Editor's Note: This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). A new year begins with new resolve and new momentum. The call to "fight for our dreams and our happiness, and turn our great vision

Editor's Note: This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). A new year begins with new resolve and new momentum. The call to "fight for our dreams and our happiness, and turn our great

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government stepped up investment in research and development (R&D) in 2025 as part of efforts to advance innovation-driven development, data from the country's state-asset regulator showed.Their R&D spending reached 1.1

China's Ministry of Emergency Management will dispatch inspection teams to tighten full-chain safety oversight of fireworks, thereby preventing and controlling various safety risks, the ministry said on Wednesday.The ministry and the Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee held a meeting

A 23-minute fireworks show lit up Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on Wednesday, the second day of the Year of the Horse and of the Spring Festival holiday here.At 8 p.m., the show opened with high-density fireworks mimicking charging horses and cascading shells evoking a thundering herd. Bursts shaped

In 2025, China saw a strong expansion of green loans, channeling more financial resources into low-carbon sectors and providing solid momentum for accelerating the country's green economic and social transition, the central bank said.The balance of China's green loans in local and foreign

In January 2017, President Xi Jinping visited Desheng village in Zhangbei county, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. At that time, 212 of 413 households were registered as impoverished households in this village.

From preschool to vocational training, from classroom assessment to after-school life, a set of targeted, people-centered education measures has been taking root across east China's Anhui Province, benefiting families in real and practical ways.

Qingdao Port in east China ensures efficient operations during Spring Festival holiday

Xixi wetland in east China's Hangzhou enters best season for viewing plum blossoms

People visit cultural scenic areas in Beijing to feel festive atmosphere

Traditional food, trendy cuisines ignite holiday consumption during Spring Festival

A citizen looks at the Potala Palace in the distance in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region., Feb. 18, 2026.

Spring Festival celebration held in Macao

Editor's note: CGTN recently launched the Ask China campaign to respond to questions from international audiences curious about China's development. We invite experts, journalists, researchers and professionals to address selected questions submitted by viewers around the world. Deng Ying is a

To understand democracy in China, one must shift the focus to the most basic units of social life – communities, villages, enterprises and public institutions.