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi calling for discussions on nuclear weapons as part of efforts to strengthen the country's so-called defense capabilities, according to media reports.

China urges the UK to earnestly respect market principles and the spirit of contract, and find solutions on compensation and other issues acceptable to both sides. China supports enterprises in safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests through legal means. China is closely following the developments and will do what is necessary to protect its rights, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday, following the #Nationalisation of British Steel.

"AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, stressing that China is ready to be more open, take more practical actions, and assume a more visionary perspective.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, sitting down successively with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The bustling diplomatic activity transformed the WAIC from a premier showcase of AI technologies and industrial breakthroughs into a vibrant platform for head-of-state diplomacy and global governance coordination.

Andy Burnham became the leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, paving the way for him to succeed Keir Starmer on Monday as the country's seventh prime minister in a decade. Amid the frequent changes of prime minister in the UK, Burnham is likely to prioritize domestic political, economic and cost-of-living challenges, and he may also continue Starmer's engagement with China, with no major policy shift expected in the coming years, a Chinese expert said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Shanghai on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Shanghai on Friday.

"We have already made China's position clear. China highly commends Papua New Guinea government's decision to close the 'Taipei Economic Office in Papua New Guinea,' and it demonstrates once again that upholding the one-China principle is where international public opinion trends and the arc of history bends," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Friday.

China firmly opposes discriminatory measures taken by the US against specific countries regarding visa regulations, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday, noting that the US' restrictions on people-to-people exchanges serve no one's interests.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Shanghai on Friday.

In response to US President Donald Trump's claim in a speech that China had interfered in US elections, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on July 17 that the allegation was entirely fabricated and a malicious smear that has long been proven groundless.

China and Pakistan called for an early ceasefire and the resumption of talks between the US and Iran during a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday evening in Shanghai, according to a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

​EU foreign ministers issued a joint assessment of the risks posed by China, claiming that Beijing threatens not only the bloc's economy but also its security by highlighting the so-called shared ambition of China and Russia to assert regional dominance, Euro News reported on Thursday. Chinese experts have warned that the EU should be cautious about defining the future direction of its relations with China based on subjective judgments or creating new tensions and confrontation over China-Russia relations.

Twenty-nine countries on Thursday signed an agreement in Shanghai on establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO).

World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to set up its headquarters in Shanghai

"Guided by the strategic vision of the two heads of state, China and Russia will continue to uphold the purposes and principles enshrined in the treaty, expand mutually beneficial cooperation across all sectors, deliver greater well-being to peoples of both countries, and inject greater stability and confidence into global development," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press briefing on Thursday, in response to media inquiries regarding the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, which was signed by the two sides 25 years ago.

Editor's Note: Welcome to "Diplomats Recommend" - a series in which foreign diplomats in China set aside formal discussions on hardcore topics and share lighter stories on diplomatic relations and exchanges through their recommendations, including on books and films, travel destinations, and culinary choices. In this installment, Ajaree Wongwan, counselor of the Royal Thai Embassy in China, shared her take from Chinese film Dear You and her booklist. The mutual learning between Chinese and Thai cultures has a long history and deep roots. It boasts the unique advantages of geographical proximity, shared cultural ties, and close bonds between the two peoples, serving as a model for cross-border cultural exchanges in Southeast Asia, according to Counselor Wongwan.

Results of a latest Pew Research Center poll released by the Washington DC-headquartered organization on local time Wednesday showed that China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries around the world, and according to a related AP report on Thursday, the findings represented the first time in nearly 20 years of Pew's global opinion tracking that such a shift had been recorded.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Shanghai.

Four Chinese academic institutions on Thursday jointly released a report titled Legal Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards: The South China Sea Arbitration Awards Are Not International Law, criticizing that the arbitral tribunal established in the South China Sea arbitration case lacked judicial jurisdiction from the outset and fundamentally flawed in international law application in rendering its award.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that the so-called report related to China and Russia released by the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is made with malicious motives and constitutes egregious conduct, to which China expresses firm opposition.

"Guided by the strategic vision of the two heads of state, China and Russia will continue to uphold the purposes and principles enshrined in the treaty, expand mutually beneficial cooperation across all sectors, deliver greater well-being to peoples of both countries, and inject greater stability and confidence into global development," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press briefing on Thursday, in response to media inquiries regarding the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation which signed by the two sides 25 years ago.

The Chinese side highly commends the decision of the Papua New Guinea government to close the "Taipei Economic Office in Papua New Guinea." This once again proves that adherence to the one-China principle reflects the prevailing trend and receives broad support from the international community, Lin Jian, a spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a regular press conference on Thursday.

The so-called “tribute system” narrative is merely a false proposition through which some Western countries project their own hegemonic logic onto China's diplomacy, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday in response to a question about some Western media outlets and scholars have recently introduced the so-called concept of a “tribute system” when commenting on China's foreign policy.

A decade after the so-called South China Sea arbitration ruling, political hype and maneuvering surrounding the case have continued, with Japan leading attempts among non-claimant countries to amplify the issue and India becoming the latest to weigh in with references to a “rules-based maritime order.” Chinese experts said India's statement showed an opportunistic attempt to gain geopolitical leverage, while Japan's repeated involvement in the issue reflected its own strategic calculations and growing ambitions beyond the dispute itself. They also warned that the South China Sea is not a geopolitical “check-in spot” for external forces seeking to make symbolic appearances.

An event at the Cuban Embassy in China brought together diplomats, officials and students and graduates from China and Cuba across various generations in Beijing on July 14, 2026, in the memory of the centenary of late Cuban revolutionary leader Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Training Program for Young Chinese in Cuba. A book on the program was launched at the event to celebrate a shared history of friendship, mutual learning, and cooperation between Cuba and China.

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the US Senate after his unexpected death. The appointment sparked controversy among US media and netizens, as some questioned whether his sister had the political experience to qualify the position. A Chinese expert pointed out that political resources in the US are distributed unevenly, and many talented Americans are discouraged from entering politics, as those without the necessary political or financial resources face major obstacles to seeking public office.

Two experts selected by the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration (NDCPA) have joined a mission to Uganda to support the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) in responding to the Ebola outbreak, the Global Times learned from the administration on Wednesday.

As Lithuania's new Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius took office on Tuesday, he signaled an intention to normalize ties with China on his first day in the job, but also claimed this could be achieved without a change in the so-called “Taiwanese representation,” according to media reports. A Chinese expert said on Wednesday that Lithuania's verbal overtures likely stem from its economic challenges, however, any meaningful shift should be demonstrated through concrete steps from Lithuania.

The US has imposed a comprehensive blockade and illegal sanctions on Cuba for more than 60 years, inflicting grave suffering on the Cuban people. Recently, the US has escalated its measures, dealing a severe blow to Cuba's basic livelihood and triggering close attention from the international community, Chinese FM spokesperson Lin Jian said in response to the US' new sanctions that run counter to consensus of international community. The US side should heed the just call of the international community, immediately lift its blockade, coercion and pressure against Cuba, and stop violating the Cuban people's right to subsistence and right to development. China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and opposing foreign interference. We stand ready to work with the international community to uphold international fairness and justice, Lin said.

Countries, including Japan, that are now openly supporting the illegal “South China Sea arbitral award” should consider whether their own maritime rights and interests would be undermined by the so-called “ruling,” a Chinese expert told the Global Times.

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced in a notification about its forthcoming policy prohibiting NSF funds from being expended on collaboration with entities on US restricted parties lists, which could effectively bar collaborations between NSF-funded US scientist and nearly all Chinese research institutions and their employees, US media reported.

After a Chinese female doctor was killed at a clinic in Phnom Penh on Sunday, Chinese Embassy in Cambodia said on Tuesday that it has urged Cambodian authorities to swiftly investigate the case, arrest the suspect, and ensure the safety of Chinese nationals in Cambodia.

The joint statement ten years after the "South China Sea arbitration award" issued by the US and the Philippines together with several European countries, plus the EU statement, are a distortion of facts and act of vilification against China. We deplore and reject them, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday.

China's development of relations with Pacific island countries is aimed at strengthening South-South cooperation and promoting common development, and this should not be disrupted by any third party. Pacific island nations have the right to independently choose their development partners, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday when holding talks in Beijing with Rick Houenipwela, minister for foreign affairs and external trade of the Solomon Islands.

Just weeks after a MoU was signed, tensions in the Middle East flared once again. Washington has reinstated its naval blockade of ships bound for and departing Iranian ports and conducted airstrikes against Iran for three consecutive nights, while Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at US missile assets and American military outposts based in regional nations, multiple media outlets reported.

China and Russia carried out a joint fish stock enhancement and release activity in Tongjiang - a county-level city under the administration of Jiamusi, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Tuesday, as part of the two countries' continued efforts to conserve and restore fishery resources in their shared border waters.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Rick Houenipwela, minister for foreign affairs and external trade of the Solomon Islands, in Beijing on Tuesday.

When asked to introduce the details of Chinese representatives once again refuting the fallacies surrounding the so-called "South China Sea Arbitration Award" during the Roundtable Dialogue on South China Sea Security held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that China's decision not to accept or participate in the arbitration, and not to accept or recognize the arbitral award, is a concrete action to uphold the international rule of law and the international maritime order.

"Restoring normal and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz at an early date is the shared aspiration of the international community. All relevant parties should meet each other halfway and resolve the issues properly," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, while responding to media queries regarding the US order to reinstate a naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

Several European countries have recently joined the US and the Philippines in issuing the so-called joint statement on the 10th anniversary of the "South China Sea arbitration award," while the EU also released a related statement. The statements distorted the facts and maliciously smeared China, and China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes them, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday.

A Chinese envoy on Monday expressed serious concern over the escalating tensions surrounding Yemen's Sanaa International Airport and called for de-escalation in the war-torn country.

Against the backdrop of 10 years since the issuance of the so-called "South China Sea arbitration award,” a political farce cloaked in "legal" pretense that undermines peace and stability in the region, Chinese think tanks hosted the Roundtable Dialogue on South China Sea Security in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday and released a report titled "A New Critique of the South China Sea Attribution Award,” exposing and refuting the fallacies and harms of the "arbitration award."

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul will pay an official visit to China from July 16 to 20. Amid the changing and volatile international situation, China hopes the visit will galvanize efforts to carry forward the traditional friendship and family-like relationship of China and Thailand, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday.

New Zealand officials' comments on China's recent submarine-launched missile test in the Pacific are “using a pretext to escalate and bundle issues” and risks pushing the country's foreign and security policy further toward “bloc politics,” Chinese experts said on Monday after local media reported Foreign Minister Winston Peters' comments. Peters claimed that New Zealand “should not be fazed” by any possible Chinese objection to its intention to join a new defense alliance.

The Chinese Embassy in Japan has lodged a solemn protest and expressed strong opposition over Japan's Foreign Minister's remarks marking the 10th anniversary of the so-called South China Sea arbitration ruling and Japan's joint statement with other countries on the matter, according to a post published by the embassy's official WeChat account on Monday.

The Chinese Embassy in the UK has slammed the UK's signing of the so-called joint statement issued by a handful of countries to "mark" the so-called "South China Sea arbitration award," warning that if the UK continues to participate in the anti-China show staged by certain countries and stir up trouble in the South China Sea, it will only fail and humiliate itself.

In the laboratory at Tianjin University's School of Architecture, located in north China, Asma Bibi is intently refining her "climate-mental health-community" tri-resilience model. Via a practical, evidence-based framework, she hopes to help communities in Pakistan stricken by climate disasters rebuild their lives and restore a sense of stability.

China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement in response to certain countries' playing up of the “South China Sea Arbitration Award” 10 years after its issuance. Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated that China does not accept or recognize the “award,” and China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea shall not be affected by the “award” under any circumstances.

A group of Chinese tourists travelling in a bus in South Korea on Saturday worked together to rescue a bus driver who lost consciousness and helped bring an out-of-control vehicle under control, averting a serious accident. South Korean netizens praised the Chinese tourists for remaining calm and handling the emergency remarkably well despite the language barrier.

An official in charge of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the Chief Minister of the Embassy of Japan in China over Japanese Foreign Minister's hype of so-called “Arbitral Award on the South China Sea" 10 years after its issuance and Japan's joint statement issued in collusion with certain other countries, lodging stern representations and expressing strong dissatisfaction and protest, adding that China will resolutely and forcefully counter Japan's provocations and firmly safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement in response to a joint statement by some countries, including the US, Australia, the UK, Japan and the Philippines, on the 10th anniversary of the so-called Arbitral Award on the South China Sea, reiterating that China does not accept or recognize the illegal arbitral award and that China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea shall under no circumstances be affected by it.

On July 12, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made a statement ten years after the "2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea." The statement blatantly endorses the illegal "award," attacks China's lawful claims and mischaracterizes Japan as a "legitimate stakeholder who uses the South China Sea." China strongly deplores and firmly opposes it.

After the completion of the 12-day follow-up physical protection advisory mission to China conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the review team unanimously concluded that China's national nuclear security regime has achieved comprehensive and systematic improvements, while identifying a number of good practices that could be promoted internationally, according to a release sent by China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) to the Global Times on Saturday.

For years, Norwegian salmon was one of the first things many Chinese people associated with Norway. But as Erling Haaland and the Norwegian national team gain global attention at the World Cup, football adds to a new dimension to China-Norway ties. With his phenomenal popularity among Chinese fans, Haaland is boosting people-to-people exchanges.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Saturday exchanged congratulations over the 65th anniversary of the signing of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday announced that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands Rick Houenipwela will pay an official visit to China from July 10 to 15, at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should ensure that the development of bilateral relations always helps consolidate their respective socialist causes and promote their modernization drives, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Beijing on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attended a signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Beijing on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Beijing on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony Friday for Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is on a state visit to China.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Beijing on Friday.

The Arctic concerns the common interests of the international community. China's activities in the Arctic are aimed at promoting peace, stability and sustainable development in the region, and are fully consistent with international law, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday in response to a question about remarks made by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that NATO member states must coordinate their actions to prevent Russia and China from seeking greater influence in the Arctic.

China has stated repeatedly that the so-called award on the South China Sea arbitration is illegal, invalid, and has no binding force, and China neither accepts nor recognizes it, nor will it accept any claims or actions predicated on the so-called award, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday in response to a question on the so-called “arbitration.”

Laos formally became a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as a signing ceremony for the memorandum granting the Laos the status of a dialogue partner of the SCO was held in Beijing on Friday morning, according to CCTV News.

Days after China's test launch of a strategic missile by a submarine, countries including the US and Australia have issued a fresh round of unreasonable hype, even though the Chinese side has already highlighted that the launch was a routine annual training arrangement of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and had notified relevant countries in advance.

Following a packed schedule of visits in South China's Guangdong Province and Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to continue a state visit to China, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Batanes Islands, which are covered by the so-called maritime delimitation talks between Japan and the Philippines, are legally China's sovereign territory and form a natural geographic extension of China's Taiwan island. China should take corresponding actions to assert its sovereignty over the Batanes, the Global Times learned from Chinese experts and scholars at a symposium.

Exhibition "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas," which is set to be the world's largest showcase of ancient American civilizations, was inaugurated at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square on July 8, 2026. Miguel Ángel Isidro Rodríguez, consul general of the Consulate General of Mexico in Shanghai, told the Global Times that the exhibition represents far more than a display of archaeological treasures.

Lithuania's new Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius recently presented his government's policy agenda to parliament, outlining a program focused on defense, civil resilience and a recalibration of foreign policy toward China, which some media outlets described as a shift after years of strained bilateral ties. Chinese experts said a more pragmatic approach would better serve Lithuania's national interests and would be welcomed, but added that any policy shift by the new government should be demonstrated through concrete actions rather than rhetoric.

NATO is a regional defensive alliance with a clear mandate and geographical scope. It should not keep bringing up China on the occasions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said when asked to comment on that during the recent NATO summit, participants raised security concerns toward China regarding technology, military activities, and China-Russia relations.

China called the US' criticism on China's recent missile test a typical example of double standards and hegemonism, urging it to view China's national defense and military development in an objective and rational manner, as the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in response to a question related to the latest criticism from US State Department on China's recent missile test.

China is ready to strengthen cooperation in water resources and ecological conservation with Mekong countries including Thailand, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday. “We support Thailand and Myanmar in stepping up communication and coordination, conducting investigations in an objective, science-based and responsible approach, and resolving the issue through friendly consultation,” Mao said.

The Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in China hosted the 32nd Anniversary of Rwanda's Liberation (or Kwibohora32) in Beijing on July 3, where Rwandan Ambassador to China James Kimonyo underlined the role of Chinese investments in Rwanda's development in infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, mining, healthcare, agriculture, education, technology, and many other sectors.

Walking into the Embassy of Ireland in China, one can see banners of Irish writers including George Bernard Shaw, Eva Gore-Booth, William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney, and their famous quotes. This is also the event venue for the "Discovering Ireland" open day held on July 4-5 to celebrate the charm, culture and beauty of the country.

China is closely following the latest developments in the Middle East. Reigniting the conflict does not serve any party's interests. Military means cannot solve the fundamental issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday in response to a question about China's comments on the renewed fighting between the US and Iran.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials and the 89 years of the July 7th Incident, which is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China. Recently, the Singapore-based Channel NewsAsia (CNA) broadcasted a two-part documentary titled Inside Unit 731: Japan's Secret Human Experiments, which has sparked a profound global response. By featuring exclusive interviews with the last surviving veteran of the infamous Unit 731, victims of biological warfare and their families, and Singaporean scholars, the documentary sheds new light on historical truths. As of press time, the film has already garnered more than 730,000 views across online platforms. Some viewers have widely commented that looking to the future requires remembering the past, emphasizing that the barbaric atrocities committed by the Japanese military must never escape the judgment of history.

In response to the claims made by Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), that Taiwan needs a “hornet's nest” of drones to help deter conflict and provide security, and that Greene and Lin Chia-lung, head of Taiwan's so-called foreign affairs authorities, invited representatives from several of Taiwan's so-called “diplomatic allies” to reaffirm their “commitments” to the island, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that Greene's remarks contradicted US President Donald Trump's stated position, threatened cross-Straits stability, and could push China-US ties in a highly dangerous direction.

Both China and four Nordic countries pay high attention to the development and governance of AI, and the two sides agreed to strengthen dialogue on global AI governance and explore rules on collective governance, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday wrapped up his visits to Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, with consensus reached with four Nordic countries to uphold bilateral partnerships and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economy and other key areas.

Despite the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's annual submarine-launched strategic missile training on Monday being conducted in accordance with international law, with relevant countries notified in advance and no specific country targeted, NATO, the US and some Asia-Pacific allies have seized on the exercise to hype tensions, with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte linking Euro-Atlantic security to Indo-Pacific affairs ahead of the alliance's summit in Ankara, claiming that NATO "cannot be naive about China."

According to the China Coast Guard (CCG), on July 7, Japanese fishing boat Zuihou Maru intruded into the territorial waters of China's Chiwei Yu. CCG vessels took necessary control measures to warn and expel the boat in accordance with the law.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts in organizing flood emergency rescue, disaster relief, treatment of the injured and resettlement of the affected people after multiple regions were hit by floods, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday.

In addition to the cash assistance that China has provided to Venezuela, the Chinese government has decided to provide emergency supplies worth 100 million yuan ($14.7 million) as donations. The Red Cross Society of China has provided the Red Cross Society of Venezuela with $300,000 as emergency cash assistance, the Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday while overviewing China's assistance efforts for Venezuela's disaster relief work.