Washington has a well-worn playbook: whenever China makes technological progress, it is promptly recast as misconduct. BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Washington is once again casting Chinese AI firms as culprits, turning a routine engineering method into supposed evidence of intellectual property theft, a familiar tactic to justify another round …
Read More »Reading the world and bridging cultures: Xi’s story with books
BEIJING | Xinhua | “I have many hobbies. I love reading most,” Chinese President Xi Jinping once said. For Xi, reading is more than a personal hobby — it is a way of life. As China’s top leader, Xi often draws on books that have long enriched his intellectual world, …
Read More »The making of China’s new energy system and the green road ahead
BEIJING | Xinhua | Across the deserts in northwest China, where the sun blazes and the winds never relent, those forces that people once had to endure are now powering a new source of wealth. “We used to hide from them,” said Qi Pengxiao, now in his 80s. He arrived …
Read More »First national reading week begins as China builds book-loving society
BEIJING | Xinhua | As spring unfolds across China, so do the pages of countless books. On Monday, the country’s first national reading week and the fifth national reading conference opened in tandem, an invitation to turn over a new leaf in the nation’s journey toward a book-loving society. …
Read More »FAO-China-Uganda agriculture project proves success of South-South cooperation
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | China’s transfer of skills and technologies is transforming agricultural production in Uganda, demonstrating how Global South countries can accelerate development through South-South cooperation, officials said here on Thursday. The remarks were made at a review workshop marking the completion of the third phase of the …
Read More »Uganda, China and FAO close decade-long agriculture partnership, shift focus to scaling gains
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | A flagship agricultural cooperation programme between Uganda, China and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations formally entered its close-out phase, with officials signalling a shift from implementation to scaling and sustainability of results achieved over more than a decade. The …
Read More »China’s innovation dynamism becomes global magnet
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on his fourth consecutive annual visit to China, was seen in Beijing this week exploring the smart products of Chinese tech firm Xiaomi, a moment that carries a subtle but far-reaching significance. Sanchez followed a succession of developed-nation leaders who …
Read More »Global brands view China as indispensable market to expand business
HAIKOU | Xinhua | The No. 4 exhibition hall at the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) has transformed into a bustling “global village,” vividly illustrating the enduring appeal of the Chinese market. Running from April 13 to 18 in Haikou, capital of China’s island province of Hainan, the …
Read More »China’s manufacturing sector remains resilient in volatile world
BEIJING | Xinhua | In late March, the relatively unknown Chinese motorcycle maker ZXMOTO clinched back-to-back titles in the World Supersport category at the Portuguese round of the Superbike World Championship, breaking a decades-long monopoly held by established global brands. Hailed by international media as a testament to China’s manufacturing …
Read More »Mainland unveils package of policies, measures to boost ties with Taiwan
BEIJING | Xinhua | The Chinese mainland on Sunday rolled out a package of 10 policies and measures — spanning inter-party communication, infrastructure, travel, trade and culture — aimed at boosting exchanges and cooperation with Taiwan. The announcement by the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) …
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