Saturday marks the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as it continues its journey from a fledgling revolutionary force to a modern military advancing toward its centenary. In Nanchang, in east China’s Jiangxi Province, stands a memorial tower. At its summit are sculptures of anContinue Reading

  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for efforts to strengthen political guidance and deepen innovation-driven development to advance the high-quality modernization of national defense and the armed forces. Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission,Continue Reading

  People’s Daily While a handful of powers are still busy suppressing the development of others through protectionism and geopolitical confrontation, China has been steadfastly pushing forward shared development through advancing the Global Development Initiative (GDI). Five years on, this initiative has evolved from a Chinese proposal into a majorContinue Reading

  China’s steady first-half growth in 2026 underscored the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy and the growing role of new growth drivers as it embarked on a new five-year development period, Chinese officials said. Despite mounting external uncertainties, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7 percent year onContinue Reading

  China is set to focus on six key areas to advance high-quality development as the country embarks on its new journey of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), said an official with the country’s top economic planner during the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk showContinue Reading

  By MO JINGXI | china daily President Xi Jinping called for stronger strategic coordination between China and Brazil, and voiced support for the South American country in safeguarding its sovereignty and opposing external interference, during a phone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday. XiContinue Reading