President Xi Jinping has appointed and removed ambassadors in a decision announced on 28 August by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Wei Huaxiang takes over from Qi Zhenhon...
President Xi Jinping has published a signed article in Kyrgyz media ahead of his state visit to Bishkek and attendance at the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The article, titled &...
Meta has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion and implement a series of measures to protect minors, settling lawsuits brought by 47 US states and the District of Columbia. The measures include ending inf...
In an article for Huanqiu. com, Chen Guiqing, director of external relations at the Institute of Taiwan Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said Kiribati is pursuing a constitutional...
The Type 052 guided-missile destroyer Harbin, hull number 112, was formally decommissioned on August 28 at a naval port in Qingdao. Nicknamed "China's No.1 warship", it served for more tha...
Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong spoke at a welcome ceremony in Rarotonga on 27 August 2026 to mark the arrival of the inter-island vessel Tuitui Moana and its barge. Wang said the name...
A ceremony marking the delivery of China-funded inter-island vessels and shuttle boats to the Cook Islands was held in Rarotonga on August 25, 2026. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese ...
Wang Yi and Ajit Doval, the special representatives on the China-India boundary question, met in Beijing on 25 August 2026 for their 25th meeting. They reached an eight-point consensus, including esta...
Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, in Beijing on the morning of Aug...
Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to announce strong countermeasures against Washington. Carney criticised US credibility, saying Washingto...
Wang Huning met US representatives attending the third China-US 1.5-track dialogue in Beijing on August 24, saying China is willing to work with the US to enhance mutual understanding. A said deep-sea...
The 25th meeting of Special Representatives on the China-India boundary question took place in Beijing on 25 August 2026. Chinese envoy Wang Yi and Indian envoy Ajit Doval held comprehensive and in-de...
The China Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand held its executive council meeting and presidential election on the morning of 25 August, with representatives from all 16 executive council member compani...
Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political C...
Premier Li Qiang met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Beijing on 24 August during the monarch's state visit to China. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, high-quality Belt and Road coop...
A joint media interview covering high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Egypt took place in Egypt from 23 to 27 August. The group, comprising nearly 30 journalists, experts and schol...
Zhang Yikun, a native of Puning in Jieyang and a prominent figure in overseas Chinese business circles, was invited to a reception marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Repu...
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Beijing on the morning of 21 August 2026. The two sides expressed a shared commitme...
Zhao Liji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with Castro, president of the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Au...
Japan's imports of key rare earths slumped 80 percent in the first half of this year, as Chinese export controls took effect. Ministry of Finance data show dysprosium-iron alloy imports fell 82 pe...
Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met separately with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on August 19. The year mar...
Premier Li Qiang met Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 19. Marking the 10th anniversary of the China-Ecuador comprehensive strategic partnership, L...
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on 19 August 2026. Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary ...
President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on August 18. The leaders discussed unlocking the benefits of their free trade agreement and broadening economic, trade, and ...
President Xi Jinping and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa held talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of August 18. Noboa is on a state visit to China. The meeting came as ...