By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Amid escalating worsening regional tensions, Japan continues expanding its defense budget — an approach that smacks of a self-staged drama.” In its year-end editorial for 2025, Tokyo Shimbun sounded a warning. An increasing number of insightful voices in Japan have come to recognize that the Sanae Takaichi administration has deviated…
By Hao Yingcan, People’s Daily A series of upgrades — from newly insulated exterior walls and modernized utility pipelines to added stairwell handrails and the conversion of an abandoned boiler room into a community activity center — has brought visible changes to Chang’an community in Dadong district, Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province. Local resident Sun…
By He Yin, People’s Daily On Jan. 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK), who was on a state visit to China. Within a little over two months, the two heads of state have met twice and exchanged visits, underscoring the importance both sides…
By Liu Yang, People’s Daily China’s film industry saw animated features deliver exceptional results in 2025, with nationwide box office revenue reached 51.832 billion yuan (about $7.37 billion). Animation alone contributed over 25 billion yuan — nearly half of the market — signaling a major industry shift. Ne Zha 2, a fantasy adventure film based…
By Dai Kairan, People’s Daily Digital transformation stands as a central objective within the African Union’s Agenda 2063. In recent years, cooperation between China and African nations within the digital economy sector has deepened and expanded significantly. This progress has been fostered under frameworks such as high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and the Forum on…
By Yan Bingsong Recently, Elon Musk, founder of U.S.-based SpaceX, commented several times on social media about Zhuque-3, a reusable rocket independently developed by Chinese aerospace company LandSpace, drawing global attention from the space sector. At the same time, construction of LandSpace’s future main manufacturing base for the Zhuque-3 rocket has entered its final phase…
By He Yin, People’s Daily During the New Year holiday, China’s inbound tourism market experienced robust growth, with ticket bookings rising by 110 percent year on year and reservations for experiential leisure activities surging more than thirtyfold, according to data from research institutions. The rapid growth underscores the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity in…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily At the beginning of 2026, the international order suffered severe disruption due to hegemonic actions. The United States launched military strikes against Venezuela, sent forces to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. On Jan. 5, the UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting addressing the crisis. Representatives of…
By Luo Shanshan, Xu Jing, People’s Daily Homestays are increasingly integrated into China’s rural tourism and cultural industries, with Huangshan in east China’s Anhui province as a pioneering model. By embedding homestays within village ecosystems rather than operating them as standalone businesses, the city has transformed these accommodations into vibrant sources of rural revitalization. At…
By Li Hongmei, Jiang Xuehong, People’s Daily Extreme weather events occur daily across the globe. In Afghanistan, severe convective weather may bring damaging hailstorms, while Uganda might experience convective storm systems with intense rainfall. These sudden, localized events remain challenging for forecasters worldwide. China’s AI technology now enables early detection of such threats in both…
