
China recorded further improvements in public security in 2025, with falling crime rates and rising public confidence, according to a work conference of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee held from Sunday to Monday.
This handout photograph provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with the people in Tehran on Jan 17, 2026.
Furthermore, platforms like the China International Import Expo provide avenues for international exporters to tap the Chinese market, reinforcing China's role as a linchpin of global trade.
Editor's note: The School of International Studies at Peking University held a seminar in Beijing on Jan 12, where the participating experts offered insights on the phenomenon of the "kill line" in US society from their respective fields of expertise.
People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring Renee Good who was shot dead by an immigration officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan 7.ICE, a subdivision of the Department of Homeland Security, has a stated mission is to protect the US from cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety.

Ireland's Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said in a statement on Sunday that the announcement made by U.S. President Donald Trump on Greenland, including the decision to impose tariffs on several EU member states, Britain and Norway, is "completely unacceptable and deeply regrettable."

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on eight NATO allies, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, in response to recent military activity in Greenland.
Xi called on both sides to increase efforts to promote cooperation and reduce the negative list, thereby strengthening the bond of shared interests through deeper and broader cooperation.Canada wishes to build with China a new strategic partnership that is strong and enduring so as to deliver greater benefits to the two peoples, Carney said.

China and Canada look to a "new strategic partnership" amid growing geopolitical fragmentation, as President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Friday.
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison in a case related to his failed martial law bid in late 2024, marking the first verdict in eight cases he is facing.

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison in the first trial over charges including obstruction of arrest, according to a CCTV report on Friday.

A file photo of Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations.China called on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid pushing the Middle East into deeper instability and conflict, following an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday over the situation in Iran.

China's Ministry of Public Security on Thursday issued a notice urging fugitives linked to the Chen Zhi criminal syndicate to voluntarily surrender to authorities.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Friday.

Located in the Arctic Ocean, Greenland — the world's largest island — is dominated by vast tundra and encircled by glaciers. Long overlooked because of its extreme cold and harsh environment, the autonomous Danish territory has in recent years emerged as a geopolitical hot spot, fueled by United States President Donald Trump's renewed threats to annex it.

China has provided 20 million yuan (about $2.87 million) in humanitarian aid to Thailand to support people affected by the Thailand-Cambodia border clashes.
There are no Chinese warships operating around Greenland and no significant Chinese investments in the region, Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, as he countered United States' threats to seize the Arctic island.
Premier Li Qiang (right) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on witnessing the exchange of multiple bilateral cooperation documents following their talks on Thursday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
At this critical juncture, he said, powers outside the region should facilitate dialogue rather than threaten the use of force, which would only dangerously escalate the situation.
Zhao Leji (R), chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on January 15, 2026.Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Thursday.
China is willing to strengthen communication, enhance trust, eliminate interference, and deepen cooperation with Canada, to bring bilateral relations forward on a steady and sound track in solid strides under the new circumstances, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Beijing.

The Danish Ministry of Defence confirmed on Wednesday that Denmark is increasing its military presence in Greenland.

Preliminary findings indicate that the section involved in a fatal accident at a high-speed railway project in Thailand was constructed by a Thai enterprise, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The US desire to take over Greenland cannot be accepted under any circumstances, said Greenland's government on Monday.
In response, Zhu stated that Taiwan is part of China, and anyone who endangers the country's sovereignty, security, or developmeThe more frenzied "Taiwan independence" separatists become as they head down a dead-end path, the stronger the countermeasures against them will be, a Chinese mainland spokeswoman said on Wednesday.nt interests will face punishment under national law.

Protests across the U.S. have escalated following the fatal shooting of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The U.S. government announced on Tuesday it would resume shipments of Nvidia's H200 chips to Chinese customers.

The Central Economic Work Conference held in December 2025 reaffirmed China's commitment to opening-up and to promoting win-win cooperation across a wide range of fields, while laying out key measures to advance high-standard opening-up in 2026.

He added that "neoliberalism" is nearing bankruptcy in Africa and that "neocolonialism" has no future on the continent, emphasizing that all forms of oppression and bullying will be permanently driven out of Africa.

Uncovering well-concealed abuse of power has become a priority of China's anti-graft bodies, as corrupt practices have changed from cash-filled suitcases and overt embezzlement to a more sophisticated type of invisible graft, experts said.
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