China's basic medical insurance covers 95 pct of population

During the 2021-2025 period, China's basic medical insurance has maintained a coverage rate of around 95 percent, with over 1.32 billion people enrolled in 2024, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration. Zhang Ke, head of the administration, unveiled the data at a press conference on Thursday. From 2021 to 2024, nearly 20 billion medical […]

Chinese vice president meets Pakistani army chief

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir in Beijing on Friday. China and Pakistan are ironclad friends and all-weather strategic cooperative partners, with bilateral relations marked by high-level mutual trust, solidarity through challenges, and a shared future, Han said. Han said China is willing to work with Pakistan […]

UPDATE: Torrential rain affects 46,235 residents across five townships in N.China’s Fuping, with 4,655 people relocated for safety

Unevenly distributed rainfall occurred across Hebei Province in North China from 6:00 am Friday to 6:00 am on Saturday, according to the Hebei Meteorological Observatory. A maximum 24-hour precipitation of 375.2 mm was recorded, and a new local single-hour rainfall record of 115.4 mm was set, CCTV News reported on Saturday.   Monitoring data from national […]

Beijing declares highest flood alert; central government earmarks 50 million yuan for Hebei disaster relief

Multiple regions in North China including Beijing and Hebei Province have been lashed by torrential rains and flood.  Beijing issued a flood red alert on Monday, warning mountainous areas in its districts such as Yanqing, Huairou and Miyun faced extremely high risks of slope collapses and rockfalls from Monday morning to Tuesday morning, according to […]

Statement on Joint Outcomes of the China-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting

Statement on Joint Outcomes of the China-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting15 July 2025 1. At the invitation of H.E. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia, undertook an official visit to China from 12 to 18 July. Prime Minister Albanese visited Shanghai, […]

China lodges solemn representation with Japan over China-related negative trends in its defense report

Liu Jinsong, director-general of the Asian Affairs Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday lodged solemn representations to Yokochi Akira, chief minister of the Embassy of Japan in China, regarding the erroneous and negative statements related to China in the new version of defense white paper released by Japan on Tuesday. In response to […]

Chinese envoy condemns Israel for infringing Syria’s sovereignty at UN Security Council emergency meeting

The actions of the Israeli side flagrantly violate international law, infringing upon Syria's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, and have introduced new complicating factors to Syria's peace, stability, and political transition. China hereby unequivocally condemns these actions, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang said at an emergency meeting of the United […]

China urges US to stop sending wrong signals to separatist forces advocating ‘Xizang independence’ following Rubio’s birthday greeting to 14th Dalai Lama

In response to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's latest birthday greeting to the 14th Dalai Lama and relevant remarks on Xizang-related affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday that Xizang-related affairs are purely China's internal affairs and brook no interference from any external forces.  Mao emphasized that the 14th Dalai […]

China, Brazil sign MoU to conduct feasibility study for transcontinental railway project: Brazilian ministry

China and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding to study a transcontinental railroad connecting Peru's Pacific coast with Brazil's Atlantic coast, as part of a strategic export route, Brazil's Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday. Chinese expert hailed this move as a key factor in pushing forward the railway project advancing infrastructure links between China […]

Germany’s claim of Chinese military laser targeting aircraft in Red Sea is completely inconsistent with facts: Chinese FM spokesperson

When asked to comment on claims by the German government that Chinese military had laser targeted a German aircraft in the Red Sea, calling this action "putting German personnel at risk is completely unacceptable," and that Germany had summoned the Chinese ambassador, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday that upon learning from […]