Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Chongqing to further deepen reforms and opening up across the board and constantly write its own chapter in advancing Chinese modernization.

Senior officials from China and the United States have reached consensus in multiple areas to push forward bilateral relations.

The three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the Chinese space station safely following a successful docking operation this morning.

China has launched its latest manned space mission to the Tiangong Space Station.

This week on Sinica, Iza Ding, associate professor of political science at Northwestern University and author of The Performative State: Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China, joins to share her ideas on how American academia has framed and problematized authoritarianism, especially when it comes to China. A deep and subtle thinker,…

A U.S. official says his country secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine in recent weeks and they have been used twice in battlefield.

China will launch the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on Thursday.

Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Across the nation, vessels in active service hosted open days for members of the public.

Official data shows China created over three million new urban jobs in the first three months of this year.

Guangdong has relocated 110,000 residents after continuous heavy rainfall hit many parts of the province in recent days.

At least 11 people are missing after continued rainfall hit many parts of Guangdong Province in South China.

China's Shenzhou-18 crewed spacecraft is poised for take-off in the coming days.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health says at least 14 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm since Thursday.

China and Papua New Guinea have agreed to strengthen economic and trade cooperation. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Papua New Guinea counterpart Justin Tkatchenko witnessed the signing of cooperation deals after their meeting in Port Moresby.

The Hamas-run government media office says Gaza City is facing an environmental disaster due to the complete shutdown of water wells for two weeks.

Authorities say China's non-financial outbound direct investment came in at nearly 243 billion yuan in the first quarter, up 12.5 percent.

China has expressed regret over a recent U.S. veto of a draft resolution that sought to grant Palestine full membership of the UN General Assembly.

This week on Sinica, I'm delighted to welcome Dá Wēi (达巍), one of China’s foremost scholars of China’s foreign relations and especially relations with the U.S. Da Wei is the director of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and is a professor in the department of International Relations at the …

China and Indonesia have vowed to strengthen bilateral ties. The pledge came during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta.

According to China's immigration authority, it recorded over 141 million inbound and outbound trips in the first quarter of 2024.

Preparations are underway to launch China's Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship. It will be China's first manned mission to space this year.

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has held a virtual meeting with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin.

The Olympic flame that will be burning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has started its journey after being ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece.

China's GDP saw a yearly increase of 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024.

China says it is closely monitoring the ongoing investigation into the recent Sydney knife attack.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for maximum restraint after Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel over the latter's deadly assault on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Chongqing, kicking off his three-day visit to China.

Israel has been targeted by a retaliatory strike from Iranian missiles and drones. Iran's mission to the United Nations said the attack on Israel "can be deemed concluded."

Authorities say a knife-wielding man has killed six people and injured several others before being shot dead by the police in Sydney.

The fourth China International Consumer Products Expo kicks off on Saturday in Haikou on the island province of Hainan. The six-day event hosts over 4,000 brands from 71 countries and regions.

Data from Chinese Customs shows that the total value of China's imports and exports in the first quarter exceeded 10 trillion yuan, or roughly 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars.

China's Queqiao-2 satellite has completed in-orbit communication tests. Its platform and payloads are working normally.

This week on Sinica, a discussion of Netflix's adaptation of Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem (or more accurately, Remembrance of Earth's Past). Joining me to chat about the big-budget show is Cindy Yu, host of The Spectator’s “Chinese Whispers” podcast, one of the very best China-focused podcasts; and Christopher T. Fan, who teaches English, Asi…

Chinese authorities have imposed countermeasures against two U.S. firms involved in arms sales to the Taiwan region.

Official data shows China's consumer price index edged up 0.1 percent year on year in March, falling short of market expectations due to decreasing consumer demand and sufficient market supply.

China's Xuelong polar icebreaker, also called Snow Dragon, has returned to Qingdao port in Shandong province, marking the end of its 40th Antarctic expedition.

South Koreans are voting in the country's legislative elections to choose the next 300-seat parliament.

More than 600 enterprises have signed up for the 7th China International Import Expo, which will be held later this year in Shanghai.

Tens of millions of spectators were treated to stunning views as a rare total solar eclipse swept across North America on Monday.

The Chinese Ministry of Finance says China and the U.S. have agreed to promote the healthy and stable development of economic relations during U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit.

The armed wing of Hamas has warned that they would target the Israeli army if it re-enters the Gaza Strip. This came following Israeli media reports that the Israeli army had withdrawn most of its forces from Gaza.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing. Premier Li urged the U.S. to abide by the basic norms of market economy and refrain from turning economic and trade issues into political or security issues.

Nicaragua has formally cut diplomatic relations with Ecuador. It comes after Mexico suspended ties with Ecuador, over a raid on its embassy in Quito.

Saturday marks the last day of China's Qingming Festival holiday season. China's Ministry of Transport says inter-regional passenger traffic throughout the three-day holiday is expected to surge over 750 million.

China and Thailand will cooperate on the exploration and peaceful use of outer space as well as on the International Lunar Research Station.

The number of deaths from Wednesday's devastating earthquake in the Taiwan region has risen to 12, with over 1,100 others injured.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Guangzhou. During a six-day visit to China, she is set to talk with Chinese officials in Guangzhou and Beijing.