President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at Zhongnanhai in Beijing. The two leaders enjoyed sightseeing and drinking tea, while sharing their thoughts on major international issues. JU PENG/XINHUA
Political solution in Ukraine stressed
President Xi Jinping has reiterated that the fundamental solution to the Ukraine crisis lies in promoting a new type of balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture, highlighting China's readiness to play a positive role in advancing a political settlement of the protracted Russia-Ukraine conflict.
China's battle against pollutants praised
China's efforts to control organic pollutants won recognition from foreign ecological experts on Friday.
Key steps to stabilize real estate market
China's real estate market is expected to become fully stabilized in the second half of 2024, ending a three-year adjustment period, if the latest rounds of highly supportive policy measures are well implemented to boost homebuyer confidence and ease liquidity stress among developers, experts said on Friday.
Section 301 a tool to target China
The Joe Biden administration imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, solar photovoltaic panels, EV batteries, steel, aluminum and medical equipment on Tuesday. Following a four-year review under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, the tariff on EVs imported from China will be raised from 27.5 percent to 102.5 percent.
April data confirm recovery is uneven
China's economy continued to rebound in April while pressures persisted amid an uneven recovery, highlighting the need for further stimulus measures to consolidate the recovery trend, officials and experts said on Friday.
AL calls for UN peacekeepers in Gaza
The 33rd Arab Summit has concluded with a "Bahrain Declaration" that called for international protection and deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces in the occupied Palestinian territories until implementation of the two-state solution.
China and Zambia look to the future as ties celebrated
Edward Chabu flew all the way from the Zambian capital Lusaka to Beijing to attend the 2024 China-Zambia Culture and Tourism Year, which kicked off on May 11.
Fantastical flying beasts
In China, the dragon has special and enduring cultural connotations. With this year marking the Year of Dragon, the fifth animal in the traditional Chinese zodiac, there are dragon decorations everywhere. In fact, the first dragon images were being made about 8,000 years ago. Since then, a dazzling number of exquisite artifacts have been created using this motif.
