Editor's Note: The blueprint of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) has been unfolded. This top-level design for China's economic and social development over the next five years not only outlines the macro path for high-quality development, but also connects deeply with the endeavors and lives of every industry and...More

As US and Israeli strikes against Iran rattle financial markets and send oil prices surging, over 80 leaders of the world's largest multinational corporations, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius and Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong, convened in Beijing on...More

The recently-concluded two sessions in Beijing have delivered a clear signal about China's economic direction for 2026 and beyond. On the one hand, officials stress greater self-reliance, particularly in critical technologies and strategic industries. On the other, they reaffirm China's commitment to opening-up and to building a community...More

Editor's Note: In an era marked by ecological challenges, development dilemmas and geopolitical dynamics are increasingly intertwined. Through a series of innovative practices, Chinese modernization offers a "green solution" to some of humanity's pressing questions of survival and development. Rooted in the wisdom of Chinese civilization and refined...More

Introduction In the new era, China’s agricultural sector has registered extraordinary progress; yet, it continues to confront numerous and evolving challenges. Against this backdrop, the strategic mission to build China into an agricultural powerhouse stands as far more than a conventional policy initiative; it represents the Communist Party...More

Editor's Note: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development...More

Using a new oven installed on the China Space Station, crew members of the Shenzhou-20 and -21 manned space flight mission enjoyed a space barbecue, video clips provided by the Astronaut Center of China (ACC) to the Global Times on late Monday evening showed. According to the ACC,...More

Editor's Note: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development...More

Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus" Meeting held in North China's Tianjin on September 1. This is another important public good that China has provided to the international community, following the Global Development Initiative, the Global...More

Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus" Meeting held in North China's Tianjin on September 1. This is another important public good that China has provided to the international community, following the Global Development Initiative, the Global...More

The US tech industry is endorsing a new plan this week called the ATOM Project, namely American Truly Open Models, which aims to win back the US lead in open-source artificial intelligence (AI) technology from China, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. This ambitious plan to pool resources...More

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction. The online campaign lasted from May 20 to June 20 to seek public input for the 15th Five-Year Plan, gathering more than 3.11...More

Editor's Note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has stressed that the environment concerns the well-being of people in all countries. During his inspections, Xi has always paid great attention to ecosystems, spanning...More

Editor's Note: July 1, 2025, marked the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In an exclusive interview with Global Times (GT), Maurício Santoro (Santoro), a professor of International Relations at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, and a researcher at the Brazilian...More

The shift from assessing the impacts of the global temperature rise to seeking a just global energy transition paved the way for the Paris Agreement in 2015. It was a landmark agreement for global sustainable development. To the benefit of the Global South, the climate debate has since...More