BEIJING: China and Central Asia have seen their economic and trade ties continue to strengthen with trade among them growing rapidly for more than a decade. Data released Sunday by the General Administration of Customs showed China’s trade with the five Central Asian countries had expanded from 312.04 billion yuan (43.48 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013 to 674.15 billion yuan …

BEIJING: At the invitation of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana from June 16 to 18, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Friday. The establishment of the China-Central Asia mechanism is a decision unanimously made by China and the five Central Asian countries, which …

BEIJING: China’s recent announcement of new regulations to strengthen export control measures on certain rare earth-related items is a measure driven by its domestic industrial sustainable development needs. The move aligns with international management standards and reflects China’s responsibilities as a major country — and is not, as some claim, a so-called “tactical countermeasure.” This step also underscores China’s sense …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that dialogue and cooperation are the only correct choice for China and the United States. In the phone talks initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump, Xi said that recalibrating the direction of the giant ship of China-U.S. relations requires the two sides to take the helm and set the right course, adding …

BEIJING: China welcomes the recent upgrade of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan from the level of chargé d’affaires to ambassadorial, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a related question, adding that China stands ready to continue playing a constructive role in promoting the …

HONG KONG: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday that China is willing to work with Pakistan and like-minded countries to enhance the unique advantages of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). When meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who attended here the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to release the regulations on awarding military scientific research. The new document, which will take effect on July 1, aims to implement the strategy of strengthening the armed forces through science and technology and regulate the process of awarding military scientific research. The regulations establish a structured …

HONG KONG: The International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) serves as an important public good in the field of the rule of law for better global governance, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered a speech at the signing ceremony of the …

BEIJING: With four new satellites launched this month to expand the Tianqi constellation, China is accelerating a presence in low-Earth orbit to support its surging demand for smart device connectivity. Following SpaceX’s lead, an increasing number of Chinese aerospace firms have begun constructing Starlink-style satellite networks over the past years. Some of these commercial space firms are specifically targeting the …

BEIJING (Internews Pakistan) : Pakistan’s embassy deputy head of mission in Beijing Bilal Mahmood Chaudhary has emphasised the transformative role of mining cooperation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during his keynote address at the 4th Asia Mining Innovation and Development Summit in Beijing. Chaudhary underscored Pakistan’s vast mineral wealth, including 186 billion tons of coal reserves, over 5 million …

The 2025 Media Cooperation Forum of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries is poised to open a new chapter in media collaboration among SCO member states, said Sohail Khan, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, on May 22, 2025, one day before the forum’s official opening in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. “It can bring a lot of …

URUMQI (Internews): Media leaders, business entrepreneurs and communication experts from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states gathered in Urumqi for the official launch of the 2025 Media Dialogue of SCO Countries with a strong collective commitment to deepening media cooperation and countering “distorted western propaganda” about China’s northwestern autonomous region Xinjiang. The high profile event of 2025 Media Dialogue of …

URUMQI (Internews): The 2025 Media Cooperation Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries officially opened in Urumqi, the capital of China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. The high profile event hosted by People’s Daily and the people’s government of Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, brought together media representatives, officials, and experts from across SCO member states to enhance regional cooperation, …

The 2025 Media Cooperation Forum of SCO Countries, with the theme of “Building a Better Home Together for a Prosperous Future,” was held in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 23, 2025. Over 300 representatives from mainstream media outlets, government departments, academic institutions, and enterprises from 26 SCO member states, observer states, and dialogue partners gathered to …

BEIJING (Internews): Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said that China and Pakistan have maintained close strategic communication on consolidating traditional friendship, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly addressing challenges, which reflects the high level of bilateral relations. During the talks with Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Wang Yi said that as ironclad friends, China …

Credit to Global Times As an ironclad friend, China will, as always, firmly support Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, support Pakistan in exploring a development path suited to its national conditions, support Pakistan in resolutely combating terrorism, and support Pakistan in playing a greater role in international and regional affairs, Wang Yi, a member of the …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Saturday to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, the rotating chairperson of the Council of Heads of the League of Arab States, extending his congratulations on the convening of the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad. Xi noted that over the past 80 years since its establishment, the League of Arab …

BEIJING (Internews): Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong met with Pakistani Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi at the latter’s request on Tuesday and the two sides had an exchange of views on China-Pakistan relations as well as international and regional situations. According to a press release on Wednesday, Sun said that China welcomes and supports a full and …

Credit to Global Times Recently, there has been a large amount of online information claiming that China’s Y-20 strategic transport aircraft delivered relief supplies to Pakistan. In a statement on Sunday, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force refuted these information as false, noting that the internet is not a lawless land, and creating and spreading military-related rumors bears legal …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed on Saturday his hope that India and Pakistan will remain calm and restrained, properly handle differences through dialogue and consultation, and avoid escalating the situation. During a phone conversation with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

BEIJING (Internews): Chinese foreign minister and member of the political bureau of the CPC central committee Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday, at the request of the Pakistani side. During the call, Ishaq Dar provided an update on the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and India, expressing Islamabad’s …

BEIJING(Internews): In response to rising tensions between India and Pakistan, China on Wednesday expressed regret over India’s early morning military strikes on targets within Pakistan, urging both countries to exercise restraint. A spokesperson for China’s ministry of foreign affairs addressed a question regarding Indian military strikes on targets in Pakistan. “China finds India’s military operation early this morning regrettable. We …

BEIJING: In the stately Conference Building at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, a 65-inch-tall resplendent bronze vessel gleams under soft light, its cloisonne enamel blazing in vibrant Chinese red. The “Zun of Peace,” presented by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2015 as a special gift for the United Nations’ 70th anniversary, is not merely a delicate …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has engaged in extensive diplomatic efforts both at home and abroad this spring, cementing a closer bond with neighboring countries, advocating unity and cooperation, and injecting certainty and stability into a turbulent world. CLOSER BOND WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES In a world grappling with growing uncertainty and instability fueled by protectionism and unilateralism, China has reaffirmed …

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited a large-model incubator in Shanghai, urging the city to take the lead in AI development and governance while highlighting China’s vast potential for the industry. The trip came four days after China’s leadership convened a dedicated AI study session, during which Xi called for gaining a head start in this strategic sector. “AI …

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited the New Development Bank in Shanghai and met with Dilma Rousseff, president of the institution. Rousseff led the bank’s four vice presidents and other employees to welcome Xi when he arrived. Xi congratulated Rousseff on her reelection as president of the New Development Bank, and noted that the bank is the world’s …

BEIJING: China’s total outbound direct investment (ODI) rose 6.2 percent year on year to 40.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, according to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Commerce. In the first three months of the year, non-financial ODI went up 4.4 percent to 35.68 billion dollars, He Yadong, a ministry spokesperson, said at …

PHNOM PENH: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded Southeast Asia visit, his first overseas trip this year, highlighted China’s dedication to deepening traditional ties, expanding practical cooperation and advancing its vision of building a community with a shared future with its neighbors. The tour, which took him to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from Monday to Friday, also signaled China’s renewed push …

GUANGZHOU: In spite of intensified trade protectionism and geopolitical tensions, China’s products and market are still appealing to foreign business people. A record-breaking 65 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders are participating in the ongoing fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in the tropical island province of Hainan in south China. Meanwhile, the Canton Fair, which kicked off …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Friday afternoon after wrapping up state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia. Xi’s entourage, including Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, a member …

PHNOM PENH: China and Cambodia on Friday expressed strong opposition to trade protectionism and reaffirmed their commitment to a multilateral trading system centered on the World Trade Organization (WTO). The commitment was underscored in a joint statement issued when Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Cambodia, where the two countries highlighted their mutual goal of building …

BEIJING: When To Lam made his first visit to China as Vietnam’s top leader in August last year, he started the trip not in Beijing but in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou — a special arrangement Chinese President Xi Jinping later hailed as “quite meaningful.” It was in Guangzhou, a century earlier, that Ho Chi Minh, the late Vietnamese leader, …

BEIJING: In February 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted then Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, an appointment between the two old friends. Back in early 2020, Hun Sen visited Beijing as China was battling the COVID-19 epidemic. He visited to show Cambodia’s staunch support for the Chinese people at a …

BEIJING: Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites. One is the Poh San Teng Temple, a long-standing homage to renowned Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty. The other is the city …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building a community with a shared future with neighboring countries and striving to open new ground for China’s neighborhood work. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a central conference on work related to neighboring …

BEIJING: China’s Minister of National Defense Dong Jun met with Pakistan Air Force Chief Zaheer Ahmad Babar in Beijing on Tuesday. Speaking highly of the cooperation between Chinese and Pakistani militaries in recent years, Dong said China is willing to work with the Pakistani side in strengthening strategic communication and cooperation, deepening practical cooperation, and jointly safeguarding international and regional …

BEIJING: China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests should the United States escalate its tariff measures, the country’s commerce ministry said Tuesday. The comments were made by a spokesperson with the Ministry of Commerce after the United States threatened to impose an additional 50-percent tariff on Chinese imports, which the spokesperson said China firmly opposes. The …

BEIJING: The Chinese government’s position on opposing U.S. abuse of tariffs was released on Saturday. Recently, under various pretexts, the United States has imposed tariffs on all trading partners, including China, which severely infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of nations, severely violates World Trade Organization rules, severely harms the rules-based multilateral trading system, and severely disrupts the stability …

BEIJING: China will impose additional 34-percent tariffs on all products imported from the United States starting from April 10, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced Friday. The announcement follows the U.S. decision to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese exports to the United States, a move that the commission said does not conform to international trade rules, seriously …

BEIJING: The United States and its allies were the main source of cyberattacks against China during the ninth Asian Winter Games, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, citing a newly released report. The report was released by China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and National Engineering Laboratory for Computer Virus Prevention Technology on Thursday. It disclosed that the …