Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said that China stands ready to work with Africa to implement 10 partnership actions to jointly advance modernization. He also proposed that bilateral relations between China and all African countries having diplomatic ties with China be elevated to the level of strategic relations, and that the overall characterization of […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday lauded the "stellar example" of China-Africa relations as China rolled out the red carpet for African leaders attending a grand summit expected to further elevate ties. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet to welcome international guests who are in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the […]

Multinationals' development in China is an important part of the country's path to Chinese modernization, a new report showed on Wednesday, calling for multinationals to continue investing in China with steadfast confidence and seize opportunities created by its continuous opening-up, development of new quality productive forces and other factors. In each of the past five […]

Chinese localities have stepped up cooperation with African countries by utilizing local strengths covering various fields from traditional agriculture to the emerging digital economy, Chinese officials from East China's Zhejiang Province and Central China's Hunan Province said on Wednesday at press conferences for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. In the first […]

China's technological innovation and industrial transformation calls for an increasingly educated and skilled workforce. Since the start of reform and opening-up, China's education sector has rapidly evolved, with compulsory education becoming universally available and higher education expanding, laying a solid foundation for improving the country's human resources and demographic structure. To achieve more innovative and […]

The 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit will be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6. The theme of this year's summit is "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future." In light of this, the Global Times launches a series of China-Africa stories, including interviews […]

The dragon-scale bookbinding is a traditional Chinese way of bookbinding with a history of over 1,000 years. Passed down from generation to generation, the completed artworks are known to resemble dragons as each page looking like a scale.  The art form, which showcases the art and wisdom of ancient Chinese people, will be on display […]

Zhou Guangzhao, a renowned scientist in nuclear and theoretical physics, passed away on Saturday, at the age of 95. A member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhou's groundbreaking work laid the foundation for China's advancements in physics with a global impact, inspiring countless successors in scientific inquiry. A bronze sculpture created by domestic sculptor […]

The book The Three-Body Problem is thought-provoking to me. It presents the contact, conflict, and coexistence between humanity and alien civilizations from a unique perspective and with a grand narrative.  The Three-Body Problem was written by Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is a science fiction novel that masterfully intertwines complex scientific concepts with deep philosophical questions about humanity and […]

The Chinese delegation is expected to maintain its dominance at the Paris Paralympic Games which will be held from Wednesday to September 8, as they aspire not only to gain medals but also to foster international friendship, promote the well-being of disabled athletes and inspire greater participation in sports among disabled communities in China. The […]