Cruise industry gears up to haul anchor in Q4

The first domestically manufactured large cruise ship is scheduled to be delivered at the end of this year. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China's cruise industry is expected to resume operations in the fourth quarter, industry players and researchers said at a forum in the port city of Tianjin recently. "The past three years of […]

China explores recycling options for waste from photovoltaic sector

Country planning ahead for end of life of key product for realizing carbon goals Electricians check photovoltaic panels at a lake-based PV power station in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in April. (SI WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY) With Monday being China's ninth National Environment Day, themed this year on modernization characterized by harmonious coexistence between man […]

Shanghai remains top city for attracting talented professionals

Report attributes inflows to policies aimed at growing emerging industries Bright colors glow and reflect on the river in this night view of the Bund in Shanghai. (PHOTO / VCG) Shanghai's net inflow of talented individuals continued to rank first in China last year, according to a recent report released by Zhilian Recruitment titled "China […]

Xi extends sympathy to Indian leaders over train crash

A rescuer works at the site of a deadly train derailment and collision accident in Balasore district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, June 3, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) President Xi Jinping has sent separate messages of condolence to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a deadly train derailment and […]

China urged to build strength from traditions

Analysts hail president's call for boosting unity, cultural confidence President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspects the China National Archives of Publications and Culture in Beijing on Thursday. He underlined the importance of shouldering new cultural missions and […]

Xi calls for efforts to build modern Chinese civilization

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, participates in a meeting on cultural inheritance and development, and delivers an important speech in Beijing on June 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) […]

Defense chief elaborates on China’s new security initiative

Policemen stand guard near the venue of the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue at Singapore's Shangri-La Hotel on June 2, 2023. The 20th Shangri-La Dialogue was held from Friday to Sunday, with a focus on identifying challenges and exploring solutions to security across the Asia-Pacific region. (PHOTO / Xinhua) SINGAPORE – Chinese State Councilor and Minister of […]

PLA monitors US, Canadian warships in Taiwan Strait

A soldier looks through binoculars during combat exercises and training of the navy of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the waters around the Taiwan island, Aug 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA) The Chinese military followed and monitored two warships of the United States and Canada that sailed through the Taiwan Strait, […]

Xi extends condolences over deadly train accident in India

Xi extends condolences over deadly train accident in India

BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent separate messages of condolences to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a deadly train derailment and collision accident in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Xi said he was shocked to learn of the accident which caused heavy casualties. On behalf of […]

Shenzhou XV crew lands in Inner Mongolia

The return capsule of the Shenzhou XV manned spaceship, carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region safely on Sunday. (GU JIANWEN / CHINA DAILY) The Shenzhou XV mission crew returned to Earth on Sunday morning after a six-month mission that […]

Chinese delegation: ‘Leadership’ does not imply hegemony

Chinese delegation: ‘Leadership’ does not imply hegemony

SINGAPORE – The Chinese delegation on Saturday rejected US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's unfounded accusations against China at the Shangri-La Dialogue, saying "leadership" does not imply hegemony, status is determined by acts, and actions speak louder than words. Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, […]

China, Argentina sign cooperation plan to promote BRI

Chinese and Argentine national flags flutter on lampposts on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Feb 3, 2015. (PHOTO / IC) BEIJING – Representatives of the governments of China and Argentina have signed a cooperation plan here to jointly promote the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, according to the National Development and Reform […]

Xi: Build modern Chinese civilization

President Xi Jinping inspects the China National Archives of Publications and Culture in Beijing, China, on June 1, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) President Xi Jinping on Friday underlined the importance of shouldering new cultural missions and building a modern Chinese civilization. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee […]

Chinese envoy says consensus on Ukraine needs push

Li Hui, the special representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian Affairs, speaks to reporters after a briefing in Beijing on June 2, 2023. (ZHANG YUNBI / CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – For Li Hui, the special representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian affairs, his recently concluded trip to exchange views with various parties on […]

Chinese general hits out at US defense secretary over Taiwan

(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) It is not China but the United States and the "Taiwan independence" separatists that have changed the status quo of the Taiwan Strait, a senior Chinese general said on Saturday accusing the US defense secretary of "seriously distorting the facts and truth". The US defense chief, Lloyd Austin, spoke at […]

China: Place Palestinian question on top of global agenda

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 Friday urged the international community to place the Palestinian question on top of the international […]