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President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung arrived in Beijing on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first head of state to visit China in the new year. It is Lee's first visit to China since assuming office in June. During his stay, Lee will meet with President Xi Jinping, their second engagement in just two months. The two presidents met in November in Gyeongju, the ROK, as Xi made a state visi...

China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the United States blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday following US military strikes against Venezuela. 外交部发言人于周六就美国对委内瑞拉发动军事袭击一事表示，中方对美国公然对主权国家动武并针对该国总统的行径深感震惊，予以强烈谴责。 "Such hegemonic acts of t...

The United States will take interim control of Venezuela after capturing President Nicolas Maduro and does not rule out deploying US troops on the ground, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the US strikes set "a dangerous precedent". "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," Trump...

In this episode, we explore the psychological significance of the New Year—not just as a calendar change, but as a moment to pause, reflect, and reset. The discussion unpacks the exhaustion and relentless pressure of modern life, highlighting how constant acceleration, hyper-productivity, and information overload drain human energy and make even rest feel like another task. Drawing on researc...

Greetings to all! Year after year, life opens a fresh chapter. As the new year begins, I extend my best wishes to you from Beijing! The year 2025 marks the completion of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development. Over the past five years, we have pressed ahead with enterprise and fortitude, and overcome many difficulties and challenges. We met the targets in the Plan and made...

The People's Liberation Army continued its interservice exercise, named "Justice Mission 2025", near Taiwan Island for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, according to the PLA Eastern Theater Command. 周二， 中国人民解放军东部战区消息，解放军代号为 “正义使命 - 2025” 的军种间联合演习在台岛周边海域持续进行，演习已进入第二天。 Starting early in the morning, destroyers, frigates, fighters and bombe...

President Xi Jinping has underlined the need for Beijing and Washington to maintain the momentum  of the steady development of bilateral relations to strive for more positive progress, emphasizing that it is important for China and the United States to jointly safeguard the outcomes of the victory in World War II . 国家主席习近平强调，中国和美国有必要保持双边关系稳步发展的势头，争取取得更多积...

China is accelerating its push toward a consumption-led economic model, with policymakers identifying the expansion of domestic demand as the key driver of GDP growth during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), economists and officials said. 经济学家和相关官员表示，中国正加快向消费主导型经济模式转型，政策制定者已明确将扩大内需列为 “十五五” 规划时期（2026-2030 年）国内生产总值增长的核心驱动力...

The People's Liberation Army began to carry out an inter-service exercise  surrounding Taiwan Island on Monday, according to a military spokesman. 据一名军方发言人介绍，人民解放军于周一开始在台湾岛周边开展多军兵种联合演习。 Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the PLA Eastern Theater Command , said on Monday morning that his command has launched the "Justice Mission 2025" exercise, which invo...

The impeachment proposal against Taiwan leader, Lai Ching-te, initiated by the island's opposition lawmakers from the Chinese Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party, was approved by Taiwan's "legislative yuan" on Friday, allowing the case to proceed. 由中国国民党和台湾民众党反对派“立委”发起、针对台湾地区领导人赖清德的弹劾提案，于周五在台湾“立法院”获得通过，相关程序得以继续推进。 The impeachment moti...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he thinks "we're getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to a peace deal to end the Ukraine crisis after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida. 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周日表示，在佛罗里达州与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基会谈后，他认为“我们已经接近得多了，甚至可能非常接近”达成一项结束乌克兰危机的和平协议。 The two presidents spok...

Discipline inspection and supervision  bodies are urged to advance full and rigorous Party self-governance  with higher standards and more effective measures, to provide a strong guarantee for economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, according to a key Communist Party of China leadership meeting on Thursday. 据周四召开的中国共产党重要领导会议要求，...

China criticized the latest United States National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday, saying it blatantly interferes in  China's internal affairs and sends a seriously wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. 中国周四批评美国最新通过的《国防授权法案》，称该法案公然干涉中国内政，并向“台独”分裂势力释放出严重错误的信号。 Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for China's Ministry of Natio...

Eagerly awaiting the upcoming New Year's Day holiday, Wang Xiaohui, 32, has planned a trip to Harbin — a traditional winter tourism destination and the capital of Heilongjiang province — for the three-day break starting on Jan 1. Wang will ring in the New Year amid the city's dreamlike snowy vistas. 32岁的王晓慧正满怀期待地迎接即将到来的元旦假期，她计划在1月1日开始的三天假期里前往哈尔滨——这一传统...

The island-wide special customs operations  in Hainan province have ignited a tourism and spending surge, which is transforming the free trade port into a new global consumption landmark . 海南省全岛实施的特殊海关运作机制引发了旅游与消费的双重增长，正推动海南自由贸易港向全球消费新地标转型。 For example, duty-free sales in Sanya exceeded 100 million yuan ($14.2 million) for five consecutive da...

Several travel agencies have reported a significant hike in winter vacation tour bookings after schools and universities across China recently announced their winter holiday schedules. Industry insiders said domestic destinations with milder climates and overseas scenic spots are in intense competition to attract winter holiday travelers. 多家旅行社表示，随着全国中小学和高校陆续公布寒假安排，冬季...

China's efforts to scale up effective investment, with a particular focus on encouraging private sector participation and increasing investment in human capital, will play a key role in boosting domestic demand next year, officials and experts said. 政府工作人员和专家表示，中国扩大有效投资的举措，特别是鼓励民营企业参与和增加人力资本投资，将在明年提振内需方面发挥关键作用。 The annual Central Econom...

Once believed to be merely a children's favorite, animated films have "grown up", becoming the most commercially successful genre in China and making 2025 the highest-grossing year on record for the category. 曾被认为只是儿童最爱的动画电影已然“长大成人”，成为中国最成功的商业类型片，并使2025年创下该类型片票房收入最高纪录。 As of Tuesday, propelled recently by Disney's blockbuster Zootopia 2, t...

The provincial Party committee and provincial government of Jiangsu have formed an investigation team to investigate issues related to the management and handling of donated cultural relics at the Nanjing Museum, as well as other concerns about the safety of its collections, CCTV reported on Tuesday. 据央视周二报道，江苏省省委、省政府已成立调查组，就南京博物馆受赠文物管理处置问题及馆藏文物安全等相...

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region opened its urban roads to the first group of private cars from Guangdong province under a new cross-border travel program on Tuesday, in a move that officials and Chinese mainland drivers have hailed as a milestone for regional integration. 周二，香港特别行政区在一项新的跨境出行计划下，首次向来自广东省的私家车开放市区道路。官员和内地司机纷纷将这一举措誉...

After becoming established in the Southeast Asian market, Chinese new-style tea brands are now turning to dig gold in the United States, looking for new opportunities. 在东南亚市场站稳脚跟后，中国新式茶饮品牌正将目光投向美国市场，寻求新的发展机遇。 Mixue Group opened its first brick-and-mortar store  in the US on Saturday, marking its entry into the North American market. The store was opened...

On a wintry weekend with temperatures hovering just above freezing, an indoor ski dome in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, buzzed with the sound of beginners shrieking their way down the slopes, many of whom had never touched a pair of skis before. 在一个气温徘徊在零上几度的寒冬周末，位于中国东部江苏省无锡市的一座室内滑雪馆里，初学者的尖叫声此起彼伏。许多人滑下雪坡时都尖叫连连，...

Japan's Niigata Prefecture approved on Monday to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant located in the prefecture, more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster. 日本新潟县周一批准重启该县境内的柏崎刈羽核电站，距福岛核事故已过去十余年。 The prefectural assembly  endorsed the decision of Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi, who backed the restart last month, effectively allowing the...

Disney'sZootopia 2 has been a huge success in the Chinese mainland, raking in more than 3.8 billion yuan ($539.69 million) at the box office  as of Sunday afternoon, making it the second-highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time in the mainland market—only beaten to the top spot by Avengers: Endgame. The movie's cumulative box office receipts in the Chinese mainland nearly double...