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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Intl law must be respected, 'law of the jungle' must not prevail: Spanish PM Sanchez in Beijing over US-Israel war against Iran
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on his fourth China visit in four years, on Tuesday stressed that Spain has maintained a consistent stance on foreign policy, and no one should take offense. "We must respect international law and uphold a rules-based international order in which the law of the strongest—and thus the law of the jungle—does not prevail," he said, China Central Television reported.
China publishes national security-focused reading book for elementary, middle school students ahead of National Security Education Day
As April 15, 2026 marks the 11th National Security Education Day, the Department of National Textbook (National Textbook Committee Office) under the Ministry of Education (MOE), along with relevant central authorities, has recently been jointly published and distributed a national security-focused reading book for elementary and middle school students, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Flu test positivity in China climbs for third straight week, experts call for precautions
With the positivity rate of influenza tests rising for three weeks in nationwide sentinel surveillance data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), medical experts have urged high-risk groups to take precautions. They warned that recent cooling and sharp temperature swings across in China may heighten the risk of infection.
'Anybody who understands economics will want to build relationship with China,' UAE biz representative embraces China cooperation
"Anybody who understands economics will want to build relationship with China," a representative from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) told the Global Times at the UAE-China Business Promotion Conference in Beijing on Monday, which was held on the sidelines of the official visit of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
At the event, many business players from UAE told the Global Times that this trip to China is aimed at further strengthening ties between business partners amid a volatile global trade environment.
Xi meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, makes four-point proposal on Middle East peace
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday put forward a four-point proposal on promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, when meeting with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in Beijing.
Some regional country risks consequences by pulling in outside country to back it up, Chinese FM said in response to US' potential building of new fuel depot in the Philippines
Commenting on a question on reports that the US military plans to build a new military fuel depot in Davao, Philippines, which is believed by some commentators as the US' move aiming to strengthen its fuel supply and logistical support capabilities in the Western Pacific, which forms an important part of the US so-called "Indo-Pacific" defense strategy and the consolidation of the "first island chain" combat system, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated Tuesday that as the world today is undergoing intertwined changes and turbulence, unilateralism and military bullying have brought profound disasters to the world. The overall situation of development and stability in the Asia-Pacific region has not come easily and must not be disrupted by anyone.
Taiwan is part of China, and labeling it as 'China (Taiwan)' is entirely natural and right, Chinese FM says after ROK removes previous label
Taiwan is part of China, and labeling it as "Taiwan, China" is entirely natural and right. China hopes the South Korean government will fully recognize that the Taiwan question concerns the national feelings of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, abide by the spirit of the China-ROK Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations, abide by the one-China principle, resist and oppose any form of "Taiwan independence," and work with China to promote the sound and steady development of China-South Korea relations through concrete actions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.
If US insists on using 'arms exports' as pretext to impose additional tariffs on China, China will resolutely take countermeasures: FM
The related reports are entirely fabricated. If the US insists on using the so-called arms exports as a pretext to impose additional tariffs on China, China will resolutely take countermeasures, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday in response to a question about some media outlets reported that US President Donald Trump claimed, with regard to reports of China supplying weapons to Iran, the US would impose an additional 50 percent tariff on China if China is found supplying weapons to Iran.
Zangnan is China's territory and China has never recognized so-called 'Arunachal Pradesh' illegally set up by India, says FM on India rejecting China's naming of places in Zangnan
Zangnan is China's territory, and China has never recognized the so-called “Arunachal Pradesh” illegally set up by India. It is entirely within China's sovereignty to standardize the names of some places in Zangnan region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday when asked to comment on Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson on Sunday rejected China's action, claiming that such a move undermines efforts to stabilize ties between the two countries, following China's release on April 10 of the sixth batch of standardized names in the Zangnan region.
US blockade actions in Strait of Hormuz are dangerous and irresponsible under temporary ceasefire arrangement: Chinese FM
Despite the fact that the relevant parties had already reached a temporary ceasefire arrangement, the US has further escalated its military deployment and taken targeted blockade actions, which will only intensify contradictions, heighten tensions, undermine the already fragile ceasefire, and further disrupt the safety of passage through the strait. This is dangerous and irresponsible behavior, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.
China launches Kinetica-1 carrier rocket, sending 8 satellites into orbit; multi-satellite separation technology ensures safe, precise deployment: deputy chief designer
China's Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1 carrier rocket on Tuesday again successfully blasted off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in Northwest China, successfully sending eight satellites into their designated orbits in a single launch, marking a complete success of the mission, according to an official release on CAS Space's WeChat account.
Xi urges enhancing China-Spain cooperation for more fruitful results
China and Spain should strengthen cooperation to oppose a return of the world to "the law of the jungle," said Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday.
Hungary's Magyar says open to cooperation with China; overall stance sets constructive tone for China ties at the outset: expert
Hungary's election winner Peter Magyar, who is set to become new prime minister, said on Monday that he is open to pragmatic cooperation with China and that cooperation serves the interests of both sides, the Xinhua News Agency reported.