Author: Anjan Parajuli

Xinjiang sees robust growth in trade, GDP, laying bare failure of Western crackdown

Left Review Online February 08, 2024

Xinjiang sees robust growth in trade, GDP, laying bare failure of Western crackdown

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region took the lead in China's exports to the five Central Asian countries in 2023, with a year-on-year growth of 23.2 percent, the Xinjiang Daily newspaper reported on Monday, adding to a slew of indicators that pointed to the region's robust economic growth...More

Promotional campaign for China’s ice and snow tourism launched in Dubai

GT staff reporters February 08, 2024

Promotional campaign for China’s ice and snow tourism launched in Dubai

A special campaign to promote China's booming ice and snow tourism resources has recently been launched in Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and its Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces are known for their unique winter tourism landscapes, and...More

Celebrations kick off nationwide

Bi Mengying February 08, 2024

Celebrations kick off nationwide

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on February 10, various celebrations with unique features have kicked off across the country. Hanging the Chinese character fu, or "fortune," on doors and walls is one of the most common and important customs when celebrating the festival. The character,...More

Spring Festival holidaymakers crowd attractions

Li Hao February 08, 2024

Spring Festival holidaymakers crowd attractions

As Spring Festival celebrations continue, crowds flock to scenic spots such as the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and the Ming Tomb scenic spot in Nanjing, and the Baolian Temple in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. Evenings come alive with enchanting lantern displays at Bailuzhou Park. (In association with Global...More

World celebrates the Year of Dragon, gaining better understanding of Chinese culture

GT staff reporters February 07, 2024

World celebrates the Year of Dragon, gaining better understanding of Chinese culture

As the Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner, the strong atmosphere of the Year of the Dragon is already palpable not only throughout China but also across the world, which is also the first Spring Festival since the UN listed the Chinese Lunar New Year...More

China’s mutual visa exemption with Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand reflects a trend: Global Times editorial

Global Times February 04, 2024

China’s mutual visa exemption with Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand reflects a trend: Global Times editorial

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin recently announced that Thailand and China will sign a visa exemption agreement. Starting March 1, citizens of Thailand and China can travel between the two countries without a visa, with a maximum stay of 30 days. On Thursday, China and Singapore also signed...More

New Dynamics in New Year: Bustling market days for Spring Festival mirror China’s economic vitality

GT staff reporters February 04, 2024

New Dynamics in New Year: Bustling market days for Spring Festival mirror China’s economic vitality

As 2024 Spring Festival approaches, a number of cities across the country have held exhibitions and fairs for the upcoming shopping spree, attracting numerous consumers and merchants from home and abroad to jointly celebrate one of the most important holidays in the country. "This is my first time...More

Record-breaking Spring Festival travel rush kicks off as economic engine continues to roar in Year of Dragon

Ma Jingjing, Wang Cong and Tu Lei February 04, 2024

Record-breaking Spring Festival travel rush kicks off as economic engine continues to roar in Year of Dragon

China's annual Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, kicked off on Friday, and saw tens of millions of people rush to take trains, planes and other packed vehicles to reunite with their friends and families on the first day. Red lanterns, Chinese knots and bamboo dragons...More

Misinformation about China’s economy aims to scare away investors, prolong US’ financial hegemony: analysts

GT staff reporters February 04, 2024

Misinformation about China’s economy aims to scare away investors, prolong US’ financial hegemony: analysts

As the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported last week the Chinese economy expanded by 5.2 percent in 2023 from the previous year, several Western media outlets immediately cast doubt over the reading, casting it in a negative light and seized the opportunity to wage a smear campaign...More

Trend of call to withdraw troops demonstrates ebbing of Western empire, flow of multipolarism

Brian Berletic February 04, 2024

Trend of call to withdraw troops demonstrates ebbing of Western empire, flow of multipolarism

In many countries, a growing trend to push for the withdrawal of stationed foreign troops from their territories can be observed in recent years. For instance, the South Asian island nation of the Maldives is ordering Indian troops out of its territory. This appears to be the beginning...More

US failure in ‘having it both ways’ in Middle East demonstrates unappealing ‘leadership’

Xia Wenxin February 03, 2024

US failure in ‘having it both ways’ in Middle East demonstrates unappealing ‘leadership’

The US has shown a biased approach to dealing with the Palestine-Israel conflict, and its failure to address the symptoms of the Red Sea crisis led to the current stalemate in the region. Against this backdrop, it wants to prove its leadership to the world, but it can...More

Flourishing marine mangrove forest sets a remarkable ecological restoration precedent in Xiamen Bay

Lin Xiaoyi in Xiamen February 02, 2024

Flourishing marine mangrove forest sets a remarkable ecological restoration precedent in Xiamen Bay

From a high altitude overlooking Tong'an Bay in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, patches of greenery are embedded like emeralds in the azure sea on both sides of the bay's top bridge. Walking on the plank road in the Xiatanwei Mangrove Park, the largest artificially reconstructed mangrove-themed ecological...More

Xinjiang regional ‘two sessions’ kick off

Liu Xin February 02, 2024

Xinjiang regional ‘two sessions’ kick off

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region has entered the local "two sessions"period as the regional committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened on Monday. For the first time, international representatives and foreign media outlets were invited to sit in on or cover the "two sessions,"...More

Insights from anti-graft frontline personnel reveal China’s tough battle against ‘disguised’ corruption

Hu Yuwei February 01, 2024

Insights from anti-graft frontline personnel reveal China’s tough battle against ‘disguised’ corruption

China is intensifying its efforts to crack down on hidden corruption, as it risks undermining already realized national anti-corruption achievements and creating greater systemic financial risks at a larger scope as experts have warned. "New-type and disguised corruption" was recently included in the list of the top 10...More

In the process of modernization, China safeguards rights, realizes common devt

Global Times January 31, 2024

In the process of modernization, China safeguards rights, realizes common devt

Editor's Note: The United Nations Human Rights Council began the 45th session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland, this week. On Wednesday, several Chinese scholars discussed the issue of Chinese modernization and human rights protection during a side event of the session...More