By Chen Xiang On October 24, 1943, on the beach of Aitape in northern New Guinea, Australian soldier Leonard George knelt in the sand, blindfolded and bound, awaiting execution by Japanese military officer Yasuno Chikao. Behind him stood Japanese guards…
By Zhang Yuebin On Aug. 6, the U.S. Department of State made remarks on World War II, claiming that the United States and Japan “concluded a devastating war in the Pacific.” The U.S. Embassy in China subsequently reposted this statement,…
By Wu Minchao The year 1945 marked a great turning point in history. After 14 years of resistance in China, nine years in Ethiopia, six years in Britain, France, and other Western European countries, and four years in the Soviet…
By Wu Xian The World Anti-Fascist War was a just war waged in the 1930s and 1940s by the Allies together with all anti-fascist forces worldwide against the aggression of the Axis powers – Germany, Japan and Italy – and…
By Chen Chenxi, People’s Daily On August 14, the Drone Racing competition kicked off at Dong’an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan province, during The World Games 2025. Known as the “aerial F1,” this futuristic sport is rapidly…
By Wu Yan, Ju Yunpeng, Cao Lingjuan, People’s Daily At midnight on Aug. 16, while most of Shanghai had settled into slumber, the plaza at the south gate of the Shanghai Museum on People’s Square (Shanghai Museum) was growing ever…
By Mark Aylwin Thomas “Through his being and working, many blades of grass will grow in places where none grew before.” This epitaph was penned by Rewi Alley, New Zealand-born writer, social reformer and educator, in memory of my uncle…
By Luo Shanshan, Ding Qianqian At Nangang Terminal in southeast Shanghai, a roll-on/roll-off vessel was steadily berthed at the dock, as a fleet of electric vehicles bound for export drove in an orderly manner into the ship’s hold under a…
By Chris Nash As the famous British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Her words poignantly articulate my affection for China. Reflecting on more than a decade of life and work…
By Li Junjie, People’s Daily In Taihe county, Fuyang, east China’s Anhui province, a unique stall has become a fixture in a local park every weekend and on public holidays. It does not sell snacks or trinkets. Instead, it displays…
By Huan Xiang, Han Liqun, Hu Renba, People’s Daily Horgos, located in the Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, lies directly on the border with Kazakhstan. Once a vital stop along the northern route of…
By Li Kaixuan, People’s Daily More than 40 cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, including large-scale industrial drones, fully implantable brain-computer interface, and aerial welding robots, were unveiled by high-growth companies at a debut event on Chunxi Road in the Jinjiang…
By Zhao Juecheng, Fan Lingzhi, Global Times; Zhang Bolan, Xian Gan, People’s Daily A 17-hour flight from Athens, Greece, to Lhasa in China’s Xizang autonomous region- including a layover in Beijing – bridges five time zones. This journey from the…
By Ji Juesu, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily At midday in a bustling yakiniku restaurant in Hachinohe, Japan, grills sizzled with freshly cooked meat as a delivery robot deftly navigated between tightly packed tables, serving steaming plates to diners. “The robot…
By Yang Yi, People’s Daily A recent report jointly released by Singapore’s banking group DBS and market data and insights firm Cube projects that e-commerce sales in Southeast Asia will more than double from $184 billion in 2024 to $410…
By Yan Yu Young people are both major beneficiaries and vital drivers of cooperation among member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In recent years, leveraging the broad platform provided by the SCO, youth from member countries have actively…
