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Ceasefire deal in jeopardy on Day 1 as Iran closes Hormuz following Israel strikes against Lebanon
The fragile calm that followed the US-Iran ceasefire began to unravel almost as soon as it took hold, raising fresh doubts about the durability of the agreement. On Wednesday local time, Israel launched what appeared to be its most extensive airstrike...
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Xi urges breaking new ground in high-quality devt of service sector
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for striving to break new ground in the high-quality development of China’s service sector, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)...
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KMT chairperson Cheng kicks off six-day mainland visit
Smiling and waving as she stepped onto the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Tuesday, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun arrived in Chinese mainland on Tuesday to kick off a closely watched six-day tour. Broadcast heavily...
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US, Iran escalate threats as Trump’s ultimatum looms
The conflict triggered by the US-Israeli military attacks against Iran grounded into its 37th day on Monday, caught between fragile hopes for a 45day ceasefire and the reality of escalating tensions. As regional mediators relayed Tehran’s positions and...
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Holiday consumption boosted as people embrace spring break
“We wanted the trip to feel unhurried,” Lin, a tourist from Central China’s Hunan Province traveling with his wife and primary school-aged child. “What we need most is time – and the government is giving us that time. We finally had the time to slow...
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Heroic pilot commemorated 25 years after fatal SCS collision
On Wednesday morning, gentle sunlight bathed Anxian Cemetery in suburban Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, where heroic Chinese pilot Wang Wei’s cenotaph rests amid ringed pines and cypresses. His statue and monument gleamed with renewed...
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China, Pakistan issue proposals on Gulf, Middle East situation
China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in...
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CPC Central Committee, Xi invite KMT chairperson to visit mainland
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, have invited Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, to visit the Chinese mainland from April 7 to 12, a CPC...
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Over 3,000 protests staged across US on one month of Iran war
To the rhythm of beating drums and ringing bells, hundreds of protesters marched past the Lincoln Memorial and onto the National Mall on Saturday, filling the heart of Washington DC with a chorus of chants. They were a small fraction among millions of...
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Boao highlights ‘a better Asian home,’ calls for cooperation
As words like “war,” “missiles,” “airstrikes” and “turbulence” dominate global headlines, a strikingly different list of keywords is being read in South China’s Hainan Province. In the balmy, manicured resort town of Boao, delegates gathering for the...
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China hosts multiple key forums, spotlights co-op, opening-up
With a few simple, precise movements, a robot completes the whole process of picking up ingredients, skewering them, and handing over a candied hawthorn skewer. Nearby, music plays as two robots perform together on electronic keyboards. These scenes...
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Japanese SDF member broke into Chinese Embassy in Japan
China lodged strong protests with Japan and demanded a thorough investigation after a Japanese man, claiming to be a sitting officer in the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), on Tuesday scaled the wall of the Chinese Embassy and threatened to kill Chinese...
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Xi inspects Xiong’an New Area, urges building it into high-quality devt model
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to build the Xiong’an New Area in North China’s Hebei Province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality...
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Global CEOs gather in China for predictability amid uncertainty
As US and Israeli strikes against Iran rattle financial markets and send oil prices surging, over 80 leaders of the world’s largest multinational corporations, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola...
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China says killing of Iranian leaders unacceptable
China on Thursday said it is “shocked” by the remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and he have authorized the Israel Defense Forces to kill any Iranian official without the need for additional...
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China’s national legislature concludes annual session
The 14th National People’s Congress ( NPC), China’s national legislature, held the closing meeting of its fourth session on Thursday. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xinhua...
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China’s top political advisory body concludes annual session
The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Wednesday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi Jinping and other Party and state...
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China’s foreign trade posts strong start to 2026 with double- digit growth
China’s total goods trade reached 7.73 trillion yuan ($ 1.12 trillion) in the fi rst two months of 2026, with year- on- year growth returning to double digits at 18.3 percent, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs ( GAC)...
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China’s national legislature holds second plenary meeting
The fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress ( NPC) held its second plenary meeting on Monday. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended the meeting, according to Xinhua News Agency. Zhao Leji, chairman of the NPC Standing...
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FM pitches China’s diplomatic vision in world of turbulence
In roughly 90 minutes, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday addressed 21 questions ranging from China’s relations with major countries of Russia and the US, to the situation in Iran and the China- Japan ties… In front of this barrage of...
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China’s national legislature opens annual session
The 14th National People’s Congress ( NPC), China’s top legislature, opened its fourth session on Thursday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended the...
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China’s top political advisory body starts annual session
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC) National Committee, China’s top political advisory body, opened its annual session on Wednesday in Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency reported. President Xi Jinping, together with other...
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‘Two sessions’ shed light on China’s next devt blueprint
Roughly one hour before the fi rst press conference of China’s “two Sessions” of 2026, some 200 Chinese and foreign journalists had already formed a long line outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where the event is held. Despite the...
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US- Iran feud hardens amid exchanges of words, missiles
As the US- Israeli military operations against Iran entered its third day on Monday, fi ghting and mutual retaliatory attacks intensifi ed, with rising casualties on all sides and growing risks of a wider regional war. Amid the tense situation, China...
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China condemns killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader
China on Sunday strongly condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling the move “a grave violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security.” The US- Israeli strikes against Iran have drawn widespread attention and...
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Merz wraps up China visit with Palace Museum, robots show
China’s state- of- the- art robots on Thursday put on a martial arts show, and the German chancellor watched from the front row. Touring Unitree Robotics in the Chinese tech hub of Hangzhou on Thursday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz watched with widening...
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Xi meets Merz, puts forward three suggestions for further devt of ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday, putting forward three suggestions for the further development of ChinaGermany relations and saying that the two sides need to continue promoting their all-...
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MOFCOM restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities over military ties
China on Tuesday put 40 Japanese entities, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co and SUBARU Corporation, on two lists in light of the growing trend of militarization in the country. Announced on Tuesday, the fi rst working day after...
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Nine- day Spring Festival holiday fuels consumption momentum
China’s Year of the Horse Spring Festival holiday, featuring a record- long nine days, concluded on Monday and unleashed a surge in tourism and consumer spending, with multiple key indicators reaching historic highs. Beyond the numbers, this year’s...
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▶ Pre- festival shopping
Residents shop at Spring Festival market at the Longfusi commercial area in Dongcheng district, Beijing, on February 12, 2026.
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Anti-China riots instigator Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 yrs in prison
“Jimmy Lai is a Chinese national,” said Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Monday. Lai was the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the series of riots that shook Hong Kong. His moves seriously breached the principles...
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Chinese New Year elements gain momentum overseas
As the Spring Festival draws near, Chinese cultural elements are spreading at an accelerated pace across the globe. From a Chinese New Year parade in Paris led by a humanoid robot, to Spring Festival Gala promotional videos appearing in metro systems...
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Foreign leaders flock to China in diplomatic ‘warm season’
“This trip to Shanghai has left me with marvelous experiences. So here comes a simple question: when can I return? Congratulations on so much wonder,” wrote the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi, who took a ferry to enjoy the...
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Xi holds virtual meeting with Putin, phone talks with Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Later on the same day, Xi talked with US President Donald Trump over phone, according to Xinhua News Agency. In the virtual meeting with Putin, Xi...
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Xi calls for cooperation with Uruguay in multiple areas
China and Uruguay should strengthen the alignment of development strategies and deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, finance, agriculture and animal husbandry, infrastructure construction, and information and communications...
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2026 chunyun kicks off, with 9.5bln passenger trips expected
With the departure of “greencoated” regular-speed passenger train K4069 from Beijing West Railway Station for Nanchang in East China’s Jiangxi Province at 12:40 am on Monday, China’s 2026 Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, officially...
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Uruguayan president becomes 6th leader to visit China in 2026
President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a seven-day state visit to China, his first after taking office in 2025. This makes Orsi the sixth foreign leader to visit China and hold meetings with the...
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Xi meets Starmer as two nations eye long-term, stable relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed on Thursday in Beijing that the two countries should develop a long-term, stable comprehensive strategic partnership, Xinhua News Agency reported. According to China...
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British PM starts China visit, vowing being outward- looking
Accompanied by around 60 British business and cultural leaders, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an offi cial visit to China through Saturday. Addressing business delegates in the lobby of their hotel in Beijing,...
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Xi meets Finnish PM, calls to deepen mutually beneficial co-op
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday welcomes Finnish enterprises to “take a swim in the vast ocean of the Chinese market” to enhance their global competitiveness, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Xi made the remarks in his meeting in Beijing...
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Xi holds phone talks with Vietnam’s To Lam
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held phone talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV) Central Committee. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, expressed congratulations...
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China’s top sport authorities congratulate U23 team’s historic breakthrough
Despite a 4- 0 defeat to Japan in the U23 Asian Cup fi nal on Saturday, the Chinese men’s national under- 23 football team received overwhelming applause for their performance after achieving the runners- up fi nish, China’s best- ever result in the...
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Europe remains wary as Trump cancels Greenland tariff threat
Though US President Donald Trump walked back threatened tariffs on eight European countries, claiming that a “framework for a future deal” on Greenland had been reached and that Washington would not use force over the island, European allies remained...
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China’s 2025 GDP expands 5% to hit 140 trillion yuan
China’s GDP grew at 5 percent year-on-year to 140.19 trillion yuan ($20.13 trillion) in 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday, meeting the annual growth target of around 5 percent and surpassing the 140-trillion-yuan...
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Carney’s trip signals ‘a turning point’ in bilateral relationship
China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Canada in areas such as clean energy, digital technology, modern agriculture, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and finance, to foster more new drivers of economic growth, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said...
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China vows to protect own rights amid US tariff threat on Iran trade
Amid escalating US-Iran row, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that countries do business with Iran will face a 25 percent tariff when doing business with the US, after claiming the previous day that he is looking at a number of “very...
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FM to wrap up Africa visit; ‘ tradition shows commitment’
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during his visit to Africa, held a phone conversation with Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Dhaay on local time Sunday, during which Wang reaffi rmed China’s consistent support for Somalia in safeguarding its...
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US seizes oil tankers as it vows ‘indefinite’ Venezuelan oil sale
The US military seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic and the Caribbean, one of them Russian-flagged, on Wednesday, the same day when a senior US official claimed that the US will sell Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” after completing...
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ROK President wraps up China visit, hailing shared history
South Korean President Lee Jae- myung wrapped up his four- day state visit to China on Wednesday, culminating in attendance at Korea- China Venture and Startup Summit and a visit to the historic site of Provisional Government of Republic of Korea in...
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Xi holds talks with ROK President Lee Jae-myung
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae-myung in Beijing on Monday. Xi said he and President Lee have met twice and conducted reciprocal visits, reflecting the importance both sides attach to...
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No country can play the role of world policeman: FM
China always opposes the use or threat of force, as well as any imposition of one country’s will on another, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday when speaking of the situation in Venezuela, Xinhua reported. Wang, also a member of the...
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Central rural work conference maps out 2026’s work priorities
The annual central rural work conference was held from Monday to Tuesday in Beijing, mapping out priorities for the country’s rural work in 2026, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday. Prior to the conference, a meeting of the Standing Committee...
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China a stabilizing force, reliable partner and regional devt driver
As year 2025 draws to a close amid global turbulence, China’s diplomacy has sent a clear signal: its neighborhood has become an anchor of its foreign policy. From intensive head-ofstate diplomacy and multilateral summits to crisis mediation and...
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Holiday season, visa facilitation boost China’s inbound tourism
The combined effect of the Christmas and New Year holidays, facilitated by China’s convenient visa policies, has driven up the nation’s inbound tourism market and cross-border passenger flows, as data from multiple ports indicate that inbound passenger...
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China raises practical proposals for world as a civilization country
When you ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT, “What is a civilization country,” the AI-driven tool provides an explanation that “A civilization country is a concept used mainly in political theory and international relations to describe a country whose identity,...
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Snow coated
Jinshanling section of the Great Wall is coated by light snow in Luanping County of Chengde, North China’s Hebei Province on December 23, 2025.
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Reveling in glory
China’s Fierce Roc team celebrates victory in the Battle of Robots event during Games of the Future 2025 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, on December 21, 2025. Their combat robot, named Deep Sea Shark 3, delivered several knockouts to its...
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Hainan FTP launches islandwide special customs operations
China on Thursday launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the world’s largest FTP by area, allowing freer entry of overseas goods, expanding zero-tariff coverage, and introducing more business-friendly...
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Harbin Ice-Snow World opens, ignites winter tourism fever
The world’s largest ice-andsnow theme park, the 27th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened its gates to visitors on Wednesday in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, heralding the upcoming winter tourism...
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China launches countermeasures against former Japan SDF official
China on Monday announced countermeasures against Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of Joint Staff of Self-Defense Forces of Japan, over his public collusion with “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, a move that observers believe is necessary and...
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Govt departments outline key work priorities in 2026
As the Central Economic Work Conference, which mapped out the plan for China’s economic work in 2026, concluded on Thursday, multiple Chinese government departments including the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the People’s Bank...
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Key meeting maps out plan for economic work in 2026
China will implement more proactive and impactful macroeconomic policies, formulate more far-sighted, more targeted and better-coordinated policies, continuously expand domestic demand and optimize supply, and develop new quality productive forces...
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China holds ‘1+10’ dialogue with major intl economic organizations
China’s economy has forged ahead amid pressures and made new achievements this year, and China will continue to open its door wider to the outside world, and welcomes more foreign companies to explore the Chinese market, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said...
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Newly elected member
After the results of the election of the eighth-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) were unveiled early on Monday, several central government agencies on the Hong Kong affairs extended...
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China rejects Japan’s ‘protest’ on the spot, lodges counter-protests
The Liaoning aircraft carrier formation was approached and harassed by Japanese warplanes during a recent regular training in the far seas, Chinese military spokespersons revealed on Sunday. As the Japanese side hyped the incident and reportedly lodged...
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Xi meets Macron, calling for expanded scope of cooperation
China and France should seize opportunities and expand the scope of cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while holding talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday. During their meeting, Xi said as both...
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French President Macron arrives in Beijing for state visit
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit to China through Friday. It is Macron’s fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal visit for Xi’s historic state...
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