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  • Russia, Ukraine end second round of talks, agree to organize humanitarian corridors

    The two sides discussed military issues, humanitarian issues, and a future political settlement of the conflict. KIEV/MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) — Russia and Ukraine agreed to organize humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians in the second round of talks in Belarus on Thursday, Advisor to the Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak confirmed… Read more

  • China’s national legislature to be in session for six and a half days

    China’s national legislature will open its annual session on Saturday morning in Beijing, a spokesperson said Friday. The fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) is scheduled to conclude on March 11, with 10 items on the agenda, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the session, told a press conference. Lawmakers will review documents including… Read more

  • China’s anti-foreign sanctions law “defensive measure” to counter containment, oppression: spokesperson

    China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law is a defensive measure to counter containment and oppression, and is essentially different from the unilateral sanctions pursued by some countries, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, said Friday. Noting that it is a common practice in many countries to respond to foreign sanctions,… Read more

  • China provides most vaccines globally: spokesperson

    A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — China is the country that provides the most COVID-19 vaccines globally, a spokesperson said Friday. China has provided over 2.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for more… Read more

  • One-China principle a political foundation for China’s relations with all countries: spokesperson

    The one-China principle is the political foundation for China to develop bilateral relations with all countries, a spokesperson told a press conference Friday. Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, made the remarks in response to a question about relations between China and Lithuania. The one-China principle is an… Read more

  • China’s top political advisory body starts annual session

    The fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu) BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — China’s top political advisory body started its annual session Friday afternoon in Beijing. Xi Jinping and… Read more

  • Opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Paralympics begins in Beijing

    Photo taken on March 4, 2022 shows the countdown performance ahead of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang) BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games got underway at the National Stadium here… Read more

  • U.S. sanctions Russian central bank, other financial tools

    The Treasury Department said that the U.S. government has banned transactions by U.S. persons with the Russian central bank, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation and the Russian Ministry of Finance. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia’s central… Read more

  • Voters head to polls in Texas, kicking off 1st 2022 U.S. midterm primary

      A woman walks to a polling station to cast her ballot in the Texas 2022 primary election in San Antonio, Texas, the United States, on March 1, 2022. (Photo by Nick Wagner/Xinhua) HOUSTON, March 1 (Xinhua) — Voters across the second most populous U.S. state of Texas are heading to the polls on Tuesday, kicking… Read more

  • Chinese, Iranian FMs hold phone talks

    Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation at request with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday. Iran has been firmly committed to promoting the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership, said Abdollahian, adding that the two sides should further consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation and implement the comprehensive… Read more

  • U.S. politicians playing ‘Taiwan card’ doomed to fail

    Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was famous for priding himself for ‘lying, cheating and stealing,’ is shamelessly trying once again to seek political self-interests by playing the ‘Taiwan card’ as he started his visit to Taiwan on Wednesday. However, the vicious attempts of Pompeo and the like are doomed to fail. The… Read more

  • U.S. private prisons — an industry capitalizing on incarceration

    “We will only see the same ugly cycle repeat, with those private companies once again lobbying for punitive and dehumanizing policies in order to increase their profit margin,” said a coalition of immigrant advocacy groups. BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — One of the United States’ largest private prison companies, according to recent media reports, is… Read more

  • China’s self-reliant sci-tech innovation not threatening others

    Some Western media outlets are misreading China’s efforts to be tech self-reliant, claiming that the aim is prompting fear that the world might decouple or split into markets with incompatible standards and products. Such worries are entirely unwarranted and unnecessary. Treating China’s independent sci-tech innovation as a threat is a kind of hegemony mindset. The… Read more

  • Salvage of 160-year-old shipwreck begins in Shanghai

    Salvage of a 160-year-old shipwreck, the largest and best-preserved wooden shipwreck discovered underwater in China to date, began Wednesday. This sunken ship, with a large number of cultural relics, was a merchant vessel during the reign of Emperor Tongzhi (1862-1875) in the Qing Dynasty period. Named Yangtze No. 2 Ancient Shipwreck, the ship was found… Read more

  • Cambodia inaugurates China-funded national road connecting capital, coastal province

    Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded National Road No. 3, which links its capital Phnom Penh and the southwestern coastal province of Kampot. The 134.8-km road stretches from Chom Chao roundabout in the capital’s western suburb to Kampot, running through Kandal, Kampong Speu and Takeo provinces. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Chinese… Read more

  • Pentagon says masks ‘no longer required indoors’

    The Pentagon’s decision was made per new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a press release. WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) — The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that ‘masks are no longer required indoors’ at the building. The decision was made per new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and… Read more

  • China’s new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space in record-setting mission

    China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket. The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern Hainan Province before sending the satellites into preset orbit. These… Read more

  • China-U.S. economic, trade cooperation in the eyes of Shanghai entrepreneur

    Tong Jisheng beams with pride as he reminisces how a woolen blanket gifted to visitors from the United States in 1972 created a business boom for the Shanghai-based manufacturer. The blanket, 1.55 meters wide and 2.3 meters long, featured traditional Chinese auspicious flower patterns including peony and chrysanthemum. The blankets were given to the U.S.… Read more

  • Washington uses foul play to secure tech supremacy

    Instead of building a level playing field as it advocates, the United States is more willing to resort to foul play to keep its tech supremacy. Chen Gang, a prestigious scientist at MIT, is the latest collateral damage. He had a grueling long year since being arrested in January 2021 for allegedly concealing China affiliations.… Read more

  • Competition, confrontation should not be keynote of China-U.S. ties: Chinese diplomat

    The China-U.S. relationship has come to another historical juncture, Qin Gang notes, mentioning that communication and dialogue are a wise choice to resolve differences, a right way to establish mutual trust and an effective means to reduce misjudgment. YORBA LINDA, United States, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — Competition and confrontation should not be the keynote of… Read more