In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un (right) holds a talk with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Korean Central News Agency via AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has voiced support for China’s push to build a…
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media said Saturday. During the meeting Friday, Kim said his government will fully support Chinese efforts…
The US-Israeli attack on Iran shattered the veneer of a US-led order in the Gulf: Tehran has not been deterred by the US military presence but in fact attacked oil-rich and once proudly safe Arab monarchies because of it. China, at least to some extent, helped to halt the conflict. But paradoxically, Beijing is not…
Tencent recently updated the rules of its Chinese superapp WeChat to address a growing AI-related problem on social media platforms. According to a report by South China Morning Post, the company has updated its content governance rules to ban non-human automated publishing, including the use of artificial intelligence and scripts, amid a rise in technologies…
NEW DELHI: As efforts intensify to stabilise a shaky ceasefire between Iran and the United States, a new dimension has come into focus: China’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy. While Pakistan has positioned itself as the venue for talks, officials and analysts suggest Beijing’s role may ultimately prove decisive in determining whether the current truce evolves into a…
BEIJING – At an unusual meeting Friday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping talked with Taiwan’s main opposition leader about shared culture and bloodlines, before declaring that unification of the island with the mainland is a “historical inevitability.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The meeting with Cheng…
BEIJING — China’s ties with countries such as Iran and Russia have raised expectations of a bigger diplomatic role, but Beijing remains focused on protecting its own domestic interests, including global exports. That stance underpins Beijing’s circumspect acknowledgment of reports that it pushed Iran toward this week’s temporary ceasefire. A New York Times report cited…
Hyundai’s China-bound Ioniq EVs will be unique models, not Chinese versions of existing models like the Ioniq 5 or 6. Two new concepts preview Hyundai’s China shift for the Ioniq brand, with planet names replacing the usual numbered designations. Hyundai’s China comeback goes beyond EVs, with local EREVs and plug-in hybrids due from 2026. Hyundai…
Hong Kong-based foreign consular officials, entrepreneurs and professionals pose for a group photo on Friday outside the Museum of Dr Sun Yat-sen, a key cultural-relic site under State protection in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, during a visit organized by the Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong SAR. (LU WANQING / CHINA DAILY)…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun that “people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese” and that the future of cross-strait ties should be decided by “the Chinese people themselves”. Cheng, the chairperson of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), is visiting China on what she has described…