Why China, Russia are not Cold War-style allies

This undated file photo shows the national flags of China and Russia on Red Square, Moscow. Bilateral relations between China and Russia differ from the kind of military-political alliance seen during the Cold War. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – There are those in the West inclined to frame the relationship between Beijing and Moscow by […]

Why aren’t China, Russia Cold War-style allies?

This undated file photo shows the national flags of China and Russia on Red Square, Moscow. Bilateral relations between China and Russia differ from the kind of military-political alliance seen during the Cold War. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – There are those in the West inclined to frame the relationship between Beijing and Moscow by […]

China focus in new stage of modernization, opportunities

This photo dated Mar 17, 2023 shows a panel discussion on "Chinese Modernization and New Opportunities in the World” organized by China Media Group Asia-Pacific, in Bangkok, Thailand. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CHINA MEDIA GROUP ASIA-PACIFIC) HONG KONG – Top government officials, business and media leaders, members of academia exchanged their views on Chinese modernization, how […]

Russia reiterates adherence to one-China principle

Russia reiterates adherence to one-China principle

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday repeated Moscow's adherence to the one-China principle. Moscow and Beijing will continue close foreign policy coordination on all issues, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova "The Russian position on the Taiwan question is fixed in the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between Russia […]

Envoy: AUKUS nuke submarine cooperation jeopardizes security

Geng Shuang (left, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on March 14, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on certain countries to revoke their decision on nuclear submarine cooperation. It is […]

Cooperation sought to reap benefits

Sino-African enterprises aim to turn challenges into opportunities A local employee works on the production line in Sunda Kenya Industrial Diaper Factory in Mavoko, Kenya, on Aug 28, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA) When Chinese company Sunda International started business in Kenya 13 years ago, it faced myriad challenges. Among the major challenges was the lack […]

Nation urged to boost domestic demand

Tourists visit a bazaar with traditional Chinese elements at Haikou Riyue Plaza in Haikou, Hainan province on Feb 19, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China needs to further boost its domestic demand while addressing weak links in its financial system in order to prepare for any potential misstep by the US Federal Reserve that could worsen […]

China expands its toolbox for global unity

Initiatives reflect Beijing's commitment to community with a shared future This aerial photo taken on Nov 23, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Yuanjiang bridge of the China-Laos Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Over the past 10 years, many policy researchers have found that China has remained true […]

New CPC central dept to help modernize social governance

This photo taken on March 10, 2023 shows the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The Communist Party of China Central Committee has unveiled its new Social Work Department, which experts said is part of a broader effort to modernize the country's social governance and better handle complaints and proposals from […]

WHO: Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 more Marburg cases

This file photo taken on March 30, 2021 shows an exterior view of the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (PHOTO / XINHUA) DAKAR – Eight new confirmed cases of Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. This brings the total of laboratory-confirmed cases to […]

China unveils first self-developed flight simulator

A high-level flight simulator, developed by Beijing Moreget Innovation Technology Inc, is showcased at the company's manufacturing site in Beijing in March. (PHOTO PTOVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China unveiled its first self-developed high-level flight simulator in Beijing on Thursday, and the flight simulator is expected to provide pilot training support for aircrafts such as the […]

China envoy warns against ‘decoupling’

China envoy warns against ‘decoupling’

Pragmatic cooperation between Tokyo, Beijing has huge volume, diplomat says "Decoupling and breaking chains" or "confrontation between camps" are not in line with the fundamental interests of China and Japan and their people, said China's top diplomat to Japan on Tuesday. "The pragmatic cooperation between China and Japan has huge volume, deep foundation and broad […]

More measures introduced to encourage childbirth

Nurses look after newborns at Xiangyang No 1 People's Hospital in Xiangyang, Hubei province, on Tuesday. (GONG BO / FOR CHINA DAILY) Weifang, Shandong province, will exempt senior middle school tuition fees for the third child in every family born after May 31, 2021, local officials announced on Tuesday at a news conference on optimizing […]

Adviser urges preservation of cross-Straits documents

Jiang Erxiong (right) and her colleague (second from right) talk to a couple of Taiwan compatriots and collect documents related to their cross-Straits lives in Fuzhou, Fujian province. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Born into a family with close ties to Taiwan, Jiang Erxiong, a national political adviser in Fujian province, has been promoting the […]

Experts welcome China’s solution to Ukraine crisis

Trip to Moscow reinforces Xi's position as advocate of global peace, analyst says Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a solemn welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the St George's Hall at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. Xi on Tuesday held talks with Putin in Moscow. (PHOTO / XINHUA) President Xi […]

Key concept changes global thinking on ties

10 years on, vision of building a shared future for mankind widely acknowledged  A passenger train is seen on a bridge of the Chinese-built railway linking the Kenyan capital Nairobi with Mombasa and Naivasha. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Over the past decade, President Xi Jinping's vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind […]

Beijing hit with largest sandstorm of the year

Cars drive on a road during sandstorm in Beijing, March 22, 2023. Strong winds and heavy dust swept across the capital city on Wednesday morning. (PHOTO / CCTV) Beijing has been shrouded in thick sand and dust as storms have been present since early morning on Wednesday, resulting in the largest sandstorm to hit the […]