Xinhua The return capsule of the Shenzhou-22 spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou-21 astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday. The three astronauts are all in good health condition, the China Manned Space AgencyContinue Reading
By He Yin (BRNN/GSF) — China’s diplomatic outreach has gained remarkable momentum in recent months. Starting from May, heads of state from Tajikistan, the United States, Russia, Pakistan and Serbia have paid successive visits to China. Over the past half year, leaders from France, South Korea, Canada, the UnitedContinue Reading
By Liu Shiyao, Shi Lei (BRNN/GSF) — On the morning of May 11, a Long March-7 carrier rocket launched from China’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan, successfully sending the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft into its preset orbit. The Tianzhou series serves as a vital supply carrier for China’s spaceContinue Reading
China launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship on Sunday, which will send three astronauts to its orbiting Tiangong space station. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Shenzhou-23 crew consists of mission commander Zhu Yangzhu, along withContinue Reading
China’s space station will step up support for the country’s first crewed lunar landing, scheduled to be achieved by 2030, the China Manned Space Agency said on Saturday. As a national space lab, the Chinese space station Tiangong, which means Heavenly Palace, has offered strong support in training aContinue Reading
Xinhua Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (C), Zhang Zhiyuan (R) and Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, for the upcoming Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 23, 2026. Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Li Jiaying, orContinue Reading
The World Health Assembly’s 10th consecutive rejection of a proposal concerning Taiwan demonstrates that the consensus of the international community in supporting the one-China principle is unbreakable and the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is unquestionable, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Ministry of ForeignContinue Reading
China’s Taiwan region, unless given approval by the central government, has no basis, reason or right to participate in the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), which will open on May 18, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday. To uphold the one-China principle as well as theContinue Reading
China saw a surge in cross-border travel during the May Day holiday, with nearly 11.3 million trips recorded, as an uptick in international visitors, including those entering visa-free, added to the increase. Trips by foreign nationals to and from China rose to 1.26 million during the holiday, a 12.5 percentContinue Reading
For Li Dongsheng, a new energy vehicle (NEV) owner, a road trip of around 1,000 km from southwest China to the north used to trigger “range anxiety.” However, during this year’s five-day May Day holiday, the journey proved unexpectedly smooth. At the Fuping service area in northwest China’s ShaanxiContinue Reading
