Culture Beat: NCPA to stage Peking Opera classic ‘Farewell My Concubine’

To celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, which will fall on Tuesday in 2024, the National ­Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will present a series of exciting performances, including the Peking Opera Farewell My Concubine, which will be staged on Friday. The opera is a classic work that was initially adapted from the story of Xiang […]

Exclusive: Revealing the reality of China Coast Guard presence in Huangyan Island in South China Sea

Editor's Note: A dedicated group of individuals tirelessly patrol the South China Sea year-round, protecting China's national sovereignty, security, and maritime rights. These individuals make up the China Coast Guard (CCG). In the eyes of some foreign media outlets, they are seen as "aggressive actors in international disputes." But what is the true role of […]

Update: Shanghai cancels events, suspends flights as Typhoon Bebinca nears

Shanghai has evacuated residents, canceled flights and outdoor events, suspended subway lines in preparations for Typhoon Bebinca, which could become one of the strongest typhoons to hit the city since 1949. The typhoon formed on Saturday night is expected to make landfall on early Monday between areas north of Qidong in East China's Jiangsu Province […]

CHINADA slams USADA’s political bias in swimming

The China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) said USADA's continuous efforts to spread false accusations on the no-fault contamination case of Chinese swimmers is motivated by political bias and anti-China prejudice, after an independent prosecutor's investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) handling of the case found no bias toward China. "Motivated by political bias and anti-China […]

While Western model imposes values and sanctions, China-LAC partnership emphasizes solidarity: director of China-Brazil Center for Research and Business

The First China-Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) States Roundtable on Human Rights was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday. More than 120 senior officials, scholars, experts and representatives from social organizations and think tanks from China and LAC nations gathered together to discuss the choice of the path to realizing human rights. As […]

Chinese mainland will not tolerate or condone Lai Ching-te's ‘Taiwan independence’ remarks: Taiwan Affairs Office

Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's insistence on "Taiwan independence" and his promotion of separatist rhetoric severely challenges the one-China principle and threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, which the Chinese mainland will not tolerate or condone, said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office. Lai has been in office […]

Hyping up the ‘China threat,’ they may really be running out of material: Global Times editorial

A new absurd "China threat" drama has unfolded on Capitol Hill once again. Recently, a dozen US lawmakers sent a letter to the Biden administration urging it to address "the use of Chinese-manufactured agriculture drones." Their so-called issues include the assumption that these aerosol-dispensing drones might collect and interpret crop data that is "impossible for […]

Beijing declaration, action plan adopted at FOCAC summit

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 […]

China, Africa to stay at forefront in pursuing modernization

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 […]