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The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan

Five key military contests are likely to both prevent and determine the outcome of a conflict

Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control; Wuhan: A Documentary Novel – reviews

Dali L Yang’s critique of China’s response in the early days of the Covid pandemic is thoroughgoing if academic, while poet Liao Yiwu’s account mixes fact and fiction to extraordinary effect

Cast your mind back, if you will, to the beginning of the pandemic, before the World Health Organization had coined the term Covid-19. Back then, it was the “Wuhan virus”, a mysterious pathogen from a city that few people outside China had visited.

On 12 January 2020, China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the virus’s genome on an international database, permitting scientists anywhere in the world to see that it was a coronavirus closely related to Sars – the pathogen that had caused a mini-pandemic in 2002-2004.

America’s approach to China’s rapid growth has lessons for us all | Larry Elliott

Protectionism in the form of tariffs is justified but the focus will be on whether Beijing retaliates

The global economy is fragmenting and a new era of protectionism has dawned. Dreams by free marketeers of a frictionless world in which goods and services moved seamlessly from country to country are dead.

That was the clear message from Joe Biden’s decision last week to target China with a range of new, much higher tariffs on electric vehicles and a range of other products crucial to sectors seen by the White House as vital to the future health of the US economy and to national security.

China retaliates against the US and EU with anti-dumping probe

Tit-for-tat investigation into thermoplastics follows a pattern established during the Trump presidency

王毅同塔吉克斯坦外长穆赫里丁举行会谈

　　中新社北京5月19日电当地时间5月19日，中共中央政治局委员、外交部长王毅在杜尚别同塔吉克斯坦外长穆赫里丁举行会谈。

西藏少年活佛参学团浙江行：一次佛教文化的深入学习

　　中新社杭州5月19日电题：西藏少年活佛参学团浙江行：一次佛教文化的深入学习

中国海军83舰编队对柬埔寨进行友好访问

　　中新社西哈努克5月19日电 (张佳宁)执行远海实习访问任务的中国海军83舰编队19日抵达柬埔寨西哈努克，开始对柬进行为期4天的友好访问。

Lawyers association teams up to aid disabled communities

In honor of the 34th National Disability Day, which fell on Sunday, the All-China Lawyers Association has partnered with the China Association of Volunteers for Persons with Disabilities to provide legal assistance to disabled communities.

25所中法高校校长在沪共话“可持续发展与国际工程教育”

　　中新网上海5月19日电 (黄艾娇许婧)“中法大学校长论坛”19日在同济大学开讲，来自中国、法国25所高校和教育机构以及法国建筑与遗产之城约80名校长与代表齐聚一堂，围绕“可持续发展与国际工程教育”这一主题展开深入研讨。

China inaugurates first UCI WCC Continental Development Satellite

The UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) -- the training and education center of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) based in Aigle, Switzerland -- inaugurated China's first Continental Development Satellite in Shanghai on Saturday.

China initiates probe into polyformaldehyde copolymer imports

On Sunday, China initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of polyformaldehyde copolymer originating from the European Union, the United States, Japan and China's Taiwan region, said the Ministry of Commerce.

Thomas Bach receives honorary professorship from Shanghai University of Sport

The Shanghai University of Sport (SUS) awarded an honorary professorship to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach in a grand ceremony on Sunday.

2024年向家坝—三峡水库联合生态调度试验启动

　　中新社宜昌5月19日电 (龚文婷)据三峡集团流域枢纽运行管理中心消息，2024年向家坝—三峡水库联合生态调度试验18日正式启动，此次试验为促进向家坝下游江段和葛洲坝下游江段产漂流性卵鱼类自然繁殖的“人造洪峰”生态调度试验。

天津市文旅融合发展研究中心揭牌成立

　　中新网天津5月19日电 (周亚强)5月19日是第14个中国旅游日，在京津冀三地社科院联合主办的“京津冀文化协同发展学术研讨会”上，天津市文旅融合发展研究中心(以下简称研究中心)揭牌成立。

全国助残日西藏举行系列活动助力残疾人就业、融入社会等

　　中新网拉萨5月19日电(记者江飞波)5月19日是第三十四次全国助残日，当日，由西藏自治区残联、拉萨市委宣传部和拉萨市残联共同主办的主题文艺汇演在拉萨宗角禄康公园举行。现场，西藏自治区、拉萨市残工委有关成员单位和一些社会爱心助残企业还组织开展了残疾儿童康复义诊、优惠政策宣传咨询、残疾人企业产品展销、残疾人手工制品义卖以及辅助器具适配、残疾人就业服务登记等系列助残服务活动。

中医学者汇聚泉城论伤寒共探中医发展新路径

　　中新网济南5月19日电 (祁建月)2024国医新路论坛暨李克绍伤寒临床应用学术研讨会19日在山东济南召开。来自中国、英国、荷兰等国家医学领域的专家学者齐聚泉城，南北名家共论伤寒，以学术争鸣共探中医发展的新路径。

China Eastern Airlines resumes Shanghai and Kashgar direct flight

With 136 passengers onboard, China Eastern Airlines resumed its direct flight between Shanghai and Kashgar in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Saturday, which is the longest domestic flight operated by the Shanghai-based carrier.

Heavy rain strikes Guangxi

Over 30 passenger trains have suspended operation from Saturday to Monday morning due to the heavy rain in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, announced Nanning Railway Bureau on Saturday.

习声回响·博物致知丨“要把博物馆事业搞好”

　　“要把博物馆事业搞好。博物馆建设要更完善、更成体系，同时发挥好博物馆的教育功能。”今年全国两会期间，习近平总书记在江苏代表团听了全国人大代表、南京市博物总馆副馆长宋燕的介绍，兴致勃勃地说：“南京的博物馆还是很有看头的，六朝古都，还有后面的明代、清代，东西还是很多的。博物馆很重要，我从小就爱看博物馆，小时候北京的博物馆我差不多都看过了。”

暴雨来袭福建发布“暴雨预警Ⅳ级”

　　中新网福州5月19日电 (记者龙敏)暴雨来袭，福建省气象台19日17时发布“暴雨预警Ⅳ级”称，20至21日，福建中南部沿海地区有暴雨，雷雨时局地有短时强降水和7至9级大风等强对流天气，过程累计雨量80至150毫米，局部地区200毫米。

图文故事丨全国助残日，走进习近平总书记心中这份“春天的事业”

　　在习近平总书记心中，残疾人是“特殊困难的群体”，残疾人事业是“春天的事业”。

学习卡丨习近平的博物馆公开课

　　“一个博物馆就是一所大学校。”

专家谈青海坎布拉：堪称中国乃至东亚中新生代地质遗迹宝库

　　中新网青海黄南5月19日电 (记者张添福)坎布拉地质公园地质遗迹价值国际学术研讨会19日在青海省黄南藏族自治州举行。据悉，本次研讨会为期三天，将举行学术报告、野外考察等。

微视频｜春天的事业

　　2024年5月19日是第三十四次全国助残日。残疾人是“特殊困难的群体”，残疾人事业被喻为“春天的事业”。在习近平总书记心中，残疾人应与健全人一样充分享受经济社会发展带来的成果，在同一片蓝天下幸福生活。一句句深情话语、一次次亲切鼓励，传递着春风拂面般的温暖；一个个暖心举动、一项项帮扶举措，恰似绵绵春雨，让广大残疾人心田滋润、满怀希望。

国之重器始于匠心 “航空手艺人”为职业教育发展“点题”

　　中新网上海5月19日电(记者范宇斌)“工匠精神就是把平凡的工作干到极致、干到无可挑剔。”被称为“航空手艺人”的全国劳动模范、全国道德模范、中国商飞上海飞机制造有限公司零件加工中心技能大师胡双钱19日在2024中华职业教育上海论坛上谈到他对工匠精神的理解。

中尼代表及游客200余人参加里孜口岸开关半年成果展活动

　　中新网仲巴5月19日电 (陈文超)19日，西藏里孜口岸开关半年成果展暨“5·19中国旅游日”主题活动在该口岸举办，仲巴县及相关单位负责人、边民代表、尼方代表和口岸游客共计200余人参加活动。

珠江防总、珠江委启动Ⅳ级应急响应

　　中新网广州5月19日电 (记者王坚)针对珠江流域当前雨情，水利部珠江水利委员会(下称“珠江委”)19日再次组织防汛会商，滚动分析研判流域防汛形势，进一步部署近期强降雨防范应对工作。

“畅行中国”首次以六省市主流媒体共同发起形式走进青海

　　中新网西宁5月19日电 (记者李江宁)“此次是畅行中国媒介品牌第一次以六省市主流媒体共同发起的形式来到大美青海，做大型融媒传播采访直播报道活动。”19日，中国广播电视社会组织联合会会长范卫平表示，这一举措将移动收听转化为视觉传达，让更多的人感知青海、触摸青海、走进青海。

近320名龙舟爱好者逐浪南京外秦淮河

　　中新网南京5月19日电 (徐珊珊)19日，2024年江苏省龙舟精英赛(南京站)暨第六届秦淮河龙舟竞渡大赛在南艺后街开幕。12支参赛队、近320名运动员逐浪外秦淮河，其中10支队伍来自东南大学、南京理工大学、苏州大学、常州大学等高校。

合肥数万人“科学日”享科学宴 “人造太阳”成热门打卡点

　　中新网合肥5月19日电 (记者吴兰)“人造太阳”是什么样的？强磁场里有什么？“夸父”装置进展又如何？……5月18日至19日，中国科学院合肥物质科学研究院2024年“公众科学日”活动吸引了数万名公众近距离享受科学盛宴，其中“人造太阳”等大科学装置成热门打卡点。

第23届海峡两岸大学生辩论赛：六高校竞逐福建省代表队

　　中新网福州5月19日电 (记者闫旭)“AI文艺作品有艺术价值吗？”“当代青年应该接受还是拒绝自己的平凡？”18至19日，厦门大学、华侨大学、福州大学、福建师范大学、福建理工大学、闽江学院6所高校的30位辩手围绕这些辩题展开“思辨大战”。

（台海观澜）海交会30年：对台先行政策迭出经贸合作持续拓展

　　中新社福州5月19日电 (记者龙敏)逾千名台胞参会创新高；福(州)马(祖)“同城生活圈”先行先试首批10条政策发布；“中国东南(福建)科学城”两岸科创社区交流服务中心启用……19日在福州落幕的第26届海峡两岸经贸交易会(简称“海交会”)显示，先行先试政策迭出，两岸经贸合作持续拓展。

中国驻英国大使馆举办两岸关系座谈会旅英侨学界代表参加

　　中新网伦敦5月19日电 (记者欧阳开宇)中国驻英国大使馆日前举办两岸关系座谈会，邀请旅英侨学界代表30多人参加。中国驻英国大使郑泽光出席并发表讲话。

江西中医药大学建校65周年庆祝大会在南昌举行

　　中新网南昌5月19日电 (记者刘占昆华山)19日，江西中医药大学建校65周年庆祝大会在该校湾里校区体育馆举行，来自社会各界的领导嘉宾、海内外校友和全体师生员工欢聚互动，共同见证江西中医药大学建校65周年。

东西问丨徐霞客和马可波罗，对文明交流互鉴有何启示？

　　中新社杭州5月19日电题：徐霞客和马可波罗，对文明交流互鉴有何启示？

王受文国际贸易谈判代表兼副部长出席亚太经合组织第三十届贸易部长会

　　2024年5月17-18日, 亚太经合组织(APEC)第三十届贸易部长会在秘鲁阿雷基帕举行，期间还举行了贸易和妇女部长联席会。会议发表《APEC贸易部长联合声明》和《APEC贸易和妇女部长联席会联合声明》。商务部国际贸易谈判代表兼副部长王受文率团与会，并围绕多边贸易体制、亚太自贸区建设、贸易便利化和贸易包容性等议题阐述中方立场。

在运动中触摸城市文化台胞沉浸式感受浙江宁波魅力

　　中新网宁波5月19日电(林波)5月19日，2024年“寻找美丽中华”全国旅游城市定向系列赛浙江宁波站在海曙区举行，20余位台胞以及两岸婚姻家庭代表参加比赛。

走进甬舟铁路金塘海底隧道浙江舟山“寻美”海岛建设

　　中新网舟山5月19日电(林波)近日，在新建宁波至舟山铁路(以下简称“甬舟铁路”)金塘海底隧道舟山侧，超大直径盾构机刀盘转动，开启穿海之旅……这不仅是世界最长海底高铁隧道建设中的一幕，同时也是浙江“千岛之城”舟山统一战线成员“寻美”到的海岛发展场景。

浙江义乌统一战线：推动“科学家+企业家”互动创新

　　中新网义乌5月19日电(董易鑫郑海洋)5月19日，在位于浙江义乌的复旦大学义乌研究院，义乌市“科学家+企业家”联合创新中心圆桌会议召开，旨在充分发挥党外代表人士中科学家和民营企业家的主体作用，着力构建科技创新合作新方式，深入推进创新创业创造。

水利部：前4个月全国完成水利投资3026亿元

　　记者从水利部了解到，国家1万亿元增发国债中，超过一半用于防洪排涝等相关水利设施建设，重点支持地方水毁工程修复及灌区建设等多个水利工程项目。目前，增发国债水利项目已实施5870个。

Are the US and Chinese economies really about to start ‘decoupling’?

Experts say Biden’s tariffs on Chinese clean tech goods are not the trade-war move some fear

China-Europe freight train services report robust growth in first 4 months

Culture Facts: Relics, memes, and more

Cradle of Civilization: Tiantai Mountain

Culture Fact: China Tourism Day

(W.E. Talk) Liu Shuguang: How Can We Promote Mutual Learning Between Civilizations by Building Cities of Museums?

At present, there is a total of 6,565 museums in China, placing the country high in the world rankings. There is also a boom in building so-called cities of museums across China. How can museums develop in harmony with the growth of a city? How can they help spread Chinese culture at home and abroad? And how will Beijing, China's capital, build itself into a city of museums? On the occasion of the convening of the 2023 Beijing Culture Forum, Liu Shuguang, Head of the Chinese Museums Association, gave an exclusive interview to "W.E. Talk" at China News Service to offer his analysis of how museums can realize their important value in the new era.

China’s ‘AI-in-a-box’ products threaten Big Tech’s cloud growth strategies

Huawei leads trend of providing companies with means to power their own artificial intelligence apps rather than through public cloud

Comicomment: 'How to suppress China's new energy industry?'

The newly announced tariff hike by the White House on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles (EVs), along with the hype about China's "overcapacity" demonstrates increased trade protectionism in the U.S. It also highlights the U.S.' unease with and intention to curb China's growing competitive edge in the global market.

Lai Ching-te, the political brawler who went from a Taiwan mining village to the presidency

Friends and analysts say Lai’s tough upbringing in a working-class family has prepared him well for his next opponent: China

The house itself is a modest, two-storey dwelling on a larger parcel of picturesque land. Mist floats down from the jungled hills behind, settling in the narrow lane that winds towards the rundown remnants of a mine.

The only people there on the day the Guardian visits are curious tourists. They are there for one thing: to see the family home of Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s next president.

Caught by the Tides review – two-decade relationship tells story of China’s epic transformation

Cannes film festival
The 20-year failed romance between a singer and a dodgy music promoter becomes the vehicle for director Jia Zhangke’s latest exploration of China’s momentous recent history

As so often in the past, Chinese film-maker Jia Zhangke swims down into an ocean of sadness and strangeness; his new film is a mysterious quest narrative with a dynamic, westernised musical score. It tells a human story of a failed romance spanning 20 years, and brings this into parallel with a larger panorama: the awe-inspiring scale of millennial change that has transformed China in the same period, a futurist fervour for quasi-capitalist innovation that has turned out to co-exist with some very old-fashioned state coercion.

Caught by the Tides reflects with a kind of numb astonishment at all the novelties that the country has been required to welcome, all the vast upheavals for which the people have had to make sacrifices. The film shows us the mobster-businessmen who have done well in modern China, the patriotic ecstasy of Beijing getting picked to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the creation of the Three Gorges hydroelectric dam which meant so much unacknowledged pain for the displaced communities. (This latter was the subject of Jia’s Venice Golden Lion winner Still Life in 2006.) And finally of course there is the misery of the Covid lockdown.

The "Feng" of Yunnan Tea｜A Lifestyle Called Yunnan

Yunnan, a distant land of poetry, a dreamlike homeland. Yunnan, a wonderful place longed for by both humans... and elephants. Let's stroll together in the“"Land South of Colorful Clouds", and enjoy "a lifestyle called Yunnan."

Beijing leads the nation in 5G base stations

Beijing has constructed about 114,500 5G base stations as of April, with a density of 52 stations per 10,000 people, ranking first in China, said an official on Friday.

China's rail network sees surge in demand

China's railway passenger volume has seen a remarkable increase in the first four month of this year, facilitating people movement and boosting the country's social and economic development.

Collapse accident results in three dead

An earthwork collapse accident happened on the afternoon of Friday at a tea factory in Jinghong of Yunan province, killing three.

How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda

News avatars are proliferating on social media and experts say they will spread as the technology becomes more accessible

The news presenter has a deeply uncanny air as he delivers a partisan and pejorative message in Mandarin: Taiwan’s outgoing president, Tsai Ing-wen, is as effective as limp spinach, her period in office beset by economic under performance, social problems and protests.

“Water spinach looks at water spinach. Turns out that water spinach isn’t just a name,” says the presenter, in an extended metaphor about Tsai being “Hollow Tsai” – a pun related to the Mandarin word for water spinach.

China's satellite navigation industry output exceeds 530 billion yuan in 2023: report

The total output value of China's satellite navigation and positioning service industry reached 536.2 billion yuan ($74.23 billion) in 2023, up by 7.09 percent year-on-year, according to an industry white paper released on Saturday.

China's museums in numbers

Political solution in Ukraine stressed

Xi made the remarks while meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Thursday evening. Both leaders had in-depth exchanges on strategic issues of common concern.

Xi: Build stronger tourism sector

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to promote high-quality development of the tourism sector to accelerate the building of China into a country strong in tourism and bolster economic growth.

Tariff impact on steel may be minimal as trade small

The impact of additional tariffs by the United States on the Chinese steel industry is likely to be minimal given the small size of direct trade, said analysts, noting the move is more about political posturing than economic issues.

The quiet Japanese island paradise on the frontline of growing Taiwan-China tensions

Yonaguni is a tourist hotspot – but its location just 100km from Taiwan means residents must wrestle with the creeping militarisation of their home

In the minds of many Japanese people, Yonaguni is a sleepy paradise of crystal-clear sea and pristine beaches, where miniature horses graze on clifftops and empty roads dissect fields of sugar cane; where tourists dive with hammerhead sharks and marvel at the Ayamihabiru – the world’s largest Atlas moth.

But this tiny island, located far closer to Taipei than Tokyo, now finds itself at the centre of regional tensions triggered by a new round of Chinese aggression towards Taiwan.

A misguided move on Chinese tariffs

New Biden levies on Beijing undermine the global economy and the climate transition

China to cut mortgage rates as part of plan to prop up property market

Local authorities will be allowed to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing

China will cut mortgage rates and allow local authorities to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing, in a series of drastic measures by Beijing aimed at propping up the country’s faltering property market.

The People’s Bank of China said it would scrap the minimum rate of interest and reduce down-payment ratios to 15% for first-time buyers and 25% for second homes. It will also create a 300bn yuan (£32.8bn) facility to support local state-owned companies to buy homes at reasonable prices, it said in a series of statements on Friday.

Inside Britain’s Chinese student boom

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Insights丨Daryl Guppy: Overcapacity? New tariffs? The U.S. is returning to the bad old days

On top of existing tariffs under Section 301, the United States on Tuesday announced new tariffs on a variety of imports from China, including electric vehicles (EVs), lithium batteries, photovoltaic cells, critical minerals, semiconductors, steel and aluminum.

China unveils package to boost property sector

Central bank eases lending requirements and lowers downpayments to ease years-long slowdown

Putin visits China’s ‘Little Moscow’ as allies seek to cement economic ties – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here: Putin and Xi announce plans to strengthen military ties in Beijing

While Putin’s visit to China continues, back in Russia his deputy foreign minister has said Moscow will respond in kind to any ambiguous nuclear behaviour from the West.

According to Ryabkov, the West has adopted a stance of strategic uncertainty and ambiguity towards Russia, trying to make it difficult for Moscow to predict how NATO will react in various situations, including with nuclear weapons.

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Insights丨Daryl Guppy: Increase in tariffs aims at preventing China’s development, which should be stood up to

In an interview with China News Network, Daryl Guppy, former board member of the Australia China Business Council and Australian ACBC delegate at the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce, said the new tariffs on EV cars and other products from China imposed by the U.S. government and the hyped-up China’s “overcapacity” is part of an overall American strategy to pull China back, to prevent China's development, and to halt its progress.

Chinese social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’

Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’

Chinese social media companies have launched a new crackdown on user content, targeting posts that show off personal wealth and financial extravagance.

In a statement posted online on Wednesday, Weibo said it had spent this month carrying out special management work on “undesirable value-orientated content”, including content “showing off wealth and worshipping money”.

China's insurance market to double in 10 years, Swiss Re CEO says

The size of China's insurance industry is expected to double in the next 10 years amid strong economic growth, making the country an even more important market for the group, said Christian Mumenthaler, group CEO of Swiss Re.

Malaysia to accelerate digital, green development

Chinese companies are expected to play a key role in supporting Malaysia's green and digital economy amid closer China-Malaysia ties.

Is China's bubble tea bubble about to burst?

Chinese bubble tea shares fizzle, raising questions about the industry and Hong Kong's stock market.

The "Feng" of Yunnan Tea ｜Century-old Yunnan Tuocha Continues the "Bond of Friendship between China and France"

Parisian wine is renowned for its flavor, and Dali’s tuocha for its aroma. Yunnan Tuocha is the first variety of Pu’er tea to have entered Europe for its superb quality that is defined by the ancient tea trees and the exceptional production processes.

China aims to improve policy measures for 'whitelist' projects

Apart from easing purchasing restrictions, China can also adopt stronger policy measures to boost financing for the real estate industry to ensure the stable recovery of the sector, experts said.

Arup lost $25mn in Hong Kong deepfake video conference scam

UK-based engineering group identified as target of fraud that used digitally cloned CFO to trick staff

Concert celebrating 75th anniv. of China-Russia diplomatic relations staged in Beijing

A special concert marking the opening of the China-Russia Years of Culture and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations is held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, May 16, 2024.

Exploring biodiversity at horticultural exhibition 2024 in Chengdu

Qionglai branch venue features the unique ecosystem and rich biological species of Longmen Mountain.

Chinese white dolphins spotted in Leizhou Bay

Hailed as "mermaids" and "giant pandas in the sea," this endangered species is under the national first-class protection in China.

China's retail sales grow 2.3% in April

China's retail sales increased 2.3 percent year-on-year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

Putin and Xi vow to co-operate against ‘destructive and hostile’ US

Russia and China agree to tighten military ties and deepen economic partnership after talks in Beijing

Flying car maker plans to take orders this year

Xpeng Aeroht, a flying car unit of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Motors, will launch preorders for its modular flying car in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a senior company executive.

Bulgarian China hand: Beijing, a place of opportunity, makes my passion come true

Ivo Ganchev first came to China when he was only 18 years old. In Beijing, a city of a mix of ancient culture and modern life, Ganchev found a lot of opportunities that made his dream come true and his passion. “No matter where I end up in the future, I believe the deep connection to Beijing will always remain an important part of my life,” he said.

Shanghai kicks off Olympic qualifying

Sunshine, exuberance, great athleticism. The Olympic Qualifying Series Shanghai kicked off in grand style on Thursday at the Huangpu Riverside, with enthusiastic spectators swarming into the venue to experience the festival-style event.

Xi holds restrictive meeting with Putin at Zhongnanhai

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a restrictive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, during which they had in-depth exchanges on strategic issues of common concern.

Xi, Putin attend opening ceremony of China-Russia Years of Culture

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the opening ceremony of the China-Russia Years of Culture and a special concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic ties in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2024.

China's foreign trade hits record high in April

China's foreign trade recorded a new high in April, with trade with traditional and new emerging markets such as the EU, the US, and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries all showing a growth trajectory.

China rebuffs U.S. accusations on supplying Russia with weapon components: Chinese FM

China has rebuffed U.S. claims accusing the Chinese side of supplying Russia with materials for weapons manufacturing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.

Xi, Putin hold talks in Beijing, charting course for enhanced ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday.

Construction starts on mega undersea link

Tunneling operations began at both ends of China's longest undersea high-speed railway tunnel project on Thursday, according to China Railway's 14th Bureau Group, which is overseeing its construction.

Foreign Minister to attend SCO meeting ahead of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan visits

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will start a four-day trip on Saturday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers Council meeting and pay official visits to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.

China's Foreign Ministry congratulates Singapore's new prime minister

A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry has extended congratulations to Lawrence Wong on his inauguration on Wednesday as Singapore's fourth prime minister, expressing the hope that bilateral ties can continue to make new progress during his tenure.

Xi, Putin attend opening ceremony of China-Russia Years of Culture

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the China-Russia Years of Culture and a special concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic ties on Thursday in Beijing.

Xi holds restrictive meeting with Putin at Zhongnanhai

Sino-Russian partnership lauded

China is willing to work with Russia to deepen the alignment between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union, and intensify bilateral cooperation in various fields to promote common development, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday.

Dinosaur teeth found in Guangdong belonged to a relative of T rex

A research team in China recently determined that four large dinosaur teeth discovered in the Sanshui Basin in South China's Guangdong province belong to the same group of carnivorous, bipedal dinosaurs as Tyrannosaurus rex.

Xi urged to respond with caution to Biden’s trade tariffs

Beijing advisers call on China’s leader to hold ‘moral high ground’ as spat with US intensifies

US defence chief Lloyd Austin to meet Chinese counterpart this month

Singapore meeting would be latest step in reopening communication lines between militaries

An Unfinished Film review – moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis

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Lou Ye’s docu-realist film starts as sophisticated comedy, morphs from looking like a zombie apocalypse to intimate drama, and evolves into a tribute to how a nation handled trauma

Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker Lou Ye has created something mysterious, moving and even profound – a kind of multilayered docu-realist film, evidently inspired by a real-life situation in film production. As well as everything else, the film meditates on what it means to be “unfinished”. Very few of us will leave this life with a satisfied sense of everything achieved, complete, squared away. To be mortal is to feel that things have ended without being finished. It is possibly his best film since the courageous Tiananmen Square drama Summer Palace from 2006 – and set near Wuhan, the city in which his 2012 film Mystery was set in the days when that place was internationally known – if at all – simply for being almost scarily vast and impersonal.

It is 2019 and a film director and his crew gather in a production studio and excitedly unbox a big 00s-era computer, containing the digitised video and audio files for a film he had had to abandon 10 years before – without even having a title – because he had refused to bow to his producers’ demands to soften the content. It is a story of a gay man’s passion for another man who is involved with someone else. Getting the unfinished film now is clearly the end result of legal wrangling. (Lou has evidently had access to genuine footage from a real production.)

Zelenskiy says situation is ‘difficult’ on visit to Kharkiv; Putin calls China relationship an international ‘stabilising factor’ – as it happened

Ukrainian military says its has forced Russia to reduce tempo of offensive; Russian president thanks Xi Jinping for ‘trying to solve Ukraine crisis’. This live blog is closed

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia-China cooperation is not directed against any other power and is a stabilising factor for the world, during his meeting with Xi Jinping.

It is of crucial significance that relations between Russia and China are not opportunistic and are not directed against anyone. Our cooperation in world affairs today acts as one of the main stabilising factors in the international arena.”

In our new journey we intend to remain good neighbours, trusted friends and reliable partners, consistently strengthening the relationship between our two nations … defending international equality.”

Putin thanks Xi for input on Ukraine and calls for 'multipolar world order' – video

During his state visit to China, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, told a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that he was 'grateful to our Chinese friends and colleagues for the initiatives they put forward to solve the Ukrainian problem'. He also said the two countries had 'independent ... foreign policies' and called for a more 'just and democratic multipolar world order'

Putin and Xi announce plans to strengthen military ties in Beijing

Russian leader praises ‘comradely’ talks with Chinese president ahead of concert to mark 75 years of ‘friendship’

Russia and China have announced they will deepen their already close military ties, as Vladimir Putin met Xi Jinping in Beijing on his first foreign trip since being inaugurated for a new term as Russia’s president.

It is the latest in a string of statements and signals that the warm relationship between the two countries is as strong as it has ever been.

China must learn from Japan’s ‘lost decades’

The consequences of the world’s second-largest economy being sucked into a deflationary spiral would be severe

Microsoft offers staff to relocate from China

Offer comes as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing over sensitive technology

Tariffs against America

The EU should not be tempted to respond in kind

Biden to raise solar import tariffs in bid to protect US industry

Move follows sweeping levies on Chinese goods in latest protectionist trade action ahead of November election

China revs up on auto chips and HBM shakes up memory

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Xi welcomes Putin in Beijing as state visit gets under way – video

The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, greeted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at a welcome ceremony ahead of bilateral talks. Putin is expected to have several meetings with Xi and other officials that will emphasise their commitment to the 'no limits' pact they signed in 2022, just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Worry as Wuhan blogger's release remains unclear

Zhang Zhan's condition is unclear several days after her scheduled release from jail.

(W.E. Talk) Ramping up tariffs on China, blatant U.S. double standard on so-called China 'overcapacity'

What is the intention of Western politicians to hype up the so-called China "Overcapacity theory"? What is the purpose of the United States imposing tariffs on China and insisting on ramping up tariff barriers?How has the development of China's new energy and other industries contributed to the realization of global climate goals and global energy transition? In the latest W.E. Talk, Wang Yiwei, dean of EU Research Center at Renmin University of China and chair professor at Jean Monnet, Warwick Powell, adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology and senior fellow at the Taihe Institute and founder, and editor-in-chief of the Geopolitical Economy Report, foreign-policy expert Benjamin Norton were invited to discuss these questions.

How EU countries are pushing for further migration outsourcing

Also in this newsletter: a Chinese proposal to defuse the trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing

China's Nio unveils Tesla Model Y rival

Nio's new brand Onvo has launched its challenger to the world's best-selling electric vehicle.

China’s biggest banks launch first sales of special loss-absorbing debt

TLAC bonds are part of push from international regulators to shore up balance sheets

Putin arrives in China on mission to deepen partnership with Xi

During the Russian leader’s two-day visit, the war in Ukraine, energy and trade will be on the agenda

President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart and “old friend” Xi Jinping as he seeks to deepen ties after launching some of Russia’s most significant incursions into Ukraine since its invasion in 2022.

It is Putin’s second visit to Beijing in less than a year, and his first foreign visit since being sworn in for a new term that will keep him in power until at least 2030. The visit will also celebrate 75 years since the Soviet Union recognised the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

Shein switches focus to London after New York IPO stalls

E-commerce giant’s proposed US listing appears stuck amid trade tensions between Washington and Beijing

China achieves localization of core high-density connectivity module for quantum computing

China has realized domestic production of a core component for the nation's self-developed quantum computer named "Origin Wukong," breaking foreign monopoly and further cementing China's leading position in global quantum computing research and development.

Chinese business community strongly criticizes new tariffs

The Chinese business community strongly opposes the United States' latest decision to increase tariffs on Chinese imports, calling on the U.S. to promptly cancel the additional tariffs.

China's expanded visa-free policy to boost cruise travel

Foreign tourist groups arriving in China by cruise ship via all ports along the country's coastline will be exempt from visas, the country announced on Wednesday.

Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing at start of two-day state visit – video

Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday to start his two-day state visit to China, his first foreign visit since his re-election in March. During the visit, Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping will take part in a gala evening celebrating 75 years since the Soviet Union recognised the People’s Republic of China and hold talks on Ukraine, Asia, energy and trade

Xi, Putin jointly meet press

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly met the press in Beijing on Thursday.

Xi, Putin attend signing ceremony of cooperation documents

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Beijing on Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

On the morning of May 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a restrictive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Marine ecological pasture complex gains development momentum in E China

Aerial view of a marine ranch with a wind power plant in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, May 15, 2024.

Folk festival Siyueba celebrated in Guizhou

Miao ethnic people dressed in traditional costumes celebrate Siyueba, or the eighth day of the fourth month in the Miao calendar, in Huangping County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, May 15, 2024.

Magnificent scenery of Gangshika snow peak in Qinghai

Gangshika snow peak with an altitude of over 5,000 meters is the Crystal Palace of the Queen Mother of the West in the myth. Its ice, snow, gravel and small rock wall make it a perfect destination for climbers.

Giant planet with density like cotton candy discovered

Astronomers have identified a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter yet surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy.

Putin arrives in China's 'Little Moscow' as allies aim to deepen trade

It comes a day after the Russian and Chinese leaders pledged a "new era" of partnership between their countries.

Xi holds talks with Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday.

Xi holds welcome ceremony for Putin

President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China, on Thursday morning at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People.

Contractors slam Biden's solar cells tax

The Joe Biden administration's doubling of the import tax on Chinese solar cells to 50 percent on Tuesday has been opposed by some U.S. contractors.

Survey seeks views on allowing pets to travel on high-speed trains

A survey of people's opinions on allowing pets to ride on China's high-speed trains has ignited a lively discussion online, with some arguing it would greatly benefit pet owners and others raising concerns about hygiene and practicality.

Made-in-Russia Goods Mall to open in Harbin

The Made-in-Russia Goods Mall opening on Thursday in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, has attracted over 80 Russian manufacturing enterprises.

Brokerages' deal augurs well for capital market recast

Regulators' strengthened supervision will help China's capital market to mature toward its high-quality development, domain experts said on Wednesday after reviewing the latest market consolidation deal in the segment of securities brokerages.

Top students less keen on overseas courses

Students at regular higher education institutions in China have been the most eager to study overseas in the past decade, according to a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. politicizing trade issues is another mistake: Chinese FM

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stressed on Wednesday that it is yet another mistake for the U.S. to continue politicizing trade issues and further increasing tariffs on Chinese products.

Embassy on new tariffs: China to do 'whatever necessary' to defend its interests

A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the United States has urged the U.S. to "earnestly" abide by World Trade Organization rules and immediately cancel the additional tariffs it decided to impose on electric vehicles and some other products from China.

EU under pressure after US levies tariffs on Chinese goods

Brussels scrambles to avoid being dragged into trade war between Washington and Beijing

YouTube blocks videos set to Hong Kong protest anthem

Court order compels Google subsidiary to block local access to 32 videos of Glory to Hong Kong, judged to be prohibited content

Alphabet’s YouTube on Tuesday said it would comply with a court decision and block access inside Hong Kong to 32 video links deemed prohibited content, in what critics say is a blow to freedoms in the financial hub amid a security clampdown.

The action follows a government application granted by Hong Kong’s court of appeal requesting the ban of a protest anthem called Glory to Hong Kong. The judges warned that dissidents seeking to incite secession could weaponize the song for use against the state.

Concerns grow for Chinese citizen journalist after supposed jail release

Zhang Zhan, jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan, has made no contact with outside world

Concerns are growing about the wellbeing of one of China’s most prominent citizen journalists who has failed to make contact with the outside world after she was supposed to have been released from prison.

Zhang Zhan, 40, a lawyer turned citizen journalist, was detained in May 2020 after she travelled to Wuhan to report on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her videos and social media posts drew attention to the government’s stifling of information about the spread of the disease and the harsh lockdowns that were being imposed.

Return to the office on Mondays boosts catering group Compass

Chief says FTSE 100 company has benefited from US financial institutions encouraging in-person attendance

What is Xi Jinping prepared to pay for Putin’s war?

China is a vital ally, but Mr Xi is facing increasing pressure to distance himself from his "dear friend".

China’s spy threat is growing, but the West has struggled to keep up

For years, Western spy agencies have talked of a need to focus on China, but senior officials say the threat has not been taken seriously enough.

South China Sea: huge civilian Filipino flotilla heads to disputed shoal to ‘assert sovereign rights’

Philippines coast guard and navy watch as wooden boats head to Scarborough shoal to place buoys and hand food packs to local fishers

A flotilla of about 100 mostly small fishing boats led by Filipino activists has set sail for a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannon to ward off what they regard as intruders.

The Philippine coast guard and navy deployed one patrol ship each to keep watch from a distance on the activists and fishers, who set off on wooden boats with bamboo outriggers on Wednesday to assert Manila’s sovereignty over the Scarborough shoal. Dozens of journalists joined the three-day voyage.

What’s behind the US tariffs on Chinese EVs and what do they mean for Biden’s re-election chances?

Joe Biden announced huge new tariffs on imports from China, in a move that Donald Trump says does not go far enough

Joe Biden has unveiled US tariffs on an array of Chinese imports, unleashing a potential trade war with Beijing, as the president seeks to woo American voters less than six months out from what’s set to be a close election rematch with Donald Trump.

The new measures affect $18bn in imports, including steel, aluminium, computer chips, solar cells, cranes and medical products – however it is the 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) that has dominated headlines.

Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese electric cars

The White House said they were a response to unfair policies and intended to protect US jobs.

How AI turned a Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian

A YouTuber falls victim to generative AI on Chinese social media, but the ramifications stretch beyond China.

The escaped dissident still pursued decades on by China

Yan Xiong escaped from China in 1992, but he and other dissidents are still being targeted by Beijing.

China's Xi gets red-carpet welcome in Serbia

Serbia has been deepening its relationship with China while continuing talks to join the EU.

'Close enough to see their faces': Chased down by China in South China Sea

The BBC witnesses a standoff in the South China Sea between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards.

Chinese women are teaming up with strangers to save money

They are finding new ways to cut back on household spending as China’s economy loses steam.

UK students demonstrate Chinese proficiency in global language competition

LONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom (UK) hosted regional finals for a global Chinese language competition here Thursday, with contestants from schools across the country proving their prowess in the language.

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