China on Wednesday set a growth target of around 5 percent for its economy in 2025, which remains the same as last year's goal, indicating top policymakers' solid confidence in the stable growth of the world's second-largest economy despite rising ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged east China's Jiangsu Province, an economic powerhouse, to play a major role in the country's overall development.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders attended the opening meeting.

On Tuesday, with China's permission, the Philippines dispatched a civilian ship to deliver essential supplies to an illegally “grounded” warship at Ren'ai Jiao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) monitored and verified the entire process, CCG spokesperson Liu Dejun said in ...

China will support and encourage private investment, and guide more private investment toward major infrastructure and public wellbeing projects, according to a government work report submitted Wednesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

China will advance integrated and clustered development of strategic emerging industries along with other efforts to foster emerging and future industries, according to a government work report submitted Wednesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

Xi attends opening meeting of NPC annual session

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) gathered in Beijing on Tuesday at a preparatory meeting to elect the presidium and set the agenda for the third session of the 14th NPC, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has called on Australia to strengthen artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation with China.

The following are the schedules for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Wednesday.

The annual "two sessions," a highly anticipated event on China's political calendar, began on Tuesday with the opening of the annual session of the country's top political advisory body.

When asked how China believes US President Donald Trump's re-inauguration will affect China-Europe diplomatic and trade relations, Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), said China attaches high importance to relations with the ...

China's top political advisory body opened its annual session on Tuesday and the nation's top legislature published agenda of its annual session on the same day, fully ushering the country into the “two sessions” time.

The White House confirmed on Monday that the Donald Trump administration has paused US military aid to Ukraine, according to multiple US media outlets, following a tense exchange between US and Ukrainian leaders at the Oval Office on Friday which ...

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled Controlling Fentanyl-Related Substances – China's Contribution, highlighting the country's rigorous control over these chemicals.

China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the national two sessions, have respectively kicked off in Beijing since Wednesday and Tuesday. Thousands of Chinese lawmakers and political advisers gathered in the capital to discuss ...

The third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is set to open in Beijing on Wednesday. Several deputies from Hong Kong to the NPC told the Global Times they would make proposals to enhance the patriotic education in ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the core technology of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and an important arena for great power competition. While making life easier, it has also given rise to security threats such as data breaches, ...

DPP authorities' prohibition of universities on Taiwan island from engaging in exchanges and cooperation with Chinese mainland institutions harms the interests of universities on the island and exposes the DPP's absurd narrow-mindedness and arrogance, said Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the ...

The visit of New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Winston Peters marks an important high-level exchange between the two countries as China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership enters its second decade, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on ...

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper, titled "Controlling Fentanyl-Related Substances -- China's Contribution," highlighting the country's rigorous control over the chemicals.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders attended the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, held at the Great Hall of the People.

In response to an inquiry on the development of the Global South, Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) said on Tuesday that China has always stood with the Global South through thick ...

The third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) will publish China's defense budget for this year, a spokesperson revealed on Tuesday, noting that China's defense spending has maintained single-digit growth for nine years running, and its share as ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) plans to make a fresh $100 billion investment in the US including the construction of five additional chip facilities in the country in coming years, its CEO announced with US President Donald Trump on Monday, ...

Annual session of China's national legislature to run from March 5 to 11

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held a press conference on Tuesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.

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The preparatory meeting of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) on Tuesday adopted the following agenda of the session

Chinese scientists unveiled a superconducting quantum computer prototype named "Zuchongzhi 3.0" with 105 qubits on Monday (Beijing Time), marking a breakthrough in China's quantum computing advancements.

As China's "two sessions" approach, the world has once again turned its eyes to Beijing. This major political event will unveil economic and social development plans for the year and demonstrate how Chinese democracy serves the country and its 1.4 ...

China Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC) on Monday signed two major contracts worth a total of 557 million U.S. dollars with Kuwait's Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW).

China's National Cultural Heritage Administration received 41 cultural and artistic artifacts returned to China by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York, US at dawn on Tuesday, Beijing time, according to CCTV News.

China is studying and formulating relevant countermeasures in response to the US' threat of imposing an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese products under the pretext of fentanyl, the Global Times learned from a reliable source.

With sharp inquiries, the host of "Wenzheng Shandong," which means Questioning Shandong in Chinese, leaves officials sweating and struggling for answers, while an on-site panel of observers frowns, ready to raise their "Dissatisfied" signs. This investigative TV program from East China's ...

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, held a press conference on Monday, one day before its annual session, as the eyes of the world turn to China for the two sessions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to become a hot topic during the upcoming "two sessions," the annual meetings of China's top legislature and top political advisory body, which will kick off respectively on Wednesday and Tuesday in Beijing. The Global ...

"Establishing a unified standard for psychological health education and promoting the standardization of psychological health education, such as standardizing curriculum settings, teacher staffing, and screening and assessment criteria, will all be included in my proposal.

In response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's accusations against China regarding the island of Taiwan, economic and trade, COVID-19, and Indo-Pacific affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that Rubio's related remarks are filled with ...

European leaders are pushing for a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine while intensifying efforts to form a "coalition of the willing" to bolster Kiev, following European leaders' summit in London on the Ukraine crisis. The moves came after ...

When asked if China would send peacekeepers to Ukraine as some analysts have suggested, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that China did not start the Ukraine crisis, nor is it a party to it.

A spokesperson of the Afghan Taliban government rejected US President Donald Trump's claims about Chinese presence at Bagram Airfield, the largest US airbase during the US invasion of Afghanistan, German news outlet dpa news agency reported on Monday. Trump's related ...

Oscar host Conan O'Brien spoke Chinese with “awkward pronunciation” during the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday local time, “asking people to hire him in their movies as he is mired in financial debt.” The small episode sparked various reactions ...

When asked about media reports regarding the repatriation of 40 Uygurs from Thailand to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the repatriation was carried out in accordance with the laws of China and Thailand and ...

The proposal to further improve the mechanism for combating the crime of trafficking women and children will be submitted at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), including a suggestion that the crime of trafficking women and ...

China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, will hold its annual session from March 4 to 10 in Beijing, a spokesperson for the session said on Monday.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, held a press conference on Monday, one day before its annual session.

In 2025, China will continue to advance two major missions - the application and development of the China Space Station and preparations for manned lunar landing before 2030. Currently, crews for the two manned missions entering China Space Station this ...

Over 620 Chinese nationals involved in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myanmar's Myawaddy region, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.

Qi Fabao, a PLA regiment commander who sustained a head injury while fighting bravely in the Galwan Valley border skirmish with India on June 15, 2020, was honored among 33 individuals for their outstanding performance as Chinese People's Political Consultative ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Jun on Saturday attended the inauguration ceremony of Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi.

The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's national political advisory body, closed the tenth session of its standing committee on Sunday in Beijing.

It is early March, which in China typically signals the start of the annual "two sessions" political season. So what are the "two sessions"?

The first volume of selected works of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on economy has been published and is available nationwide.

Three Type 055 destroyers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy have been recently conducting separate training exercises in the Yellow Sea, South Pacific, and South China Sea. Experts called the Type 055 the world's best destroyer in terms ...

A fierce snowstorm swept across East China's Shandong Province on Sunday, painting the landscape in white and prompting authorities to issue two rare red alerts for hazardous road icing and blizzards. Meanwhile, in a striking contrast, Shanghai, which is some ...

Global attention will turn to Beijing as the "two sessions," the annual meetings of China's top legislature and the top political advisory body, commence. This gathering serves as a critical platform where the people's voices will be heard by policymakers, ...

After a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump that descended into a row between the two leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a much warmer welcome in Europe, as he arrived in London to attend a summit hosted ...

As the “two sessions” approach, multiple Chinese lawmakers plan to submit proposals concerning fertility support policies, including promoting sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents, strengthening the protection of women's fertility, as well as a six-month paternity leave policy for ...

Q: Is democracy only represented by “one person, one vote”? A: "Democracy is reflected in all aspects of rural life in China, and the village collective economy is a vivid embodiment of this. I spend every day with the villagers, and ...

Japanese media including NHK on Saturday suddenly revealed a news happening nearly a month ago, reporting that a Japanese destroyer had sailed through the Taiwan Straits in early February. Without mentioning the specific date, the Japanese media hyped that it ...

Tsinghua University, one of China's prestigious universities, plans to increase its undergraduate enrollment quota by approximately 150 students in 2025 and will establish a new undergraduate school dedicated to cultivating interdisciplinary talents integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with multiple disciplines, thereby ...

The Chinese Embassy in Thailand released a statement on Sunday responding to recent inquiries and hype about the repatriation of 40 Chinese nationals to China from Thailand on Thursday.

Following the announcement of renowned musician Khalil Fong (Fang Datong)'s passing by his music company, Fu Music, on China's social media platform Sina Weibo on Saturday, netizens and fellow celebrities have been sharing their condolences. While the cause of Fong's ...

The "two sessions" offer the world an important window into China's unique and distinctive whole-process people's democracy, through which the thoughts and aspirations of over 1.4 billion people have been incorporated into the top-level design of national development. #TwoSessions #ChinaDemocracy

Yang Jun, born in 2003, is an engineer on the technical support team at Hangzhou-based robotics firm DEEP Robotics. An enthusiast of anime and mech models, he majored in computer science and technology in college and logged in his dreamed ...

China will unveil its annual GDP growth target and policy arrangements for high-quality development at the upcoming national "two sessions" in Beijing.

The Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) on Saturday held the opening ceremony for its 2025 spring semester.

China's national "two sessions," a key political event shaping the country's policy direction, are set to convene in Beijing next week against the backdrop of a complex and challenging domestic and global environment.

Shanghai recorded its hottest early March in over 150 years on Saturday, as temperatures in the city center soared to 28 C, according to meteorological authorities in Shanghai. Sunday's temperature at the Xujiahui observatory was even higher than Saturday's, breaking ...

A century-old camphor tree, once on the brink of death, has been revived as a group of deputies to the municipal legislative body in Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, went to great lengths to come to its rescue.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, or China's top political advisory body, opened the 10th session of its standing committee on Saturday in Beijing to prepare for the upcoming annual session of the CPPCC National Committee.

The first traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) center in Sierra Leone was launched on Friday in the capital, Freetown, marking an important step in the country's efforts to introduce TCM therapy for the benefit of its people.

Taking an autonomous driving bus has now become a habit for a resident surnamed Yue in the city of Yangquan, north China's Shanxi Province. This habit has developed despite her initial concerns about the safety of such a vehicle.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has underscored efforts to promote the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level.

The research facility of cold-seep ecosystem, a megaproject whose launch was recently announced in South China's Guangdong Province, aims to deepen humanity's understanding of deep-sea science by studying cold seep systems in the South China Sea. The research program will ...

Health authorities in Hunan Province have recently released a notice, which among other things, explicitly prohibited the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate prescriptions. The notice sparked heated discussions on banning AI-generated prescriptions. Health experts reached by the Global ...

Renowned musician from Hong Kong Khalil Fong (Fang Datong), 41, passed away on February 21 after fighting with illness with a positive attitude for five years. "Fong will continue his mission and dreams in another realm of life. The music ...

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) officially launched a self-recommendation system for aspiring football players on Saturday. This initiative is an important step by the CFA to reform the football talent selection process, and effectively prevent and combat corruption in football ...

The main agenda proposed for the upcoming third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, was unveiled Saturday.

Chinese Embassy in Canada on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the unwarranted remarks by Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly on Thursday which expressed so-called concern over the repatriation of 40 Chinese nationals who illegally entered Thailand back to China.

The Chinese Embassy in Thailand said on Friday that the 40 Chinese nationals involved in illegal immigration who were repatriated from Thailand to China on Thursday have all returned to their homes, and were reunited with their families after more ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to discuss a draft government work report to be submitted by the State ...

In response to Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's claim at an event marking the 78th anniversary of the “February 28 Uprising” that the mainland poses the greatest threat to Taiwan island, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, in Beijing on Friday. Analysts view the meeting and visit as demonstrating a high level of strategic mutual trust between China and Russia, which ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese Embassy in the UK, and the Chinese Mission to the EU on Friday slammed certain countries of pointing fingers at the normal law enforcement cooperation between China and Thailand, after 40 Chinese nationals involved ...

In recent years, secondhand trading platforms like Xianyu, WeChat groups and DuoZhuaYu have gradually become an indispensable part of Chinese young people's lives. These platforms not only fulfill basic functions such as exchanging items, saving money or earning extra income, ...

For a long time, the narratives surrounding China in some Western media outlets have been rife with misinformation, bias, and even hostility. Through their tinted lenses, it has been difficult for international readers to gain a true and comprehensive understanding ...

A coffee shop in Pu'er, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, has gained attention for its unusual insect infused coffee lineup, featuring drinks like Bamboo Worm Americano, Grasshopper Latte, and Earth Bee Latte, which are made with locally sourced insects, according to ...

Following the rise of Chinese AI model DeepSeek, business owners in Yiwu, dubbed the "world's supermarket," have already started using DeepSeek software to pursue cross-border trade.

A Hong Kong teenager spent nearly a month in the hospital and underwent five rounds of plasma exchange after being bitten by a Bungarus suzhenae, a highly venomous snake, purchased online from Southwest China's Yunnan Province, Singapore-based newspaper Lianhe Zaobao ...

Recently, some merchants on Chinese e-commerce platforms have begun selling "bank soil," claiming that soil collected near banks can attract wealth and enhance financial luck. However, due to the lack of scientific basis and potential legal risks, multiple platforms have ...