To Answer Three Key Questions About Economic Globalization

By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily In the face of a sluggish world economic recovery, the rising threat of protectionism, and the widening gap between the rich and the poor, discussions around economic globalization are increasing within the international community. At the center of discussion, there are three main questions as follows. Has economic globalization stagnated […]

Chinese Economy Demonstrates Precious Resilience

By He Yin, People’s Daily China recently unveiled its economic performance for 2024, revealing a total economic output of 134.9 trillion yuan ($18.44 trillion), marking a 5.0 percent increase from the previous year. This not only highlights the robust resilience of the Chinese economy but also presents a promising outlook for high-quality development to the […]

‘China Travel’ Continues to Heat Up as Impact of Visa-free Policies Grows

By People’s Daily reporters With China relaxing and optimizing its visa-free policies and introducing measures to facilitate foreign travelers, “China travel” has become a top choice for many international tourists.  According to the latest data from the National Immigration Administration of China, in 2024, immigration authorities nationwide handled 610 million border crossings, a year-on-year increase […]

Chinese, Asean Mayors Join Discussion for Stronger Vitality of Development

By Zhao Yipu, Li Chen, Pang Geping, People’s Daily From Jan. 15 to 18, the Global Mayors Dialogue Nanning was held in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Themed “Building a China-ASEAN Community of Friendship: Urban Openness and Cooperation,” the event brought together mayors, representatives, and experts from eight countries, including China, Cambodia, Indonesia, […]

Earthquake relief record in Dingri county, Xizang

By People’s Daily reporters “Rush to the earthquake-stricken area, at full speed!” At 9:05 a.m. on Jan. 7, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struckDingri county in southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region, the captain of the Dingri county fire rescue brigade, Dondrup Gyaltsen, urgently gave the command. In just three minutes, the fire rescue brigade was fully […]

China, Africa true friends on way to modernization

By He Yin, People’s Daily This year marks the beginning of the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Recently, several African countries including Chad, Djibouti, Madagascar, and the Republic of the Congo signed economic and technical cooperation agreements with China. The efficient and pragmatic cooperation between […]

To define China-U.S. relations by mutual benefit, win-win cooperation

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Over the past few years, China-U.S. relations have gone through ups and downs, but one thing remains unchanged: only through cooperation can the two countries achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show recently concluded in the U.S. city of Las Vegas once again demonstrated how Chinese […]

Three years on, RCEP sees significant progress in promoting regional open cooperation

By Yang Yi, People’s Daily The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is thefree trade area with the biggest population, the largest trade scale and the greatest potential for development. Since the RCEP came into force in January 2022, it has deliveredincreasingly prominent institutional dividends such as tariff reductions, simplified customs procedures, and trade and investment […]

China home to most automated terminals completed and under construction

By Han Xin, People’s Daily At around 9 am, a ship laden with cargo arrived at a fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port in east China’s Shandong province. As the ship docked, intelligent operation promptly commenced. Several gantry cranes descended from a height of tens of meters, their “arms” expertly grabbing and positioning the […]

Embodied Intelligence makes humanoid robots smarter

By Wang Zheng, People’s Daily Two humanoid robots Walker S1 developed by Chinese robot manufacturer UBTECH recently conducted practical training in a logistics warehouse of Chinese new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province. The two robots, 172 centimeters in height, each squatted down and picked up a six-kilogram material box from […]