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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

US, Iran near breakthrough on one-page memo to end war

Iran: Safe transit through Hormuz Strait possible if US ends threats

WORLD IN VIEW

00:13

At least 16 killed in bus-tanker truck collision in Indonesia's Sumatra

AI shapes US elections

Why table tennis is the perfect sport for the ageing

NEWS ANALYSIS

Why the 27% is a turning point for the future of US-China perceptions?

UNESCO: Stark North-South divide in quantum research access

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Li Ruikang

Young Americans lead shift in US views of China amid online trends

02-May-2026

Li Ruikang

Trump tariffs, troop pullback deepen transatlantic rift

03-May-2026

Liu Chunsheng

The global upgrade of Chinese manufacturing

01-May-2026

Kong Qingjiang

What Auckland's rejection of building 'comfort women' statue reflects

01-May-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

The Tokyo Trial at 80: Justice denied, memory distorted

On the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial

Tokyo Trials at 80, what's next for China-Japan relations?

Scattered ashes, lingering ghosts

PRO TALK

Adriel Kasonta

From tariffs to tolerance: Why Americans are reassessing China

Imran Khalid

Why the American public is moving toward a more pragmatic China view

'Individual acts' a fig leaf to cover Japan's responsibility evasion

Tank turret blast shatters Japan's right-wing dream

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

Germany warns EU will retaliate if US raises auto tariffs to 25%

Germany warned on Monday that the European Union is prepared to take countermeasures if the United States moves ahead with plans to sharply increase tariffs on European automobile imports.

05-May-2026

02:21

Nigeria eyes China's zero tariffs as real trade gains

03-May-2026

European economists call for firm response to new US auto tariffs

03-May-2026

01:48

Morocco’s argan oil industry eyes China’s zero-tariff market

01-May-2026

Chinese trade body highlights deepening China-US business ties

30-Apr-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

China slams Japan's first post-WWII offensive missile launch overseas

06-May-2026

FOIP upgrade: Japan's geostrategic ambitions exposed

06-May-2026

Japan's near-total reliance on Middle East oil has turned the Hormuz blockade into a structural crisis, triggering severe shortages in naphtha, rising costs for fisheries and agriculture, and exposing deep industrial vulnerabilities.

05-May-2026

Japan's child population falls to record low for 45th straight year

05-May-2026

Japan's shadow falls on the so-called Indo-Pacific

05-May-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

Chinese FM says Iran entitled to peaceful nuclear development

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that China appreciates Iran's commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons while affirming its legitimate right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, as he held talks with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing.

06-May-2026

Trump to pause US military operation guiding ships out of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday that the operation to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, dubbed "Project Freedom" by the US, will be paused for a short period to see whether an agreement can be finalized and signed between Washington and Tehran, although the blockade will remain in force.

06-May-2026