BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — The upcoming V-Day military parade in Beijing will be a significant occasion to demonstrate China’s determination, will and capacity to resolutely safeguard its national sovereignty, security and development interests, and to firmly uphold world peace. The parade on Sept. 3 will highlight the Chinese military’s recent advancements in modernization. It is an important part of the country’s commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression…

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — The largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will soon convene in China’s northern port city of Tianjin, bringing together leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations and sending a stronger signal for global cooperation, development and shared future in an age of global uncertainties. Since its founding in 2001, the SCO has focused its primary efforts on enhancing mutual trust and common security in the region. Against the…

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — On July 15, Chinese President Xi Jinping received top diplomats and heads of standing bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the bright, stately Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing. “China has always prioritized the SCO in its neighborhood diplomacy, and is committed to making the organization more substantive and stronger,” Xi stressed at the meeting. The pledge echoes China’s years-long unremitting efforts to foster a…

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 will be held in Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1. Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO and the “SCO Plus” Meeting and deliver keynote speeches as world leaders and heads of international organizations gather in this major port city of northern China. As China hosts the SCO summit for the fifth time, here’s what you…

In Yang Jianhong’s childhood memories, the sound of international news crackling from a radio was as familiar as the scent of the plum candy. His father, Yang Yangzheng, a quiet man of unshakable routines, would sit absorbed in the broadcasts, savoring the tart sweetness of those candies, a specialty from Shanghai. It was only much later that Yang Jianhong understood the significance of those candies. To his father, they were a reminder of the east China metropolis where, in 1937,…

BEIJING (Xinhua) — China will host the largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) from Sunday to Monday in the northern port city of Tianjin.President Xi Jinping will chair the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO as well as the “SCO Plus” Meeting, delivering keynote speeches with a focus on deepening cooperation within the organization and strengthening its role in global governance. Founded in Shanghai in 2001, the SCO has adhered to the…

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — The United States has played the disgraceful role of a sheer lie-monger on the South China Sea issue, according to a report released on Thursday. The report, titled “Incitement, Threats, and Lies — The Truth about External Forces Interfering in the South China Sea Issue,” is published by the Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency. The report reveals that Washington has long engaged in extensive theoretical research, leveraging its dominant position…

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — In recent years, external forces led by the United States have leveraged the South China Sea issue as a means to contain China, instigating claimant states to provoke China, according to a report released on Thursday. The report, titled “Incitement, Threats, and Lies — The Truth about External Forces Interfering in the South China Sea Issue,” was released by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency. The report emphasizes that the United…

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — China stands ready to work with regional countries to build a maritime community with a shared future in the South China Sea, according to a think tank report issued early this June. The report, titled “Making the South China Sea a Sea of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation: China’s Actions,” was released by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency. China and the coastal nations not only share immediate interests in peace and…

The Chinese Consulate-General in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, hosted a reception on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. CAPE TOWN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Consulate-General in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, hosted a reception on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese…