ZHENGZHOU: By the end of 2023, the installed renewable energy power generation capacity in central China’s Henan Province had surpassed 67 million kilowatts, overtaking coal power for the first time, according to the latest data from the State Grid Henan Electric Power Company. Henan’s installed renewable energy power generation capacity accounted for 48.7 percent of the province’s total installed power …

XI’AN: Amidst sub-zero temperatures, tourists donning traditional Chinese attire, Hanfu, strolled through ancient-style buildings in a vibrant block, happily posing for photographers. Located in the city of Xi’an in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, this block features elements of Chang’an, the old name for the city when it was the capital of China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907). This lively area provides tourists …

SHANGHAI: In 2023, Shanghai’s airports received 440 million export declaration forms of cross-border e-commerce goods, almost treble that of 2022, with a total export value of more than 85 billion yuan (about 12 billion U.S. dollars), said Shanghai Customs. So far this year, airports in Shanghai have recorded a new daily high of such cross-border e-commerce export declarations, hitting around …

ZHENGZHOU: Thirteen students were killed and another one injured in a fire that took place in a school dormitory in the county of Fangcheng, Nanyang City, central China’s Henan Province, on Friday night, according to local authorities Saturday. At 11 p.m. on Friday, the local fire department received an alarm about a fire in a male dormitory of Yingcai School …

GUANGZHOU: The total installed capacity of offshore wind power in south China’s Guangdong Province has exceeded 10 million kilowatts, able to generate about 30 billion kWh of electricity every year. “Such an installed capacity of offshore wind power can meet the annual electricity consumption demand of 10 million households,” said Liu Zhengfu from the Guangdong branch of China Southern Power …

SHIJIAZHUANG: More than 60,000 birds have been spotted in a nature reserve in north China’s Hebei Province, according to local authorities. During the 2023-2024 water bird monitoring operations conducted recently, the staff spotted 70 species of birds in the Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve, said Zhang Yuguang with the reserve. The birds include some species under first-class national protection, such …

HARBIN: A wild Siberian tiger has been spotted in a forest area in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, indicating the ongoing improvement of the local ecological environment, according to forest rangers. The footprints and excrement of a suspected Siberian tiger were found by forest rangers during regular patrols at Heping forest farm under the Muling Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd., said ranger …

BEIJING: As the highly anticipated Spring Festival holiday draws near, the “ice city” of Harbin in northeast China is poised to welcome yet another surge of excitement for ice and snow adventures. The city has made a remarkable impact on the tourism market during this year’s ice and snow season, thanks to its rich resources, warm hospitality and extensive visibility …

URUMQI: Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plans to increase its grain storage capability this year, with new facilities scheduled to be built with a total storage capacity of 500,000 tonnes. The grain output in Xinjiang reached a record high of 20 million tonnes in 2023, an increase of over 3 million tonnes from 2022. The regional food and strategic …

BEIJING: China is ready to play a constructive role in easing the current situation between Pakistan and Iran, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “We hope both parties can exercise restraint and calmness and avoid escalation. If they need, we are ready to play a constructive role in easing the situation”, spokesperson Mao Ning said during her regular briefing. Chinese …

BEIJING: China is ready to play a constructive role in easing the current situation between Pakistan and Iran, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “We hope both parties can exercise restraint and calmness and avoid escalation. If they need, we are ready to play a constructive role in easing the situation”, spokesperson Mao Ning said during her regular briefing. Chinese …

FUZHOU: The Meihuashan South China tiger breeding institute, located in east China’s Fujian Province, saw the birth of South China tiger triplets on Wednesday. The cubs were born following a 106-day gestation period, Luo Hongxing, deputy head of the institute, said on Thursday. The South China tiger is a subspecies unique to China and is among the top 10 endangered …

SHANGHAI: A new-generation large language model, capable of accepting and processing about 300,000 Chinese characters at one time, was released in Shanghai on Wednesday. The limited context length of large models is a significant problem in artificial intelligence. The new model, InternLM2, was developed by the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, SenseTime, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Fudan University. …

SHENZHEN: The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen saw its foreign trade grow 5.9 percent year on year to 3.87 trillion yuan (about 544 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local authorities said on Wednesday. Exports grew 12.5 percent year on year to 2.46 trillion yuan last year, according to Shenzhen customs authorities. Last year, the foreign trade of Shenzhen’s private enterprises …

GUIYANG: Large quantities of artifacts made of stone, bone and horn have been unearthed at Chuandong Site in Puding County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, indicating prehistoric human activity dating back more than 55,000 years. Chuandong Site, first discovered in 1978, is believed to have existed across the end of the middle Paleolithic Period, the late Paleolithic Period and the Neolithic …

BEIJING: The Chinese economy wrapped up 2023 with target-beating growth despite domestic challenges and external pressure, providing a strong impetus for the global economy. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.2 percent year on year to a new high of 126.06 trillion yuan (about 17.7 trillion U.S. dollars) last year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. The growth rate …

BEIJING: A study session on promoting high-quality financial development, attended by provincial and ministerial-level leading officials, was opened at the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (the National Academy of Governance) on the morning of Jan. 16. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has removed and appointed the following ambassadors in accordance with a decision from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, an official statement said on Wednesday. Cao Xiaolin was appointed ambassador to Qatar, replacing Zhou Jian. Lin Nan was appointed ambassador to Seychelles, replacing Guo Wei. Wang Wengang was appointed ambassador …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco via video link on Wednesday. Hailing the sound momentum of bilateral relations and productive cooperation over the past few years of diplomatic ties, Han said China appreciates the Dominican Republic’s adherence to the one-China principle and is willing to consolidate political trust, expand …

BEIJING: China’s top legislator Zhao Leji held talks with the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco via video link in Beijing on Wednesday. The establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the Dominican Republic in May 2018 opened a new chapter in the development of bilateral relations, noted Zhao, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, …

CHENGDU: Le Le, the first giant panda born in Singapore, arrived safely in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Tuesday evening, following a four-hour flight from Singapore Changi International Airport. Le Le was born in Singapore in August 2021. It weighed only 200 grams at birth, and after more than two years of growth, its weight has now reached …

YINCHUAN: As dusk fell, the sheep at Shangping Village’s collective breeding farm eagerly awaited their meal, with Zhang Chun, a 41-year-old shepherd, moving about the sheep sheds to prepare feed and water for the bleating flock. The farm, just a 10-minute ride from Zhang’s home, has allowed him to work closer to his family, earning a stable income of 4,000 …

BEIJING: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the United States passing the so-called Taiwan-related act, and has made serious representations to the U.S. side, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. It is reported that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2023, requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to use America’s influence in the …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed staying committed to the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics and boosting the high-quality development of the financial sector. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing the opening of a study session at …

BEIJING: China warns the Philippines not to play with fire on the Taiwan question and to stop sending wrong signals to the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos’ message of congratulations to Lai …

BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Iranian Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan on Tuesday in Beijing. Wang expressed the hope that the two sides would work together to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, noting that the leaders met twice in 2023 to steer the direction of …

KUNMING: A group of young travelers, affectionately named the “little sugar oranges” by netizens, from south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where sugar oranges are a local specialty, recently concluded a winter camp in the chilly northeast of China. Meanwhile, a cohort of 12 preschoolers from China’s northernmost city, Mohe, embarked on their winter adventure to Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture …

SHENZHEN: “BYD EXPLORER NO.1,” a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it will set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel …

BEIJING: An article on the Party’s united front work in the new era by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will be published on Tuesday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s second issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship …

HOHHOT: China has recently delivered 50 domestically-made buses to Ulan Bator of Mongolia through the land port of Erenhot, the largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, as part of an order for 600 Yutong buses placed by Mongolia last year. Mongolia made the purchase from China to help meet its public transport demand and the first batch of 35 …

WUHAN: A new air cargo route was launched on Saturday morning linking Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China’s Hubei Province with Lahore in Pakistan, said SF Airlines, China’s largest air cargo carrier in fleet size. The Ezhou-Lahore cargo route is the first international air cargo route launched by SF Airlines in this year departing from Ezhou Huahu Airport, China’s first …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the judicial, procuratorial and public security organs to uphold the absolute leadership of the Party and provide the national rejuvenation with a strong security guarantee. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the important instruction on judicial, procuratorial …

Undoubtedly, the election in Taiwan is an internal affair of China and its results will not change its principal stance of One China Policy. The western media and policy makers should appreciate the Chinese government’s stance which remained impartial and did not try to influence it. However, Chen Binhua, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), statement through state-run Xinhua News …

BEIJING: The spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has commented on the result of the election in China’s Taiwan region on Saturday. The spokesperson has said that the Taiwan question is China’s internal affair. Whatever changes take place in Taiwan, the basic fact that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part …

BEIJING: A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday commented on the outcomes of Taiwan leadership and legislature elections. Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said the results reveal that the Democratic Progressive Party cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on the island. Noting that Taiwan is China’s Taiwan, Chen said that the elections will not change …

ZHENGZHOU: Ten people have been confirmed dead and six others remain missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China’s Henan Province, local authorities said Saturday. The accident happened at 2:55 p.m. Friday in a coal mine of the Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Preliminary investigation showed that it was …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Alexander De Croo in Beijing on Friday. Noting that China attaches great importance to the development of China-Belgium relations, Xi said bilateral cooperation has yielded fruitful results and benefited the two peoples since the establishment of diplomatic ties 53 years ago. China and Belgium are both …

KUNMING: A group of international scientists has rediscovered a sessile freshwater snail endemic to China after it had disappeared for more than 100 years. The discovery was made jointly by researchers from institutions including the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany, and China’s Peking University, according to the latest edition of the biological research journal Proceedings of the Royal Society …

ZHENGZHOU: Eight people were dead and 15 missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China’s Henan Province, local authorities said. According to the city’s emergency management agency, out of 45 people left in the mine, 8 were dead and 15 missing. The rescuers have made contact with the rest 22 …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib jointly inaugurated the new Belgian embassy in Beijing on Thursday. The ceremony was also attended by visiting Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, extended his congratulations on behalf of the …