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As China and Spain celebrate the 20th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership in 2025, both nations are reflecting on centuries of shared history — a relationship that traces back more than 400 years to the era of the Manila Galleon trade. In a recent episode of W.E. Talk, Zhang Xiping, professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Víctor Cortizo, professor at Francisco de Vitoria University and president of the Hispanic Association of China Studies, d

Among the 1.95 million cultural relics preserved in Beijing’s Palace Museum—also known as the Forbidden City—nearly 35,000 artifacts hold a particularly special meaning. These items, donated by around 800 individuals since the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931–45), stand as powerful symbols of cultural devotion and national memory. Though the number of donated pieces may seem modest compared with the museum’s vast imperial col

After a five-year hiatus, flights between China and India are resuming as Indian airline IndiGo started services from Kolkata to Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday night, a move that is expected to further unleash the potential for economic and trade cooperation between China and India. The Sunday flight departs at 10 pm and arrives in Guangzhou at 4:05 am on Monday. IndiGo told the Global Times on Sunday that the flight, which primarily serves individual t

China's cumulative installed power generation capacity had reached 3.72 billion kilowatts by the end of September 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 17.5 percent, official data showed on Sunday. Solar power generation capacity amounted to 1.13 billion kilowatts by the end of last month, surging 45.7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA). Wind power generation capacity reached nearly 582 million kilowatts by

The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved Shingrix (GSK's Recombinant Zoster Vaccine or RZV) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults aged 18 years and over who are at increased risk of shingles due to immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy. Shingles poses a significant health burden, with approximately six million cases each year in China. Besides advancing age, other factors can increase the risk

As Chinese and ASEAN leaders gather here this week, a planned upgrade of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area comes into the spotlight. Within this year, the two sides will formally sign the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol, empowering regional economic integration and global trade, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday. An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train leaving Tegalluar

China on Sunday sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in its southwestern Sichuan Province. The Gaofen-14 02 satellite was launched at 11:55 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-14 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua

In a recent episode of China Daily’s Dialogues with Thinkers series, Donald Ramotar, former President of Guyana, shared his insights into China’s development model and its growing role on the global stage. Drawing from his observations during multiple visits to the country, Ramotar expressed deep admiration for China’s dynamic approach to modernization and innovation. According to Ramotar, China’s success in fostering nationwide creativity stems from two key pillars — high-qu

China, US delegations reached basic consensuses on arrangements to address respective trade concerns after two days of talks. The essence of China-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win results, and the two countries gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said after meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Saturday to Sunday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Guided by the

The US and China Saturday kicked off their economic and trade talks in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, according to the Chinese news agency, Xinhua. Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, and the US, headed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, will “consult on important issues in China-US economic and trade relations” in accordance with the “consensus reached during multiple phone calls by the two nations’ leaders this year,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry sa

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30, the White House confirmed Thursday, marking the first face-to-face talks between the two leaders since Trump’s return to office. The high-stakes meeting will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which runs from October 31 to November 1 in the eastern city of Gyeongju. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the two leaders a

Beijing has officially designated October 25 as “Taiwan Restoration Day,” asserting sovereignty over the island. The National People’s Congress approved the move Friday. The date marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in Taiwan in 1945, ending 50 years of occupation. Beijing calls it proof of China’s “recovery of sovereignty” and a way to reinforce the one-China principle. Cross-strait tensions remain high after Taiwan’s pro-independence leader William Lai took offic