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China remained the world's leading contributor to high-quality scientific research, according to the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings released on Wednesday.

China slams so-called maritime delimitation talks between Japan, Philippines2026-05-30
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the so-called maritime delimitation talks between Japan and the Philippines, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.

China's int'l trade promotion body voices opposition to EU's cybersecurity act revision2026-05-30
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Friday voiced its firm opposition to the European Union's (EU) draft revision to its Cybersecurity Act, citing that the draft contains obviously unreasonable content.

80 years on, Tokyo Trial still speaks to Asia's unhealed past2026-05-30
The wall stands in silence, but it does not let history go unheard.

Harvard students explore many faces of a changing China2026-05-28
Inside the Shenzhen headquarters of Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, Harvard student Iseult Alice Fitzpatrick looked on in disbelief as a car rolled smoothly forward, balanced on just three wheels during a technology demonstration.

China's cross-regional passenger trips up 2.1 pct in January-April period2026-05-28
China reported 23.21 billion cross-regional passenger trips in first four months of the year, an increase of 2.1 percent year on year, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.

First HK astronaut on board Tiangong space station outcome of "one country, two systems": Chinese spokesperson2026-05-28
The first ever Hong Kong astronaut on board the Tiangong space station as Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship was successfully launched came as a tangible outcome of the practice of "one country, two systems," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.

Global partnership launched in Beijing to fight poverty, promote development2026-05-28
The Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development (GPPAD) was officially established on Wednesday at the ongoing 2026 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing, according to an announcement made at the event.

Serbian president's visit to China is of historic significance: Chinese spokesperson2026-05-27
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's state visit to China is of historic significance, as this year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Tuesday at a regular press briefing.

Pakistani PM's visit consolidates, elevates China-Pakistan friendship: FM spokesperson2026-05-27
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's recent visit to China is an important high-level exchange that consolidates and elevates the special friendship between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday, summarizing highlights of the visit.

Local pride surges as Hong Kong astronaut undertakes maiden national space mission2026-05-26
China's Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship, carried by a Long March-2F carrier rocket, lifted off smoothly from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:08 p.m. Sunday.

AI drives changes in China's cultural industry2026-05-26
A forum attended by cultural industry leaders in Shenzhen City in south China's Guangdong Province has highlighted how AI is now deeply integrated into the country's content creation, distribution and global outreach.

China issues top-level red alert for flash floods in Anhui, Hubei2026-05-25
China's Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a top-level red alert for flash floods on Sunday amid torrential rain across the country's central and eastern regions.

China upgrades Shenzhou-23 spaceship porthole protection against space debris2026-05-24
The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship, set for launch on Sunday, has been adaptively improved with enhanced porthole protection against space debris, boosting its resilience to such threats, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday.

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