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A Kremlin envoy says peace talks on a US-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year Russia-Ukraine conflict were pressing on "constructively" in Florida.
The decades-old transatlantic alliance is being tested by mixed strains of economic friction, disputes over defense burdens, and even ideological clashes. While experts agree the US-Europe partnership will endure, they warn it is being reshaped by these exposed fissures, a process with global implications.
The nation's protracted battle against formalism and inefficiency has turned a corner in some key areas, particularly for authorities at the grassroots who often are left with the lion's share of responsibilities.
Recently, Japan's monetary and fiscal policies have been moving onto sharply divergent paths. Governor of the Bank of Japan Kazuo Ueda has repeatedly signaled the possibility of interest-rate hikes, driving a sustained tightening of financial policies.
As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a new report reveals that China has achieved several of its Sustainable Development Goals ahead of schedule.
A total of 46 air routes between China and Japan will suspend all flights from Dec. 22 through Jan. 4, according to industry data.
China has drafted new guidelines to regulate automakers' pricing practices amid intensifying market competition. The guidelines have elicited positive responses from many automakers.
This closely aligns with the Central Economic Work Conference's emphasis, and provides positive external validation for China's economy to move steadily and sustainably along a path of high-quality development into 2026.
Medical workers at the Sijiqing Community Healthcare Center said Hangzhou is moving ahead with plans to establish weight-management clinics or obesity treatment centers at all secondary-level and above medical institutions.
Hainan Free Trade Port on Sunday launched its first operational seventh-freedom air route, a milestone in opening up the island's aviation sector.
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak failed in his appeal to be moved to house arrest after the High Court here ruled against his application on Monday.
In early winter, the emerald mountains of Dujiangyan in Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, are mirrored in the waters coursing through channels built more than two millennia ago.
Yet projections indicate China will remain the world's largest importer of agricultural products such as soybeans in the near future. A notable trend is diversification of import sources.
Ukraine's talks with US and European partners over the past three days in the US state of Florida were "productive and constructive," Ukraine's top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Sunday.
Yin, 62, of the Bai ethnic group, was born in Yunnan province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1985 and started working in 1986 until he transferred to Jiangxi province in October 2015.
China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin (R) meets Serhiy Kyslytsya, first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, in Beijing, December 18, 2025.China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin held political consultations between the foreign ministries of China and Ukraine with Serhiy Kyslytsya, first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, in Beijing on Thursday.
Legislators from the Chinese Kuomintang party and Taiwan People's Party announced that they would propose the impeachment of Lai Ching-te, leader of China's Taiwan region, when holding a press conference in regional capital Taipei City on Friday.
People attend a protest in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov 21, 2025."Japan must learn from its defeat 80 years ago and recognize that challenging the universal pursuit for peace is a blatant act leading only to its self-destruction," it said.
Chinese netizens have also begun similar petitions, demanding that the politicians involved publicly acknowledge the gesture as racist and formally apologize to the Asian community.
Relatives grieve on Wednesday over the death of a Cambodian man killed in artillery shelling in Siem Reap Province near the border with Thailand.During Thursday's phone talks, both the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers briefed Wang on the latest developments regarding their border conflict and expressed their willingness to de-escalate the situation and cease fire.
"The International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations aims to urge the international community to remember the harm of colonialism, accelerate the ongoing decolonization process, and end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations," Fu said.
Taiwan opposition lawmakers announce plan to impeach Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te
China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the U.S. plan to sell massive advanced weapons to China's Taiwan region, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a press conference on Thursday.
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday reiterated that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair, and resolving it is a matter for the Chinese people themselves, brooking no external interference.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's five-day tour of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Jordan has reinforced strategic trust between China and Arab countries and advanced cooperation across multiple fields, as China steps up preparations for hosting the second China-Arab States Summit next year.
Cui Baohua, a former senior political advisor of Sichuan province, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 5 million yuan ($710,000) for accepting bribes, CCTV News reported on Wednesday.
Public support for closer ties between Europe and China has risen sharply, while calls are growing for a tougher European stance toward the United States and U.S.At the same time, a significant share of respondents believe Europe should adopt a firmer position toward the U.S., especially in defending its strategic and technological interests. European Robotics Forum opens in Stuttgart, Germany, March 24, 2025.
He added that major countries should also support Middle Eastern countries in resolving longstanding conflicts and enhancing unity and cooperation to foster long-term stability.
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, during a regular press conference in Beijing, China, December 17, 2025.She emphasized that attempting to achieve "independence" through external forces and military means poses a threat to the security and interests of the residents in Taiwan region.
The recent statements made by the Japanese side show that Japan is still reluctant to do the right thing and is deliberately creating trouble on issues of critical importance in an attempt to mislead the public and hope that somehow the issue would resolve itself. China firmly opposes it, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
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