Global Times, in collaboration with the Academy of International and Regional Communication Studies, Communication University of China, is proud to launch “#LocalInsights,” an English-language column dedicated to original, field-based observations. The third article in this

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#ItsNiu A recent New York Times article claims US companies including Apple have passed on expertise, equipment, processes and talent to China, helping it gain an edge in multiple industries. Is China's tech progress something "given away" by major foreign corporations? This

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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the nation's top industry regulator, recently unveiled guidelines on advancing the integration of AI and the information and communications sector, setting out development goals through 2030 and underscoring the role of

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This court was unlike any courtroom most visitors would expect. Located on Shanghai's eco-island of Chongming, the circuit court features a massive aquarium behind the judges' bench, where schools of fish drift silently beyond the glass. Visitors can watch aquatic life swimming

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The Human Rights Action in China · 2026 Chongqing Tour hosted by China's State Council Information Office just concluded with human rights experts from 20 countries and international organizations, including Peru, Nepal, Argentina and the African Union, gathered in Southwest

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Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever on Tuesday local time has called on European leaders to develop a coherent strategy to counter what he described as "China's drive for economic domination," while claiming that EU leaders are running scared of China, media reported. A Chinese

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The 2026 national college entrance examinations, or gaokao, officially concluded in Beijing on June 10 afternoon with the completion of the final geography exam. Outside the high schools in Beijing, parents waited with bouquets of flowers and gifts to welcome students as they

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#Opinion: The plight of foreign workers in Japan exposes the contradiction behind its long-promoted image of freedom and equality.

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#Opinion: #Gaokao signals a deeper shift in China's engineering workforce, crucial for understanding its manufacturing future, writes @dinggangchina

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#Opinion: The challenge for European leaders of the 21st century is to cultivate leaders capable of combining vision, pragmatism, and responsibility. The true strategist is not the one who speaks best about the future, but the one who succeeds in building it.

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#China and the #EU held in-depth and comprehensive discussions on Tuesday regarding the preparations for the establishment of a China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said. Chinese experts urged the EU to heed rational voices and

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#China and #SouthKorea are both global leaders in technological development, each with its own distinctive strengths, and the two countries can fully achieve complementary advantages and deliver mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing said

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#Opinion: If the Philippines cannot honor its signature on a foundational document it has pledged to uphold for over two decades, its public displays of "earnest effort" for the COC talks lose all credibility.

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From June 6 to 10, China’s Ministry of Transport organized multiple departments to jointly carry out a special maritime traffic law enforcement and hydrographic survey operation in waters east of Taiwan island, conducting maritime patrols, law enforcement activities and surveys

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#Opinion: However hard they try to make waves, petty moves like the visit to Taiwan island by a few South Korean lawmakers will merely serve to embarrass themselves.

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A special maritime traffic law enforcement and hydrographic survey operation carried out by China's Ministry of Transport in waters east of Taiwan island concluded successfully on Wednesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The operation was a necessary move taken in response

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Alibaba's Qwen App on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for college admissions counseling, offering free consultation and application guidance to the nation's more than 10 million annual college entrance examinations (gokao) candidates. A Chinese expert

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China Unicom's US subsidiary and a major American telecom trade group have filed objections with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against a proposed ban on interconnection between US carriers and Chinese telecom operators, with experts warning that the politically

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Chinese mainland exported $3 billion worth of headphones, earphones and combined microphones in 2024, ranking first globally and nearly doubling the EU's total. #FactsMatter #GTGraphic @_ValiantPanda_

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#Opinion: Kyrgyzstan’s election to the UNSC represents a landmark achievement that demonstrates how Central Asia is gradually transforming from an object of world politics into an increasingly influential participant in shaping it.

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The 2026 national college entrance examination, or gaokao, officially concluded in Beijing on June 10 afternoon with the completion of the final geography exam. Outside the high schools in Beijing, parents waited with bouquets of flowers to welcome students as they emerged from

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China’s automobile exports continued to surge in May, with 930,000 units exported, marking a year‑on‑year increase of 68.7 percent, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed on Wed.

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After visiting Chongqing's Bayu New Public Welfare Digital Talent Development Program, a politician and human rights advocate from Nepal told the Global Times that she was amazed by the program's small but inclusive projects for the most vulnerable people. She praised its efforts

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【Video】Real-life superheroes. When a three-wheeler was left dangling over a 20-meter drop with two people trapped inside, bystanders held onto the vehicle with all their strength, preventing it from plunging and helping save lives. #EverydayHeroes

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International gold prices have been on a downward trend since early June, with the spot gold dipping below $4,200 per ounce by 1 pm (Beijing time), virtually erasing all of this year’s earlier gains. Amid the slide, market sentiment in #China is shifting – investor enthusiasm has

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Responding to a question regarding Japan's draft 2026 Defense White Paper, which references China's military development and the regional security environment, cites NATO members' plans to raise defense spending to 3.5 percent of GDP, and stresses the need for a substantial

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China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Ling Ji, also the deputy China international trade representative, met with Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security of European Commission on Tuesday. The two sides held in depth and

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Responding to a question regarding Japan's Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) executive council meeting on June 9 that approved a draft proposal on revising the country's three key national security documents, which refers to China's military development and the surrounding

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【Video】Not a special effect! A photographer captured a rare upward lightning bolt shooting from the ground into the clouds, creating a spectacular display that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie.

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In response to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas' remarks claiming that the new round of sanctions against Russia may include entities located in China, Turkey, India, and other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

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Chinese automakers’ latest progress in Europe — from #BYD’s localized production push in Hungary to #Geely’s EU-certified driver-assistance system — shows that industrial cooperation, rather than politically driven trade barriers, remains the more practical path for Europe to

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On Wednesday, the China Coast Guard #CCG task group led by CCGS Taizhou conducted a patrol in China's territorial waters of the #DiaoyuDao and its affiliated islands. The patrol was a rights-protection operation carried out by the CCG in accordance with the law: CCG

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#China is deeply concerned about the current situation in #Iran, and all relevant parties should remain calm and restrained, stop intensifying tensions and escalating the situation, and take concrete measures to de-escalate and cool down the situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry

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For the first time in a decade, New Zealanders are more likely to see China as a friend than the US, while viewing Washington as more of a threat, according to the latest report released by a New Zealand foundation on Wednesday. Analysts noted that such findings go beyond

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Li Yize, who previously participated in a training camp for China's U18 men’s national youth #basketball team, has been suspended from competition for three years for age fraud, according to a statement released by the Chinese Basketball Association on Wednesday. #fraud #CBA

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After visiting the Changan Automobile Group’s AVATR Digital Intelligence Factory and witnessing its advanced automated and intelligent manufacturing processes in Chongqing, an Egyptian diplomat lauded the factory as "a manifestation of the right to development." He noted that

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Despite objections from China and Russia, which said the United Nations Security Council had already ended its review of the Iran nuclear issue, the UN Security Council still held a public meeting early Wednesday morning and approved a procedural measure by vote. Sun Lei, China's

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The giant panda Hua Ni (also known as Ai Bao) at Everland Resort, the largest theme park in South Korea, gave birth to a female cub weighing over 170 grams on June 3 at 10:53 am, the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda said on Wednesday via its official WeChat

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The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday denounced “Taiwan independence” separatist forces for their habitual smear tactics against cross-Straits exchanges, calling their attempt to politicize a zoo animal exchange program between the Shanghai and Taipei zoos

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Congratulations to Ai Bao! The giant #panda #HuaNi (also known as Ai Bao) at Everland Resort in #SouthKorea gave birth to a female cub weighing over 170 grams on June 3 at 10:53 am, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda said on Wednesday. Currently, both Ai

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The Taiwan regional Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have bowed and scraped to cater to external forces and have degenerated into outright traitors to the nation, Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday,