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Ancient Chinese navigator Zheng He set sail from Jiangsu, which sits at the intersection of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. From ancient times to the present, what efforts has Jiangsu made in connecting China to the world? China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan and her friends explore Jiangsu to find the answers.

One of China's most beautiful roads and one of its most eco-friendly canals are in #Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which is also home to the endangered white dolphin, and the love-it-or-hate-it #durian. The interconnectivity of Guangxi and #ASEAN member states has significantly helped boost the local economy and cross-cultural exchanges. Follow China Daily reporters Stephanie and Nathan as they...

A Chinese mainland spokesman stressed on Wednesday that "Taiwan independence" means war, amid concerns that the candidates of the Democratic Progressive Party for the island's coming leadership election, both known for their support for "independence", will increase tensions across the Taiwan Strait. As the election for the Taiwan regional leader, which takes place every four years, approaches in...

The influence of Chinese scientific journals has been on the rise over the past decade, based on indicators such as the number of international citations and inclusion in renowned international databases, according to the Blue Book on China's Scientific Journal Development (2023). Released by the China Association for Science and Technology in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Wednesday during the 18t...

A truce between Israel and Hamas will be extended by two days, mediator Qatar said hours before the pause was due to end, as more hostages were freed from Gaza in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners. "The State of Qatar announces, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian pause for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip," s...

New techniques and multidisciplinary measures should be applied to intervention in adolescents' mental health, an expert said in response to the grim psychological issues affecting students in China. Qiao Zhihong, secretary-general of the recently established National Advisory Committee for Students' Mental Health, said key factors affecting adolescents' mental health include the education system,...

Malaysia's new visa-free policy for Chinese travelers is a positive response to China's announcement that it will grant unilateral, visa-free entry to travelers from six countries including Malaysia, tourism industry insiders said. The move will also boost travel to Malaysia, they added. Malaysia's visa-free policy for up to 30 days for Chinese travelers will take effect on Friday, China Central T...

Health authorities in China said on Friday that no unknown pathogens have been detected amid a recent surge in infectious respiratory illnesses and that they have already held a meeting with the World Health Organization on the recent domestic epidemic situation. Hu Qiangqiang, a spokesman for the National Health Commission, said that all respiratory cases cataloged in China's monitoring system an...

Millions of young adults on Sunday stepped into testing halls across the nation to vie for approximately 40,000 government jobs being offered this year. Known as guokao, the annual recruitment exam for central and State organs kicked off at 9 am at testing sites in Beijing, provincial capitals and some megacities across the country. The National Civil Service Administration said 3.03 million appli...

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu's 13-year prison sentence for rape and assembling a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities was upheld by the Beijing No 3 Intermediate People's Court on Friday. Wu was convicted in November 2022 and sentenced to prison by the Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court, with deportation to follow at the end of his imprisonment. Wu later lodged an appeal with the i...

The remains of 25 Chinese soldiers who died during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) were brought back to their motherland on Thursday and are scheduled to be buried at a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Friday. The remains of and articles belonging to the fallen fighters were carried back from Incheon in the Republic of Korea...

Following successful law enforcement cooperation between the authorities of China and Myanmar, a total of 31,000 telecom fraud suspects have been handed over to China this year to date, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday. Among the suspects, 63 were identified as masterminds, organizers and key figures operating behind the scenes, and 1,531 were on wanted lists. According to the...

China has been a dedicated proponent of global development and a builder of a community with a shared future for humanity amid mounting challenges, global experts and officials said on Saturday. They made the remarks at the 2023 Tongzhou Global Development Forum held in Beijing, which was attended by officials and experts from over 30 countries and international organizations, including United Nat...

At the entrance of a banquet hall of Filoli Estate, a country house south of San Francisco, California, US President Joe Biden was busy swiping his cell phone, apparently looking for something. Biden, who has just concluded a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, is waiting for his Chinese counterpart ahead of a banquet he prepared in the estate, which has been illuminated by shimmering...

President Xi Jinping stressed his firm belief in a promising future of China-US relations on Wednesday, saying that the two nations can rise above their differences and find the right way to get along as long as they respect each other, coexist in peace and pursue win-win cooperation. He made the remarks during a summit with US President Joe Biden at Filoli, a historic estate south of San Francisc...

Enough is enough. What began as a seemingly reasonable Israeli retaliation for Hamas' attacks on the Jewish state on Oct 7 has gone too far. Israel's military offensive in Gaza has become increasingly indiscriminate with the bombing of refugee camps, besieging of hospitals and turning of the Palestinian enclave into a living inferno with appalling humanitarian tragedies happening on a daily basis....

Chinese shoppers swarmed to e-commerce platforms and snapped up discounted items worth hundreds of billions of yuan during this year's Singles Day shopping extravaganza, pushing up the sales of domestic brands and premium goods. Experts said this indicates the enormous vitality and resilience of the country's consumer market. As China's biggest shopping event of the year, the Double 11, or 11-11,...

China should consider a proactive GDP growth target of above 5 percent in 2024 to bring economic growth back to its potential level, anchor market expectations and further stabilize the job market, leading experts said. Fiscal expansion would be crucial in order to achieve the target, complemented by accommodative monetary moves, they said, adding that a more than 3 percent deficit-to-GDP ratio sh...

South Korea has become the latest country to declare war on bedbugs following a wave of outbreaks, with bathhouses, university dorms, and train stations across the country on high alert. 继臭虫接连在多个国家肆虐后，近日韩国成为又一个对臭虫宣战的国家，韩国各地的澡堂、大学宿舍和火车站都对臭虫高度戒备，严阵以待。 Thirty suspected or confirmed infestations have been reported since the end of October,...