The Xuelong 2, China's first domestically built polar research icebreaker, arrived in Hong Kong on Monday morning for a five-day pit stop amid a warm welcome by local residents. This also marks the vessel's first visit to the city as well as the return of a Chinese polar...more

China's cultural and tourism market is booming in April, with crowds of tourists going outskirts to appreciate blooming flowers and participate in outdoor activities like camping and city walks, while the supply of fresh tea and vegetables is also stimulating consumption. Analysts said on Monday that the sound...more

Foreign investors' confidence in China is on the rise. The country improved its ranking as an attractive destination to invest over the next three years, jumping to the third place from the seventh in 2023, and continuing to lead emerging markets, according to a report released by Kearney...more

EHang Holdings, a Chinese urban air mobility technology platform company, obtained a production certificate for its EH216-S autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), a world first, on Sunday. The certificate is a critical document to ensure that each...more

China has achieved smooth progress in spring sowing, with planned sowing areas exceeding 950 million mu (63.33 million hectares) for the season in 2024. Some 7.6 percent of the country's spring grain has been sown, and more than 80 percent of early rice seedlings have been cultivated, China...more

Editor's Note: Brand Finance, the internationally renowned brand valuation agency based in London, recently released the "Global Soft Power Index 2024," which shows that the US and the UK have maintained their positions as the top two most influential countries in global soft power. It is noteworthy that...more

The visit by the Vietnamese top legislator and his high-ranking delegation is vital for scaling up the cooperation between the two countries, two legislatures, two parties and two peoples, as well as regional cooperation between China and ASEAN, Chinese experts believe, who also have high expectations of the...more

A farcical drama concocted by the American public opinion field and Washington's anti-China politicians has once again moved from the performance level to the real level. Leading the charge is the so-called US House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist...more

China's Special Representative on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui is currently engaged in a second round of shuttle mediation between Russia, Ukraine and other European countries in an effort to build consensus on a political resolution for the Ukraine crisis, which demonstrates China's sense of responsibility in the region,...more

Global asset management companies are expanding their investment portfolios in China, boosted by their growing confidence in Chinese assets. China's industrial upgrading and ramped-up policy support remain the major attractions for overseas investors, Hu Qimu, a deputy secretary-general of the digital-real economies integration Forum 50, told the Global...more

Whenever China is touched upon, India is always sensitive. This sensitivity was heightened when some Indian social media influencers and vloggers showcased a positive, highly developing, and friendly China in their travel video blogs. Some Indians perceive it as pro-China propaganda and view it as a "threat." This...more

The UK government's reported attempt to break dependence on China for key minerals needed for wind turbines and electric vehicles is impracticable and may have an impact on its green transformation, Chinese experts said. British battery metal refiners and electric car factories are being handed cheap power deals...more

The Chinese government work report submitted on March 5 to the national legislature set an "around 5 percent" GDP growth target. This is a well-chosen target for several reasons that will be analyzed. But this target was immediately attacked in the Western media as extremely ambitious - with...more

The presence of a Volkswagen manufacturing site in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has long been a target for China hawks who aim to undermine Germany's trade and investment ties with Beijing. The region has faced frequent attacks from US-sponsored "scholarship" and studies, particularly from anti-Communist fundamentalist, Adrian...more

Editor's Note: China's annual two sessions have officially ended on Monday. This critical series of meetings in spring is vital to defining China's approach to economic, political and foreign policy issues for the whole year. It also offers observers a window into the latest ideas and practices of...more