1 week ago As denuclearisation stalls, China will shape stability on Korean peninsula

At the recent South Korea-China summit, both sides agreed to improve dialogue, rebuild trust and promote regional peace and stability, marking a first step towards a normalisation of relations. While the Beijing meeting produced no concrete agreement for peace on the Korean peninsula, it reaffirmed the peninsula’s stability and peace as a common interest – paving the way for cooperation. The prolonged stalemate over North Korea’s nuclear programme is no longer just a diplomatic impasse. The...

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2 w. ago The Tech Review 2025: How China's AI, robots, space and clean energy shaped 2025

The Tech Review 2025: How China's AI, robots, space and clean energy shaped 2025  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago China ‘frog prince’ glassblower has unusually protruding cheeks after 30 years of work

A glass-blower in China has seen his cheeks protrude dramatically like a frog because of the strain he has put on them during 30 years of work in the industry. The 48-year-old, surnamed Zhang, who works at a glass manufacturer in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, southern China, has captivated social media with his bent-out-of-shape face, according to a report by the news outlet jxnews.com.cn. Long-term and intensive work has strangely developed Zhang’s facial muscles, such that his cheeks puff out...

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2 w. ago Chinese ‘frog prince’ glassblower has unusually protruding cheeks after 30 years of work

A glassblower in China has seen his cheeks protrude dramatically like a frog because of the strain he has put on them during 30 years of work in the industry. The 48-year-old, surnamed Zhang, who works at a glass manufacturer in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, southern China, has captivated social media with his bent-out-of-shape face, according to a report by the news outlet jxnews.com.cn. Long-term and intensive work has strangely developed Zhang’s facial muscles, such that his cheeks puff out...

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3 w. ago More than box office: How China shaped the global film industry in 2025

More than box office: How China shaped the global film industry in 2025  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago How Europe’s Preference for Plausible Deniability Shapes China’s Role in North Africa

How Europe’s Preference for Plausible Deniability Shapes China’s Role in North Africa  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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3 w. ago How Chinese view the world: over 90 percent of Chinese expect China to help shape a fairer global order

How Chinese view the world: over 90 percent of Chinese expect China to help shape a fairer global order  Global Times

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3 w. ago How the 2025 Central Economic Work Conference Shapes China’s Economic Development

How the 2025 Central Economic Work Conference Shapes China’s Economic Development  Modern Diplomacy

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4 w. ago China's role as technological leader will expand further during the 15th Five

China's role as technological leader will expand further during the 15th Five-Year Plan: British economist at Global Times Annual Conference  Global Times

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4 w. ago Secure Arctic shipping route essential for China, senior official says

The Arctic shipping route is essential to safeguard China’s development over the next decade, a senior Chinese official said in Beijing, calling for greater efforts to expand its practical use. With proposals for the next five-year plan incorporating security and development, China must ensure its international transport channels remain unimpeded, Ma Jiantang, deputy director of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s economic committee, said. China’s traditional trade lanes...

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