Friday Sep 11, 2026 | 中文

'It's different from how it's perceived in the West!' Anglo-Australian creator discovers real Xinjiang on 3,000km RV trip

Editor's choice

'It was a very different place from how it's perceived in the West,' A British Australian's 3000-km journey through Xinjiang

Spotlight

Video

'It was a very different place from how it's perceived in the West,' A British Australian's 3000-km journey through Xinjiang
Insights | Malaysian diplomat impressed by China's advances in robotics technology at CIFTIS
Postcard wishlists: what foreign youth hope to bring home from China
Delegates from multiple countries call for youth to promote BRI cooperation
Global recognition! Loess Plateau, Yancheng Wetlands emerge as global ecological models
Why 2,000‑year‑old Dujiangyan is still an ecological‑governance benchmark

China

Xi to attend New Delhi summit to boost greater BRICS cooperation

Xi to attend New Delhi summit to boost greater BRICS cooperation

Over the past two decades, BRICS has grown into a major platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries, with an ever-expanding role in global affairs.

'It's different from how it's perceived in the West!' Anglo-Australian creator discovers real Xinjiang on 3,000km RV trip

Wood has lived in the southeastern Chinese Province of Fujian for three and a half years, now teaching digital media and AI at an international school in Xiamen. In early June, he completed a 3,000-kilometre RV journey across Xinjiang. What he brought back was not just images of snow-capped mountains and grasslands, but a conviction: the Xinjiang depicted in much of the Western media is not the one he saw.

Zhejiang's Shine Muscat grapes make first export to Belgium

A batch of 30 boxes of Shine Muscat grapes weighing 150 kilograms from Cixi City, Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, was exported to Belgium on Sept. 10 after clearing customs inspection, marking Zhejiang's first export of fresh grapes to the country.

WeRide secures Spain's first L4 robotaxi operation license

WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving technology company, announced Thursday that it has obtained Spain's first license for the operation of Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles, allowing it to deploy robotaxis on public roads.

Business

Wenshan pomegranates make first export to Vietnam

A batch of 8.5 metric tons of fresh pomegranates from Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, southwest China, has been exported to Vietnam, marking the first pomegranate export from the region, Kunming Customs said on Tuesday.

CIFTIS 2026 opens in Beijing with more than 1,800 exhibitors from over 90 countries

The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened at Beijing's Shougang Park on Wednesday, with 90 countries, regions and international organizations participating and over 1,830 enterprises exhibiting onsite, including 473 Fortune Global 500 or industry-leading companies.

8th China Grain Trading Conference concludes with $13 billion in deals

The 8th China Grain Trading Conference concluded on Monday in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, with transactions and intended deals totaling 87.87 billion yuan (about $12.96 billion).

Opening-up fuels trade in services

Opening-up fuels trade in services

Travel

China reports 26.8% rise in visa-free foreign entries in first eight months

China reports 26.8% rise in visa-free foreign entries in first eight months

China recorded 23.72 million visa-free foreign entries in the first eight months of 2026, up 26.8% year on year and accounting for 77.6% of all foreign arrivals, according to data released on Thursday at the Immigration Management Cooperation Sub-forum of the 2026 Conference of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province.

'It's different from how it's perceived in the West!' Anglo-Australian creator discovers real Xinjiang on 3,000km RV trip

'It was a very different place from how it's perceived in the West,' A British Australian's 3000-km journey through Xinjiang

Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong among top 10 world tourism cities: report

Elon Musk calls Shanghai 'a Great City' as mother shares China trip

Elon Musk calls Shanghai 'a Great City' as mother shares China trip

3 years on, barbecue craze in East China's Zibo draws more international visitors

3 years on, barbecue craze in East China's Zibo draws more international visitors

Gallery

At least four volcanoes erupt on same day in Indonesia

Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

Vintage tram parade held in Moscow to celebrate Moscow City Day

China's Baotu Spring spews water for record 23 years

In Numbers: China's 5G mobile subscriptions top 70 pct of total

Slope radars installed at mudslide-hit Gyirong Port

Tourists visit Grand Egyptian Museum

Ronald Sakolsky who supported China's desertification control efforts visits China's National Museum in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Kyrgyzstan for SCO summit, state visit

Culture

Australia-China cultural week to feature 6th gala in Sydney

Australia-China cultural week to feature 6th gala in Sydney

Preparations for the 6th Australia-China Spring Festival Gala officially began in Sydney on Monday, with the 2027 Australia-China Cultural Week scheduled to run from Jan. 23 to 31.

New survey finds over 500 additional petroglyphs in Ningxia's Helan Mountains

A re-survey of the Helan Mountains rock art site in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has uncovered more than 500 previously unrecorded petroglyphs, including a rare four-horse chariot carving never before seen in the area.

Chinese dance drama 'A Tapestry of a Legendary Land' returns to New York for third U.S. tour

The poetic dance drama "A Tapestry of a Legendary Land" returned to New York for its third U.S. tour and second engagement in the city.

Museums help build bridges for civilizations

A decade after President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi toured Luxor, a city widely known as one of the world's largest open-air museums, the two leaders again stepped into the world of ancient Egypt — this time at the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau.

World
Military
Sci-tech
Sports
Opinion

Postcard wishlists: what foreign youth hope to bring home from China

Sep 8, 2026

Let’s hear what international students have to say about their expectations for BRI trade.

Kazakh delegate on BRI: Sinology serves as bridge between China and the world丨Insights

Sep 8, 2026

Adil Kaukenov, director of the “Belt and Road” Research and Education Center of Kazakhstan, shared his firsthand observations of the changes the “Belt and Road Initiative” has brought to trade, education, and beyond to the two countries.

Nepal rules out compensation from China

Sep 4, 2026

Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said on Thursday that the country has no intention of seeking "climate justice compensation" from any specific country, including China, according to a news release issued by the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu.

China rejects U.S. criticism over missile test notification

Aug 12, 2026

China on Tuesday rejected accusations from the United States and other countries over its submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test conducted in July at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

China, Indonesia to conduct joint naval exercise east of Taiwan Island

Aug 12, 2026

Chinese and Indonesian naval forces will conduct a joint navigation exercise in waters east of China’s Taiwan Island in mid-August, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday.

China to dispatch 49th naval escort taskforce to Gulf of Aden

Aug 11, 2026

China will send its 49th naval escort taskforce to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia in mid August, the Ministry of National Defense announced.

China completes world's largest satellite constellation for 3D mapping

Sep 2, 2026

Chinese commercial space company Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. has completed a 19-satellite constellation for 3D mapping, which the company says is the largest of its kind in the world.

Hong Kong to open its first robot-run retail stores

Sep 1, 2026

Hong Kong is set to open its first robot-run retail stores, with three Galbot Store outlets scheduled to begin operations on Tuesday.

Chinese-developed green pesticide products enter Cambodian market

Aug 28, 2026

Two Chinese-developed green fungicides have been registered in Cambodia for the first time, with field trials showing promising results in controlling major rice diseases.

Zheng Qinwen confirms participation in 2026 China Open

Sep 9, 2026

Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen has confirmed her participation in the 2026 China Open, the tournament organizer announced on Tuesday.

More than 1,500 cyclists compete in Zhangjiajie cycling carnival

Aug 31, 2026

The 2026 Tianmen Mountain International Cycling Carnival was held in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, from Saturday to Sunday, attracting 1,531 cyclists from China and overseas.

China-Malaysia sports exchange event kicks off in Haikou

Aug 31, 2026

A China-Malaysia sports and cultural exchange event kicked off in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Saturday afternoon, with six teams from both sides competing in two days.

The Philippines' territorial claims over the Nansha Islands: Fantasy versus reality

Jul 13, 2026

Peace, stability, cooperation and development in the South China Sea are outcomes jointly upheld by regional countries over a long period of time.

Insights | Singaporean youth leader: Young people inject innovative momentum into China-ASEAN cooperation

Jun 5, 2026

As artificial intelligence and the digital economy reshape global business and innovation models, they are also shifting the dynamics of China-ASEAN cooperation. Amid this digital transformation wave, in China and the ASEAN region, tech-savvy young people with innovative mindsets have become the core engine for bilateral industrial collaboration and innovation.

Illegal child labor persists in the U.S. as legal protections backslide

Jun 5, 2026

Illegal child labor continues to rise in the U.S. as legal safeguards weaken, according to a report released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).