Locally contracted cases of Covid-19 are rising again in northeastern provinces. The National Health Commission reported 233 local cases of the virus on Wednesday, up from 175 the day before. Jilin accounted for 94 of the new local infections; 59 ...

The United Nations' human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has reached an agreement with China to visit the country, including the Xinjiang region, in May. Confirming the arrangement, Chen Xu, China's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said: “We welc...

President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for “maximum restraint” in Ukraine and said China is “pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe,” state media reported. In his strongest statement to date on the conflict, Xi – speaking at a...

The National Health Commission reported 175 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. But the coronavirus outbreak in Qingdao appears to have been brought more under control, with just 31 cases reported in the port city's surrounding province o...

Another two flights carrying Chinese evacuees from the war in Ukraine arrived safely on Tuesday, according to the Xinhua news agency. The first flight arrived in Zhengzhou City, in central Henan province, at 7:25 am, while the second touched down at...

State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Monday that China will continue to play a constructive role in helping promote a political settlement of the tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula. "As an old Chinese saying goes, we must t...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the international community to continue efforts to facilitate dialogue to restore peace between Russia and Ukraine and prevent a humanitarian crisis. Wang made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing on Monda...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that China opposes any moves that “add fuel to the flames” in Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said the two spoke by phone on Saturday. Wang said the Ukraine crisis is somethin...

The National Health Commission (NHC) reported 175 locally transmitted Covid cases for Saturday, up from 102 on Friday. Eighty-eight of the new local cases were in the port city of Qingdao, in Shandong province. The Qingdao outbreak was mainly among ...

Premier Li Keqiang said on Saturday mainland authorities will control the Covid situation in a precise manner while ensuring people can carry on with their lives as normal. Presenting the government's work report during the National People's Congres...

China reported 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases on the mainland on March 4, the national health authority said on Saturday, compared with 294 a day earlier. Of the new confirmed cases, 102 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission ...

China's military budget – the second-largest in the world after the United States – is set to increase by 7.1 percent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday. Some 1.45 trillion yuan (US$230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, accor...

The nation's top legislature, the NPC, on Saturday morning began its annual meeting in Beijing. The session opened with Premier Li Keqiang delivering the government's work report - which has set a target for GDP growth in 2022 of 5.5 percent. The r...

A spokesman for the National People’s Congress (NPC) said on Friday that the US will only harm its own interests if it uses China’s development “as an excuse” to treat it like a strategic rival. Zhang Yesui made the remarks a day ahead of t...

A spokesman for the central government’s top advisory body on Thursday dismissed suggestions by overseas media that China’s policies against Covid-19 infections have disrupted global supply chains. Guo Weimin made the comment in Beijing at a vi...

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked his Chinese counterpart in a phone call on Tuesday to use Beijing's ties with Moscow to stop Russia's military action on its territory, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement. According to t...

China's UN ambassador told an emergency meeting of the world body's General Assembly Monday that "nothing can be gained" from a new Cold War between America and Russia. "The Cold War has long ended. The Cold War mentality based on block confrontatio...

The mainland reported 239 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Saturday, the country's national health authority said on Sunday, down from 249 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 112 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, up from...

The mainland reported 249 new confirmed coronavirus infections for February 25, the national health authority said on Saturday, up from 224 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 93 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, compared w...

The Foreign Ministry has spoken about Russia's attack on Ukraine, saying on Friday that China opposes any act inciting war and has taken a responsible attitude from the very beginning to persuade all parties not to escalate tensions. The Xinhua News...