PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts combat readiness patrols around Taiwan Island
NANJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command is dispatching its naval and air forces to carry out combat readiness patrols around Taiwan Island, a military spokesperson said Monday.The vessels and aircraft will approach Taiwan Island in close proximity from different directions, said Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command.Shi stressed that the move aims to test the capabilities of the troops to conduct rapid maneuvers, form all-dimensional posture, and execute systemic blockade and control.
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Fengnan District of China's Tangshan boosts high-quality development
Fengnan District of China's Tangshan boosts high-quality development
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A glimpse of chocolate museum in Tianjin
A glimpse of chocolate museum in Tianjin
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People enjoy winter leisure time across China
People enjoy winter leisure time across China
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View of Xixia Imperial Tombs in northwest China's Ningxia
View of Xixia Imperial Tombs in northwest China's Ningxia
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PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts joint drills around Taiwan
Multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan Island Monday, said Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command.
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Insights from 2025 China-US economic and trade ties: Managing differences by seeking common ground while shelving differences
A recent poll released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows that 53 percent of Americans believe "the US should undertake friendly cooperation and engagement with China." Some media outlets have noted that this is the first time since 2019 that a majority of Americans surveyed prefer a
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Nationwide passion for reading revitalizes culture
The encouragement of learning and reading lies at the heart of traditional Chinese culture. China's ancient classic The Analects of Confucius begins with the sentence: "Is it not a pleasure, having learned something, to try it out at due intervals?" This ethos is echoed in other masters' thoughts
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Visa-free policy attracts overseas runners to Hainan Marathon
The 2025 Hainan (Sanya) Marathon began on Sunday, drawing more than 14,000 participants from 19 countries and regions, including China, Malaysia, Russia, Canada and the United States.More than 50 overseas runners and guests benefited from Hainan's visa-free policy for visitors from 86 nations and
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World's first 30MW-class pure hydrogen gas turbine starts operation in China
The world's first 30-megawatt-class pure hydrogen gas turbine, "Jupiter I", has begun stable power generation in China, operating entirely on hydrogen since Sunday.
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Ice-and-snow themed tourism loop train starts six-day trip in China's Heilongjiang
Tourists watch a performance onboard a tourism train in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Dec. 28, 2025. Train Y999/998, an ice-and-snow themed tourism loop train, started a six-day trip on Sunday.
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Hong Kong economy on track for third successive year of growth: financial secretary
Hong Kong's economy is expected to grow by 3.2 percent year on year in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of expansion for the global financial hub, according to a blog post by Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, on Sunday.
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Shandong Peninsula builds high-end industrial cluster to boost marine economy
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 shows the China State Shipbuilding Corporation Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. conducting shipbuilding work at the Haixi Bay Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industrial Base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.
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40 public officers deemed accountable for fatal restaurant fire in NE China
The emergency management authorities of northeast China's Liaoning Province on Sunday published an official investigation report into a restaurant fire that killed 22 people and injured three others on April 29 in the city of Liaoyang.
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