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March 29, 2025

Practitioners of Peace: Ordin Chinese people risk to rescue US pilots, UK POWs in WWII, forging decades-long friendships
Editor’s Note: This year marks the 80th annivers of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945) and the World Anti-Fascist War. Winning the war is a great victory of the national spirit with patriotism at its core, a great victory achieved with the Communist Party of China (CPC) fighting…
Xinjiang mine deploys autonomous trucks for safer coal transport and workforce reduction
A safety inspector monitors driverless truck operations from the control room at the Shitoumei No.1 open-pit coal mine in Hami, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 18, 2025. Photo: Li Yawei/GT In a mine located in Hami city, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a fleet of 91 homegrown autonomous trucks…
Dozens feared killed after Israeli tank fires on crowd waiting for aid in Gaza, witnesses say
The Israeli milit said it was “unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire within the humanitarian aid distribution site,” adding that “the matter is still under review.” The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which began distributing aid in the enclave last week as part of a new U.S. and Israel-backed plan, said that it delivered 16 trucks…
Exclusive: More than 100 skulls found in Tokyo highly likely to have originated from Unit 731: Japanese civil group
This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024 shows the wall with victims’ names at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.(Xinhua/Wang Song) “The likelihood of the ‘Toyama human bones’ originating from the notorious Unit 731 of the Japanese army during its invasion of China is very high. Only by clarifying…
China Tourism Day celebrations highlight rising inbound travel and expanded access for foreign visitors
Visitors flock to Beijing’s Temple of Heaven Park on May 17, 2025 ahead of China Tourism Day. Photo: VCG China celebrated its annual China Tourism Day on Monday with nationwide festivities and a raft of tourism-friendly measures aimed at boosting travel consumption and showcase the country’s growing openness, particularly through enhanced convenience for inbound tourists,…
Survey released by People’s Daily International News Department and Global Times Institute highlights high recognition of SCO’s contributions to global governance
Editor’s Note:This year is SCO’s “China Year.” On May 23, at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Media Cooperation Forum of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries held in Urumqi, capital city of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the International News Department of the People’s Daily and the Global Times Institute jointly released a report…
China, ASEAN, GCC countries to hold inaugural joint summit
Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 25, 2025. Photo: Xinhua Chinese Premier Li Qiang is paying an official visit to Indonesia from Saturday to Monday at the invitation of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and will attend the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian…
From a gilded perch, Trump tries to retain the common touch
WASHINGTON — Back in Donald Trump’s first term, his staff decided they’d tuck into his briefing book a few letters from ordin Americans who’d written to the White House. Only certain letters made the cut, though. Aides made a point of sending Trump the flattering mail while holding back the letters panning his work, a…