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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the role of major-country diplomacy in promoting global peace and prosperity as he summarized the country’s diplomatic performance during the year on Sunday. “We have conducted major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in an all-round way, making new contribution to upholding world peace and promoting common development,” […]

China has been racing against the clock in developing COVID-19 drugs while promoting vaccination – one for saving lives and the other for providing broad protection. While the stringent COVID-19 containment measures of the past three years helped China evade deadlier variants than Omicron and prevented many deaths, the development of effective COVID-19 treatments also extend […]

China now has been enhancing its COVID-19 vaccination as a priority especially among the vulnerable groups such as elders to further cement its protection for people against the virus. This strategy is becoming more prominent as the country has loosened up its measures against the virus, which will help balance the epidemic control and social […]

With the further optimization of its COVID-19 containment measures this month, China is looking to boost its economy which has been under pressure for three years due to COVID-19. China’s annual Central Economic Work Conference, held in Beijing last week, demanded making economic stability a top priority and pursuing steady progress for 2023. And analysts […]

SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, mutates constantly. Since the beginning of the pandemic three years ago, the virus has hit the world with different faces – Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma and then Omicron – taking away millions of lives. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Saturday at […]

The third season of the much-anticipated cultural reality show “The Shape of Culture: China in the Heritage Sites” will return to Zhejiang Satellite Television on December 18th. This brand-new season focuses on the stories and tales of ordinary people who are the protectors and inheritors of World Heritage in China. Co-produced by Guo Wen Culture, […]

A report from CRIOnline: From December 11 to 13, the 7th China-ASEAN Forum on Traditional Medicine was held in Fangchenggang City, Guangxi, China. China-ASEAN Forum on Traditional Medicine is held every two years. With the theme of “Seizing RCEP Opportunities to Promote High-quality Development of Traditional Medicine”, the 7th Forum held discussions focused on three […]

Some media raised their tone reporting that China’s COVID-19 controls have hurt the country’s economy. In the three years combating the epidemic, China’s economic growth rate has slowed down when compared to itself. However, it is still leading other major economies. Based on economists’ estimation of the growth rate at 3.3 percent this year, China’s […]