Marco Polo spirit of mutual learning still valuable
When in 1266 Kublai Khan invited Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, respectively father and uncle of the legendary Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo, to Dadu, present-day Beijing, it was driven…
Clear and firm principles for getting along
Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts of remarks by Chinese ambassador to the United States Xie Feng, via a video link, at an event held by the US-China Business Council…
New chapter being written in seeking strength through unity
President Xi Jinping held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Beijing on Saturday. Prabowo visited China as his first overseas trip right after he was elected in March and…
Finance and adaptation under spotlight at COP29
Wang Yuanfeng, a professor with Beijing Jiaotong University, shares his expectations on the annual UN conference COP29 scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov 11 to 22.
Meddling joint statement has crossed redline
The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. Beijing has reasons to feel offended by a joint statement issued by Ottawa and Seoul recently. The joint statement…
Enhance facilities to popularize ice and snow sports
A ski instructor (right) teaches youngsters at a ski resort in Xiangyang, Hubei province, on Dec 20. The General Office of the State Council issued guidelines on Oct 31 for…
Mekong region countries should steer clear of external divisive forces
Premier Li Qiang (center), leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and Masatsugu Asakawa (right), president of the Asian Development Bank, pose for a group photo before the eighth…
Global scholars delve into Chinese path to modernization
The 4th International Conference on Marxist Literature Collections and Studies is held from Nov 2 to 3, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Scholars from China and 14 countries gathered at Nanjing…
Kuala Lumpur-Beijing synergy will help parallel modernization
Chinese leaders met with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim showing the importance China attaches to developing ties with the Southeast Asian nation, and building a China-Malaysia community with a…
Go beyond wine, beef and Shanghai
Jinbao, mascot of the China International Import Expo. Australia’s largest-ever delegation, comprising more than 250 companies and led by Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell, is participating in this…