Chinese scientists discover lightest, shortest-orbit binary neutron star system 

By Wu Yuehui, People’s Daily A team led by Han Jinlin, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made a major discovery using the ultra-high detection sensitivity of China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST).  The team detected pulsar J1856−0039, part of a binary neutron star system in […]

Japan cannot move forward without breaking with militarism

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily On Sept. 18, air raid sirens were once again sounded across China to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident. Ninety-five years ago, Japanese militarists deliberately provoked the September 18 Incident and brazenly launched a war of aggression against China. The Chinese people rose up in resistance, marking […]

Politicizing AI exposes U.S. hegemonic logic 

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily The U.S. National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Federal Bureau of Investigation recently issued a joint cybersecurity advisory, warning of China-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies targeting U.S. AI companies with “industrial-scale” knowledge distillation companies to acquire the capabilities of U.S. frontier models and proposing defensive measures to […]

China takes decisive action to advance global development

By Gong Ming, People’s Daily Under the framework of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), China has worked with various parties to launch more than 2,000 cooperative projects, directly benefiting communities in more than 120 countries. These efforts are providing vital momentum toward achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In […]

China and the U.S. advance the constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability toward steady, long-term development

By Guo Jiping, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from Sept. 23 to 25 at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump. The exchange of visits between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state within six months marks a historic milestone, and will provide strategic guidance […]

A century-old bond between an American family and China’s Qinghai province

By Gong Shijian, Qiao Dong, Jiang Meng, People’s Daily On Sept. 10, inside his home in Springfield, Missouri, 95-year-old David Victor Plymire carefully opened Imprints, a cherished photo album. One image, captured in 1942, depicted a sweeping vista of Dangar Ancient Town in Huangyuan county, northwest China’s Qinghai province, with six children standing on a […]

Three dimensions reveal what the Pinglu Canal brings to development

By Li Weijun, People’s Daily The Pinglu Canal, China’s first major river-to-sea canal project that has been planned and coordinated at the national level since 1949, is set to open for navigation on Sept. 16, 2026. What changes will this landmark project bring to the region? A closer look at the project from three dimensions […]

CIFTIS highlights the global potential of AI token exports

By Fang Jinglun At the recently concluded 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), a new cross-border service model captured widespread attention. Unlike physical goods shipped in containers, token exports represent a new form of trade in services, delivering computing power and AI intelligence to overseas users measured by AI tokens. A token […]

Pinglu Canal connects rivers, sea, and new opportunities

By People’s Daily reporters The Pinglu Canal officially opened to navigation on Sept. 16. As a landmark infrastructure linking the Belt and Road Initiative and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, it is China’s first major canal constructed since 1949 to directly connect inland waterways to the sea.  Stretching 134.2 kilometers, this waterway offers southwest […]

Taiyuan in North China takes on a new look 

By Zheng Yangyang, People’s Daily Taiyuan, the capital of north China’s Shanxi province, is a nationally designated historical and cultural city and the birthplace of Jin culture and the spirit of Shanxi merchants. Nestled against mountains to the east, west, and north, and bisected from north to south by the Fenhe River, the city has […]