Special blessings sent from Tiangong Space Station to celebrate National Day; next crew scheduled for late October

To mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Shenzhou-18 crew sent special blessings from space on Tuesday.  The Shenzhou-18 crew, who have been on duty at the Tiangong Space Station for more than five months, will welcome the arrival of Shenzhou-19 for the fifth in-orbit crew rotation by […]

PLA tracks, monitors foreign warships’ Taiwan Straits transit

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) monitored a group of warships from Australia, New Zealand and Japan when they recently sailed through the Taiwan Straits. Experts said on Thursday that the transit by the foreign naval vessels was simply a political stunt. Australian destroyer the HMAS Sydney, New Zealand supply ship the HMNZS Aotearoa and Japanese destroyer the […]

Resumption of Strategic Economic Dialogue a positive step for future stability in China-Australian economic relations: expert

The Fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue between China and Australia was held in Beijing on Thursday, focusing on enhancing bilateral exchanges and promoting effective and pragmatic economic cooperation, China's top economic planner announced on Friday. This dialogue, the first such meeting since 2017, marks the restart of the ministerial-level strategic economic dialogue communication mechanism between the […]

Chang’e-6 lunar samples make public debut, lighter in color compared with previous mission

Shortly after the release of the first research paper on the Chang’e-6 lunar samples, the precious soil from the far side of the Moon made its public debut in a Beijing laboratory on Saturday. These samples have a lighter color compared with those returned from its previous mission due to differences in mineral composition, China […]

Gen-Z Chinese athletes impress world with excellence, interesting souls

Talk truly, compete with composure and treat every counterpart sincerely. During the Paris Olympics that will be coming to an end on Sunday, the younger generation of Chinese athletes are not only impressing people with their excellent performances, but also, with their interesting souls, breaking the stereotype the rest of the world has about Chinese […]

Chinese mainland slams Lai Ching-te for his latest secessionist remarks

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday slammed Taiwan's regional leader Lai Ching-te for his secessionist remarks made during a seminar to mark the so-called "Declaration of Formosan Self-salvation," saying that Lai's statements fully exposed his malicious secessionist motives. Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said that Lai's remarks during the […]

China’s General Administration of Sport targets toxic fandom culture

China's General Administration of Sport held a meeting on Wednesday to address the growing issue of toxic fandom culture, or "fan circle" behavior, within the sports industry, reported the China Sports Daily. Director of the administration Gao Zhidan stressed that the crackdown on toxic fandom should be integrated into the broader ideological work of the […]

Insect fossil from 300m years ago found in Shanxi

A Permian-era Diaphanopterodea insect fossil, dating back about 300 million years, has been found for the first time in Yangquan, North China's Shanxi Province, according to a report by local newspaper on Monday.    The paper detailing the discovery was recently published in the journal Fossil Record. The discovery represents both the earliest and eastern-most record […]