Spring Festival in Wuhan: We're not the only ones coming back
Want to "become Chinese" this season? Then you've probably heard of "Chunyun" – the massive Spring Festival travel rush that draws travelers from around the world.But here's the twist: Humans aren't the only ones on the move!Each year in Wuhan, thousands of migratory birds cross mountains and
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The Spring Festival Gala as a window into China's new modernity
Editor's note: Imran Khalid, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is a freelance columnist on international affairs. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The annual Spring Festival Gala has long served as a reliable barometer for China's
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How is China's longest Spring Festival holiday boosting consumption?
Editor's note: Zhang Jianping, a special commentator for CGTN, is the deputy director of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce. Dong Jianye, a special commentator for CGTN, is his research assistant from the
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The high cost of the 'threat narrative' across the Taiwan Strait
In the complex geometry of East Asian geopolitics, few phenomena are as persistent – or as perilous – as the use of fear to drive domestic policy.
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Cartoon commentary | Special treatment
The aftershocks triggered by the release of the Epstein case files are rippling across the United States and Europe.
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Observer: Epstein case reveals dark underbelly of US power dynamics
The global shock of the Jeffrey Epstein case has far eclipsed any ordinary international news story. For many onlookers, the reaction was less outrage than resignation: So that’s how it works.But this response reveals a widespread misunderstanding of how American society operates.To understand the
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Western commentators must move beyond ideological biases to truly understand China
When Western observers attempt to understand China's high-speed rail through the rigid and outdated dichotomy of "authoritarianism versus democracy," their thinking inevitably runs off track. This conceptual limitation is exemplified in a recent Economist article titled "Are liberal values a luxury
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Cartoon commentary | The indelible stain
Japan's cultural eradication of the Ryukyu Islands is downright despicable. It has deliberately erased the ethnic genes embedded in their names, language, attire, and customs, forcibly imposed a Japanese "bootleg system" upon the Ryukyuan people, and even fabricated the lie of "common ancestry
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The Global South sees an alternative modernity by looking to China
Editor's note: Zhang Zhipeng, a special commentator for CGTN, is a research fellow at the School of Marxism of Fudan University and the Center for World Think Tank Studies of Shanghai International Studies University.
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Why Japan's vote signals a dangerous shift to the right
Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and its partner Japan Innovation Party secured a two-thirds "super majority" in the House of Representatives, Japan's lower house, in the election on February 8.
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Japan's ruling bloc secures lower house majority: What's next for China-Japan relations?
After Japan's ruling coalition won a majority in the House of Representatives, experts warned that Japan's post-election political direction could bring renewed uncertainty to China-Japan relations.
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How identity attacks are hollowing out American democracy
On February 6, the digital machinery of the American presidency once again slipped gears. A video released for a short time bypassed decorum to land squarely in the territory of the grotesque.
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New-energy vehicles an example of inclusive development in Chinese modernization: Global Times editorial
Figures from international data platform Dataforce show that in December 2025, Chinese automakers' sales in the European car market surged 126 percent year-on-year, with monthly sales breaking the 100,000-unit mark for the first time.
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China's miracle of high-quality development of winter sports
Wang Dexian, a special commentator on sports for CGTN, is a lecturer at the School of Management, Beijing Sport University. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
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