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Greener Mines
Liu Zhongyuan, a technician at the Ruichen Wanniu Livestock Farm in Jungar Zhao Town, Jungar Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been busy at work. Unlike conventional cattle farms, Ruichen Wanniu Livestock Farm has adopted a new agro-husba
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World
The World Economic Forum’s Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development kicks off in Riyadh on April 28 A woman poses for photos during a celebration commemorating Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April
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President: Li Yafang Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate Editor in Chief: Liu Yunyun Vice Presidents: He Peng, Gao Dingbo Executive Editor: Yan Wei Production Director: Yao Bin Editors: Wang Hairong, Zhang Shasha, Lu Yan Researcher: Lan Xinzhen Edi
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No Time to Waste
Where does our trash go? Should garbage only be landfilled or incinerated? Can kitchen scraps be turned into fertilizer? As we watch garbage trucks haul away load after load, these questions may be on everyone’s mind. Actually, products made from sol
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An Oversimplified Narrative?
Senior U.S. and European Union officials recently visiting China repeated concerns about the country’s “overcapacity” during discussions with their Chinese counterparts. Prior to her latest trip to China in early April, the second in nine months, U.S
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Movie Marathon
On the evening of April 19, 150 spectators filled the seats at the sunken basketball court of Lang Park Vintage, a bustling cultural and creative park in Beijing, renovated from old warehouse clusters. They gathered for the open-air screening of the
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Docked And Delivered
This image, captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 26, shows the Shenzhou-17 and Shenzhou-18 crews posing for a group photo inside China’s Tiangong space station. China launched the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft on April 25, sendin
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Mutual Progress Is the Main Purpose
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of April 26. Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the Unite
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A Witness of Cultural Exchange
Since China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative 11 years ago, aiming to boost connectivity along and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes, many questions have been raised: What does the initiative mean to the countries along the ancient Silk Road? W
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Why Young Americans Stand With Gaza
Scenes from college campuses across the U.S. have shocked the world. From Columbia University to the University of Texas at Austin, riot police and other heavily-armed security forces have been deployed to suppress encampments of peaceful pro-Palesti
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Fairness Reigns
At a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on April 18, the United States voted against a widely backed draft resolution that would pave the way for Palestine to obtain full UN membership. The draft resolution recommended to the 19
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Understanding High-Quality Development
The concept of high-quality development was first introduced in the report delivered by Xi Jinping at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2017. The report emphasized that “China’s economy has been transitioning from a phase
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Economy
Profits of China’s major industrial firms increased 4.3 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, official data showed. The growth reversed a 2.3-percent decline registered in 2023, extending an upward trend for three consecutive q
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Five-Point Consensus Between China and the U.S.
On April 26, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with the two sides reaching a five-point consensus based on
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Population Close-Up
China’s total population dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023, adding fuel to an ongoing demographic debate. In this context, it is important to take a closer look by observing shifting demographics across the country’s provinces. Of the 31
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Foreign Minister Addresses Topical Issues
Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi recently participated in a written interview with Al Jazeera Media Network, a prominent media organization based in the Middle Ea
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Embracing New Quality
Since the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology first put forward the concept of using special and sophisticated technologies to produce novel and unique products (SSNU) in 2011, embracing the new has been recommended as an important growth
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Return To The Northeast
Earlier this year, several Chinese provinces and regions published their population data for 2023. Among them, both Liaoning and Jilin provinces, located in the country’s northeast, announced they had achieved rarely seen net population inflows. To b
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China’s Shipbuilding Benefits the World
Six hundred years ago, Zheng He, a Chinese explorer, commanded seven great voyages across Asia and Africa. At the time, almost 100 years before Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas, Zheng’s fleet was the largest in scale, with the largest n
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PEOPLE & POINTS
Vital Heynen of Belgium has been named head coach of China’s men’s volleyball team, the China Volleyball Association announced on April 25. Heynen, born in 1969, was formerly the captain and setter of the Belgian men’s volleyball team. In his coachin
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Demographic Dynamics
In Animal World, a documentary series popular among Chinese audiences since the 1990s, a famous commentary is “Animals tend to move toward habitats with good environment, abundant resources, suitable climate, and ideal breeding conditions, which is t
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Special Guest Stars
Inside the lecture hall of the China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM), film producer Li Ningyuan detailed a groundbreaking application of artificial intelligence (AI) in her latest documentary, Chen Ning Yang: The Chinese Century of a Nobelist. S
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Over the Moon
The Yuehe historical area in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, is a microcosm of riverside towns located south of the Yangtze River. Winding rivers embrace the ancient town, which dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), like a crescent moon,
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Society
As of 4 p.m. on April 27, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge had seen over 10 million inbound and outbound vehicles pass through its Zhuhai port since it opened to public traffic in October 2018, according to the bridge’s border inspection station. Th
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Music Bridges Hearts
Like an April breeze sweeping through, melodious tunes filled the halls of China Conservatory of Music in Beijing. On the evening of April 25, the Sino-Russian Youth Concert, themed Friends of Youth, Enjoying the Future, was held there, attracting an
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Working Weekends to Pay for Holidays
International Workers’ Day is celebrated on May 1 each year, but even though employees around China will be taking a five-day break from Wednesday, May 1, until Sunday, May 5, only one of those days counts as a true day off work. Like many other holi
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Economy
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced measures to boost cooperation between the capital markets of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 19. The scope of eligible exchange-traded funds (
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Building Up Synergy
‘The Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force 10 years ago and it became gradually more important as China reduced its tariffs in accordance with a schedule that—for most tariff lines—extended over 10 years,” said Swiss Ambassa
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Strategic Support
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), presents a flag to the information support force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PL
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PEOPLE & POINTS
Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu (center), Li Cong (right) and Li Guangsu set out on a new crewed spaceflight mission on April 25, with Ye as commander. On that day, the Shenzhou-18 spaceship was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gans
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