Mainland actor Zhang Linghe appears at Straits Forum to the surprise of fans from Taiwan, calls for more cross-Straits exchanges

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 launches probe into Shuanghui pork over excessive antibiotic use

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 activates Level-IV flood emergency response for six provincial-level regions

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 slams any military ties between US and Taiwan region, says mainland spokesperson on Rubio’s claim that US policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged

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 […]

China firmly opposes provocations, threats to its sovereignty and security under ‘freedom of navigation’: FM on Canadian warship’ transiting Taiwan Straits

China respects the navigation rights enjoyed by all countries under international law, while firmly opposing any country's provocations and threats to China's sovereignty and security in the name of "freedom of navigation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in response to a media inquiry for comments on that the Canadian authorities confirmed to the […]

Special blessings sent from Tiangong Space Station to celebrate National Day; next crew scheduled for late October

To mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Shenzhou-18 crew sent special blessings from space on Tuesday.  The Shenzhou-18 crew, who have been on duty at the Tiangong Space Station for more than five months, will welcome the arrival of Shenzhou-19 for the fifth in-orbit crew rotation by […]

PLA tracks, monitors foreign warships’ Taiwan Straits transit

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) monitored a group of warships from Australia, New Zealand and Japan when they recently sailed through the Taiwan Straits. Experts said on Thursday that the transit by the foreign naval vessels was simply a political stunt. Australian destroyer the HMAS Sydney, New Zealand supply ship the HMNZS Aotearoa and Japanese destroyer the […]

Resumption of Strategic Economic Dialogue a positive step for future stability in China-Australian economic relations: expert

The Fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue between China and Australia was held in Beijing on Thursday, focusing on enhancing bilateral exchanges and promoting effective and pragmatic economic cooperation, China's top economic planner announced on Friday. This dialogue, the first such meeting since 2017, marks the restart of the ministerial-level strategic economic dialogue communication mechanism between the […]

Chang’e-6 lunar samples make public debut, lighter in color compared with previous mission

Shortly after the release of the first research paper on the Chang’e-6 lunar samples, the precious soil from the far side of the Moon made its public debut in a Beijing laboratory on Saturday. These samples have a lighter color compared with those returned from its previous mission due to differences in mineral composition, China […]