China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation

Ethnic minority delegates wave as they leave after the opening session of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing China adopted a

Global experts praise China’s plan for shared progress

China's commitment to high-quality development and its emphasis on dialogue and long-term planning underscore its role as a key contributor to world stability and development, experts

China’s auto sales sink in February as phase out of subsidies for trade-ins hits demand

China’s domestic passenger car sales fell sharply in February from a year earlier, industry figures showed yesterday, reflecting weakening demand as some trade-in subsidies are phased

Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories

This photo combo shows (from left) Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United and Gold medalist China’s Eileen Gu It is as captivating as it is

China’s exports surge in Jan-Feb despite waning trade with the US

China’s exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer

Transport: Beijing announces resumption of passenger trains to North Korea after COVID

China said yesterday it will be resuming passenger trains to North Korea after service was halted during COVID. Trains will run between Beijing and Pyongyang, four times

What China’s latest economic plans say about its tech ambitions and rivalry with the US

Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities that have different ramifications for the global economy. In the

Digital preservation brings Altay’s history alive: experts

Grassroots heritage conservationist Zoya Baqit (rear center) provides on-site explanations at a stone relics site in Altay cityn Cultural heritage specialists in northwest China are

Beijing hopes 2026 will be a ‘landmark year’ for relationship with US 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress (NPC)at the media center, in Beijing, yesterday C

Ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction, legal team says 

Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison, in Hong Kong, July 28, 2023 Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai will not appeal the national security

Beijing sets a lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 as challenges loom 

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left and Chinese Premier Li Qiang chat during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, yesterday China

Beijing to unveil priorities for coming 5 years at major annual political meeting 

The closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) is seen in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2025 China’s legislature is set

Factory activity contracts for a second month 

China’s factory activity shrank for a second month in February, though lower U.S. tariffs could bring about a small boost in the coming weeks. The

Economic ambitions hit limits to growth as national congress meets

Humanoid robot performers dressed in traditional costume join dancers in a performance during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing China's progress in building a modern economy,

As economy slows, young Chinese are snapping up cheap apartments to ‘retire’ early

Residents play with their children in a playground at the semi-abandoned “Life in Venice” housing complex in Qidong The “Life in Venice” housing development, a

Father of a US-based activist is sentenced to eight months under national security law 

Anna Kwok, second right, speaks to Sen. Jeff Merkley at an event outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., 2024 A  Hong Kong court sentenced

19 deputies of legislature, including nine military officers, removed before annual meeting 

China’s legislature has dismissed 19 members, including nine who are military officers, one week ahead of the start of its annual meeting. The late

Despite differences, Xi and Merz seek to deepen ties in turbulent times

President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing There are many things that China and Germany do not

German leader urges China for fair trade and help ending Ukraine war

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press briefing before his departure for China, in Brandenburg German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called yesterday for deepening ties with

CPC’s pragmatic path to prosperity benefits people

Douglas de Castro, China Daily China’s journey in the past more than 40 years is one of the most complicated case studies in modern international history. Since

Beijing restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military

Paramilitary soldiers and a police officer with a sniffer dog march past the main entrance gate of China’s Ministry of Commerce, in Beijing China restricted yesterday

Trade, Ukraine and new world order are top concerns on German leader’s visit to China

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (right) and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, Feb. 14 The first official trip to China by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Court dismisses appeals of activists in a key national security case

Pro-democracy activist Lawrence Lau Wai-chung arrives at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building ahead of the national security appeal cases yesterday A Hong Kong court yesterday dismissed

China’s box office gallops into the lead

Propelled by Spring Festival blockbusters, the Year of the Horse has seen a galloping surge in box office takings, making China the world’s largest single

Gov’t offers to buy apartment ownerships from fire victims 

Hong Kong officials on Saturday unveiled resettlement plans for thousands of people who were displaced by the deadliest blaze in decades last November, proposing to buy back

German leader to make his first visit to China this week as country seeks ‘right balance’ in ties 

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China this week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy, as he

Taiwan’s AI-powered economy soars in the shadow of bubble fears

Asia Vital Components (AVC) Chairman Spencer Shen introduces the laboratory equipment during an interview with AP in New Taipei City In Taipei, real estate agent Jason

China issues new rules to curb auto price war after sales drop

China moved yesterday to curb a fierce price war among automakers that has caused massive losses for the industry, after passenger car sales dropped nearly

The father of a US-based Hong Kong activist convicted in court

Anna Kwok (second right) speaks to Sen. Jeff Merkley at an event outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C The father of a U.S.-based activist

Chinese sea captain pleads not guilty court to damaging Baltic Sea cables

Finnish Coast Guard stops a small boat which tried to reach the Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of

Tai Po fire victims long for home as Lunar New Year stirs painful memories 

When Hong Kong was hit by its deadliest fire in decades last November, it left thousands of residents without some of their friends, family or the place

Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expected 

Liu Zhiquan was waiting for a 30-plus hour train journey to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, some 1,242 miles from Beijing, where he works

Former media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in national security case

Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong (Feb. 2021) Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media

Ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced today after national security conviction 

Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020 Hong

Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa’s leading economy says it’s close to a new deal with China 

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a state visit at Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, 2023 China and South

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