To learn, to understand, to trust

24 cities. 1 table. Every city has its own struggles—industry, jobs and aging. But dialogue turns the unknown into understanding, and understanding into trust. Less misunderstanding, more trust....

"Just like what you're doing here"

"Just like what you are doing here." Victoria Henstock, Deputy Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, said this in Wuhan. 　　Just as Christchurch protects its kiwi, Wuhan protects its finless porpo...

The city that makes light

Most people know Wuhan for the Yangtze River. Few know it makes the glass the internet runs on. For ten years, this city in central China has produced the world's No.1 optical fiber. Its factories als...

Whoever comes is a guest

In Wuhan, ¥2 ($0.30) gets you on a ferry across the entire Yangtze. Probably the cheapest river crossing on Earth. If you pay ¥5, you got your breakfast covered too—a steaming bowl of nood...

Retracing China's Long March twice in 10 years: What did a young American learn?

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What China-U.S. scholars talk about offstage

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Seek first to understand

Young people from China and the U.S. chat during a break at a rehearsal for a musical performance at a school in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on July 17 (XINHUA) 　　President Xi Jinping and...

Xi's upcoming U.S. visit to chart course for bilateral ties

American students visit a park during a music and cultural exchange camp between young people of China and the United States in Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, on July 14 (X...

Grapes, gardens and gorgeous views

The Flaming Mountains in Tulufan (VCG) 　　Attractions in Tulufan (Turpan) are pretty spread out, so why not spend a day circling the city to soak up the energy of this "land of fire"? 　　Mornin...

Tulufan is hot, hot, hot!

The vertical well openings of the Karez irrigation system in the Gobi Desert in Tulufan (Turpan) on December 3, 2025 (VCG) 　　The mere mention of Tulufan (Turpan), often dubbed China's "land of...