CHONGQING: Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz said on Sunday he is impressed by the cooperation between German and Chinese enterprises in the field of hydrogen technology, and Germany is willing to continue to deepen friendly exchanges with China and push bilateral cooperation to a new level. Scholz on Sunday visited a Sino-German joint venture and a Sino-German cooperative scientific …

BEIJING: China’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure experienced steady growth in the first quarter of 2024, according to industry data. The China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance reported the addition of 716,000 charging piles during the January-March period, marking a 13.2 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. By the end of March, the nation’s charging pile …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi in Beijing on Friday. Noting that the China-Suriname friendship has a long history and has stood the test of time, Xi said Suriname was one of the first Caribbean countries to establish diplomatic ties with China, establish a strategic partnership with China and sign …

BEIJING: China’s top political advisor Wang Huning met with President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi in Beijing on Friday. Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), noted that the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals in mutually beneficial cooperation, and understood and supported each other’s …

BEIJING: China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.1 percent year on year in March, official data showed Thursday. On a monthly basis, the CPI went down 1 percent in March, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS statistician Dong Lijuan attributed the changes in CPI data to seasonal easing of consumer demand and …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced the country’s decision to take countermeasures against U.S. companies that participate in arms sales to China’s Taiwan region, including General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems. The following is the full text of the decision: Decision on Taking Countermeasures Against General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems (Issued on …

BEIJING: The recent meeting of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, with a Taiwan delegation led by Ma Ying-jeou has injected stability and positive energy into the relations across the Taiwan Strait. Wednesday’s meeting in Beijing marked the first time Xi had received Taiwan compatriots and delivered an important speech since the 20th …

BEIJING: China’s top legislator Zhao Leji met with President of the Federated States of Micronesia Wesley W. Simina in Beijing on Wednesday. Zhao, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that China is willing to work with Micronesia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and continuously enrich the connotation of China-Micronesia …

BEIJING: China on Wednesday urged the United States to fulfill its commitment of not supporting “Taiwan independence” and to cease sending the wrong signals to separatist forces. “We urge the U.S. side to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiques with concrete actions,” said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing. Xi asked Lavrov to convey sincere greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, Xi said China and Russia have embarked on a new path of harmonious coexistence …

BEIJING: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has clinched the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, announced that his campaign had raised 50.5 million U.S. dollars at a major fundraiser in Florida last week. This figure broke the record of 25 million dollars in fundraising in a single political event set by incumbent President Joe Biden, a Democrat. For a long time, …

BEIJING: During U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China, China clearly expressed its serious concerns to the U.S. side about U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies, tariffs levied on Chinese goods, and restrictions on investment in China, according to China’s Ministry of Finance. Addressing a press briefing regarding Yellen’s visit from April 4 to 9, Vice Minister of Finance Liao …

BEIJING: China stands ready to work with neighboring countries to expand the convergence of interests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing when answering a relevant query. According to media reports, April has witnessed a host of high-level visits from Southeast Asian countries to China. Indonesian President-elect Prabowo’s …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue in Beijing. While asking Vuong Dinh Hue to convey cordial greetings to Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, Xi also said that during his visit to Vietnam at the end of last year, …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of the Merieux Foundation Alain Merieux and his wife Chantal in Beijing on Monday. Xi expressed appreciation for the long-term support from the couple and the foundation for the development of China-France relations and China’s health cause. The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century and has entered a period …

BEIJING: In recent months, the Philippines, supported by some external forces, has fueled tensions in the South China Sea, despite the fact that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nanhai Zhudao (the South China Sea Islands) and their adjacent waters. It is imperative to recognize that any activities disrupting the South China Sea situation and creating buzzes will undermine regional …

BEIJING: China recorded more than 740 million trips across the country during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, which lasted from April 4 to 6, as passenger travels grew sharply from a year ago, government data showed Sunday. The Ministry of Transport said that an average of 246.8 million trips were made each day during the three-day period, up 53.5 percent …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing. It is hoped that the United States will abide by the basic norms of market economy including fair competition and open cooperation, refrain from turning economic and trade issues into political or security issues, and view the issue of production capacity objectively and dialectically …

BEIJING: The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has issued a circular to launch a Party-wide campaign on CPC discipline education. During the campaign, running from April to July, CPC members will be studying the newly revised Party regulations on disciplinary action, to strengthen their discipline awareness and always remain loyal, clean and responsible, according …

KUNMING: Southwest China’s Yunnan Province saw nearly 12.47 million tourist trips during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday that ended on Saturday, data showed. This figure was up 59.5 percent from the same holiday in 2019, according to the China Tourism Academy. Tourism revenue totaled 11.32 billion yuan (about 1.6 billion U.S. dollars), up 85.7 percent from the same period in …

CHANGSHA: Four people were killed in a coal mine accident in Lengshuijiang City, central China’s Hunan Province, on Friday, local authorities said Saturday. The accident took place at around 8:30 p.m. Friday and the rescue operation ended at around 2 a.m. Saturday. An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.

GUANGZHOU: He Lifeng, Chinese vice premier and Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, held several rounds of talks with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, also U.S. lead representative, on Friday and Saturday in the city of Guangzhou in south China. Focusing on the implementation of the important consensus between the two countries’ heads of state, the …

BEIJING: Foreign-invested firms as well as those with investors from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions reported profit growth of 31.2 percent year on year in the first two months of 2024, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The recently released NBS data showed general growth in China’s industrial economy. According to the data, …

SHANGHAI: Shanghai’s two airports witnessed over 1.18 million visits by inbound foreign travelers in the first quarter of this year, up 6.9 times year on year, according to Shanghai Customs. With visitor numbers boosted by a visa-free travel agreement between China and countries such as Thailand and Singapore, Shanghai’s two airports handled 649,000 visits by travelers from those countries in …

BEIJING: China’s inter-regional passenger traffic surged to around 262.14 million on Thursday, the first day of the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, data from the Ministry of Transport showed Friday. The figure represents a 70.34-percent increase compared with the same day of 2023, according to the ministry. In detail, road and waterway trips experienced year-on-year growth of 68.5 percent and 53.36 …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday attended a voluntary tree planting activity in Beijing and called for nationwide efforts in afforestation to jointly build a beautiful China. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while attending the tree planting activity in a forest park …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Federated States of Micronesia Wesley W. Simina will pay a state visit to China from April 5 to 12, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Wednesday. At a daily press briefing, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that this will be President Simina’s first state visit to China since …

BEIJING: As agreed between China and the United States, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit China from April 4 to 9, China’s Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.

BEIJING: The good start of China’s economy this year is a bright spot for the global economy. China is opening wider and wider to the world, and China’s mega-market will bring enormous opportunities to the world, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. The latest increase in China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and non-manufacturing PMI attracted wide attention from …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone Tuesday at the request of the latter. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest. President Xi noted that his San Francisco meeting with President Biden last November opened a future-oriented San Francisco vision. Over …

BEIJING: Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Tuesday met with the President-elect and Defense Minister of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto in Beijing. Dong congratulated Prabowo on winning the recent presidential election. He said the Chinese military is willing to work with the Indonesian military to consolidate their strategic mutual trust, promote joint exercises and training, and enhance personnel exchanges to take …

BEIJING: On social media platform X, pictures capturing recent excursions of students from U.S. state of Washington to iconic Chinese landmarks like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, as well as their engagement in Tai Chi practice, have sparked vibrant online conversations. The latest visit was part of an exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday met with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne in Beijing. Li said China-France relations have long been at the forefront of China’s relations with Western major countries, which not only benefits the two peoples but also has a profound impact on the world. Li said this year marks the 60th …

BEIJING: Focusing on the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima, Chinese and Japanese experts had a constructive technical dialogue on March 30 in China’s Dalian, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, experts from Japan and China held consultation on March 30 in China over the release of the “treated water” …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President-elect of the Republic of Indonesia and Great Indonesia Movement Party General Chairman Prabowo Subianto, who is on a visit to China, in Beijing on Monday. Xi congratulated Prabowo on winning the election and asked Prabowo to relay sincere greetings and best wishes to President Joko Widodo. Recalling the rapidly developing and …

BEIJING: An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on putting the people first will be published on Monday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s seventh issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has called for sound implementation of projects supported by the country’s additional government bonds for post-disaster reconstruction, and strict supervision over the use of the fund. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during his research tour from …

BEIJING: The number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in China increased 32 percent year on year to exceed 1.26 million by the end of 2023, data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) shows. These UAVs, or drones, flew more than 23 million hours last year, according to the CAAC. The CAAC has approved the establishment of 17 civil …