BEIJING | Xinhua | As the year 2024 comes to a close, here are the key takeaways from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomacy throughout the year. Over the past year, Xi has engaged in extensive head-of-state diplomacy both at home and abroad, making four overseas visits to Europe, to Central …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the nation to remain confident in the coming year, saying the world’s second-largest economy can overcome challenges and pressure through hard work. Xi made the remarks in his New Year message for 2025 delivered through China Media Group …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | The following are the top 10 world news events in the year of 2024 selected by Xinhua: 1. China’s head-of-state diplomacy opens new chapter In 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended three major diplomatic events at home: the Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Throughout the year of 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended three major diplomatic events hosted in China and made four significant overseas visits, consistently calling for stronger win-win cooperation to build a better world. Esteemed a masterly communicator, Xi incorporated into his talks, speeches and articles …
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He unlikely to get it because the longer the war in Ukraine continues in this way, the longer China reaps the benefits COMMENT | STEFAN WOLFF & TETYANA MALYARENKO | U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has invited China’s president Xi Jinping to his inauguration on January 20 in a surprise move which …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | China has attached increasing importance to the mental health of children and adolescents, experts said at a press conference held by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday. Epidemiological survey results from authoritative institutions show that the actual prevalence of depression among adolescents in China is …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda commissioned eight multi-million-U.S. dollar Chinese-invested factories, providing direct employment opportunities to thousands of Ugandan people, a top official said here on Monday. David Bahati, minister of state for trade, industry and cooperatives, made the remarks while addressing at the Uganda Media Center on the …
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In November, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and other departments jointly issued the guidelines for AI application scenarios in the health sector BEIJING | Xinhua | Imagine a hospital where you’re greeted by an intelligent robot, and artificial intelligence (AI) technology ensures you receive detailed diagnostic notes swiftly. In Wuzhen, …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the video-sharing app if ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, doesn’t sell it to a non-Chinese buyer by Jan. 19. “The Act will shutter one of America’s most popular speech platforms the …
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How America’s pursuit of global primacy undermines democracy at home and international law abroad THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I argued in this column last week that America’s pursuit of global primacy (hegemony) is increasingly becoming a liability to Europe’s security and economic prosperity. Germany is the biggest loser in …
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