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China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the negative remarks related to China made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday. The spokesperson said Hegseth deliberately ignored the call for peace and development by countries in the region, and instead touted the Cold War mentality for bloc confrontation, vilified China with defamatory allegations, and falsely called China a “threat.” “The remarks were filled with provocations and intended to sow division. China deplores and firmly opposes them and has protested strongly to the United States,” said the…

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hiroo, located in Hokkaido’s southeastern region, in the early hours of Monday, just a day after a similar tremor jolted the nearby city of Kushiro, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS pinpointed the epicentre approximately 64 kilometres south-southeast of Hiroo, in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of about 27 kilometres. The agency classified the event as minor in terms of impact potential and issued a “green alert” — indicating a low probability of casualties or substantial economic damage. No tsunami warnings were issued, and Japanese authorities confirmed…

A Chinese defense spokesperson on Sunday said the United States habitually exploits the Shangri-La Dialogue to create dispute, incite confrontation and pursue its own interests. Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in a statement expressing opposition to the negative remarks related to China made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The U.S. defense secretary’s remarks were saturated with entrenched hegemonic logic, bullying tactics and Cold War mentality, Zhang said. They grossly violate China’s sovereignty and interests, distort China’s policy positions, blatantly disregard regional…

The United States has seriously undermined the consensus reached during the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in Geneva by successively introducing multiple discriminatory restrictive measures against China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Monday. These measures included issuing guidance on AI chip export controls, halting sales of chip design software to China, and announcing the revocation of visas for Chinese students, according to a spokesperson for the ministry. These actions severely violated the consensus reached during a phone call between the two heads of state on January 17 and gravely harmed China’s legitimate rights and interests, said the spokesperson. The United…

HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday that China is willing to work with Pakistan and like-minded countries to enhance the unique advantages of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). When meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who attended here the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the IOMed, Wang said that China is willing to work with Pakistan and other countries to provide voluntary and efficient new options for dispute settlement for all countries, and a new platform for maintaining peace, stability, fairness and…

Leading financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, have recently raised their forecasts concerning China’s GDP growth in 2025, given that China’s pro-growth policies are helping the Chinese economy maintain its growth momentum, while recent China-U.S. trade talks in Geneva have also yielded substantive results. Goldman Sachs released a research report on May 13, in which it decided to raise its forecast for China’s GDP growth in 2025 by 0.6 percentage points, elevating it from 4 percent to 4.6 percent. “We are raising our forecasts for China’s 2025 export value growth to 0 from -5 percent previously,”…

A Chinese envoy warned Friday that more weapons on the battlefield will only protract the Russia-Ukraine conflict. With direct negotiations now underway between Russia and Ukraine, there has been an increasing number of weapons on the battlefield with greater lethality and destructive power. This will only escalate confrontation and prolong the fighting, said Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations. “It is not conducive to achieving a ceasefire and ending the war, and runs counter to the common expectations of the international community,” he told the Security Council. “We urge all parties to actively forge an atmosphere…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday met with several foreign officials in south China’s Hong Kong, where they attended the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). Wang held separate meetings with Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira, Beninese Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Swiss Federal Councilor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Cameroonian Minister of External Relations Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Mauritanian Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, and Lao Deputy Prime…

In an effort to optimize class schedules, primary and secondary schools in Beijing introduced a 15-minute break period in the fall semester of 2024 – an extension of 5 minutes compared to the previous schedule. This additional break time provides children with more opportunities for physical activity and recreation, allowing an environment conducive to their healthy physical and mental development. “After the exercises, I feel full of energy,” said Zhou Lezhi, a junior high student in Beijing. “It’s really fun to do different kinds of exercises during the break, and it feels really different to do the activities created by…

HONG KONG (Xinhua) — The International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) serves as an important public good in the field of the rule of law for better global governance, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered a speech at the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the IOMed in Hong Kong. Wang said that as an innovative step in international rule of law, the IOMed has great significance in the history of international relations. Wang noted that the establishment…