Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena engaged in a productive meeting on Monday morning, aimed at reinforcing the bonds of friendship and cooperation between China and Sri Lanka. The discussion focused on bolstering high-level visits, fostering economic cooperation, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and exploring China’s continued assistance to enhance the livelihoods […]
Chinese foreign minister meets Sri Lankan counterpart
(Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Ali Sabry, Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Beijing on Sunday. Qin said China and Sri Lanka have respected and supported each other since establishing diplomatic ties, setting a good example of friendly exchanges and win-win cooperation between countries of different sizes. […]
Xi: Systematic protection of heritage needed
UNESCO’s addition of tea processing techniques promotes national culture President Xi Jinping has called for concrete steps to protect China’s intangible cultural heritage in a systematic way and promote Chinese culture around the world. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, […]
Make US’ ‘long arm’ toward China feel the pain: Global Times editorial
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden’s administration placed five Chinese companies on a trade blacklist for “allegedly supporting Russia’s military and defense industrial base.” On the same day, 20 other entities which have connections with China were also added to the blacklist by the US for allegedly helping Iran or supporting military application. This is […]
Chinese donations ramp up to mitigate Afghan humanitarian disaster worsened by US sanctions and theft
As Afghanistan’s US dollar reserves remain illegally frozen by the Biden administration, the Chinese civil society ramped up emergency humanitarian assistance work to Afghan families under severe threat through donations of food and cash, alongside batches of Chinese governmental aid packages, to help relieve the most severe of local humanitarian crises. Since February 16, a […]
Exclusive: China captures powerful US NSA cyberspy tool
‘Trojan horse’ controls global equipment China captured a spy tool deployed by the US National Security Agency, which is capable of lurking in a victim’s computer to access sensitive information and was found to have controlled global internet equipment and stole large amounts of users’ information, according to a report the Global Times obtained from […]
China’s free trade port unveils opening-up plan
South China’s Hainan Province plans to lock in three sectors, including duty-free shopping, international medical care and international education, in its drive to become an international tourism and consumption destination, according to its 2021-2025 development plan. The island province is a free trade port. The plan recently published sets the target for tourism to contribute […]
China, U.S. issue joint declaration on enhancing climate action
Noting that they have further recognize the seriousness and urgency of the climate crisis, the two countries said in the declaration that they are committed to tackling the crisis through their respective accelerated actions in the critical decade of the 2020s, as well as through cooperation in multilateral processes, including the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework […]
China releases action plan to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030
The State Council, China’s cabinet, has released an action plan to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030. The plan puts forward China’s main objectives for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) and the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), including increasing the share of non-fossil energy consumption, improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. By […]
China’s military slams India over ‘unrealistic demands’ at corps commander-level talks
China on Monday accused India of “unreasonable and unrealistic demands” and urged the country not to misjudge the situation, as the two sides held the 13th round of the corps commander-level talks on Sunday. According to senior Colonel Long Shaohua, a spokesperson for the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command, the talks were […]