BEIJING – Premier Li Keqiang has called for taking more policy steps to stabilize the country's economy and bring it back to normal track. While chairing a State Council executive meeting, Li also underlined efforts to keep the economy running within an appropriate range, according to a statement released on Monday. China's economy faces mounting […]
In this September 16, 2018, file photo, American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw in Beijing. (ANDY WONG / AP) A Chinese mainland spokeswoman on Monday urged the United States to stop any act that runs counter to the one-China policy after US President Joe Biden said the US […]
This photo taken on Sept 8, 2019 shows the Chinese and Australian national flags on a celebration event in Sydney, Australia. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Anthony Albanese on his assumption of office as prime minister of the federal government of Australia. In his […]
Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, attends a press conference in Beijing, Nov 10, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Any act aimed at undermining the one-China principle and splitting the country will only end in failure, a mainland spokeswoman said Monday after the World Health Organization's annual assembly rejected a Taiwan-related […]
File photo of Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao. (JIN LIANGKUAI/ XINHUA) BEIJING – Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has expressed China's resolute commitment to achieving a comprehensive and high-level Asia-Pacific free-trade area, issuing his comments at the 28th trade ministers' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation during the weekend. Free-trade arrangements should be explored as […]
Passengers, wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19, board a flight to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on July 14, 2020. (PHOTO / AFP) BEIJING – China has taken more rigorous measures to ensure safe plane trips for travelers while stemming the spread of COVID-19, said […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet delivers a speech at the opening of a session of the UN Human Rights Council on Feb 28, 2022 in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) BEIJING – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet arrived in China on Monday, a spokesperson for China's […]
A train running along the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou intercity high-speed railway departs from Taizhou Railway Station in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on the official opening day of the rail line in January. (PAN KANJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – China's investment in road and waterway infrastructure saw steady expansion in the first four months of the year, […]
The US-ASEAN Special Summit is held at the State Department in Washington, on May 12-13, 2022. (SUSAN WALSH / AP) BEIJING – State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized on Sunday the United States' "Indo-Pacific strategy" that is aimed at containing China, saying that the strategy, which by its nature creates divisions and instigates […]
Medical workers from Hubei check information at a makeshift hospital in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 174 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 83 were in Beijing, 55 in Shanghai and 32 in Tianjin, the National Health Commission said Monday. Following the recovery […]
Poverty relief assistants Liu Ying (first left) and He Changle (second left), and village officials help carry melons planted by villagers in Dongqin Village, Congjiang County of southwest China's Guizhou province, on Nov 11, 2020. (YANG WENBIN / XINHUA) BEIJING – China has made remarkable achievements in respecting and protecting human rights in various aspects […]
Photo taken on July 21, 2019 from Xiangshan Mountain shows the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei,Taiwan. (PHOTO /XINHUA) BEIJING – China's decision not to agree with the Taiwan region's participation in this year's World Health Assembly (WHA) has received broad-based support and understanding from the international community, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday. Spokesperson […]
This undated file photo shows the national flags of China and Pakistan. (PHOTO / IC) Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in China on Saturday for a two-day visit at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the first official bilateral visit since he assumed office last month. The visit marks […]
Residents queue for nucleic acid tests at a residential area in Xiqing District, north China's Tianjin, May 21, 2022. (LI RAN / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 157 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which Shanghai and Beijing both reported 52, according to the National Health Commission Sunday. Apart from Shanghai and […]
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 testing site in East China's Shanghai, April 12, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 181 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 84 were in Shanghai and 58 in Beijing, according to the […]
BEIJING – Premier Li Keqiang has reiterated China's stance that it will unswervingly expand opening-up and continue to make the country a big market for the world and a hot spot for foreign investment. Li made the remarks during a symposium on the 70th anniversary of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade […]
The China National Space Administration released new images on June 11, 2021 taken by the country's first Mars rover Zhurong. The photo shows China's national flag unfurled from the glistening landing platform on the red planet. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING- Mars rover Zhurong has been switched to dormant mode while waiting out a dust storm […]
Aerial photo taken on Sept 17, 2020 shows the Houhai area in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province. (CHEN YEHUA/XINHUA) BANGKOK – China's economic growth and stability have become public goods for the East Asia and Pacific region, providing stability and support to the region, a World Bank economist said. "China has become more and […]
This combo photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos-Horta. (PHOTOS / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Timor-Leste's counterpart, Jose Ramos-Horta, exchanged congratulatory messages Friday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Timor-Leste's restoration of independence and the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Xi pointed […]
After weeks of lockdown, East China metropolis begins to slowly reopen (Left) People get on a bus in Fengxian district, Shanghai, on Monday. The city is gradually resuming its public transportation, as well as reopening its parks and scenic spots. (GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY); (Right) People visit the Wukang Building, a 98-year-old landmark in […]