Russia-China ties at 'unprecedented level,' says Putin, predicting trade volume set to reach between $220 billion to $240 billion

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at the annual press conference that relations between Russia and China have reached "an unprecedented level" as a result of the high level of mutual trust between both countries, Xinhua News Agency reported.  Putin spoke about China-Russia relations during the annual "Direct Line" Q&A session combined with his […]

Xi inspects PLA garrison in Macao

President Xi Jinping on Friday inspected the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison stationed in the Macao Special Administrative Region. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the inspection after attending a gathering in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return […]

Chinese FM, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council slam US military aid and arms sales to the Taiwan region, vowing resolute measures to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Sunday slammed the US after the latter announced a new round of military assistance worth $571.3 million and approval of $295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan on Friday. China's Ministry of National Defense also slammed US arms sales and […]

If major powers continue to lack strategic mutual trust, world will remain in a state of prolonged instability: Chinese scholar

The Global Times Annual Conference 2025, themed "Moving forward in Partnership: Resonance of Values between China and the World," was held in Beijing on Saturday. During a discussion on the topic "Addressing the Global Security Deficit: Hotspots and Solutions," Zhao Xiaozhuo, former director of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum Secretariat, said if major powers continue to […]

US Marines relocate from Okinawa to Guam; US strategy of encircling China using island chains unchanged, says expert

US Marines stationed in Okinawa reportedly started to transfer to Guam on Saturday after years of complaints by local residents over issues caused by the US' military presence there including noise, pollution, accidents and crimes. A Chinese military expert said on Sunday that the US' strategy of militarily encircling China using island chains is not […]

China to continue promoting world peace, human progress in 2025: top diplomat

China's diplomacy will continue to hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, and strive to promote world peace, tranquility and common progress of mankind in the coming year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central […]

Trump selects former executive, senator David Perdue as new US ambassador to China

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday on Truth Social that he has selected former senator David Perdue as the new US ambassador to China, CCTV reported. Trump wrote that Perdue accepted the role and highlighted his "40-year international business career" as a Fortune 500 CEO and his service in the US Senate, noting Perdue's […]

China releases new measures to crack down on telecom and internet fraud and related crimes

China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), together with three other government agencies, announced on Tuesday the release of the “joint punishment measures for telecom and internet fraud and related crimes” to support the implementation of the Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law. According to the MPS, telecom and internet fraud cases have become the fastest-growing type […]