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At the foot of the Simatai Great Wall, where history climbs steep mountain ridges, Gubei Water Town rests quietly—part memory, part reinvention.

"The mission of sinologists is to help Chinese culture cross boundaries," said Dario Famularo, a young Italian sinologist who has been in China for over a decade.

China's Tang Qianting set another new Asian record in the women's 50m breaststroke during the preliminary round of the 2026 China Open Swimming Championships and National Spring Swimming Championships here on Thursday.

China supports a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process to resolve the Syria issue, and encourages all parties to engage in inclusive dialogue and advance political reconciliation, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said Wednesday.

An explosion at a nitration facility in Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has left three people injured and two others missing, local authorities said on Thursday.

China will implement new regulations on the registration of overseas manufacturers exporting food to China, starting from June this year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) has announced.

An open China is an opportunity for the world. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), China will build new systems for a higher-level open economy, develop the digital economy, and harness artificial intelligence to drive high-quality industrial development.

A white double-decker passenger ship known as Wanfeng No. 1 on Wanfeng Lake serves as a dedicated school ship for children living in the reservoir area of Lubuge township, Luoping county, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Behind the ship is a 14-year-long chain of goodwill.