The joint military strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in recent days have triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East and resulted in a tragic humanitarian disaster.
"Two sessions" are ongoing. We are listening. As lawmakers and political advisors gather in Beijing, intangible cultural heritage and the global reach of Chinese culture are once again high on the agenda.
The Press Center for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress holds a news conference on the economy at the Media Center's Press Conference Hall on Friday. Here are some of the highlights.
A 17-year-old high school student from Zhejiang Province has helped discover a new snake species after spending more than 40 nights conducting field observations in Kuocang Mountain.
2026 marks the 75th anniversary of Xizang's peaceful liberation. How has this plateau transformed over the past decades? And how should the world understand contemporary Xizang? In this episode of China Q&A, we have invited Pema Tso, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and an anthropologist who has brought Xizang's story to the international stage, to engage in dialogue with Colin Mackerras, a renowned Australian sinologist and fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, to offer field observations and in-depth analysis.
The size of China's service sector is expected to expand beyond 100 trillion yuan (about $14.49 trillion) in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), head of the country's top economic planner said Friday.
China's GDP is expected to grow by over 6 trillion yuan (about $869.6 billion) this year, head of the country's top economic planner said Friday.
After a days-long disruption, the first resumed flight from Dubai to Shanghai successfully touched down on Thursday evening.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, takes part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Jiangsu Province at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2026.
Senior Chinese leaders on Thursday attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
From overt military interventions and sweeping sanctions to more covert tactics such as proxy wars, color revolutions, and covert infiltration, Washington has employed a wide range of methods to interfere in and even overturn other governments.
History has shown time and again that the use of force cannot bring lasting security; it only breeds further conflict and resentment. The logic of power politics will never guarantee true safety. In the end, hegemonic behavior driven by militarism is bound to backfire on those who pursue it.
Regarding the Iran situation, Chinese spokesperson for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress Lou Qinjian said on Wednesday that no country has the right to dominate international affairs, dictate the destiny of other countries, or monopolize development advantages, let alone impose whatever it wishes on the world.
The output of China's core artificial intelligence industry exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan ($165 billion) in 2025, with more than 6,200 companies operating in the field, said Li Lecheng, head of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Thursday.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent in 2026 and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation. Here are some highlights from the report.
Major U.S. news outlets are drawing sharp contrasts between President Donald Trump's past denunciations of military intervention and his current decision to launch strikes on Iran, highlighting what critics describe as a reversal of his earlier rhetoric.
China on Thursday called for accelerating the green transition across the board under the guidance of the "dual carbon" goals as the country pledges to boost its green and low-carbon economy ahead of the 2030 deadline to peak its carbon emissions by 2030, according to the government work report submitted Thursday to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
China has called for accelerated efforts to shore up infrastructure, emergency response, and other weak links in flood prevention, drainage, and disaster response in northern China in a move to safeguard national security and social stability, said a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China's defense budget growth is expected to drop from 7.2% in the previous years to 7% in 2026, according to a draft report submitted to the national legislature for review Thursday.
China will optimize functional zoning to guide localities in better leveraging their comparative advantages based on their defined functions, according to the government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
On investment cooperation, Li said the government will reform mechanisms to attract foreign investment, guarantee national treatment for foreign companies, implement updated catalogues encouraging foreign investment, and improve services for international businesses.
China has pledged to resolutely fight separatist forces aimed at "Taiwan independence" and oppose external interference, according to a government work report submitted to the annual session of the National People's Congress, or the national legislature, which opened Thursday.
The 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, opened its fourth session on Thursday morning in Beijing.
China's economy remained generally stable, and steady growth was registered in 2025, according to a government work report submitted to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will build three international centers for sci-tech innovation and turn them into world-class innovation engines, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will continue to implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2026 and increase government deficit by 230 billion yuan (about $33.29 billion) over last year, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent this year and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent this year and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
Under the guise of democracy, freedom, and human rights, the United States disregards civilian lives, places "America First" above international fairness and justice, and tramples the UN Charter, international law, and the sovereignty and dignity of other nations.
As these advances continue, how can "AI+" open up new frontiers for consumption? On this topic, let's head to Chang'an Avenue and speak with both Chinese and international friends to hear their views.
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