In charting its development blueprint for the next five years, China is positioning tech self-reliance as a strategic underpinning. Moving fast to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology has been written into China’s government work report this year and the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year PlanContinue Reading
China will build three international centers for sci-tech innovation and turn them into world-class innovation engines, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country’s top legislature for deliberation. China will implement strategic deployment in fields such as AI, quantum tech, biotechnology and new energy, according toContinue Reading
The following are the schedules for the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Monday. At 9 a.m., the fourth session of the 14th NPC will hold its secondContinue Reading
The fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) held its second plenary meeting on Monday. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended the meeting. Zhao Leji, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, delivered a work report of the Standing Committee at the meeting. Zhang Jun,Continue Reading
The strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran have triggered a sharp spike in global oil prices, thereby sending shockwaves across the share market and adding to global economic instability. U.S. crude oil prices surged rapidly over the 100-U.S.-dollar threshold in the wake of rounds ofContinue Reading
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader, just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in United States-Israeli strikes that plunged the entire region into a sprawling war. Khamenei, who will now be charged with leading the Islamic Republic through theContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed the enduring strength of China–Africa relations, describing the partnership as one that has “stood the test of changing international circumstances” and continues to show strong vitality. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth sessionContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed China’s commitment to the Global South, describing the developing world as a rising force shaping the future of the international order. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday in Beijing on the sidelines of the fourth session of the14thContinue Reading
China will remain the most stable engine of the global economy, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. Over the past five years, China’s economy has grown at an average annual rate of 5.4 percent, accounting for around 30 percent of global growth, greater than the contribution of theContinue Reading
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday that no individual or force will be allowed to separate Taiwan from China. Wang described resolving the Taiwan question and realizing the complete reunification of China as a historic process that cannot be stopped. Taiwan has been an integral part of ChinaContinue Reading
