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  • China denounces U.S.’s ‘prior knowledge’ claim of Russian military operation in Ukraine

    A Chinese military spokesperson Thursday denounced the claim that China had prior knowledge of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine as disinformation. The spread of such disinformation by the United States is intended to shirk responsibility and smear China, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense. “We believe that to resolve the current… Read more

  • Engine wreckage pieces of China’s crashed plane recovered: official

    Pieces of engine wreckage from the passenger plane that crashed in south China’s Guangxi earlier this week have been found, an official told a press briefing on Thursday. The main impact point of the plane crash has been basically determined, said Zhu Tao, head of the aviation safety office of the Civil Aviation Administration of… Read more

  • 3rd mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility starts operation in Hong Kong

    Photo taken on March 11, 2022 shows the community isolation facility (CIF) on the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China’s Hong Kong. The third CIF in Hong Kong constructed with the support from the mainland has been put into operation immediately after it was handed over to… Read more

  • China urges U.S. to release details of bio-labs in Ukraine

    Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday called on the United States to release all-around details of its biological laboratories in Ukraine, and urged relevant parties to ensure their safety. Recent media reports said those biological laboratories store large quantities of dangerous viruses, and Russia has found in the course of military operations that the United States… Read more

  • Xi urges joint support for peace talks between Russia, Ukraine

    Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the current situation in Ukraine is worrisome, and the Chinese side is deeply grieved by the outbreak of war again on the European continent. BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged joint support for the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and stressed the… Read more

  • Xi holds virtual summit with leaders of France, Germany

    Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday. Xi pointed out that the combined impact of major global changes and the pandemic, both unseen in a century, has brought multiple global challenges that need to be addressed through global cooperation. Noting that China… Read more

  • China’s foreign policy promoting world peace, cooperation: experts

    *Adhering to multilateralism and peaceful development, China has played a key stabilization role in global peace and security, said Cavince Adhere, a Kenya-based international relations scholar. *Vesna Pusic, former Croatian minister of foreign affairs, noted that China promotes peaceful foreign policies in the world, for the benefit of all peoples, and contributes to global development.… Read more

  • U.S. drops mask mandates, but far from ‘next normal’

    In March 2022, “the country is currently experiencing about 5 deaths per million people per day from COVID-19” and the total deaths are nearly 1 million — “Unfortunately, the United States has yet to arrive at the next normal.” NEW YORK, March 9 (Xinhua) — As U.S. states roll back masking requirements for students, a… Read more

  • Sci-tech progress an engine for China’s high-quality development

     In a new journey to build itself into a modern socialist country, China sets new goals for high-quality development at its ongoing two sessions. The country must speed up science and technology progress as a boosting engine to achieve the goals. This year’s government work report said China needs to promote scientific and technological innovation… Read more

  • China donates 3rd batch of COVID-19 vaccines to UNRWA

    China has donated its third batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said the organization in a statement. The vaccines had already been delivered to three UNRWA fields of operation, namely Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, by the last week of February,… Read more

  • China’s military spending maintains reasonable, steady growth: spokesperson

    China’s defense spending has maintained reasonable and steady growth to tackle complex security challenges and fulfill China’s responsibility as a major country, according to a military spokesperson. “History proves and will continue to prove that the Chinese armed forces will always be a staunch force in safeguarding national interests and maintaining world peace,” said Wu… Read more

  • U.S. spreading disinformation about China on Ukraine for own benefit

    A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday said the United States criticizes China’s position on Ukraine to ‘seek space for the plot of simultaneously suppressing China and Russia.’ Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks in response to the media report that the two New York Times articles about China’s so-called prior knowledge of Russia’s military… Read more

  • Chinese FM urges bringing China-U.S. relations back on right track

    Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the United States to return its China policy to the right track guided by reason and pragmatism, and bring bilateral relations back on the right path of healthy and stable development. China and the United States must replace the “competitive-collaborative-adversarial” trichotomy with the three… Read more

  • China’s female astronaut sends Int’l Women’s Day greetings from space

    “I hope all girls with space dreams guard your vision of going to the sea of stars. One day, before you know it, when you look up, you will see that your dream is already within reach,” said Wang Yaping, China’s second female astronaut. GENEVA, March 7 (Xinhua) — Wang Yaping, China’s second female astronaut… Read more

  • China’s robust GDP growth target relatively high: WSJ

    By setting its economic growth target at around 5.5 percent in 2022, China has set ‘a relatively high bar’ amid a litany of challenges at home and abroad and paved the way for more stimulus measures in the coming months, according to an article by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. Economists say it is… Read more

  • China’s top political advisory body holds 2nd plenary meeting of annual session

    China’s top political advisory body on Monday morning held its second plenary meeting of the annual session. Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, attended the meeting. Twelve members of… Read more

  • China’s foreign trade up 13.3 pct in first two months

    China’s total imports and exports expanded 13.3 percent year on year to 6.2 trillion yuan in the first two months of 2022, official data showed Monday. Both exports and imports continued double-digit growth in the January-February period, surging 13.6 percent and 12.9 percent from the same period of last year, respectively, according to the General… Read more

  • COVID-19 control top priority for Hong Kong: vice premier

    The top priority for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) at the moment is to make all-out efforts to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said Monday. Relevant departments of the central authorities and localities should give full support to the Hong Kong SAR, ensure the supply of daily… Read more

  • Saudi Arabia inaugurates 1st World Defense Show with cutting-edge Chinese equipment

    Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Sunday the first edition of the World Defense Show in Riyadh. The four-day show, which includes 15 national pavilions with a total exhibition area of 900,000 square meters, attracts more than 600 exhibitors from 45 countries and regions. Founded by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the World Defense… Read more

  • Xi extends condolences to Pakistani president over terrorist attack

    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Pakistani counterpart, Arif Alvi, over a serious terrorist attack in Pakistan. In his message, Xi said he was shocked to learn of the deadly terrorist attack in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which had caused heavy casualties. On behalf of the Chinese… Read more