Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Monday to promulgate a revised Organic Law of the State Council, which took effect on the same day. The revisions to the law were passed by Chinese national lawmakers on Monday at the closing meeting of the second session...more

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its annual session on Monday, during which lawmakers approved and passed a series of work reports and resolutions related to China's economic development plan, rule of law and central budget, marking the successful conclusion of...more

Food security is one of the core issues being discussed during the annual two sessions in China, with political advisors in the agriculture sector emphasizing the need for technology innovation and seed revitalization to ensure stable food supplies. In 2024, China's target for grain production is more than...more

Editor's Note: Since 2012, China has witnessed an extraordinary economic transition, with historic achievements in all aspects of the economy from its size to quality. Such an unparalleled feat does not just happen, especially during a tumultuous period in the global geo-economic landscape and a tough phase in...more

Enterprises from the Taiwan region are optimistic about the economic development of the Chinese mainland and pledge to continue investing to better take advantage of the economic recovery in 2024, representatives of business and industry groups from the island told the Global Times on Monday. The representatives also...more

Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee have proposed building a science and technology innovation center in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region oriented toward Central Asia, in a bid to promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and local development. Chinese experts said...more

While the 14th Five-Year Plan has made clear China's support for Hong Kong region in enhancing its status as a center for various fields such as finance and trade, some political advisors from the city to the ongoing two sessions have proposed transforming it into a hub for...more

Editor's Note: China's widely watched annual "two sessions" kicked off on Monday this year. The "two sessions" refers to the annual sessions of National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which are known as the country's top legislature and...more

China on Tuesday announced a defense budget draft for 2024 worth 1.66554 trillion yuan ($231.36 billion), an increase of 7.2 percent from the previous year. The moderate figure reflects China's reasonable, restrained and steady steps in national defense development, which takes factors including military modernization, external security environments...more

China's top political advisory body started its annual session on Monday in Beijing, ushering in an important political season that will highlight new missions to steadily boost high-quality development in a bid to build the country into a great modern socialist country while injecting new impetus into global...more

China has established a basic independent industry chain for superconducting quantum computers, and it's one of the very few countries that can independently produce quantum computers, which are believed to be critical for future development, a leading Chinese scientist told the Global Times. However, as the global race...more

Lionel Messi's unannounced absence from a friendly match between the Hong Kong soccer team and his club Inter Miami on Sunday sparked disappointment and anger among fans present at the stadium. Officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have also demanded an explanation. On Monday...more

Jose Raimundo Coelho, ex-president of the Brazilian Space Agency and one of 50 foreign experts to receive the 2023 Chinese Government Friendship Award, on Monday hailed the relationship between China and Brazil, which has been significantly improved due to the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program (CBERS) following over...more

The Chinese military, including its J-20 stealth fighter jets, will enhance combat alert duties during the upcoming Spring Festival holidays, a regular but important arrangement that will fend off any potential foreign provocations, experts said on Monday. During the Spring Festival holidays, the broad masses of Chinese troops...more

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the US military are currently conducting an eight-day-long joint command post computer-simulated exercise codenamed "Keen Edge." Despite Japan's earlier claims that the exercise "does not suppose any specific area or country," the Japanese news agency Kyodo News, citing "government sources," reported on January...more