Foundations of global governance frameworks

How a state outlines its political projects and programs says a lot about the worldview it operates with. Behind politics is always a series of assumptions, some explicitly recognized by politica...

Making openness tangible

The Tajikistan Pavilion at the Ninth China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on June 29 (XIANG YUTING) 　　Inside one of the international pavilions at the Ninth China-Eur...

Long March lessons

Yan’an, Shaanxi Province, in 1938 (above) with cave dwellings visible below the pagoda, and in 2021 (XINHUA) 　　Shortly after arriving in Beijing for the first time in September 1986, I w...

Hydropower plant under construction in Xizang unleashes transformative dividends

The new house built by Gesang Ciren, a resident in Zhalang Village, Zogang County in Xizang Autonomous Region, following his relocation from the Datang Zala Hydropower Station construction site (...

More than a grid

One hot market

An AI-powered smart production line in operation at the Haier Central Air Conditioning interconnected factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on November 25, 2025 (XINHUA) 　　A relentless heatw...

China lodges representations against Japan's words, deeds on South China Sea

An official from the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chief minister of the Japanese Embassy in China on Sunday to lodge solemn representations ...

High-frequency data signals steady improvement in China's economy in H1

China's economy maintained steady improvement in the first half of the year (H1), with consumption continuing to recover and high-tech industries gathering momentum, according to data released by...

China to accelerate innovative development of retail industry

Chinese authorities have issued a guideline to accelerate the innovative development of the retail industry, aiming to establish a modern retail system and cultivate a number of globally competit...

China steps up flood control, disaster relief efforts as Typhoon Bavi moves inland

A drone photo taken on July 12 shows cargo ships anchoring at a harbor to avoid the typhoon in Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, landed o...