Sashko Nasev, the ambassador of North Macedonia to China, speaks with China.org.cn about the opportunities in China's upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan, highlighting prospects for cooperation in trade, green development, investment, and people-to-people exchanges.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said China's position on the situation in Iran is as follows: an immediate cessation of military operations, a prompt return to dialogue and negotiations, and joint opposition to unilateral actions.
As one of the most important oil export routes in the world, the Strait of Hormuz has drawn intense attention since Iran reportedly claimed that no ships would be allowed to pass through on Saturday. A Chinese military affairs expert told the Global Times that Iran’s ability to enforce a blockade is not technically complex, but such a move could have consequences beyond global energy markets.
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Monday and threatened to attack any vessels attempting to pass through the strategic chokepoint, as the US military said six American service members had been killed in the escalating conflict with Iran.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday held phone conversations separately with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi as the military operation launched by the US and Israel on Iran entered its third day.
After Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks on Saturday, a Chinese military affair expert analyzed the military tactics deployed by the US to the Global Times, noting that the US has amassed forces around Iran and gathered intelligence, before simultaneously targeting Iranian military facilities and top leadership figures in the first wave of attacks. Meanwhile, Iran likely also has pre-planned its counter-strike strategy, launching missile attacks on an unprecedented scale.
When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walked into the showroom of Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou City of East China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, he was greeted by a series of sublime robot performances.
The Archives Collection of Tang Honglu Well Stele of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) was recently released in Shanghai, offering a comprehensive account of the stele's century-long journey from its erection and preservation in China to its plunder by and secret concealment in Japan, and establishing a solid, indisputable chain of evidence.
The US is reportedly pressuring Syria to abandon Chinese telecom systems, which could leave Syrian people struggle to stay connected, a Chinese expert said on Friday. The move, based on the paranoia of some in the US, has laid bare the US' hegemonic mindset, the expert said.
On Thursday afternoon, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walked into a leading Chinese robotics company in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for a tour and a robotic performance before wrapping up a two-day China visit that was both fruitful and significant.
