President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Putin, who participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 held in Tianjin from Sunday to Monday, will also attend events in Beijing on Wednesday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.Feng Yongbin/China Daily
Xi, Putin eye stronger partnership
President Xi Jinping expressed on Tuesday Beijing's willingness to step up high-level exchanges with Moscow and ensure the further success of major cooperation projects, saying that China-Russia ties have "become an example of major-country relations".
Timeline of China's participation in UN peacekeeping missions
1990 The Chinese military sends five military observers to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, beginning the country's involvement with UN peacekeeping operations.
Symposium promotes justice, peace
The historical trend of justice prevailing over evil is inexorable, and the link between peace and development is undeniable, experts said on Tuesday at a symposium in Beijing.
Sino-Kazakh trade showing more promise
China-Kazakhstan trade is expected to see robust growth over the next five years, after bilateral trade hit a record high in 2024, setting the stage for further expansion in energy, agriculture, transport and emerging industries, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday.
Strategic weight of China-Russia partnership in multipolar era underscored by meeting
The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Tuesday has once again underscored the strategic weight of the China-Russia relationship as an example of major-country ties.
Youth hold key to future of Sino-US ties
The future of China-United States relations depends on young people, as how they get along will shape how the two countries engage, Beijing's top envoy in Washington said on Sunday at the opening of a youth pickleball competition in Maryland.
Solve history's hidden mysteries
On Aug 29, a group of students gathered around a locked box in a classroom at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB). When the lock clicked open, they discovered a booklet titled Truth, containing evidence of Japan's aggressive actions following the September 18 Incident of 1931.
Scaling new heights of popularity
"This year, seven new routes were set in the cave, and two of them are still on my list to tackle. I hope to return and take on those next time," said Song Xiao, a 29-year-old outdoor climbing enthusiast, standing at the entrance of Chuanshang Cave, which is located in Southwest China's Guizhou province.
