As Disney's much-anticipated centennial tribute film, Wish, fails to meet expectations at the box office, concerns have arisen over the Magic Kingdom's declining strength in IP production. Despite being released during a less popular time frame in late November in the Chinese mainland and Thanksgiving weekend in North...more

From many perspectives, Wuzhen, in East China's Zhejiang Province, a town with thousands of years of history, is not a name that automatically comes to mind when poverty and backwardness are mentioned. Even without considering its rich cultural history and connections to many famous figures, in the last...more

The 2023 Understanding China Conference (Guangzhou), which concluded on Sunday, has become a major platform to address a significant "understanding deficit" between different countries and civilizations and to help fostering mutual trust. As the key to understanding China is understanding Chinese modernization, which is different from Western modernization,...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping's six-day inspection tour of Shanghai has further elevated the major Chinese economic powerhouse's exemplary role in leading the country toward high-quality development, as he stressed expediting building Shanghai into a modern socialist international metropolis, local officials, businesses and experts said on Monday. During the...more

Editor's Note: More than 150 officials, political party leaders and scholars from 18 countries in Southeast and South Asia had an open dialogue in the city of Kunming in Southwest China's border province of Yunnan recently. They affirmed the achievements the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has...more

It seems that US scrutiny of imports from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is still haunting global industry chains. The development adds to the urgency for China to consolidate and expand Xinjiang's manufacturing presence in global production chains. Electronic products from Malaysia and Vietnam are facing closer...more

It is said that in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, spring lingers all year round, offering tourists who travel during winter a sheath of warmth as they enjoy the eco-tourism provided by local residents. Amid the soothing air of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture near the border with Myanmar,...more

Recently, two important events took place that have a close relationship with each other, but the relationship is not what one would initially expect. Most recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the large delegation he led to San Francisco were warmly welcomed by large sections of the US...more

Editor's Note: The year of 2023 has witnessed important moves taken globally to deal with the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsequent impact. On November 15, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden agreed to establish China-US government talks on AI. Earlier this...more

China's central bank and other government agencies on Monday announced 25 measures to step up financial support for the country's private sector, including efforts to diversify financial channels for private businesses, in yet another crucial step to boost the private economy amid challenges. The latest measures came as...more

Beijing's taxi drivers are a distinguished part of the capital city's rich tapestry. They may come from the working class, but once inside their cabs, the Shifu - a respectful term used to address workers meaning "master" in Putonghua - are ready to share their views on current...more

As a Chinese say, "A gift may be small, but its symbolic value is significant," exquisite gifts from around the world not only represent the culture and craftsmanship of their countries of origin, but also bear witness to the historical friendship between China and these nations. The Central...more

China on Friday published a document entitled "Vision and Actions for High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Brighter Prospects for the Next Decade," which specified the key areas and directions for Belt and Road cooperation in the next 10 years. The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has injected...more

The first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) will kick off on Tuesday, gathering a number of Fortune Global 500 companies. The supply chain-themed expo is a timely response to the urgent needs of China and the world, aiming to promote cooperation in single fields such as trade...more

The Chinese started eating lamb kebab about 2,000 years ago. The invention of instant noodle was a fluke by a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Deep-fried dough sticks have something to do with a treacherous chancellor from the Song Dynasty (960-1279)." These are some of the inspiring remarks...more