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My recent visit to China, including participation in the African Mainstream Media Workshop in Beijing and a visit to the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, offered me a valuable opportunity to observe firsthand one of the most remarkable development transformations in modern history.
British national Greg Lowden relocated back to Hong Kong last year as regional head of communications for Asia and the Middle East at HSBC, after a two-year stint that ended in 2023. This time, he hopes to stay for good in the company's home market.
This summer, as a relentless heatwave sweeps across the globe, the unique cool escapes are turning "China Cool" into the latest buzzword on overseas social media, hot on the heels of "China Travel." By late July, bookings for inbound summer trips had jumped more than 20 percent from a year earlier.
Under China's unilateral visa-free policy, travelers from countries including France, Germany and Italy can stay for up to 30 days. Over 30 European countries have visa-free access to China. Thanks to the policy, China saw 17.8 million visa-free entries by foreign nationals -- Europeans and others -- in the first half of 2026, up 30.6 percent year on year, according to the National Immigration Administration.
ASEAN looks forward to closer strategic alignment with China, deeper practical cooperation in trade, investment, digital economy and other sectors, more people-to-people exchanges, and steady progress in ASEAN-China relations, said ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.
Favorability rate for China surpassing the United States in a Pew study in July reflects in part what much of the world expects from a major power amid mounting geopolitical uncertainty, such as shared development over zero-sum rivalry.
The botanical garden, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences currently, hosts 111 international researchers and students. Though only a small fraction of China's landmass lies in the tropics, the institute is helping train a new generation of researchers to safeguard rainforests across the world.
Jingdezhen's historical sites provided the material evidence supporting its World Heritage status. Its active workshops and ceramic communities, however, also made a strong impression during the evaluation process.
Over the past decades, the shopping baskets of international tourists in China have undergone a clear shift: once filled with traditional souvenirs like silk scarves and jasmine tea, they later gave way to budget-friendly cosmetics and digital gadgets prized for affordability and utility. Today, however, more visitors are shopping for homegrown designer handbags, oriental fragrances and handcrafted eyewear.
From the short-term experiences of "China Travel" to the cultural resonance sparked by the trend of "becoming Chinese," more foreigners are shifting from simply observing China to embracing Chinese culture in their daily lives.
Long known as one of China's traditional industrial heartlands, Heilongjiang built its reputation on industries such as steel, machinery and oil. Today, the province is seeking new growth engines as China pushes to upgrade its manufacturing sector and advance artificial intelligence.
The Global Development Initiative (GDI) proposed by China has been lauded by experts and diplomatic envoys for delivering tangible benefits to people in different countries.
Half a century on, many of the Tangshan earthquake survivors have died or reached old age, but the 1976 earthquake remains vividly etched in the collective memory of Tangshan, and the city has continued to benefit from the spirit of solidarity and resilience forged in the post-quake reconstruction.
China is upgrading its traditional industrial base while cultivating new sectors that could shape future competitiveness, seeking to move beyond scale and cost advantages toward a more innovation-driven industrial model, and inject new impetus into the country's high-quality development.
As a demonstration zone for achieving common prosperity, Zhejiang is leveraging its digital advantages to drive economic growth and deliver broader, more balanced gains.
In education, finance and law, vertical AI models are increasingly turning services once dependent on scarce experts into tools that ordinary people and small businesses can use directly.
As the global economy faces slowing growth, rising protectionism and mounting uncertainties, China's latest economic data showed steady growth in the first half of 2026, drawing attention to the resilience, transformation and high-quality development underpinning its growth.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a reliable engine of growth for China's industrial transformation. From factories and mines to classrooms and hospital wards, fresh AI applications are creating new businesses and reshaping the world's second-largest economy.
The World Cup boom comes as China seeks to spur consumption. Businesses from breakfast shops to cinemas and factories are capitalizing on football fever. The tournament is creating fresh opportunities.
At the entrance to the Red Army's western expedition memorial hall in Tongxin County, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a bronze sculpture of a young bugler stands with his face upturned to the sky. The figure evokes a pivotal moment in Chinese history, first captured 90 years ago by American journalist Edgar Snow.
Despite the policy discrepancies between the European Union and China, the broader European market still exhibits significant complementarity with Chinese manufacturing, particularly in sectors closely tied to people's livelihood requirements and industrial upgrading.
Over five decades, this multi-functional strategic corridor has not only greatly improved transport and logistics, but has also boosted ethnic integration and fueled green eco-tourism and highland industries.
As AI technologies advance rapidly, a growing number of Chinese demand-driven innovations are emerging, injecting fresh momentum into the global digital economy.
Despite recent frictions in China-EU trade relations, the surging air conditioner sales indicate that the strong underlying logic of the market outweighs any narrative aiming to promote trade protectionism in the name of "security."
Overseas political leaders, scholars and policy researchers pointed to the CPC's long-term strategic vision, people-centered governance and capacity for constant self-improvement as key drivers of China's development as the CPC marked its 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday.
The Qinghai-Xizang Railway reached Lhasa on July 1, 2006, ending Xizang's long history without a rail service. Over the past two decades, what began as a fast track into the plateau has since become the main artery of a broader railway network in Xizang.
The global reach of Chinese electric motorcycles is becoming increasingly difficult to miss. The shift from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric mobility has created an opportunity for China's two-wheeler industry. The global success of Chinese electric motorcycles demonstrates the growing international competitiveness of China's new energy industries.
Under the leadership of the Party, China's rural areas have undergone tremendous transformations, securing a sweeping victory in eliminating absolute poverty in 2020 before embarking on rural revitalization. China's rural revitalization unfolds through dedicated villagers, robust grassroots Party organizations, and the belief that the countryside will surely have an even brighter future.
China has long been both a participant and a contributor to global supply chains -- building green infrastructure, opening wider, deploying AI across industries, and strengthening resilience.
This year's Summer Davos, held under the theme of "Innovating at Scale" from June 23 to 25, has brought together over 1,700 participants from more than 90 countries and regions to discuss ways to scale innovation into better jobs, stronger economies and new growth opportunities.