By Xu Yongzhi Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi openly claimed that a “Taiwan contingency” could constitute a “survival-threatening situation” under which Japan may exercise the right of collective self-defense. From a legal perspective, this fallacious argument commits at least three…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Amid escalating worsening regional tensions, Japan continues expanding its defense budget — an approach that smacks of a self-staged drama.” In its year-end editorial for 2025, Tokyo Shimbun sounded a warning. An increasing number of…
By Hao Yingcan, People’s Daily A series of upgrades — from newly insulated exterior walls and modernized utility pipelines to added stairwell handrails and the conversion of an abandoned boiler room into a community activity center — has brought visible…
By He Yin, People’s Daily On Jan. 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK), who was on a state visit to China. Within a little over two months, the…
By Liu Yang, People’s Daily China’s film industry saw animated features deliver exceptional results in 2025, with nationwide box office revenue reached 51.832 billion yuan (about $7.37 billion). Animation alone contributed over 25 billion yuan — nearly half of the…
By Dai Kairan, People’s Daily Digital transformation stands as a central objective within the African Union’s Agenda 2063. In recent years, cooperation between China and African nations within the digital economy sector has deepened and expanded significantly. This progress has…
By Yan Bingsong Recently, Elon Musk, founder of U.S.-based SpaceX, commented several times on social media about Zhuque-3, a reusable rocket independently developed by Chinese aerospace company LandSpace, drawing global attention from the space sector. At the same time, construction…
By He Yin, People’s Daily During the New Year holiday, China’s inbound tourism market experienced robust growth, with ticket bookings rising by 110 percent year on year and reservations for experiential leisure activities surging more than thirtyfold, according to data…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily At the beginning of 2026, the international order suffered severe disruption due to hegemonic actions. The United States launched military strikes against Venezuela, sent forces to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. On…
By Li Hongmei, Jiang Xuehong, People’s Daily Extreme weather events occur daily across the globe. In Afghanistan, severe convective weather may bring damaging hailstorms, while Uganda might experience convective storm systems with intense rainfall. These sudden, localized events remain challenging…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Recent remarks by Toshio Tamogami, former chief of staff of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force and a polarizing far-right figure, alleging that the United States had “framed” Japan for the Pearl Harbor attack have gained significant…
By Zhao Yongxin, People’s Daily For people living in high-altitude pastoral areas, access to fresh vegetables has long been constrained by harsh natural conditions, with limited varieties available throughout the year. For nearly two decades, Wang Zhonghong, a professor at…
By Yu Weiliang, Fan Haotian, People’s Daily At a dedicated dock of shipbuilder China Star Shipping in Yichang, central China’s Hubei province, a bulk carrier named Gezhouba, nearly 130 meters long with a maximum deadweight of 13,740 tons, is undergoing…
By Ren Ping, People’s Daily Recent milestones in China’s automotive industry, marked by three significant “30-million” achievements, have garnered widespread attention and offer valuable insights into the nation’s economic potential. In late October 2025, Chinese-German joint venture FAW-Volkswagen celebrated the…
China makes significant progress toward commercial application of autonomous driving By Wang Haonan, Wang Xinyue, People’s Daily Under the winter sun, a white sedan steadily navigated the Beijing-Taipei Expressway. As Wang Yan, chief engineer of a Level 3 (L3) autonomous…
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily As the last glimmers of sunlight faded across the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica entered its long polar winter. Against this stark backdrop of ice and snow, China’s Qinling Station stood firm like a sturdy gray…
