This year marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China from the Japanese occupation. While the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island have remained silent on the occasion, traces of that pivotal moment linger across Taiwan. 

Multiple foreign business representatives in China praised the country's continuous opening-up efforts and expressed strong confidence in China's development prospects, as a top meeting focusing on draft proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) is underway in Beijing.       

In an interview with the Global Times, David Adler, co-general coordinator of Progressive International, who recently participated in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, said that we have to create the conditions that are favorable to Palestinians - living a normal life, moving into a stable home, not living in tents. 

The Global Times' "Overseas China Week" event arrived in Seoul on Monday, with the successful opening of the Harmony and Unity - China-South Korea Friendship Photo Exhibition. The exhibition was held alongside the 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum, drawing prominent figures from both nations.

Near the Fanshan king's mausoleum, where the largest jade cong of the Liangzhu Culture, a testimony to the existence of Chinese civilization at least 5,000 years ago, was once discovered, Chinese researchers have found large courtyard complexes.