My mother is an old-fashioned middle aged woman with little interest in new technology. Smartphones to her are virtually no different from the older devices. For her, the instrument is only a tool for making calls and sending messages. But astonishingly, the recent two months have seen her...more

Beijing. Southwest China's Sichuan Province will implement a points-based system to manage all members and probationary members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 117 organs under the provincial government, the Sichuan Online reported Monday. CPC members in Sichuan will be scored every month, and the points...more

Premier Li Keqiang visited Europe from April 8 to 12 for the China-EU leaders' meeting, the eighth summit between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), and paid an official visit to the Balkan nation of Croatia. It marks the second trip by China's top leaders to...more

On April 5, US President Donald Trump said that China, Russia and the US are all making hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weapons, including nuclear, which is ridiculous and that he thinks it'd be much better if they all got together and didn't make these armaments....more

Beijing. China and New Zealand should strive to provide a fair, transparent and convenient environment for companies from both countries, and China is willing to support competitive companies to invest in New Zealand, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...more

In recent years, the US government has stepped up its attacks on Chinese technology giant Huawei, trying to force countries around the world to ban it from their 5G rollout projects. Such acrimony against a firm is unprecedented in the history of global high-technology, and there are no...more

Beijing. Many Chinese netizens said they are amazed by the rich content on the Xuexiqiangguo app, which literally means "Learning builds a strong country," noting the app is more informative and entertaining than merely serving as a channel to teach Party theory to members of the Communist Party of...more

The US government has continuously attempted to suppress and strangle China's Huawei through judicial, financial and diplomatic means. Such actions have caused concern among people of many countries, especially Chinese people, who are puzzled by one question: What possible conflict could have caused the world's only superpower to...more

Beijing, China. A grand ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Diligent Work-Frugal Study Movement was held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris on Saturday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Diligent Work-Frugal Study Movement...more

Rome, Italy. Italian scholars, government organizations and business community applauded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country. Xi's state visit to Italy culminated on Saturday with the signing of...more

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Monaco will set an example of friendly relations between countries of different sizes and lead other small-sized nations to cooperate with China, analysts said on Sunday. Xi attended official welcome ceremony in Monaco on Sunday and held talks with Prince Albert...more

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee revised its regulations on the selection and appointment of Party and government officials for the first time in five years, a move that experts say is aimed at building a more scientific and flexible system to help the CPC select...more

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Italy, Monaco and France from March 21 to 26, as the US puts pressure on its EU allies to help contain China, with experts saying European countries should make pragmatic and independent decisions when dealing with China to achieve win-win cooperation....more

Beijing. Universities across China have positively responded to remarks made by President Xi Jinping at a Monday symposium in Beijing, where he stressed efforts to implement the Party's education policy and the kind of ideological education the country needs and should promote. Efforts should be made to foster...more

GT: How should we understand China's democratic politics from the perspective of the two sessions? What are the differences between Chinese and Western democracy? Crook: Here in Beijing we're in the midst of the two sessions, a few thousand people deliberating on matters of great importance, affecting the...more