Tag Archives: China

  COMMENT | ANGELA HUYUE ZHANG | China’s weaponization of rare earths has emerged as a major flash point in US-China trade negotiations. These critical materials, especially the high-performance magnets they make possible, are vital components in electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, industrial robotics, and advanced defense systems. In response to …

HANGZHOU | Xinhua |  China’s experience in green development has shown that you can have your cake and eat it too, former United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General Erik Solheim told Xinhua this week. “We can develop the economy while protecting and enhancing the natural environment at the same time,” Solheim, who …

LHASA | Xinhua |  Nestled in the mountains of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, a small village recently received a special letter from Beijing — thousands of kilometers away — reigniting villager Dawa Gyaltsen’s cherished memories from four years prior. “Learning that the village has undergone new changes in recent …

LHASA | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged Xizang Autonomous Region to build a modern socialist new Xizang that is united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made …

  NAIROBI | Xinhua |  To mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, a photo exhibition was launched on Friday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Organized by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya and Xinhua …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to launch an island-wide independent customs operation on Dec. 18, 2025, underscoring the country’s wider push for high-standard opening up. In the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency, senior …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Certification and Inspection Group Company Ltd (CCIC) aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation between the two countries. CCIC is a State-owned mega group providing inspection, verification, certification and …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Recent remarks by U.S. officials accusing China of “flooding” global markets with exports and calling for a “rebalancing” of its economy are merely recycled arguments long used against China. These claims disregard the profound changes taking place as China advances toward high-quality and sustainable economic …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Amid escalating global uncertainties fueled by rising unilateralism, protectionism and geopolitical tensions, China’s commitment to stable policymaking and consistent long-term planning stands as a vital asset for the stability of the global economy. This stable and promising policy environment was reaffirmed at the meeting of …

  BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to study and absorb netizens’ opinions in formulating the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), following an online campaign to seek netizens’ opinions on the plan. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …