US-led coalition in the Red Sea only 'band-aid solution'; an immediate cease-fire in urgent need to avoid spillovers

As the world's shipping and trade might be further disrupted by attacks on ships along the main Red Sea shipping route, worries among multinational companies - including Chinese ones that are entering the busiest export season - have grown. Analysts said on Wednesday that the multinational coalition headed by the US to protect trade ships […]

Albanese’s US visit ‘awkward, disappointing’; Washington finding it 'hard to collude'

"It's a state visit of awkwardness and disappointment," a Chinese analyst said of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's US visit from Monday to Thursday, pointing out that the two allies apparently found it hard to yield substantial results during the trip, although the Biden administration is wooing Canberra to closely follow its strategy to suppress […]

Learning history is to treasure peace: head of Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

August 15 marks the 78th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, following with September 3, China's Anti-Japanese War Victory Day. The dark period of war has carried great harm to the Chinese people, and the spirit formed during resisting the aggression of Japanese invaders still lives on, bringing Chinese people courage as well […]

Seoul needs to prove sincerity for China-Japan-SK summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said at the ASEAN Summit on Wednesday that his country plans to work closely with China and Japan to revive trilateral cooperation mechanisms in the near future, including a summit between the three countries. While Yoon's appeal may reflect his willingness, South Korea's recent actions seem to be the opposite. […]

US would be wise not to militarily intervene in the Taiwan question

In a recent Op-ed, Mr. Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, provided the US with another opportunity to comprehend the dangers and futility of continuing to meddle in China's sovereign internal affairs. In a recent Global Times Op-ed, Hu argued that US elites can "hate" China, but they must at the same time […]

Like a rogue nation, Japan releases its nuclear garbage without concern for its neighbors or people

Editor's Note: The commencement of the second phase of dumping nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Fukushima is scheduled for October 5. Despite widespread opposition both domestically and internationally, Japan has insisted on its dumping plan.What could countries do during the planned discharge of nuclear-contaminated water during the next 30-40 years? Einar Tangen (Tangen), a senior fellow of […]

China’s versatile spacecraft makes multiple science, technology breakthroughs

China has released the second batch of science and technology results collected from the first spacecraft of the country's Innovation X satellite series, which achieved multiple national and international firsts such as the first solar transition zone image, as well as the brightest Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) ever recorded, the Global Times learned from developers on […]

China establishes world's largest language resource repository

China has established the world's largest language resource repository, consisting of over 120 languages and dialects that are being used in the world's most populous country, the Chinese Ministry of Education said Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference held in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, Tian Lixin, director of the Language and Information Management Department […]

Pieces of Homo naledi story continue to puzzle

ATLANTA — Homo naledi, a rock star among fossil species in the human genus, has made an encore. Its return highlighted debate over whether this hominid was a distinct Homo species that purposefully disposed of at least some of its dead. H. naledi made worldwide headlines last year when researchers announced the discovery of an […]

Electric eels play defense with a mighty leap

There are some pets that you just don’t pet. But that didn’t stop Philip Stoddard, a zoologist at Florida International University in Miami, from petting his pet electric eel Sparky. “It was so beautiful, I had to pet it,” he told Science News for Students. That was a big mistake, writes Roberta Kwok, because Sparky […]