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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Iran weighs talks with US as Washington reviews Tehran's new proposal

US, Iran clash at UN as Guterres warns of rising nuclear risks

WORLD IN VIEW

Under US pressure, European military spending soars 14%

Elon Musk, OpenAI set to face off in court

'Planless': Merz criticizes US strategy in Iran

NEWS ANALYSIS

03:25

Trump admin continues to expand its global military reach

The fallout of US turning a technical term into a geopolitical weapon

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Matteo Giovannini

'Chinese sense of security' becomes a global buzzword

24-Apr-2026

Huang Jiyuan

04:53

The long road home for looted artifacts

24-Apr-2026

Chen Qiaoshen

Analysis: Why China-Russia ties have stood rock-solid against all odds

25-Apr-2026

Cao Cong

Japan's accelerated remilitarization is a fact and a reality

23-Apr-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

Malaria-free world no longer a dream as fight unites nations

AI-generated anti-China videos form profit chain in Japan

Vice premier: China's vast market to offer world greater opportunities

China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up and promote high-quality development, and China's mega-size market will provide the world with greater opportunities and more choices, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Thursday.

Japanese politicians' Yasukuni visits draw widespread criticism

PRO TALK

Why global confidence is shifting away from the US

Jessica Durdu

Between tweets and turbulence: Signals, strategy and uncertainty

Zhang Jianping

IMF spring meetings: Multiple shocks test global economic resilience

Imran Khalid

When lifelines fray: Hormuz and global food risks

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

02:34

See how China-Mexico trade begins

24-Apr-2026

US tariff refund system launches as thousands of companies file claims

21-Apr-2026

01:32

Nobel Laureate James Heckman: US Tariffs 'Make No Economic Sense'

18-Apr-2026

Graphics: Rapid growth of China's services sector in Q1 2026

16-Apr-2026

01:25

Tariff refunds begin in US

21-Apr-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong to visit China

27-Apr-2026

Putin hails DPRK troops' role in reclaiming Russia's Kursk region

27-Apr-2026

The economic trap of Japan's relaxation of arms exports

The Japanese government has revised the implementation guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technologyand fully eased restrictions on the export of lethal weapons. Given the slow growth of Japan's auto industry, tight labor supply, and an economic structure that lacks resilience, continued expansion of defense capabilities and adjustments to arms export policies have triggered extensive discussions and prudent doubts across Japanese society.

26-Apr-2026