In 1987, when David V. Plymire first returned to Huangyuan, the plateau county in China he had left decades earlier for the United States, locals were surprised that he still spoke the local dialect fluently."I simply talked to myself in front of a mirror so that I wouldn't forget the dialect of my

New energy vehicles (NEVs) continued to gain ground in China's auto market in October, accounting for a larger share of new car sales, industry data showed on Wednesday.NEVs accounted for 64.3 percent of new car sales last month, up from 61.6 percent in September, while the cumulative share for the

TOKYO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Tuesday once again urged the Japanese side to severely punish, in accordance with the law, the perpetrator who forcibly entered the embassy compound, and not to seek to absolve him of responsibility, saying that the facts of the case are clear and the evidence is conclusive and undeniable.The spokesperson made the remarks in response to questions regarding the second court hearing in the case of Kodai Murata, a former Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer who was dismissed after allegedly breaking into the Chinese Embassy in Japan while carrying a knife in March this year.The Tokyo District Court held the second court hearing in the case on Tuesday. Prosecutors sought 18 months in prison for Murata, while his defense counsel requested that he be sentenced to a fine.The spokesperson said that an active-duty SDF officer's act of breaking into the Chinese Embassy with a knife and making violent threats gravely infringes upon China's sovereignty and dignity, and severely endangers the personal safety of Chinese diplomatic staff and the security of the diplomatic premises.It constitutes a serious violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and exposes a host of deep-seated problems in Japan, including the rampant spread of right-wing influence and inadequate management and discipline of SDF personnel, the spokesperson added.The spokesperson said China urges the Japanese side to reflect on and correct its mistakes through concrete actions, conduct a thorough investigation, implement corrective measures, and provide a responsible explanation to China and the international community.

ANTALYA, Türkiye, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, as President Xi Jinping's special representative, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Antalya Leaders' Summit at the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.Conveying Xi's cordial greetings to Guterres, Han said that China attaches great importance to climate change.Last year, Xi announced China's 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions, and made it clear that China will strive to do better, showing China's firm resolve and utmost efforts to address climate change.This year, China set targets for non-fossil energy sources to account for 50 percent of power generation and electricity to account for 35 percent of final energy consumption by 2030, Han noted.China is committed to setting clear targets and ensuring their implementation, and stresses the need to be true in word and resolute in deed, which will continue to provide valuable stability and certainty for global climate governance, Han said.China has worked with the United Nations to advance international cooperation on addressing climate change, firmly upholding and fully implementing the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, vigorously promoting South-South cooperation on climate change, and actively supporting the UN-led Early Warnings for All initiative, he said.The global response to climate change currently faces numerous challenges, Han said, noting that developing countries, in particular, are confronted with difficulties including funding shortages, technological shortcomings and inadequate capacity in implementing their nationally determined contributions, which require the international community to address together.China looks forward to seeing the 31st meeting make new progress and reach new consensus under the leadership of Guterres, he added.Guterres asked Han to convey his sincere greetings to ...

Oil prices fell on Tuesday.The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery decreased by 81 cents, or 0.93 percent, to settle at 86.04 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for January delivery dropped to 1.08 dollars, or 1.17 percent, to settle at 91.49 dollars a