By He Yin, People’s Daily The admission of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member to the Group of 20 (G20), agreed by G20 members at a recent summit, is a highlight of the Global South. China was the first country to explicitly express its support for the AU’s membership of the G20, which marked a vivid practice of promoting the building of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future, and demonstrated China’s responsibilities as a major country in improving global governance. Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed atRead More

By Liu Cixin I ventured into the realm of science fiction creation, deeply inspired by the wonders of science. I can still vividly recall the exhilaration I felt when reading the news of the first landing by humans on the moon in my childhood. Over the years, I have imagined countless scenarios of Chinese astronauts walking in space. Now, when I see the frequent launches of the Shenzhou spaceships, and watch Chinese astronauts on space missions on TV, I am occasionally overwhelmed by a surreal feeling – are these trulyRead More

By Zhang Zhiwen, Yan Yunming, Huang Weixin, Hou Lulu, People’s Daily A ceremony marking the entry of troops into the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) support base in Djibouti was held at the base’s barracks on August 1, 2017, marking the completion and official operation of the base. The establishment of the PLA Djibouti base was a decision made by the two countries after friendly negotiations. In accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, China has deployed vessels to the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast onRead More

By Ouyang Jie, Pan Junqiang, Qi Zhiming, People’s Daily The China International Fair for Trade in Services 2023 (2023 CIFTIS)kicked off in Beijing on Sept. 2. The five-day event, themed “Opening-up leads development, cooperation delivers the future,” has been joined by over 2,400 offline exhibitors, including more than 500 Global Fortune 500 firms and industry leaders. These companies come from 28 of the top 30 countries and regions in terms of trade in services, and over 20 percent of them are from outside China. The 2023 CIFTIS includes a comprehensiveRead More

By He Yin, People’s Daily On Sept. 2, Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) via video. “In developing the services sector and trade in services, China will work with all countries and parties to advance inclusive development through openness, promote connectivity and integration through cooperation, foster drivers for development through innovation, and create a better future through shared services, in a bid to jointly get the world economy onto the track of sustained recovery,”Read More