Japan’s Ishiba reportedly plans to postpone US visit, linked by media to his emphasizing of visit to China

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is reportedly planning to postpone his visit to the US, and some media outlets pointed out that he had previously underscored the vital importance of the Japanese Prime Minister visiting China. According to Kyodo News on Tuesday, US President-elect Donald Trump expressed his willingness to hold talks with Ishiba during […]

Mind-boggling way —man uses just five English words to make Chinese toys a hit overseas

A Chinese influencer on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, mastered just five words to sell toys produced in China Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang Province, at Times Square in New York, and became an unexpected internet sensation. Some overseas merchants placed orders for 100,000 to 200,000 products at once, making […]

Man ramming car into crowd and killing 35 in Zhuhai sentenced to death

The Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court on Friday publicly tried and sentenced Fan Weiqiu, who had rammed his car into the crowd at a sports center in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, to death with deprivation of political rights for life for endangering public safety by dangerous methods, according to the Xinhua News Agency. In the […]

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 […]