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What can a country's cities reveal about its development, culture and governance? And what can China's experience offer the wider world?

On maps, borders look fixed.But in politics, they may never truly be settled.Between China and India, two ancient civilizations in the East, there remains no legally demarcated boundary.

The 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum is being held from September 15-17. Since its establishment in 2006, the Forum has steadily expanded its participation and elevated the level of dialogue, developing into a high-level security and defense forum with global influence.

During a recent provocative visit to Europe, Taiwan island's deputy regional leader Hsiao Bi-khim claimed Taiwan must "do the right thing and stand on the right side of history." The line sounds righteous and is easy to win applause.

The world is witnessing extraordinary advances in science, technology, and innovation. Yet for hundreds of millions of people, the promise of progress remains out of reach.

Standing on the right side of history is not about becoming someone else's pawn

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the 18th BRICS Summit in India on Saturday. Although overseas coverage has focused on whether BRICS’ growing diversity will make consensus harder to achieve, the expanded grouping should also be judged by its ability to widen access to de

Recently, online discussions among people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits surrounding the "one country, two systems" framework for Taiwan region have attracted widespread attention. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said at a regular press conference that

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held phone talks with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Against the backdrop of sluggish global economic recovery, rising trade protectionism and continued spillover effects of geopolitical conflicts, the phone talks between the Chinese and British leaders

The BRICS is playing an increasingly important role in safeguarding genuine multilateralism and international rules by fostering a more balanced, inclusive and representative international order, an expert has said."BRICS is a venue for partnership, collaboration, and dialogue," Balew Demissie, a

When the BRICS cooperation mechanism was formally launched in 2006, it opened a new chapter for cooperation among major emerging economies.

For several years since its first official leaders' meeting, held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009, BRICS (initially just BRIC) was regarded in terms of other groupings, or as a counter to some prevailing bloc or architecture.

BRICS members are assessing a new digital payments framework designed to interconnect national currencies and reduce exposure to Western sanctions, tariffs and dollar volatility.

Since its launch in 2006, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has developed over the past two decades. Following its historic expansion in 2024, BRICS entered a new phase of greater BRICS cooperation, becoming a flagship platform for solidarity and cooperation among Global South countries.

In the age of instant global information, a disaster on the Nepal-China national border should be a story about humanity, not a downplaying or distortion of what is happening on the ground.