Senior US officials' "unusually frequent" visits to the Southeast Asian nations expose both Washington's anxiety and declining confidence in marshaling regional countries against China, analysts said, after US Vice President Kamala Harris, hard on the heels of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, is set to visit Southeast Asia.
The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday firmly opposed the irresponsible remarks made by some politicians of the European External Action Service about the verdict of Hong Kong's High Court on the first case of violations of the national security law in Hong Kong.
Officials in the United States and EU repeatedly smeared the national security law since its enactment, alleging that the legislation was being abused in Hong Kong without any evidence or substantiation, the spokesman said.
It's possible that some of the patients of the mysterious vaping-related lung disease that swept through all of the 50 US states in 2019 were actually COVID-19 patients, according to a group of Chinese scientists and radiologists after reviewing some 250 chest CT scans from published papers. These scientists urged the US to start screening for COVID-19 in 2019 e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) patients.
The Chinese delegation won big on Friday at the Tokyo Olympics, claiming four gold medals in a day - highest since the start of Games last week - bringing China's gold medal haul to 19.
China is actively coordinating the visit of EU diplomats to the Xinjiang region but some of their demands, including visiting Ilham Tohti, a Uygur sentenced to life imprisonment for provoking social unrest, disrespect China's sovereignty, the spokesperson of Xinjiang regional government said at a press conference on Friday, noting that Xinjiang does not welcome those who bear the mentality of "presumption of guilt."
Leon Tong Ying-kit, the first person to be convicted under the national security law for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was sentenced to nine years in prison due to separatism and terrorist activities, which was hailed by legal experts as a combination of deterrence and fair penalties, setting an example for upcoming national security-related cases.
At the stroke of midnight July 1 of 1997 came a moment forever engraved in history: accompanied by the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, the national flag of China and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) were hoisted in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. With that, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong which finally returned to the motherland after a century of vicissitude. Recollection of this historic event invokes our memory of Deng Xiaoping, a great statesman, and his ingenious vision of One Country, Two Systems.
Oriana Fallaci was a journalist with Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, and a freelance writer for major newspapers of many countries. Her book Interview with History records her many interviews with prominent figures worldwide, including Henry Kissinger, Norodom Sihanouk, former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, Jordanian King Hussein bin Talal, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat, and Iran's religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini. Fallaci said that she wrote in the book her impression and comments about her interviewees in the most outspoken language.
On the afternoon of August 24, 2005, Nie Li and Kato Mihoko greeted and hugged each other like sisters in front of the office building of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, three years after their last encounter, and walked hand in hand into the meeting room.
Three judges have reached a decision on the first trial under the national security law for Hong Kong - Leon Tong Ying-kit was found guilty of inciting secession and terrorism. Observers noted the landmark verdict will set a precedent for upcoming national security cases including the trial of pro-secessionist media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Former Brazilian President José Sarney had a historic dialogue with Deng Xiaoping in 1988, forging a bond of South-South cooperation (SSC). China maintains that developing countries must support each other based on self-reliance through SSC.
The coronavirus needs origins-tracing, and so does the political virus, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, noting that the US has been trying to politicize the epidemic from the beginning and has continued to spread political viruses after it returned to the WHO.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Pakistan to get to the bottom of the bus explosion which killed nine Chinese nationals and avoid the reoccurrence of such a terrorist attack.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed fully implementing the guidelines of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for governing Tibet in a new era and writing a new chapter of lasting stability and high-quality development for the plateau region.
During François Mitterrand's visit to the Confucius Temple in China in 1981, a photo of him sitting beside a dragon column was taken and was named: Listening to the Dragon. 3 months after the visit, he won presidential election in France.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region from Wednesday to Friday for the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, the first time in the history of the Party and the country, the Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
President Xi Jinping visits Lhasa in Southwest China's Tibet
In Vladivostok stands the famous All-Russian Children's Center, known as the “Ocean.” After an earthquake hit Wenchuan county in China's southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008, the Russian government invited over 1,500 Chinese children from the affected area to Russia for recuperation. Over 900 of them stayed in the “Ocean” and forged a special bond with the Center.
Some people in the US may really have ulterior motives on the origins tracing of COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Thursday, urging the US to give a reasonable explanation for its suspicious attitudes and behaviors in terms of virus origins tracing.
Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic, is a witness and supporter of China's reform and opening-up. Matsushita had a gentlemen's agreement with Deng Xiaoping, the “chief architect” of reform and opening-up. Check out his story with Deng.
Claiming the Great Barrier Reef is "the best managed reef" despite its deteriorating conditions, Australia's opposition to UNESCO's proposal to label its national treasure as "in danger" reflects its short-sightedness in only seeing the economic value in the reefs, Chinese experts said on Tuesday.
The island of Taiwan said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Lithuania to establish a "representative office" in its capital, a provocative move criticized by the international community, as Chinese experts said it's a violation of the one-China principle and could lead to changing formal ties between China and the Baltic country.
Then Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping took the ice-breaking trip to #US in Jan of 1979 with the goodwill of enhancing understanding, friendship and trust after 3 decades of hostility and estrangement between the two major countries.
The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) and Chinese embassies in Norway, the UK, Canada, and New Zealand on Tuesday slammed EU and NATO for making groundless accusations that China engaged in malicious cyber activities that "undermined the integrity of cyberspace worldwide." Boasting themselves as the guardians of cyber security, some Western countries have been eavesdropping massively and indiscriminately across the world, the Mission said.
The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) and Chinese embassies in Norway, the UK, Canada, and New Zealand on Tuesday slammed EU and NATO for making groundless accusations that China engaged in malicious cyber activities that "undermined the integrity of cyberspace worldwide." Boasting themselves as the guardians of cyber security, some Western countries have been eavesdropping massively and indiscriminately across the world, the Mission said.
A Cuban woman's Twitter account was blocked without any specific reason given after she protested against the UN human rights chief using her photo to depict "protesters" against the Cuban government, when she was actually supporting the government.
Over 4 million Chinese netizens have signed an open letter as of Wednesday morning, demanding the World Health Organization (WHO) investigate the US' Fort Detrick lab on COVID-19 origins, and the number is still increasing.
In the Jin-Cha-Ji Martyrs' Cemetery, Tangxian County, there was the tomb of Richard Frey, an Austrian doctor who devoted his entire life to the Chinese people's fight against Japanese aggression, the liberation of China and development of the People's Republic of China.
Wrapping up the year since the national security law for Hong Kong was implemented, a senior official said on Friday that the law has crushed "color revolution" schemes, bringing order back to the city and gives an opportunity for the city to select qualified governors — competent patriots.
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, was one of the few world leaders who had met with all generations of the Chinese leadership.
She is the First Deputy Chairperson of the Russia-China Friendship Association. From the time when she was a young girl, she has been working diligently for China-Russia friendship. Even to this day, though her hair may have turned silver, her love for China remains as strong as ever, and she continues to dedicate herself to this cause. When the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential decree awarding her the Friendship Medal. She thus became the second Russian to be decorated with this distinct honor after Russian President Vladimir Putin. She is Galina Kulikova.
Any unilateral action in sensitive, disputed areas along the China-India border should be restrained as last year's incident was already pulling China-India ties down, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, calling on more negotiations to solve possible incidents.
Wang said China will not interfere with the internal issues in Afghanistan and has no geopolitical calculation about the region. China will continue to treat Afghanistan with respect of its sovereignty and independence.
Fiction And Fantasy——On The Hypocrisy of Overseas Anti-China “Cultural Products” Related to Xinjiang
The situation in Afghanistan is getting more and more complicated as both the Afghan government and the Taliban, which are fighting each other, are making diplomatic efforts to win support or understanding overseas as the US and its allies leave a huge mess in the country and in the region, and China is paying efforts to stabilize the situation and prevent any potential crisis that could impact regional security.
As chief secretary for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and the chairman of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee for local elections, John Lee Ka-chiu told the Global Times in a recent exclusive interview that the priority of his work will be to make sure that nobody disguises as a "patriot" to take part in the upcoming elections, and in addition to the banned behaviors listed in local regulations, the committee will also consider candidates' conduct in a comprehensive way.
As some Japanese netizens have criticized the cover of Japan's latest defense white paper for looking "very warlike," which features an ink painting of a warrior on a horse and is very much different from covers of previous defense papers, the Japanese office in charge of making up the paper told the Global Times on Wednesday that the cover was designed to express "guard and defend" rather than "assault."
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday urged the US to join the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child before judging other countries' human rights, saying if the US really cares about human rights, especially the rights of children, it should first wash away its "greatest moral shame."
What I've done was just a grain of sand in the great undertaking, said Uruguayan Lao Luo, who may be the longest-staying Uruguayan in China. He witnessed China's progress and participated in cultural exchanges between China and the world.
Full text: Respecting and Protecting the Rights of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang
China's State Council Information Office Wednesday issued a white paper detailing the country's progress in protecting the rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
A year after the national security law for Hong Kong took effect and as the city undertook electoral reform, social stability has been restored in the special administrative region and black-clad protests are a thing of the past. The city, as one of the world's major financial hubs, has also seen positive changes by breaking an unproductive political infighting cycle and fixing loopholes in local governance, which can no longer be abused for purposes of engaging in subversive activities.
A year after the national security law for Hong Kong took effect and as the city undertook electoral reform, social stability has been restored in the special administrative region and black-clad protests are a thing of the past. The city, as one of the world's major financial hubs, has also seen positive changes by breaking an unproductive political infighting cycle and fixing loopholes in local governance, which can no longer be abused for purposes of engaging in subversive activities.
Kenneth Kaunda, the founding president of Zambia, had dedicated his life to national liberation and progress – a common cause of China and Zambia – and the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
In stark contrast to South Korean President Moon Jae-in who has taken a rational approach toward China, the newly appointed leader of the country's biggest opposition party Lee Jun-seok walked a tough line over Hong Kong matters in an interview with Bloomberg.
China's Foreign Ministry slammed the US for deliberately stirring up disputes over territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, following comments from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday that an attack on the Philippines in the South China Sea would trigger a defense treaty.
She is the Princess of Thailand, and the first Thai royal family member to visit China. She is the envoy of friendship, and the recipient of China's Friendship Medal. She is adept at literature, music and painting, and is very much into the Chinese culture. She is Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) condemned a statement that a few countries had signed to criticize the shutdown of Apple Daily, An office spokesperson asked these countries to stop using press freedom as a weapon to undermine the rule of law in the HKSAR.
Taiwan's regional leader Tsai Ing-wen faced waves of mockery as she previously re-tweeted a White House post which included "Taiwan flag" but was later deleted by the White House, citing an "honest mistake." The mention of US friendship to the island of Taiwan is probably the "biggest joke I ever heard of," said Taiwan netizens.
On several occasions, Raúl Castro has sung in Chinese “Dong Fang Hong,” or “The East is Red,” a well-known song in China. His love for the song speaks to his long-standing, profound affections for China, as well as the China-Cuba friendship.
China expressed grave concern over Australia's severe violations of human rights, including its soldiers' killing of innocent civilians in overseas military actions, detaining immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in offshore detention centers, and its domestic systematic race discrimination on Thursday at the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Despite some Western media and politicians out of political purpose continue to distort the scientific community's views on COVID-19 origins and exert political pressure on scientists, a growing number of scientists bravely stepped forward and spoke out against the US-led "lab-leak" theory, with some scientists believing objective and scientific voices will be heard more widely which may prompt a narrative change of COVID-19 origins in Western media.
China and Pakistan are fraternal neighbors and all-weather strategic cooperative partners. The Chinese people refer to Pakistan by the endearing name of "Iron Pak," meaning the China-Pakistan friendship is as solid as iron. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1951. In the ensuing 70 years,thanks to the personal commitment of leaders of several generations and the wholehearted support of the people of both countries, China and Pakistan have forged an ironclad friendship.
Envoys of some 30 countries voiced support for China while criticizing the West for fabricating lies about Xinjiang to deter China's development at a sideline meeting of the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Representatives from Xinjiang shared their stories at the meeting and presented a vivid account of the solidarity among ethnic groups in the region.
Facts show that the so-called research on the origins of the COVID-19 that some countries, especially the US, are conducting only aims to dodge their responsibilities and smear China, Chinese Foreign Ministry said, noting that they even "stretched their black hands into the field of science and made a partisan silence campaign on scientists."
During a summit with leaders of more than 500 world political parties, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, urged attendees to uphold multilateralism, seek cooperation in addressing current challenges that humanity faces and pursue development.
As an important step in implementing the electoral reform in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government appointed seven members to the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC) on Tuesday, led by Chief Secretary John Lee Ka-chiu and six other members, including three government officials, underscoring that the committee is authoritative, representative and fair.
In the 1970s, the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up their struggle for global dominance; the flaws in capitalism were coming to the fore; and developing countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, who had long been subject to oppression, became more eager than ever to fight for national independence and grow their economies.
China's cyberspace regulator on Monday put three more internet platforms under scrutiny, three days after it announced a review of cybersecurity into the country's top ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing, indicating the country's resolve to clamp down on data breaches and misuse as part of a broader move to protect the digital economy from unchecked expansion of capital.
Xi gives honorary counterterrorism title to Xinjiang special ops police squadron
It's revealing that some so-called "international scientists" who recently called for COVID-19 origins inquiry were politicians with political agendas. But many scientists who truly uphold the spirit of science - objectivity and impartiality - have been attacked by some governments and extremists, or even received death threats, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Monday's routine press conference.
The Nixon Shock, as the American newspapers called it, opened a new page in China-US relations and world politics.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit will be held Tuesday via video link. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chinese president, will attend the summit in Beijing and deliver a keynote speech.
A recent lone wolf-style terrorist act taking place in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay had led to a heated online debate about how some Hong Kong residents could have considered committing an act of terror as a way of expressing opposition toward the government, as instigating or supporting any form of terrorism is absolutely unacceptable and should be firmly condemned.
Polls on the island of Taiwan showed that the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has just celebrated its centennial, is receiving growing support from the public in the island, a slight reversal against the high tide of "anti-mainland" atmosphere in recent years.
Tanaka Kakuei, former Japanese PM, had one of his signature achievements of normalizing China-Japan diplomatic ties. Check out the present he received from Chairman Mao Zedong that embodies a bond of friendship forged btw two leaderships.
Addressing a grand ceremony to celebrate the centennial of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on Thursday marked by palpable joy and thundering cheers of a large crowd representing all sectors of Chinese society, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, highlighted remarkable achievements of the past century, drew a promising future for the country's "irreversible" path toward rejuvenation while delivering stern warnings to forces that seek to undercut that path and divide the country.
Prolonged applause rose in Beijing's Tiananmen Square after General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping expressed steel-like determination and confidence in reunification, as part of his speech at a grand ceremony to mark the centennial of the Party.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said Thursday that we will stay true to letter and spirit of the principle of "one country, two systems," ensuring that the central government exercises overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong and Macao, and implement the legal systems and enforcement mechanisms for the two special administrative regions (SARs) to safeguard national security while protecting China's sovereignty, security and development interests.
Extending congratulations to the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s centennial on Thursday, Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), sent a floral basket to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese President, and a message underscoring the firm unity between the two parties as "comrades-in-arms that have shared life and death in the protracted struggle for opposing imperialism and building socialism."
Full Text: Speech by Xi Jinping at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC
No one should underestimate the Chinese people's determination, and strong ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity: Xi
Chinese people will never allow foreign bullying, oppressing, or subjugating: Xi
Any attempt to separate CPC from Chinese people and make them confront with each other doomed to fail: Xi
The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process: Xi
At a grand ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, President Xi Jinping declared the completion of building China into a moderately prosperous society in all respects – an achievement in social and economic development unparalleled in history.
President Xi Jinping steps onto the Tiananmen Rostrum for a grand ceremony celebrating CPC centenary
This is a historic moment for the peoples of Pakistan and China. Our two countries are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. On this landmark occasion, I congratulate the governments and peoples of the two countries.
Hong Kong society has been brought back to the right track over the past year since the implementation of the national security law for Hong Kong, with security being safeguarded, the rule of law and justice being upheld, and the lawful rights and freedoms of local residents and foreign citizens better protected in a safer environment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday.
As Chinese people across the country celebrate the remarkable achievements of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the past century and look forward to another glorious century on Thursday, a sobering reminder of the Party's original mission has also become omnipresent amid a joyful festive atmosphere.
Chinese netizens paid special tribute to three fallen heroes who were awarded posthumously the July 1 Medal in Beijing Tuesday after the event saw other 26 outstanding Communist Party of China (CPC) members were given the award in person.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday attended the G20 foreign ministers' summit via video link, which is expected to enhance key economies' communications and cooperation on economic recovery and jointly fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the US not giving up on selling its anti-China agenda.
The debut of an exhibition, held at the former Peking University's Red Building and depicting stories of how the way was paved for the establishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC), attracted on Tuesday 1,000 visitors who came to appreciate the significant hub of thought that was part of the early history of the Party.
On November 15, 1971, headed by then Vice Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua, the delegation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) made its debut at the United Nations (UN) Assembly Hall.
An art performance was held in Beijing on Monday evening in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
The "Great Journey", a performance to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was held on Monday night at the National Stadium in Beijing with around 20,000 spectators. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders watched the performance.
A delegation of over 60 senior Hong Kong public figures, led by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, arrived in Beijing on Monday to attend the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
India should stop political manipulation and make efforts to realize full disengagement at an early date, as China's will to cherish peace and its military strength are both stronger than India, experts said, after a media report said India had deployed at least 50,000 additional troops to China-India border regions.
Chinese universities nationwide added 37 new undergraduate majors, one-third of which are related to electronic information and artificial intelligence (AI), in line with the job market and development needs, experts said.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Monday to Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), on the 70th anniversary of the CPP's founding, signifying the ironclad friendship and time-honored and mutual-beneficial cooperation between the two parties, as well as the two countries.
With the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong having been enacted in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) for a year, many ordinary Hong Kong residents have considered the law to be a "silver bullet" or a guardian that enables them to return to their peaceful daily life and provides them with the freedom to freely share patriotic sentiments.
On a chilly yet refreshing morning in 1960, a dozen excited young journalists from Latin America arrived in Beijing, setting foot on New China for the first time.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter on the operation of the first batch of generating units at the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China.
The Chinese Embassy in Ukraine told the Global Times on Sunday that China never coerced Ukraine to pull out of the anti-China joint statement by threatening the cancelation of COVID-19 vaccine shipments, and the embassy slammed such rumors made up by the Western media as a complete distortion of the facts with the aim of inciting dissension.
The Neo Democrats, another group from the pan-democracy camp in Hong Kong, announced on Saturday it is to disband given the rapidly changing political environment of Hong Kong, after some of its members were arrested and all district councilors are required to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law and the Hong Kong SAR government soon.
Led by Hong Kong govt CE Carrie Lam, several officials from HKSAR govt will depart from Hong Kong to Beijing on Mon to attend the celebration activities of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. During Lam's absence, chief secretary John Lee will substitute as CE.
As the Communist Party of China (CPC) prepares to celebrate its centennial this week, Chinese government bodies and society alike are holding various activities, from preparing for the grand celebration to light shows in multiple cities, to activities that recall the Party's arduous journey to celebrate the big day.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed efforts to make new achievements that will stand the test of time and are worthy of the people, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.
Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet and winner of Nobel Prize, penned many poems extolling Chinese revolutions. He visited China 3 times and left behind a lot timeless poems expressing his admiration for the country.