Xinhua News Agency opens branch in Guinea-Bissau

BISSAU, April 25 — China’s Xinhua News Agency inaugurated its Bissau branch on Friday, with the approval of the government of Guinea-Bissau. At the unveiling ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Yang Renhuo said that during the state visit of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo to China last July, Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Embalo reached… Continue reading Xinhua News Agency opens branch in Guinea-Bissau

China adopts multiple measures to boost support for private companies

(250424) -- BEIJING, April 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Guest speakers exchange views at the recording site of the 15th episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Li He)

China is implementing a series of targeted measures to foster a favorable environment for private enterprises and promote growth in the private sector, said an official with the country’s top economic planner. These initiatives focus on easing financing constraints, boosting investment, promoting trade, enhancing talent development and encouraging innovation, said Liu Min, deputy head of… Continue reading China adopts multiple measures to boost support for private companies

China, Kenya elevate ties as Xi, Ruto hold talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Kenyan President William Ruto at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2025. Xi held talks with Ruto, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

China and Kenya decided on Thursday to elevate their ties to a China-Kenya community with a shared future for the new era. The decision was made during talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto in Beijing. Xi said that elevating bilateral relations to a China-Kenya community with a shared future for… Continue reading China, Kenya elevate ties as Xi, Ruto hold talks

China’s policy support boosts private sector’s healthy development

A visitor introduces a Chery (a famous Chinese private owned company )flying car via live-streaming during the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 23, 2025. Themed "Embracing Innovation, Empowering the Future," the exhibition, also known as Auto Shanghai 2025, kicked off here on Wednesday, attracting nearly 1,000 noted enterprises from 26 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — China’s private sector saw robust industrial output growth in the first quarter of 2025, with its investment in manufacturing and innovation-driven development also accelerating. The sector, constituting more than 90 percent of enterprises in the world’s second-largest economy, has forged ahead with steady expansion as the country reaffirms unswerving support… Continue reading China’s policy support boosts private sector’s healthy development

Hollywood’s fading charm in China — and why U.S. tariffs are making it worse

Once the king of China’s silver screen, Hollywood now finds itself sidelined, as local blockbusters surge and Washington’s tariffs against the rest of the world add fuel to shifting audience sentiment. According to data released this week, Chinese animated feature “Ne Zha 2” has scored a thunderous success, raking in 15.2 billion yuan (about 2.11… Continue reading Hollywood’s fading charm in China — and why U.S. tariffs are making it worse

Chinese economy firms up recovery in Q1, ready to navigate uncertainties

(250416) -- BEIJING, April 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A visitor dressed in ancient costume interacts with a humanoid robot of Unitree Robotics at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

* China’s economy started 2025 on solid footing, bolstered by a structural shift toward domestic demand and innovation, positioning the country to better weather global uncertainties.  * China has made thorough policy preparations to address external changes, as a series of targeted marco policies have already taken effects and more incremental policies will be introduced… Continue reading Chinese economy firms up recovery in Q1, ready to navigate uncertainties

Xi says looking forward to cementing friendship, promoting cooperation with Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday he looks forward to cementing friendship and promoting cooperation with Cambodia. He made the remarks in a written statement upon his arrival in Phnom Penh for a state visit to Cambodia. Xi was warmly welcomed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian People’s Party President and Senate President Samdech… Continue reading Xi says looking forward to cementing friendship, promoting cooperation with Cambodia

Tradition, tea, and tomorrow: Xi Jinping’s stories with Vietnam

Xi Jinping (L, front) talks with then General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong (R, front) at the former residence of late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 13, 2017. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

When To Lam made his first visit to China as Vietnam’s top leader in August last year, he started the trip not in Beijing but in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou — a special arrangement Chinese President Xi Jinping later hailed as “quite meaningful.” It was in Guangzhou, a century earlier, that Ho Chi Minh,… Continue reading Tradition, tea, and tomorrow: Xi Jinping’s stories with Vietnam

Xi Jinping and his “ironclad friends” from Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

In February 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted then Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, an appointment between the two old friends. Back in early 2020, Hun Sen visited Beijing as China was battling the COVID-19 epidemic. He visited to show Cambodia’s staunch support for the… Continue reading Xi Jinping and his “ironclad friends” from Cambodia

“Flowing water cannot be severed” – How Xi Jinping promotes China-Malaysia friendship

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who is on a state visit to China, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites. One is the Poh San Teng Temple, a long-standing homage to renowned Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty. The… Continue reading “Flowing water cannot be severed” – How Xi Jinping promotes China-Malaysia friendship

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