Chinese envoy urges multilateralism in AI governance

Zhang Jun (left), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, talks with other delegates before a UN Security Council briefing on artificial intelligence at the UN headquarters in New York, July 18, 2023. (PHOTO / UN / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for true multilateralism in developing artificial […]

Next-generation manned spacecraft to debut in 4 or 5 yrs

The crewed spaceship Shenzhou XIII, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gobi Desert, Oct 16, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China's new-generation crewed spacecraft is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027 or 2028, according to a leader of the country's manned space program. […]

Country’s path of peaceful development boon for world

Country’s path of peaceful development boon for world

Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Tuesday that China's path of peaceful development is a boon for the world, and the United States should exercise sound strategic judgment in this regard. Li, who is also a state councilor, made the remarks during a meeting with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who is visiting […]

Li urges close climate cooperation

Benefits would extend beyond both nations, premier tells US envoy Kerry Premier Li Qiang meets with John Kerry, the United States' special presidential envoy for climate, in Beijing on Tuesday. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY) Premier Li Qiang told United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Tuesday that China and the US […]

China, Algeria vow to strengthen bilateral relations

President Xi Jinping and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune shake hands after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY) China and Algeria vowed to strengthen bilateral cooperation, as well as their strategic coordination in international and regional affairs, while supporting each other on issues related […]

China braces for flooding caused by Typhoon Talim

This photo taken with a mobile phone on July 17, 2023, shows a lane-separating rail blown down in a street in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong province. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made landfall in the coastal area of south China's Guangdong province on Monday night, according to the National Meteorological Center. (PHOTO / […]

Chinese premier meets US climate envoy

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Beijing on Tuesday. China and the […]

Wang Yi: China ready to work with US on climate change

An undated photo shows the national flags of China (right) and the United States on Constitution Avenue in Washington, capital of the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China stands ready to strengthen communication with the United States to jointly tackle climate change, senior diplomat Wang Yi said in Beijing on Tuesday, urging the US to […]

17 new species discovered at Chinese world heritage site

The Fanjing Mountain in Tongren city, Guizhou province, has enjoyed increasing fame since it was included on UNESCO's Natural World Heritage List due to its range of biodiversity in 2018. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) GUIYANG – Since 2018, a total of 17 new species have been discovered at Mount Fanjingshan in Southwest China's Guizhou […]

Xi holds talks with Algerian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) via video conference from Beijing, capital of China, July 4, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Beijing on Tuesday.

Chengdu ready to welcome giant panda from France

Panda Yuan Meng celebrates his first birthday at Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France, Aug 4, 2018. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding has completed necessary preparations to welcome Yuan Meng from France, the base said on Tuesday. According to the Sino-French giant panda cooperation research agreement, Yuan Meng who was […]

Expectations high as China-US climate cooperation talks begin

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee in Washington DC, the United States, on July 13, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Experts have expressed high expectations for climate-themed technological cooperation between China and the United States, saying this will greatly reduce the […]

Xi highlights ties with Philippines

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) President Xi Jinping reaffirmed on Monday Beijing's commitment to promoting the steady and long-term development of ties with the Philippines, saying that the nation will continue pursuing a […]

Metro stations offer cool havens from heat

People cool off at a rest area opened to the public to escape heat in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on July 13, 2023. (LI ZHONG / CHINA DAILY) As China enters sanfu — the three 10-day periods on the Chinese lunar calendar that are expected to be the hottest of the year — some major cities […]

Top political advisor urges efforts on economic development

Wang Huning, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivers a speech while attending a symposium on analyzing the economic situation in the first half of this year in Beijing, capital of China, […]

South China prepares for Typhoon Talim

Flights, train trips suspended, sites shuttered as region braces for storm A bridge is closed due to the upcoming Typhoon Talim in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong province, July 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Flights were canceled, vessels were called back to ports, high-speed train services were suspended and people in South China were told they […]

Experts: US scheme smells of containment

'Indo-Pacific' strategy expected to raise geopolitical friction and economic costs File photo shows the White House and a stop sign in Washington DC, the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Foreign policy experts said the US "Indo-Pacific" strategy "smells of containment and encirclement" and targets China by defining the bilateral relationship as a security competition. "It […]

Angolan airport set to become symbol of BRI

Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco (right) inspects the Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport project in Luanda, capital of Angola, on June 17. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation's leading aircraft maker that has sold many jets and helicopters to Africa, is helping an African nation build one […]