China will advance the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level through different efforts, according to the government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

The output value of China's artificial intelligence (AI) sector reached 1.2 trillion yuan ($165.78 billion) in 2025, with more than 6,200 companies operating in the field, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng said on Thursday.

China's economic growth target for 2026 is "proactive and pragmatic," reflecting a broad assessment of domestic conditions and shifts in the external environment, an official said Thursday.

China will nurture emerging and future industries, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

China will refine supportive regulations and policies for the Private Sector Promotion Law, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Thursday took part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Jiangsu Province at the fourth session of the 14th National

China will continue working with all sides, including those involved in relevant conflicts in the Middle East, to maintain communication, step up mediation efforts and pool consensus, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday at a daily press briefing.Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks

Watch this train of boats shaped like a dragon slide across Nanming Lake as Lishui of Zhejiang Province celebrated Lantern Festival on Monday. (Source: Shijie App-Aerial View of Lishui-Bright Moon; Video edited by intern Liu Yunyun)

China on Thursday unveiled its main development targets for 2026 as a government work report was submitted to the country's top legislature for deliberation. Check this poster for details.

China head coach Ante Milicic said Thursday that he plans to make changes for his team's second group match at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup. China beat Bangladesh 2-0 in its Group B opener Tuesday and will face Uzbekistan at Western Sydney Stadium on Friday.Milicic said the first game is often the

Ahead of the opening of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress on Thursday, Qi Xiangdong, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Chinese cybersecurity firm Qi An Xin Technology Group, said in an interview

Awakening of Insects, or Jingzhe, is the third solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar. Marked by the first thunder of spring, it signals the end of winter dormancy as nature reawakens and warmth returns. (Video source: Kuaishou; compiled by Zhou Jiayu)

Once listed as endangered, the snow leopard is making a comeback. Stronger protection measures across the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in recent years have helped safeguard the species. Now these elusive cats, known locally as the "the plateau spirit," are increasingly being captured by camera traps and photographers. With a scientific rescue and release system in place, each animal returned to the wild plays its part in balancing the highland ecosystem.

China's defense budget growth is expected to slow to 7 percent in 2026, according to a draft report submitted to the national legislature for review on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported. It marks the 11th consecutive year of single-digit growth for China's defense budget. The figure stayed