China’s overcapacity in the clean energy sector will be temporary as long as global demand for green transitions holds up, according to two prominent Chinese former economic officials, who said that more market opportunities should be explored through the Belt and Road Initiative. Last year China saw robust growth in installed capacity and exports of […]
During the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu emphasized the importance of the G20 adhering to its original mission of promoting international economic cooperation. He urged the improvement of the mechanism for macroeconomic policy cooperation, prioritization of development issues, and collaboration for advancing global economic governance […]
Both Hong Kong and Macao have declared that their tourism sectors have fully rebounded to pre-COVID and pre-2019 unrest levels, with each region hosting over 1.4 million and 1.3 million inbound visitors, respectively. Analysts attribute this recovery to the enhanced security, stability, and public order, emphasizing these elements as crucial to regaining tourists’ confidence. Despite […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) closely monitored a joint air patrol conducted by the Philippines and the US in the South China Sea, describing the event as a political demonstration aimed at China with minimal military significance, according to the PLA Southern Theater Command. In response to the Philippines’ joint air patrol announcement involving […]
Following their impressive flight performances at the World Defence Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seven J-10 fighter jets from the August 1st Aerobatics Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force completed a direct return journey to China. Accompanied and supported by the YU-20 aerial tanker, they landed at an airport in western […]
NATO has initiated its most extensive military exercise since the Cold War, mobilizing approximately 90,000 troops for the Steadfast Defender 2024 drills scheduled to run until May. The massive exercise, involving over 50 ships, 80 fighter jets, helicopters, drones, and more than 1,100 combat vehicles, including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, has drawn criticism from […]
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has arrived in Beijing for a weeklong visit, becoming the first leader from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region to do so in 2024. The Caribbean nation, a longstanding partner of China, seeks to capitalize on the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to stimulate its post-pandemic […]
In the heart of Cambodia, Liu Wenzhi, a retired military veteran turned demining specialist, is spearheading a perilous yet gratifying mission to eliminate landmines, offering hope to a nation scarred by the remnants of war. Upon arriving in Cambodia, Liu encountered a landscape where landmines posed an ongoing threat to the safety of the local […]
In a meeting with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani in Beijing on Friday, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, emphasized that the Middle East should no longer be a […]
China’s climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, stressed the pressing need for international collaboration to enhance methane control in developing nations during the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). Alongside US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Xie called for unified global action during the event held in […]