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.

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.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for advancing high-quality urban renewal on Wednesday during an inspection trip to Shanghai.

An event promoting the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was held on Wednesday in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a gathering marking the CPC's 105th founding anniversary will be published on Thursday.

Editor's Note: As this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a national conference on Party building was held in Beijing on June 15, making arrangements for studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building. The Thought reflects intrinsic connections among Party self-governance, Party strengthening and national rejuvenation. Articulated through the "Fourteen Upholds" - and comprising a series of signature major concepts, original ideas, and fundamental theoretical insights - the Thought has made major original contributions to the development of the Marxist theory of Party building, and is of great practical significance and far-reaching guiding significance for strengthening the Party and the country.

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.

A former senior Chinese official Ma Xingrui has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for serious violations of Party discipline and laws, an official statement said on Tuesday.

An event promoting the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.

The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

Taiwan's regional defense department has reportedly shelved or canceled several upgrades for aging weapons systems and instead shifted toward buying new equipment. Chinese mainland experts said no matter how the regional authorities act, the mainland's military advantages over Taiwan region have long reached a generational gap, warning that attempts to seek "Taiwan independence" by force would only push the island into greater danger.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged full efforts in search-and-rescue operations after a fire at a shoe factory caused major casualties Thursday in Jinjiang City, east China's Fujian Province, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged full efforts in search-and-rescue operations after a fire at a shoe factory caused major casualties Thursday in Jinjiang City, east China's Fujian Province.

China's State Council has issued an action plan for carbon peaking during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), outlining key tasks and measures to achieve the goal.

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the country's top sci-tech award and delivered an important speech at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

The China Institute for Marine Affairs under China's Ministry of Natural Resources released a new report on Wednesday critically examining the Philippines' territorial claims over Huangyan Dao and parts of the Nansha Qundao. The report finds that Manila's historical and legal arguments rest on misinterpreted sources and lack substantive juridical value, serving primarily as pretexts to expand territory beyond internationally recognized limits. Such unilateral efforts not only undermine the postwar order but also pose risks to regional stability and the rule of law at sea.

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.

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the country's top sci-tech award and delivered an important speech at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday.

In response to Taiwan authorities' smear on the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, driven by their inherent pursuit of "Taiwan independence" and political interests, are attempting to erase and distort Taiwan compatriots' identification with the Chinese nation. Their repeated baseless attacks and smears against the law are aimed at fabricating excuses for betraying the nation, splitting the country, undermining cross-Straits relations and restricting exchanges across the Taiwan Straits.

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.

Editor's Note: The Japanese "fishing boats" that have repeatedly trespassed into the waters surrounding Diaoyu Dao may appear to be civilian vessels engaged in illegal fishing, but in reality, they are part of a carefully orchestrated political performance. Behind these frequent symbolic incursions lies a network of Japanese right-wing politicians, vested interests linked by political funding, and elements within Japan's official establishment working in concert to challenge China's sovereignty.

A compilation of excerpts from discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on methods for community-level work has been published by the Central Party Literature Press.

Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), on Friday presented certificates of order to promote two military officers to the rank of general at a ceremony in Beijing.

China unveiled on Thursday a plan aimed at further improving social security, public services and living standards for people with disabilities over the next five years.

China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The DPP authorities have turned a deaf ear to the infringement of China's rights and interests by Japan and the Philippines, while turning a blind eye to the damage done to the interests of people on the island. Instead, they have seized the opportunity to aggressively spread the fallacies of "Taiwan independence" separatism and incite anti-China sentiment, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, on Thursday. They have become accomplices of external forces in undermining the overall interests of the Chinese nation, and such despicable and shameless acts will inevitably be rejected by compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, she noted.

The Taiwan regional Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have not only compromised and made concessions to Japan and the Philippines, but have also sided with external forces in support of actions that infringe upon China's rights and interests. In doing so, they have harmed the overall interests of the Chinese nation, the shared interests of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, and the vital interests of Taiwan's fishermen, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the 105-year history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as the "most magnificent epic" of the Chinese nation and urged the Party to press ahead to build China into a modern socialist country on schedule.

To celebrate the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a flag-raising ceremony was held on Wednesday morning at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai, attended by local officials including HKSAR Chief Executive (CE) John Lee Ka-chiu and former CEs Leung Chun-ying, Donald Tsang and Carrie Lam, as well as distinguished members of the community and representatives of the disciplined services, according to local media reports.

At 76 Xingye Road in Shanghai stands a small Shikumen building where the Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded.

At the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), two student guides from Shanghai share the story of the CPC's founding.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the Chinese people in writing the most magnificent epic in the millennia-long history of the Chinese nation through unremitting endeavors, said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, on Wednesday.

Recipients of July 1 Medal arrive at the Great Hall of the People

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, started addressing a gathering in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Party on Wednesday morning.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and other leaders presented awards to representatives of outstanding Party members, Party workers, and primary-level Party organizations from across the country at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Wednesday morning.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, conferred the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, on model CPC members at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Wednesday morning.

A gathering in celebration of the 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday morning in central Beijing.

China will hold a gathering to celebrate the 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) had more than 101.28 million members as of the end of 2025, up by nearly 1.01million from 2024, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee ahead of the Party's 105th founding anniversary.

To mark the sixth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL), the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) presents NS-files: Decoded. Commencing on June 30, this five-episode television series, hosted by Ken Chan alongside guest host Steve Li, Chief Superintendent of Police of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), brings together leading experts to conduct in-depth analyses of key national security cases, revealing the truths behind the files.

A concert was held in Beijing on Monday evening in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will confer the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, on model CPC members at a gathering marking the Party's 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday.

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong on Friday called on the international community to take concrete actions to uphold the UN Charter and jointly revitalize, activate, and strengthen the United Nations, as today's world faces profound changes, turbulence and intertwined crises.

At a State Council Information Office press conference on Wednesday, senior officials responsible for ethnic affairs provided a systematic interpretation of the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, which was adopted at China's annual "two sessions" in March this year and will take effect on July 1. Responding to Western narratives that have mischaracterized the law as an attempt to "assimilate ethnic minorities," one senior official pushed back with a series of pointed rhetorical questions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for solid measures to advance the modernization of agriculture and rural areas.

In response to statements issued by some overseas organizations claiming that the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law is intended to “assimilate ethnic minorities” and calling for sanctions against China over human rights, a senior Chinese official from the country's top legislature, on Wednesday called on people to visit the country's ethnic regions and see for themselves, as facts speak louder than prejudice and fabrication.

A senior Chinese official on Wednesday refuted foreign media reports claiming that boarding schools in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region represent “forced assimilation,” “compulsory boarding,” and “human rights violations.” Those reports are completely inconsistent with the facts, the official said.

There is absolutely no so-called "forced relocation" or "forced labor" and such claims are extremely absurd and ridiculous, Chen Ruifeng, vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, said at a press conference on Wednesday in response to some Western media's claims about "forced labor" regarding China's Xinjiang region.

Whatever false narratives Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te peddles and how many weapons he buys, nothing can change the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, that Taiwan's future rests entirely with all Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots, and that any bid for "Taiwan independence" is bound to end in total failure, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Inga Ruginienė has resigned as Lithuania's prime minister on Tuesday. Prior to her resignation, negotiations between Lithuania and Taiwan regional authorities on an economic cooperation action plan had been put on hold "by mutual agreement," Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) reported.

Chinese and Philippine law enforcement authorities jointly arrested and repatriated two gambling-linked suspects, who were also wanted for kidnapping offenses, last Friday. On Monday, the two sides carried out another joint repatriation operation involving two additional suspects tied to a kidnapping incident that took place in Bohol in October 2023.

The first and second volumes of selected works of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Party building have been published and are available for distribution in China.

Under clear blue skies and over turquoise waters east of Taiwan island, researchers aboard the Chinese research vessel Xiangyanghong 22 meticulously deployed survey equipment to conduct comprehensive physical oceanography, seawater chemistry, and marine ecological surveys. The vessel also established multiple sampling stations.

A Chinese scholar argued that by linking the foreign minister's political fate to both China rapprochement and pledges to the Taiwan region, Lithuania lays bare fence-sitting opportunism and lacks sincerity in improving ties with China.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources organized a marine environmental survey in waters under China's jurisdiction east of China's Taiwan island from June 16 to 18 to gain a full understanding of the natural ecological conditions of the country's jurisdictional sea areas, Xinhua reported. According to Yuyuantantian, a social media account affiliated with China Media Group, this operation signifies that China's “nearshore governance model” now encompasses the natural resources sector, and that China is preparing for territorial spatial planning of the waters east of Taiwan island.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping has urged incessant efforts in regularizing coordinated regional development to secure solid progress in advancing common prosperity for all.

Commenting on a reporter's question that Israel has not stopped its military operations in Lebanon despite that Iran and the US have reached a first-phase MoU, and that Iran has stated that such actions could undermine the implementation of the MoU, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that the first-phase MoU reached between Iran and the US has created favorable conditions for easing tensions in the Middle East. At present, the international community is closely following the implementation of the first-phase Iran-US MoU and the second-phase negotiations between the two sides, which are about to begin. At this critical stage, all relevant parties, including Israel, should act in line with the overall goal of regional peace and stability and do more things that are conducive to the implementation of the first-phase Iran-US MoU and the advancement of the second-phase negotiations, rather than the opposite.

Recently, some Indian social media users claimed that they had made a “discovery” that China, like India, supposedly has “a caste system.”

China has always upheld an objective and just position on the Ukraine crisis and promoted ceasefire and peace talks, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Thursday, rejecting accusations from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Asked to comment on reports that White House officials said that US President Donald Trump had signed the first-phase memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran, and that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the MoU's text had been formally finalized and signed by both sides, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that the signing of the first-phase MoU by the US and Iran is of positive significance for easing tensions and consolidating the momentum of the ceasefire. China welcomes this move and hopes that all relevant parties, including the US and Iran, will uphold the spirit of the agreement and earnestly fulfill their commitments.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called on Party members in the new era to carry forward revolutionary traditions and strive for new accomplishments on the new journey.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has urged further efforts to boost coordinated regional development and secure solid progress in advancing common prosperity for all.

A total of 13 drug-manufacturing sites were destroyed by Myanmar's military and police, acting on intelligence provided by China, the Office of China National Narcotics Control Commission said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Anti-drug authorities in China and the US are maintaining a sound cooperative relationship. Based on information and intelligence provided by the US side, Chinese authorities have investigated and solved a number of cases, which have played a positive role in improving China's domestic drug control efforts, the Global Times learned from a press conference held by China's National Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) on Wednesday.

The Chinese mainland firmly opposes any form of military contact between the US and China's Taiwan region, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference on Wednesday. Chen made the remarks in response to a question about recent Taiwan regional media reports claiming that US military personnel have been stationed at Taiwan's "military intelligence bureau" for the first time since the beginning of this year, with speculation that the deployment is related to cooperation in "monitoring the mainland."

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan island have bowed to Japan and the Philippines despite their serious infringement on Chinese maritime rights and interests, betraying the interests of the Chinese nation and becoming scum of the nation, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.

China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday released a white paper titled "More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and Actions."

A white paper released Wednesday by the State Council Information Office highlighted China's role in actively advancing efforts for building a more just and equitable global governance system.

Senior Colonel Chen Xi, the newly appointed spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made his debut at the Tuesday's press conference. Chen is the 10th spokesperson for the Chinese defense ministry and the first to have risen through the ranks from the ministry's “press spokesperson team.”

A national conference on Party building was held in Beijing on Monday.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on advancing the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent will be published on Tuesday.

The 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance opened in Beijing on Thursday, bringing together hundreds of officials, experts and representatives from around the world to discuss the role of development in advancing human rights.

Any attempt to "seek independence by relying on external forces" or "seek independence through military means" is doomed to fail. Forces that remain obstinate and go against the tide of history will be swept away by the historical current, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense, said on Tuesday.

China on Monday began construction of a mega waterway project, including what is expected to become the world's largest inland ship lock, in response to the rising shipping demand along the Yangtze, the world's third-longest river.

Lai Ching-te authorities of Taiwan region, in pursuit of their own "Taiwan independence" selfish interests, engages in corruption, illicit gains, and power-money transactions through "dollar diplomacy," squandering the hard-earned money of the Taiwanese people—equivalent to everyone in Taiwan handing over more than NT$1,000. The goal of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in maintaining relations with so-called "diplomatic ally" of Eswatini is not to benefit the vast majority of the Eswatini people, but rather to "raise money" for a small number of vested interests; it is a "political show" filled with greed and corruption, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.

China opposes any form of military ties between the US and China's Taiwan region, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday when asked to comment a media inquiry that US President Donald Trump said that arms sales to Taiwan are a good "negotiating chip" for Washington, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently claimed that US policy toward Taiwan has not changed and that a proposed $14 billion arms package for Taiwan remains under review.

The waters slated for "delimitation" by Japan and the Philippines lie east of China's Taiwan island. Their proposed so-called "delimitation negotiations" gravely infringe on China's maritime rights and interests, run counter to international law and the basic norms governing international relations, and are entirely illegal, null and void, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday.

China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Philippine Defense Secretary ⁠Gilberto Teodoro has repeatedly made fallacious remarks about China and his latest statements once again prove his having no gratitude for key Chinese commodities and exploiting issues of people's livelihoods to make political stunt.

In pursuit of selfish political interests, the Taiwan regional Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have gone so far as to sell out the overall interests of the Chinese nation, betray their ancestry and abandon all bottom lines. This once again exposes that “Taiwan independence” forces have completely lost their national standpoint and degenerated into out-and-out scum of the nation. They will surely be spurned by compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits and reckoned by history, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

The China Coast Guard (CCG) task group led by CCGS Daishan conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters east of China's Taiwan island on Monday, said CCG spokesperson Jiang Lue. This is a necessary operation in response to the announcement by Japan and the Philippines on their own, to begin negotiations on maritime delimitation in the waters east of China's Taiwan island, which seriously infringed upon China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Li Jian expressed serious concern to Japan's moves to advance cooperation with NATO at a regular press briefing on Monday, when asked to comment on reports that Tokyo announced it would dispatch four Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) headquarters and Tokyo also indicated plans to further expand defense cooperation with NATO.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for inheriting revolutionary traditions in a reply letter to student docents at the memorials of the birthplaces of the CPC in east China's Shanghai and Zhejiang Province.

China's delegate confronted Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the Shangri-La Dialogue, asking when Japan will apologize to its Asian victims. However, the Japanese Defense Minister did not answer the question head-on.

"History's lessons are still fresh and relevant, and the world today once again stands at a crossroads. We must remain vigilant against any resurgence of militarist thinking and safeguard the outcome of World War II and post-war international order." Speaking at a parallel session of the Shangri-La Dialogue on the afternoon of May 30, the head of China's delegation to the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), professor Meng Xiangqing from the National Defense University, publicly criticized the emerging manifestations of Japanese militarism in his speech.

AI-related topics are among the highlights of this year's Shangri-La Dialogue. On Saturday afternoon, Meng Xiangqing, the head of China's delegation to the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) responded to questions on AI development during a parallel session and said that China stresses that the final decision-making authority over weapon systems must remain in human hands, and that it opposes the development and use of lethal intelligent weapons that lack human control.

The 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue is underway in Singapore. The head of China's delegation to the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), professor Meng Xiangqing from the National Defense University, responded on Friday afternoon to remarks made earlier in the day by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Meng expressed hope that China and the US would move in the same direction, implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and promote military-to-military relations along a healthy, stable, and sustainable path.

As long as China and the US adhere to the correct direction, bilateral ties can continue to move forward, veteran Chinese diplomat and former Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai told Global Times (GT) on Friday, after the opening dinner of the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) 2026 in Singapore.

A group of Japanese scholars paid tribute to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Friday, bowing and laying flowers at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, with some moved to tears during the visit. A participant said that Japan must face the historical truth of its wartime atrocities through reflection and sincere apology, describing such efforts as the only path toward genuine reconciliation, according to China News Service.

US, Iran reach deal to extend ceasefire by 60 days, but need Trump's final approval: Axios

China's second domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Flora City, returned to port in Shanghai on Wednesday after completing a 12-day maiden sea trial, marking a milestone in the country's push to mass-produce large cruise ships.

The Tiangong space station has welcomed its first astronaut from Hong Kong, which is not only another milestone in China's manned space program, but also a shared honor for all Hong Kong compatriots, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday when asked to comment on the inclusion of a specialist from Hong Kong in the Shenzhou-23 crewed mission for the first time.

The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was held against the backdrop of serious damage to global strategic balance and stability, and the increasing politicization, bloc confrontation, and fragmentation of the multilateral arms control process, and the failure to reach consensus on an outcome document is regrettable, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday, when asked to comment on the meeting's inability to adopt an outcome document reportedly due to disagreements between the US and Iran.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made important instructions following a coal mine gas explosion on Friday in north China's Shanxi Province, urging all-out rescue of the missing and treatment of the injured.

China's opposition to US arms sales to China's Taiwan region is consistent and clear, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday, in response to a question that the Financial Times cited sources as saying that China is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy, as China signals that it couldn't approve the visit before US President Donald Trump makes a decision on an arms sales package to Taiwan region.

Facing the inevitable trend of national reunification and the profound shifts in the international landscape, Lai Ching-te remains obsessed with the illusion of “seeking independence by relying on external support,” Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said in response to a media query about Lai's Wednesday speech claiming that maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits is Taiwan's “strategic goal,” while calling for the strengthening of asymmetric military capabilities and enhancing “sustainable national defense capabilities.”

Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's speech on Wednesday marking his second year in office drew criticism from China's Foreign Ministry, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and China's Ministry of National Defense on the same day, with spokespersons saying the remarks are rife with lies and deception and exposed Lai's ugly true nature as a saboteur of cross-Straits peace.

In response to rhetoric by Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te expressing hope to obtain weapons from the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. It has never been a country, and will never be in the future. The Lai authorities' constant attempts to ride on hotspot issues and seek attention have become almost a conditioned reflex. Their true nature as “troublemakers” and “saboteur of peace” have been exposed time and again.

“We firmly oppose any form of official interaction between the US and Taiwan region of China, and firmly oppose US arms sales to Taiwan region of China. This position is consistent and clear,” Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

When asked how the Chinese mainland interprets the signals sent by the US after US President Donald Trump said in an interview following the China-US summit that he is “not looking to have somebody go independent” regarding the Taiwan question, and whether the Chinese mainland calls on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to resume dialogue on the basis of the 1992 Consensus, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that the US side understands China's position, attaches importance to China's concerns, and, just like the international community, does not stand for or accept Taiwan moving toward “independence.”

When asked to comment on Lai Ching-te's post about so-called “five-point statement” on Facebook on May 17, claiming that “Taiwan is the defender of the status quo of peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and the region, while the Chinese mainland is the root cause of regional instability and changes to the status quo,” and once again promoting the claim that the two sides of the Straits “do not belong to each other,” Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that Lai's claims are filled with lies and deception, hostility and confrontation, as well as bias and arrogance, disregarding the international community's opposition to “Taiwan independence.”

Since taking office two years ago, Lai Ching-te has stubbornly adhered to a “Taiwan independence” separatist stance, disregarded the well-being of residents on the island, single-mindedly pursued political self-interest, incited cross-Straits confrontation, undermined cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation, and unscrupulously “sold out Taiwan,” said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press briefing on Wednesday. She made the remarks in response to a question regarding the vote on an impeachment motion against Lai on Monday.

China and Russia are preparing for another high-level diplomatic moment, with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Wednesday. Ahead of the visit, both sides signaled strong expectations - on Monday in Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that China and Russia will continue deepening and elevating relations between China and Russia to inject more stability and positive energy to the world, while in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has "very serious expectations" for the trip.

On May 18, the General Committee and the Plenary Session of the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) respectively decided to reject the so-called proposal of "inviting Taiwan to participate in the WHA as an observer" submitted by certain countries. This has been the 10th year in a row that the WHA has rejected the so-called proposal concerning Taiwan.

The 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) decided on Monday not to include in its agenda a proposal by certain countries on Taiwan's participation as an observer.

AFP Fact Check has debunked a video clip claiming that the Chinese government tore down a Tibetan temple in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, pointing out that the AI-generated video contains “visual and logical inconsistencies that are characteristic of synthetic content.”

Asked to comment on a question regarding reports that while US President Donald Trump was returning to the US, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rushed to hold a phone call with him to reaffirm the importance of the US-Japan alliance and that Japan would also collect information on China-US interactions, including their possible impact on Japan, and making appropriate responses, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that during President Trump's visit to China, the two heads of state conducted in-depth exchanges on regional issues of shared concern. More than 80 years ago, China, the US and other Allied countries fought side by side to defeat Japanese militarism and fascist forces, establishing the post-World War II international order and laying the foundation for peace and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Beijing is fast emerging as the focal point of global diplomacy. China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China from May 19 to 20—just days after US President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip. The tightly sequenced visits have sparked widespread attention, with analysts noting that it is extremely rare in the post-Cold War era for a country to host the leaders of the US and Russia back-to-back within a week.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed accelerating the building of a Chinese intellectual system in philosophy and social sciences.

Jimmy Lai was a major organizer and participant in anti-China and destabilizing activities in Hong Kong, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday in response to a question about whether China is considering releasing Jimmy Lai.

According to China Coast Guard (CCG) spokesperson Jiang Lue, on May 6, China's scientific research vessel Xiangyanghong 33 conducted routine ecological environment surveys in waters near China's Houteng Jiao. During the operation, a Philippine Coast Guard Islander aircraft deliberately approached and harassed the vessel.

The US' move is another case of long-arm jurisdiction without any basis in international law, and it won't change China's stance on firmly opposing such moves and strengthening measures to safeguard Chinese firms and individuals' legitimate rights and interests, a Chinese expert said on Saturday, while pointing to China's recent issuance of a blocking ban against similar US sanctions.

In the next stage, the two militaries will further strengthen strategic mutual trust and deepen practical cooperation in various fields.

An 8.2-gigabyte cache of private papers belonging to William F. Webb, president of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, uncovered by Chinese scholars, marks a major breakthrough in the Tokyo Trial research. During the admission of evidence on the Nanjing Massacre, Webb and his colleagues, facing defense lawyers well versed in Anglo-American procedure and seeking to exploit it, insisted on due process, an expert said.

Cheng Ruifang, who documented the Japanese atrocities in Nanjing in her diary between December 8, 1937 and March 1, 1938, later submitted a written testimony based on her experiences to the 1946 International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Her diary is also regarded as the diary of the “Chinese Anne Frank” for its firsthand account of suffering and survival during wartime.

A steady April drizzle lingered over Nanjing, deepening the solemnity inside the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. It was here that a Global Times reporter met collector Zou Dehuai, who had traveled from afar to donate the archives of a US assistant prosecutor who took part in the Tokyo Trial, which he had acquired later.

The China Coast Guard (CCG) carried out maritime law enforcement and exercised territorial jurisdiction by landing on Tiexian Jiao in the South China Sea on Sunday. The operation came after five Philippine crew members illegally set foot on China's Tiexian Jiao of the Nansha Qundao the same day, the Global Times has learned from the CCG.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi started her visit to Australia on Sunday, and during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, she promoted a “free and open Indo-Pacific” concept and pushed for deeper energy and critical minerals cooperation between the two countries.

At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman will visit China from May 5 to 7, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young Chinese to integrate their personal aspirations into the bigger picture of national development.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday strongly condemned attempts made by an anti-China organization and foreign media to sugarcoat the criminal acts of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying by releasing a so-called press freedom index and presenting him with a so-called "award."

The release of a complete Chinese translation of the Trial Records of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East delivers a powerful rebuttal to the denial of the Tokyo Trials by Japan's right-wing forces amid the latter's recent dangerous moves, experts told the Global Times Friday.

The naval and air units of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command (STC) conducted readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas on Thursday, the Theater Command said in statement on Thursday.

The complete Chinese translation of the Trial Records of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was launched on Thursday at Zhejiang Yuexiu University in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang Province, filling a domestic archival gap. The release comes as the 80th anniversary of the start of the Tokyo Trials, which falls on May 3, approaches, Xinhua News Agency reported.

At the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Chinese delegation pointed out that over the past two days, the US delegation deliberately distorted China's positions and groundlessly misrepresented and smeared China's nuclear policy and defense development efforts. China firmly opposes this. The US-proposed “multilateral strategic stability and arms control” is more of a political show than a serious dialogue, the Chinese delegation stressed, noting that the US is the primary source of instability in nuclear arms control and strategic stability.

Chinese envoy denounced remarks by Japan's representative during a UN Security Council open debate on maritime security on Wednesday, rejecting the "groundless accusations" made by Japan against China over the East China Sea, South China Sea, China's defense policies and the situation across the Taiwan Straits, according to CCTV News.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's working people ahead of the International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.

Naval and air units of the PLA Southern Theater Command (STC) on Thursday conducted readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas. Huangyan Dao is an inherent part of China's territory. Since April, forces of the STC have enhanced readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas, according to the STC's official WeChat account.

In response to a question from a foreign media outlet on whether the issue of detained former Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was discussed during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's meeting with Myanmar's President U Min Aung Hlaing over the weekend, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that China has already released information on Wang's visit to Myanmar.

The US war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, Acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst said on Wednesday during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, according to Reuters. This is the first time the US military has disclosed the conflict's cost, most of which went toward munitions and roughly equals NASA's entire annual budget,Reuters reported. A Chinese expert said the strikes ultimately benefit US arms dealers and the military-industrial complex, while ordinary Americans bear the burden through higher fuel prices and rising inflation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged greater efforts and more concrete measures to strengthen basic research, enhance China's capacity for original innovation, and further solidify the foundation for building the country's strength in science and technology.

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, on Wednesday in Beijing, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Chinese compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are all Chinese and one family. Matters concerning the two sides of the Straits are the internal affairs of the Chinese family, and of course should be discussed and handled through consultation among members of the family themselves, said Chen Binhua, spokesperson of State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference on Wednesday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has urged efforts to enhance the capacity to prevent and respond to natural disasters and effectively safeguard people's lives and property.

The DPP has only itself to blame and has brought this embarrassment upon itself, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday in response to a question about Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te being denied entry during a planned overseas trip.

Simply because mainland technologies and products are effective and popular among the people of Taiwan, the Taiwan authorities seek to ban or obstruct their use. This is an example of jittery with imaginary fear – absurd and ridiculous. Such move are unpopular and will not succeed, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday in response to a question about the mainland app Amap becoming popular on the Taiwan island while the DPP has raised so-called security concerns over it.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to the Green and Sustainable Development Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the current economic situation and economic work. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

China's state security authority on Tuesday exposed anti-China forces who have been fabricating narratives such as “class solidification” and that “hard work is useless,” laying bare overseas organization-backed anti-China forces of funding internet influencers and spreading “lying-flat” content to lure Chinese youth to “let it rot” and to erode their mindset.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the current economic situation and economic work.

Raymond Greene, director of so-called “American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),” on Monday pressed Taiwan island's legislators to quickly approve a "comprehensive" defense budget in the region, claiming that integrated air and missile defence systems and drones are critically important and in high demand globally, according to media reports.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to further review the development experience of the city of Yiwu in east China's Zhejiang Province and put it to good use.

China's Foreign Ministry and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday both expressed appreciation to relevant countries for upholding the one-China principle after they refused to grant flight clearance for Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's so-called “transit visit” to Eswatini.

The facts are very clear: There is no longer a so-called "ROC president" in the world. Anyone who swindles and deceives others by using such an identity is going against the tide of history and will only bring shame upon themselves, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Asked to comment on reports that Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te had originally planned to make a so-called "transit visit" to Eswatini, but canceled the trip after relevant countries refused to grant flight clearance to his chartered aircraft, Zhang Han, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that "we appreciate the position and actions of the relevant countries in upholding the one-China principle."

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) is accelerating work on a judicial guideline to improve the handling of disputes involving artificial intelligence (AI), as the country's judiciary steps up protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in fast-growing high-tech sectors, CCTV News reported on Monday.

China's National Development and Reform Commission has released the second batch of major project lists for 2026 under the country's initiative for implementing major national strategies and building security capacity in key areas.

"A correct understanding of governance performance requires us to proceed from reality, respect objective laws, and through sound decision-making and hard work, create achievements that withstand the test of practice and history, truly benefit the people, and earn public recognition," President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed at the opening of a study session for principal officials at the provincial and ministerial levels in January 2026.

The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China dispatched naval and air forces to conduct joint combat readiness patrols in relevant sea and air domains of the East China Sea on Saturday. This is a routine arrangement within the annual plan, aimed at testing the joint combat capabilities of the troops, said Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command.

China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday outlined plans for this year's China Space Day celebrations while unveiling a series of major missions for 2026, including crewed Shenzhou spacecraft flights and flight tests for multiple reusable rockets. A Chinese expert said the agenda shows that both state-led and commercial space programs are advancing rapidly, with lunar exploration expected to become a key focus in the next stage of development.

On April 16, A fishing boat from China's Taiwan region caught fire at approximately 76 nautical miles northeast of Huangwei Yu. 7 crew members were aboard the boat at the time of the incident. China Coast Guard vessel on routine patrol duty immediately rushed to the affected waters to extinguish the fire and conduct search and rescue operations. As of now, 6 crew members have been rescued. Relevant rescue efforts are still ongoing. In accordance with the law, China Coast Guard will continue to protect the safety of life and property of Chinese fishermen , including those from the Taiwan region, and will effectively safeguard the normal navigation and operational order in the relevant waters.

A Pew Research Center survey released on Tuesday, shows that while most Americans still hold negative views of China, the share with a favorable view has ticked up, reflecting a modest softening of US views toward China on multiple fronts, with the shift driven largely by Democrats, Democratic-leaning independents and younger adults. A Chinese expert said the poll results may offer clues for future China-US people-to-people exchanges, noting more emphasis could be placed on young Americans, and efforts should continue to present a real, nuanced and authentic picture of China, helping create more space for a steadier and more practical bilateral relationship.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on promoting nationwide reading and building a book-loving society will be published on Thursday.

When asked to comment on the recent claim by Raymond Greene, Director of the Taipei Office of The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), following Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun's recent mainland visit, that the US has consistently hoped for stable cross-Straits interactions and expects the mainland to maintain communication channels with all political parties in the island of Taiwan, especially the so-called “democratically-elected government,” while refraining from “threats or military pressure,” Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that certain individuals in the US are stirring things up and repeatedly hyping the so-called “mainland threat or military pressure,” which completely distorts the facts and reflects ulterior motives.

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.

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.

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 Premier Li Qiang has signed a decree of the State Council to publish a new set of rules on countering foreign states' unlawful extraterritorial jurisdiction measures.

As Hong Kong gears up for the upcoming National Security Education Day on April 15, a series of events have highlighted the pivotal role of coordinated development and security in sustaining the city's prosperity and stability, as well as the collective responsibility of all sectors in safeguarding national security.

Two hundred young representatives from Vietnam have joined a study camp from April 11 to 18 as part of the “Red Study Tours” project, with activities held in Beijing and Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province.

Authorities on the Chinese mainland have put forward a package of 10 policies and measures to boost exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Strait.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday morning met with Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China is willing to work with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, and to promote practical cooperation, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Negotiations between Iran and the US are set to take place from Saturday in Islamabad. They will be the first talks between both sides since the war began. Some media outlets shed light on the uncertainty and deep mistrust looming over the talks with unresolved differences over some key issues related to the conflict.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory letter to an event commemorating the 55th anniversary of China-U.S. Ping-Pong Diplomacy.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday morning met with Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged efforts to deepen political rectification in the military to maintain the purity and glory of the people's armed forces.

Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT), led a KMT delegation on Wednesday morning to pay homage to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for striving to break new ground in the high-quality development of China's service sector.

​The UN Security Council on Tuesday local time failed to adopt a draft resolution that "strongly encourages" states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts of a defensive nature to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz, including through the escort of merchant and commercial vessels, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, extended on Tuesday congratulations to To Lam on his election as president of Vietnam.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for focusing on the major strategic needs of the country and making new contributions to building China's strength in education, science and technology, and talent.

A delegation of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, led by its chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, arrived in Shanghai at noon on Tuesday for a mainland visit that will run through Sunday, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The delegation is scheduled to visit Jiangsu Province, Shanghai and Beijing, marking the first time in a decade that a KMT chairperson has led a delegation to the Chinese mainland.

The China-Pakistan “Sea Guardian IV” joint naval exercise concluded on April 1, as the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) guided-missile frigate Daqing and Pakistani naval vessels parted ways in the northern Arabian Sea, marking the end of the drills, according to CCTV News.

The outline of a plan by the government of Sanae Takaichi to relax restrictions on Japan's defense equipment exports has been revealed, seeking to allow, in principle, the transfer of lethal weapons, which has sparked concerns and criticism within Japan that it could exacerbate conflicts or fuel an arms race, Kyodo News reported on Friday.

Chinese Embassy in Israel announced on Saturday it will organize another evacuation on April 7 via Egypt's Taba border crossing for Chinese citizens, including compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan island, given the highly volatile security situation in the Middle East and the significant risk of further escalation. The embassy in its security alert also urged Chinese nationals in the country to heighten safety precautions and avoid civil infrastructures, according to the notice.

The legitimate rights of the Palestinian people should be respected and protected. It is hoped that the relevant parties will stop actions that exacerbate tensions and intensify contradictions, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday, in response to foreign media's inquiry on Israel passing a legislation widely known as the "death penalty for terrorists" law on Palestinians.

China and the US, in the spirit of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, have maintained communication and cooperation in areas such as counter-narcotics law enforcement and have achieved notable results, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday, in response to a media question regarding the US side repatriating and transferring to the Chinese side a Chinese national and criminal suspect surnamed Han, who is suspected of drug smuggling and trafficking.

French President Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticized the US for continuously casting doubt on NATO and making contradictory statements, saying, “We all need stability, calm, a return to peace – this isn't a show!”

Japan has moved to deepen cooperation with France on rare earths and critical minerals, a push that Chinese analysts say reflects an attempt by some countries to reshape supply chains based on geopolitical considerations rather than industrial logic, while ignoring that Tokyo's own disruptive actions are the root cause of the so-called "supply risks" and "sense of insecurity."

The Archives Collection of Tang Honglu Well Stele of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), jointly compiled by Shanghai University's Research Centre for China's Overseas Cultural Relics, and the 714 volunteer association of the Dalian Guoyun Culture Promotion Association, was recently released. This collection systematically organizes the historical materials, rubbings, and images of the Tang Honglu Well Stele—the "top lost national treasure" taken to Japan—forming a complete chain of evidence and establishing an academic foundation for the artifact's recovery.

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen the country's regional emergency rescue centers and enhance emergency rescue operational capabilities to better safeguard people's lives and property.

Exchanges between legislative bodies are an important part of China-EU relations. To our knowledge, the delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection begins its visit to China today at the invitation of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday when asked to comment on the visit of a group of EU lawmakers to China from March 31 to April 2. It is the first such delegation to visit China in eight years.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance will be published on Wednesday.

China on Tuesday expressed deep regret over Iran's cultural relics and monuments that were damaged during the current US-Israel-Iran conflict.

The Chinese side has stressed on multiple occasions that a drawn-out conflict serves no one's interest, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday in response to question regarding US President Donald Trump's claim that a deal with Iran on ending the Middle East conflict could be reached soon, while at the same time not ruling out ground operations as well as more strikes, including ones targeting power stations.

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, said on Monday that her upcoming mainland trip will highlight a shared hope for peace.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, have invited Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, to visit the Chinese mainland from April 7 to 12, a CPC official announced on Monday, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, on Monday expressed her thanks and accepted the invitation to visit the Chinese mainland in April.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, have invited Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, to visit the Chinese mainland from April 7 to 12, a CPC official announced on Monday.

China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), which sets out goals and measures for further deepening economic cooperation and exchanges across the Taiwan Strait, has drawn support from Taiwan people working and living on the mainland.

The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) lodged solemn representations with Consul General Julie Eadeh on Friday over US' interference in Hong Kong affairs, expressing strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, the office announced on Saturday.

Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command stated, on March 25, PLANS 532 was conducting a routine patrol in the waters under China's jurisdiction near Zhubi Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. Upon detecting a Philippine Navy ship, PLANS 532 initiated radio communications to remind the Philippine ship. Ignoring repeated radio reminders from the Chinese side, the Philippine ship 507, navigating on the port side of PLANS 532, adjusted its course to the starboard side before making a deliberate turn to the same direction, dangerously approaching PLANS 532 and disrupting its navigation. PLANS 532 then took professional and standardized moves, successfully avoiding an accident.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to deliberate on regulations on the work of local Party committees.

In response to a media inquiry regarding the comment on the former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je, who was sentenced in the first instance to 17 years in prison and six years of deprivation of civil rights on Thursday, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Thursday that the Lai Ching-te administration, in pursuit of political self-interest, have been blatantly manipulating the judiciary to suppress political dissent, implementing what she described as “green terror” and practicing a “those who follow will prosper, those who oppose will perish” approach.

Full text: Keynote speech by China's top legislator Zhao Leji at plenary of Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026

Former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je was found guilty by a court in Taipei in a corruption case on Thursday and sentenced to 17 years in prison, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

In response to foreign media reports claiming that Hong Kong police can now demand phone or computer passwords from people suspected of breaching the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong, portraying the new rules as a “further crackdown on dissents,” a spokesperson from the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) told the Global Times on Thursday that the reports are misleading, noting that law enforcement officers must apply to the court for a warrant and obtain judicial approval before searching electronic devices such as mobile phones.

Asked to comment on reports that regarding South Korea's use of “China (Taiwan)” on its electronic entry card system, Taiwan regional authorities claimed that based on reciprocal principle, if South Korea does not provide a positive response to a request by March 31, they will change South Korea's designation on Taiwan region's arrival cards from “Republic of Korea” to “Korea (South),” Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said that adhering to the one-China principle is both the right course of action and an inevitable trend.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area in North China's Hebei Province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the Xiong'an New Area on Monday, when he also chaired a symposium on further advancing the high-quality construction and development of the area. During the inspection, Xi viewed construction progress in the start-up zone and visited China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. and the Xiong'an campus of Beijing No. 4 High School to learn about the development of the Xiong'an New Area.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has stressed creating new market opportunities through openness and technological progress, and upholding global market order through healthy and fair competition.

China's Ministry of Water Resources announced on Sunday, marking the 34th World Water Day, that the country has established the world's largest and most comprehensive water infrastructure network, covering 80.3 percent of the country's land area and supporting water allocation, flood control and ecological protection, the Global Times learned from the ministry's website.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing on Sunday and delivered a keynote speech.

The US Congress on Friday hyped China's influence in Latin America at a hearing, claiming China's continued presence in the region will be constrained as Washington shifts its strategic focus to Latin America. Chinese analysts noted that such hype lays bare Washington's hegemonic nature to deprive Latin American countries of their independent choices, as well as its anxiety over its own weakness in competing with China for cooperation in the region.

The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a plenary session on Thursday, during which it passed the bill for the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Macao SAR.

China on Wednesday issued a guideline outlining arrangements for pilot work to extend rural land contracts by an additional 30 years upon the expiration of the second-round contracts.

Responding to a media inquiry regarding a Reuters report that a major US arms package for the Taiwan region, which includes advanced interceptor missiles, is ready for approval by US President Donald Trump and could be signed following his trip to China this month, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, stressed on Wednesday that China firmly opposes arms sales by relevant countries to China's Taiwan region, and this position is consistent and clear, Chinanews.com reported.

Editor's Note: 2026 marks the opening year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30). The outline of the Plan sets out the following development goals for the coming five years: significant achievements in high-quality development, substantial improvements in scientific and technological self-reliance and strength, fresh breakthroughs in further deepening reform comprehensively, notable cultural and ethical progress across society, further improvements in quality of life, major new strides in advancing the Beautiful China Initiative, and further advances in strengthening the national security shield.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese delegation for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, commending the delegation for leading both the gold and overall medal tables.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on promoting the high-quality development of the marine economy will be published on Monday.

The following is the full text of the government work report delivered at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on March 5, and approved on March 12.

John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Thursday that Hong Kong will actively align with the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan to contribute to further deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization.

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its fourth session on Thursday. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xinhua News Agency reported. Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Zhao Leji delivered a speech at the closing meeting.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from teachers and students of the Chinese language class at an international school in France's Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, extending his best wishes to them as well as all the teachers and students of the school.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to pass a resolution on the execution of the central and local budgets for 2025 and on the central and local budgets for 2026, and approved the central budget for 2026 at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to pass a resolution on the implementation of the 2025 plan for national economic and social development and on the 2026 plan for national economic and social development, and approved the 2026 plan at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to adopt the National Development Planning Law at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to adopt the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to adopt the Ecological and Environmental Code at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday approved the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution on the government work report at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

The 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its fourth session on Thursday.

Following the UN Security Council's Wednesday vote on a draft resolution concerning the situation in the Middle East, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said in explanatory remarks that the draft resolution proposed by Russia reaffirms the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, urges all parties to immediately cease military actions, condemns all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, and encourages all parties to return to the track of diplomatic negotiations. China welcomes and supports this, and was disappointed and regretful that the draft resolution was not adopted.

With a new development blueprint under review at the ongoing national legislative session, China is embracing a critical five-year period in an ambitious drive to basically modernize its vast population by 2035, on a scale unseen in human history.

The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Wednesday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported.

China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Wednesday visited representatives of the press who covered the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

The fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, started its closing meeting on Wednesday morning.

CPPCC members attend group interview ahead of closing meeting of annual session

Lawmakers on Tuesday gathered again in groups to review the work reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate as well as law drafts during the ongoing "two sessions," bringing their first-hand observations from a grassroots perspective and ideas from their communications with the people into the process of legislation and governance.

China's national defense budget for 2026 has been set at 1.94 trillion yuan ($281 billion) under the country's general public budget, representing a 6.9 percent increase from last year's executed budget, with the central government accounting for 1.91 trillion yuan ($276 billion), a 7 percent rise, Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress, said on Tuesday.

During this year's "two sessions," Haji Akber Aisa, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the Global Times that he hopes the country will assist Xinjiang with policies for attracting high-level talent.

Renowned Chinese cloud computing and AI scholar Wang Jian, interviewed by the Global Times during the ongoing "two sessions," discussed the US power grid in the AI era and the competition between China and the US on AI.

The remains of Song Ping, a former senior official of the Communist Party of China and the state, were cremated in Beijing on Tuesday.

A report of the NPC Standing Committee on the work of the overhaul of laws and the proposed handling of certain laws and decisions was submitted for deliberation at the meeting. The work report summarized major achievements in 2025 while specified multiple key areas the Standing Committee will work on in 2026, which will provide crucial legislative guarantee for China's high-quality development amid fast-changing domestic and international environments, according to legal experts and lawmakers.

China's courts had concluded 9,326 cases involving crimes endangering cyber security over the past five years, an increase of 158.5 percent from the previous five-year period, according to a work report of the Supreme People's Court on Monday.

During the ongoing "two sessions", Ruan Xiangyan, a doctor and a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, suggested building a notification system, especially at the grassroots level, to inform patients of any fertility risks before treatment.

In an interview with the Global Times on Monday regarding unleashing consumption potentials with the introduction of spring and autumn breaks for primary and secondary schools, Zhang Yi, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a member of the academic divisions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, noted that only by combining "consumption capacity" with "time available for consumption" can domestic demand be more effectively stimulated.

China opposes interference in other countries' internal affairs under any pretext. Iran's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity should be respected, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, when asked to comment on Iran's new supreme leader and that the US President Donald Trump has threatened that the new Iranian supreme leader "would not last long."

China will strengthen research on legislation in artificial intelligence (AI) and other sectors, according to a report.

The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress held its second plenary meeting on Monday.

The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, held the third plenary meeting of the ongoing annual session on Sunday.

At China's 2026 two sessions, high-quality integration of culture and tourism remains a hot topic among the deputies of the National People's Congress and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In recent years, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, boasting unique natural and cultural resources, has become a filming location for numerous film and television works.

The China Astronaut Research and Training Center is taking the lead in applying to establish a ground-based research facility for extraterrestrial survival to address the challenges of long-term human survival beyond Earth, Wang Yaping, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the first female taikonaut to enter China's space station, said on Saturday during a group discussion.

At the open group meeting of the Hainan delegation to the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress, lawmaker Cai Qiang, who is also Secretary-General of South China's Hainan Provincial People's Government, described the development pace induced by the island-wide special customs operations in Hainan as "a rapid acceleration you feel when sitting in a moving car."

The third plenary meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2026.

The island of Taiwan has been Chinese territory since ancient times and is absolutely impossible to become any “country” in the past, present or future. We will never allow any individual or force to separate Taiwan from China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during the press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.