During the 18th Straits Forum on Saturday, Chinese mainland actor Zhang Linghe's speech drew widespread attention. With sincere emotion and personal experience, he called on more Taiwan compatriots to cross the Straits, walk around, and get firsthand experience the vitality of mainland development. Zhang made his entrance by saying "hello" in Minnan dialect. When the […]

China's State Council Food Safety Office has formed a special team, together with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, to oversee an investigation into the excessive use of antibiotics in pork products made by a subsidiary of meat-processing giant Shuanghui, CCTV News […]

China's Ministry of Water Resources activated a Level-IV flood emergency response for six provincial-level regions Sunday. The response was launched in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response. From Sunday to Tuesday, heavy rainfall will sweep the six provincial-level regions, […]

China opposes any form of military ties between the US and China's Taiwan region, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday when asked to comment a media inquiry that US President Donald Trump said that arms sales to Taiwan are a good "negotiating chip" for Washington, while […]

Following Zibo and Harbin, Tianshui, an ancient Silk Road city in Northwest China's Gansu Province, became the latest place that has caused a nationwide craze thanks to its iconic dish malatang, a local street dish featuring a mix of fresh vegetables and meat boiled in a hot, spicy broth. As the name malatang suggests - literally meaning "numbing, spicy, and […]

A Chinese naval fleet kick started a four-day friendly visit to Cambodia on Sunday. For such an occurrence that could not be more routine and standard, US media, however, has made quite an effort to hype it up, portraying this normal visit as China's attempt to establish a navy outpost.  US media's sensitive radar was […]

China's May Day holidays: Tourism boom highlights economic vitality Graphic: Deng Zijun/GT

The US' reported plan to levy tariffs on imports from China's emerging industries and its commerce department's decision to add 37 Chinese entities in high-tech sectors are steps further down the path of clamping down on Chinese companies and decoupling with China, observers said on Friday, warning that there will be serious consequences. The Biden […]

Xi attends welcome ceremony held by Macron.

"Xinjiang is a wonderful land!" This was the feeling shared by every Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum "Year of Tourism 2023" participant. It not only marks the first tourism-themed forum to be held by the SCO, but also the first time the Xinjiang regional government has served as a co-organizer of such a large-scale international […]