BEIJING: The Chinese people will remember Henry Kissinger for his sincere devotion and important contribution to China-U.S. relations, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday local time at home in Connecticut at the age of 100, Kissinger Associates, Inc said in a statement. “Dr. Kissinger long cared about …

UNITED NATIONS: The two-state solution is the only way to fundamentally resolve the Palestinian question, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday. When meeting the press after presiding over a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed that the …

BEIJING: An article on farmland protection and the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will be published on Friday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 23rd issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship …

NANJING: Forty tombs, some stilt-style buildings, and wells, dating back to about 4,500 years to 5,500 years ago, have been recently found in Changzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. The ruins, with multiple relics, including pottery, jadeware, and stoneware, were discovered at the Sidun Site in today’s Tianning District of Changzhou. The site is centered on an oval mound, surrounded …

BEIJING: The supply chains of China and the United States are intertwined, thereby presenting broad prospects for their cooperation, said an entrepreneur here Tuesday at the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE). China and the United States have vast common interests and broad opportunities in business, said Chris Pereira, founder and CEO of iMpact, a communications and business consulting …

BEIJING: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday released a paper stating China’s position on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The following is the full text: Position Paper of the People’s Republic of China on Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict The current Palestinian-Israeli conflict has caused heavy civilian casualties and a serious humanitarian disaster. It is a grave concern of the …

SHANGHAI: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made an inspection tour in east China’s Shanghai from Tuesday to Wednesday. During his trip, Xi inspected the Shanghai Futures Exchange, an exhibition on Shanghai’s sci-tech innovations, and a government-subsidized rental housing community, learning about the city’s efforts in strengthening its competitiveness as an international financial center, …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with representatives of the 14th Plenary Session of the China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development in Beijing on Wednesday. Han said that under the strategic guidance of the two countries’ heads of state, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has enjoyed sustained, sound and steady development, with …

JINAN: The receding tide at the mouth of the Yellow River in Kenli District of the city of Dongying, east China’s Shandong Province, revealed a vast seagrass bed on a morning in late September. Dozens of workers walked back and forth, gathering Japanese eelgrass seeds to be sown next spring. The seeds, which were about the size of sesame seeds, …

BEIJING: China will thoroughly evaluate and fine-tune service infrastructure in urban communities to meet people’s urgent needs and improve any weak links for the sustainable development of cities. The country plans to implement comprehensive checking for service facilities in communities of cities at or above the prefecture level starting from 2024, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. …

BEIJING: China has pledged an initiative to establish a network of rehabilitation service centers across the country for people with disabilities, aiming to enhance support for this group. According to a plan issued by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, in 2024, every provincial-level region must set up at least one service center for each category of disabled people. The initiative …

BEIJING: A Chinese zodiac dragon version of Beijing Winter Olympic Games mascot Bing Dwen Dwen was unveiled at China’s National Stadium here on Wednesday. The special version was designed to celebrate the second anniversary of the Beijing Games and the upcoming Year of the Dragon in February 2024. “The dragon represents the spirit of the Chinese nation and the best …

BEIJING: China International Supply Chain Expo (CISIE) opened in Beijing, the first of its kind in the world devoted to promoting industrial and supply chain collaboration. The expo is the “world’s first national exhibition themed on supply chain” and a new open platform built by China for the global business community to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the sector, said …

NANNING: Bamboo, a cultural symbol for the Chinese people since ancient times, has today become an important tool in China’s efforts to go green. Bamboo-based products such as lunchboxes, bookmarks, computer mice and keyboards grabbed the limelight at the First World Forestry Industry Conference held last week in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. “Painted the sunniest …

BEIJING: The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, said that 95 Chinese cities have lowered the floor on commercial individual mortgage rates for first-time home buyers while 24 others have abolished the floor as of the end of September amid efforts to help bring down borrowing costs for home buyers and boost the real estate market. In its …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday called for enhanced global cooperation on industrial and supply chains. Li made the remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) and the Global Supply Chain Innovation and Development Forum. Li said the CISCE is the world’s first national-level supply chain expo, and that maintaining the …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed the need to strengthen foreign-related legal system development, as he chaired a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Monday. Xi highlighted the need to create law-based governance conditions and a favorable external environment for advancing Chinese modernization. …

BEIJING: China welcomes all efforts that are conducive to bringing about ceasefire and deescalating the situation, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on Monday. Wang made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on the current situation in Gaza. According to reports, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced that …

NANNING: Chen Mo, 40, stays nearly one-third of a year on China’s youngest volcanic island, Weizhou Island, keeping over six terabytes of photos and also video footage of the endangered Bryde’s whales. Chen is an associate researcher from the Guangxi Academy of Sciences who has been studying the species in the waters near Weizhou Island since 2016. “We identified about …

BEIJING: As the rotating president of the UN Security Council for November, China will hold a Security Council high-level meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on Nov. 29. Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York to chair the meeting, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced …

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday held a meeting to review guidelines on policies and measures for further promoting the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting, which also deliberated a set of regulations on CPC leadership over …

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have unveiled a raft of measures to strengthen financial services for private companies as part of efforts to help spur their growth. Stronger financial support will go to private firms, especially micro, small and medium-sized ones, as well as those in tech-intensive areas like low-carbon industries, said a circular jointly released by eight authorities including the People’s …

HONG KONG: Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that Asia’s first-ever Saudi Arabia exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be listed in Hong Kong on Nov. 29. Chan said in his blog that investors will be able to trade the constituent stocks of the Saudi stock market directly in the Hong Kong …

BEIJING: China’s installed capacity of clean energy surged in the first 10 months of the year amid the country’s pursuit of green development. By the end of October, the installed capacity of solar power in the country expanded 47 percent year on year to 540 million kilowatts, while that of wind power stood at about 400 million kilowatts, representing a …

BEIJING: Air quality in Chinese cities improved in October, data from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment showed. For 339 cities monitored by the ministry, the share of days with good air quality stood at 93.4 percent last month, up 1.6 percentage points year on year. Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, topped the country in terms of …

URUMQI: After 280 days of trekking over 5,000 km, Absemet Kerem finally made it from Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to Tian’anmen Square in downtown Beijing. The 24-year-old was so excited when he arrived in the capital that he could not fall asleep. He rushed to Tian’anmen Square at midnight just to get the perfect spot in the …

BEIJING: Beijing will promote wider opening-up of the services sector under the guidance of a work plan designed to support it in deepening the construction of the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector. Since Beijing became the country’s first Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector in 2020, the city has taken the …

HEFEI: Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC), Volkswagen Group’s largest development center outside Germany, will launch an electric platform for the entry-level segment in 36 months, said Volkswagen Group on Friday. Derived from Volkswagen Group’s modular electric drive matrix (MEB), the new platform will form the basis for electric vehicles specifically tailored to the wishes of Chinese customers. Ralf Brandstaetter, chairman …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met on Friday with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna in Beijing. Li said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the relationship between China and France has enjoyed stable development. China stands ready to work with France to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads …

LHASA: Passenger throughput at Lhasa Konggar International Airport surpassed 5 million this year on Thursday, hitting a record high. Located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, the airport started operation in 1965 and plays an increasingly prominent role in Xizang’s transportation system. In the past decade, it has gradually formed an air network covering major large and …

BEIJING: The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. Thursday, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said Friday. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam’s ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam’s ship lift had …

BEIJING: Some 81,000 China-Europe freight train trips have been made to date, providing services for 217 cities in 25 European countries, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) official said on Friday. “China-Europe freight trains have reshaped the international transport routes in Asia and Europe, built a new platform for economic cooperation, and helped ensure the stability of global industrial …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, Vice Premier of the State Council Ding Xuexiang will visit Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from Nov. 26 to 30, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political …

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation said on Thursday that the passenger volume of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) reached over 17 million as of Nov. 19, which has surpassed the total number of passengers in 2019. The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail resumed service earlier this year. According to its …

LANZHOU: Eight people were killed in a road accident in northwest China’s Gansu Province on Friday morning, local authorities said. The accident happened at about 8 a.m. in Minqin County of Wuwei City, where a minibus and a pickup truck collided, leaving eight dead and three injured. The injured were rushed to a local hospital. Cause of the accident is …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory letter to the World Conference on China Studies — Shanghai Forum. Xi pointed out that China studies are not only the studies of historical China, but also the studies of contemporary China. Chinese civilization has a long history and has been enriched and developed through exchanges and mutual learning with …

BEIJING: China’s expressway mileage under operation had reached 177,000 km by the end of 2022, and China remains the country with the longest expressway mileage in the world, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday. By the end of 2022, China’s total highway mileage had reached 5.35 million km, an increase of 1.12 million km in the space of 10 …

NANJING: Ding Li, a Chinese policeman on a mission against cultural relic crimes, demonstrates the powerful outcome when passion meets profession. At 50, Ding, an ardent archaeology enthusiast, has unraveled more than 260 cases, apprehended 230 suspects involved in tomb robbery and illegal cultural relic trade, and reclaimed over 13,000 artifacts in just three years. “The cultural relics retrieved by …

INCHEON, South Korea: China and South Korea held here a ceremony on Thursday to transfer the remains and belongings of 25 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War. The 10th handover ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airport, west of the capital Seoul, attended by Chinese Vice Minister of Veterans Affairs Chang Zhengguo, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea …

SHANGHAI: A record number of 68 oriental white storks were recently spotted in the Chongming Dongtan national nature reserve in Shanghai in east China, according to the reserve administration. During daily monitoring, staff at the reserve discovered the birds, a species under first-class state protection in China. Moreover, 276 Eurasian spoonbills, a species under second-class state protection in China, were …