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Beyond U.S. shadow: Carney's pivotal China trip to boost cooperation

Opinion

14:47, 14-Jan-2026

Beyond U.S. shadow: Carney's pivotal China trip to boost cooperation

Anthony Moretti

Canada does not need a political or economic lifeline, but it does need global stability.

Opinion

14:47, 14-Jan-2026

The bloody history of Japanese colonization of Taiwan

Opinion

11:23, 14-Jan-2026

The bloody history of Japanese colonization of Taiwan

Jiao Qingping

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. This is a historical fact. Those who betray their ancestors will be nailed to the pillar of historical shame.

Opinion

11:23, 14-Jan-2026

Carney's Beijing visit marks shift in Canada's strategy

Opinion

15:02, 13-Jan-2026

Carney's Beijing visit marks shift in Canada's strategy

Xu Ying

In a world increasingly shaped by power politics and zero-sum thinking, Canada's recalibration offers a quiet but important counterpoint.

Opinion

15:02, 13-Jan-2026

Inside Jimmy Lai's sentence hearing: What he sowed, he now reaps

Kong Qingjiang

On December 15, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) High Court rendered a ruling in the case involving Jimmy Lai's alleged violation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong national security law). Jimmy Lai was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications. The court's sentencing hearing began on January 12 and will continue through January 15.

Opinion

15:04, 13-Jan-2026

Inside Jimmy Lai's sentence hearing: What he sowed, he now reaps

Kong Qingjiang

Opinion

15:04, 13-Jan-2026

Chinese modernization and world opportunity

12:09, 13-Dec-2023

COLUMNISTS

Takaichi's real agenda: Military expansion or public livelihood?

Opinion

15:01, 13-Jan-2026

Gong Rong

Takaichi's real agenda: Military expansion or public livelihood?

All peace-loving countries and forces should voice clear opposition and work together to safeguard the hard-won peace forged after WWII.

Opinion

15:01, 13-Jan-2026

Will Carney reset China-Canada relations?

Opinion

15:35, 12-Jan-2026

Radhika Desai

Will Carney reset China-Canada relations?

Opinion

15:35, 12-Jan-2026

Finding direction amid changes, opening new horizons

Opinion

13:37, 11-Jan-2026

Zheng Haizhen

Finding direction amid changes, opening new horizons

Looking ahead, this systematic and logically coherent thought will continue to guide China in maintaining strategic direction amid complex changes and opening new horizons through reform and innovation.

Opinion

13:37, 11-Jan-2026

Greenland crisis: A highly uncertain new era for global security

Opinion

22:06, 09-Jan-2026

Liu Xinxin

Greenland crisis: A highly uncertain new era for global security

The future of the Nordic states – and Europe – depends on their ability to rise from this "ally betrayal" like a phoenix. Greenland's fate is no longer just Denmark's problem; it's a stark warning to all nations. In an era of unchecked power and discarded rules, no country can rest easy – global security has entered a highly uncertain new age.

Opinion

22:06, 09-Jan-2026

Chinese FM's Africa visit: A new paradigm for South-South cooperation

Opinion

19:07, 09-Jan-2026

Alexander Ayertey Odonkor

Chinese FM's Africa visit: A new paradigm for South-South cooperation

As 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the four African nations is aimed at deepening political mutual trust between the two parties. Over the period, cooperation between China and Africa, two regions which together account for about one-third of the entire global population, has forged a new paradigm for South-South cooperation.

Opinion

19:07, 09-Jan-2026

Why Africa comes first in China's diplomacy

Opinion

15:18, 08-Jan-2026

Stephen Ndegwa

Why Africa comes first in China's diplomacy

Wang Yi's visit to Africa should be understood not merely as diplomatic routine, but as a reaffirmation of a long-term strategic and civilizational commitment.

Opinion

15:18, 08-Jan-2026

CARTOON

Against the tide

Cartoon

11:50, 31-Dec-2025

Against the tide

'Protection', at a price

Cartoon

14:58, 30-Dec-2025

'Protection', at a price

Japan's hypocrisy on nuclear weapons

Cartoon

15:38, 24-Dec-2025

Japan's hypocrisy on nuclear weapons

When 'self-defense' casts an offensive shadow

Cartoon

16:33, 18-Dec-2025

When 'self-defense' casts an offensive shadow

Overinflated

Cartoon

16:47, 16-Dec-2025

Overinflated

Digging up old ghosts: Japanese militarism is setting off alarms

Cartoon

15:32, 09-Dec-2025

Digging up old ghosts: Japanese militarism is setting off alarms

Sanae Takaichi's aggressive 'therapy'

Cartoon

15:36, 04-Dec-2025

Sanae Takaichi's aggressive 'therapy'

The win-win logic behind a fresh food express

Cartoon

10:53, 20-Oct-2025

The win-win logic behind a fresh food express

Desert edge-locking project: A green miracle

Cartoon

09:23, 19-Oct-2025

Desert edge-locking project: A green miracle

WATCH

05:58

Truth over lies: U.S. reporter's bold words at Potala Palace

Opinion

18:58, 01-Feb-2025

Truth over lies: U.S. reporter's bold words at Potala Palace

First Voice

Is Xizang a dystopian society or a land of religious freedom? Comedian and journalist Lee Camp visits Barkhor Street, Potala Palace, and the Tibet Museum. His message to the West: Come and take a look!

Opinion

18:58, 01-Feb-2025

26:45

Behind Unit 731 - The butchery of humanity by war and militarism

Opinion

13:11, 31-Jul-2025

Behind Unit 731 - The butchery of humanity by war and militarism

First Voice

Driven by the wrong reasons, humans are capable of great atrocities.

Opinion

13:11, 31-Jul-2025

04:31

Satire music video: Taiwan under lies

Opinion

19:22, 26-Jul-2025

Satire music video: Taiwan under lies

CGTN

Taiwan is a land steeped in Chinese history, but the DPP is fanning flames of separatism. In this MV, Taiwan rapper Zhong Xiangyu voices his anger with the authorities and proclaims, "We are Chinese; Taiwan Province is our home."

Opinion

19:22, 26-Jul-2025

14:43

Incredible Odyssey: The right to choose

Opinion

10:51, 25-Sep-2025

Incredible Odyssey: The right to choose

CGTN

Aside from Xinjiang cotton, Western media have also claimed that people in Xinjiang have been "violently deprived of" their human rights, thus losing the freedom to choose their way of life. Is this true?

Opinion

10:51, 25-Sep-2025

LETTERS

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16:17, 25-Sep-2020

Would you like to taste this chicken?

Yin Zetian

Letters

19:28, 28-Oct-2023

The cultural dimension of Nepal-China relationship

Sushant Shrestha

The economic partnership between China and Nepal is underpinned by a strong people-to-people relationship that transcends beyond Sagarmatha and Qomolangma.

Letters

18:13, 30-Jan-2023

My experience in China in the post-pandemic era

Bereket Sisay

Pragmatically, China has shown the ability to contain pandemics.

Letters

14:30, 13-Sep-2022

Death of Elizabeth II rocks UK

Freddie Reidy

Queen Elizabeth II will be most fondly remembered for her compassion, public service and dedication which she maintained until her last week, receiving the resignation of former prime minister Boris Johnson and inviting Liz Truss to form a government on August 6.

Opinion

21:15, 09-Sep-2022

Why Iran, Venezuela and Greenland Matter Together?

Opinion

11:23, 14-Jan-2026

Why Iran, Venezuela and Greenland Matter Together?

Opinion

11:23, 14-Jan-2026

27:09

Exclusive with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin

02:55

The shifting structure of global governance