China

Area Total 9,596,960 sq km
Climate extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Natural Resources coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world’s largest), arable land
Imports South Korea 9.7%, Japan 9.1%, US 8.5%, Germany 5.3%, Australia 5.1% (2017) – electrical and other machinery, including integrated circuits and other computer components, oil and mineral fuels; optical and medical equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles; soybeans
Government communist party-led state
Capital Beijing
Population 1.4 billion (July 2018 est.)
Ethnicity Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) 7.1% (2010 est.)
Language Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Exports US 19%, Hong Kong 12.4%, Japan 6%, South Korea 4.5% (2017) – Exports – commodities field listing
electrical and other machinery, including computers and telecommunications equipment, apparel, furniture, textiles

News about China

  • 3 key belt and road connectivities that Hong Kong drives
    by Nicholas Ho on September 2, 2026

    Recently, I joined Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah in Malaysia for the official opening of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur. The occasion marked an elevation in Hong Kong’s economic and trade ties with Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asian region. During the visit, Hong Kong’s Belt and Road […]

  • Bangladesh name 15-member squad for Asian Games 2026, Litton Das to captain
    on September 2, 2026

    Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 3 (ANI): Litton Das will captain Bangladesh in the men's cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2026, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announcing a 15-member squad for the competition, which begins on September 17, according to the ICC.The squad features the return of several key players from the team that faced Zimbabwe […]

  • Xi's Album | Xi leaves Egypt after state visit
    on September 2, 2026

    CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping left Cairo on Wednesday after paying a state visit to Egypt.During the visit, Xi held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents on Belt and Road cooperation, artificial intelligence, economic and trade, and […]

  • Xi's Album | Xi, Peng Liyuan visit Grand Egyptian Museum
    on September 2, 2026

    CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, visited on Wednesday the Grand Egyptian Museum accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his wife.

  • EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-XI JINPING-DEPARTURE
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- CAIRO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves Cairo after paying a state visit to Egypt, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

  • Misplaced mail forces Wings C Li Yueru to miss FIBA World Cup
    on September 2, 2026

    (Photo credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images)Dallas Wings center Li Yueru is unable to travel to Berlin for the FIBA World Cup because of a lost passport and will not play for China.The Chinese team is scheduled to open play in the event Friday against the United States.She posted the news on Instagram on Wednesday.'Unfortunately, my passport was lost in the […]

  • EGYPT-GIZA-CHINA-XI JINPING-PENG LIYUAN-EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT & WIFE-GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-TOUR
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- CAIRO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his wife Entissar El-Sisi, tour the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

  • Heres what BRICS need to succeed
    on September 2, 2026

    From Russia, India and China to the wider Global South, BRICS offers a peaceful way to reshape global governance still dominated by the WestIn a thought-provoking recent column, "The Age of Endarkenment," the distinguished Brazilian economist Paulo Nogueira Batista examines the relative political decline of the collective West and the inability of its […]

  • Here's what BRICS need to succeed
    on September 2, 2026

    From Russia, India and China to the wider Global South, BRICS offers a peaceful way to reshape global governance still dominated by the West In a thought-provoking recent column, "The Age of Endarkenment,"

  • AI revolution risks widening global divide EEF experts
    on September 2, 2026

    Experts at a forum in Vladivostok, Russia have warned that unequal access to AI could deepen global divisions and reshape jobs and incomesAI is advancing faster than governments can regulate it and could widen global inequality, making international cooperation essential to managing its development, experts at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) warned.The […]

  • KYRGYZSTAN-CHINESE ENTERPRISES-COOPERATION
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- BISHKEK, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the first batch of equipment for municipal infrastructure projects delivered by China's Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. (Liugong) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, July 1, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese enterprise deepens roots in Kyrgyzstan, forging new chapter of […]

  • Digital tech, smart gear reshape farming in China's NE granary
    on September 2, 2026

    HARBIN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Across the fertile black soil of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, data and technology are helping farmers anticipate weather and growing conditions with unprecedented precision, reshaping how food is grown in the country's agricultural heartland.For 16 consecutive years, the province has ranked first in the country in […]

  • China's manufacturing powerhouse blends research, industry to fuel innovation
    on September 2, 2026

    HANGZHOU, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Holding up a small vial of fine white powder, Su Hongjiu said it took his company only 14 months to turn a laboratory sample of the ultrapure nanosilica abrasive, a key chip-polishing consumable, into China's first mass-produced version."Overseas companies once held more than 90 percent of the market. Now we can make this type […]

  • CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-FIRST LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL-CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (CN)
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- DALIAN, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An intelligent device empowered by the Chemical Engineering Large Language Model (ChemELLM) 3.0 Pro carries out testing tasks at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 2, 2026. The latest version of China's first […]

  • Paint duo Han, Zhang lead China's roster for FIBA Women's World Cup
    on September 2, 2026

    BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- WNBA-based center Han Xu and rising star Zhang Ziyu were named in China's roster for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup on Wednesday, while another WNBA-based post player Li Yueru will be absent.Apart from Han and Zhang, other Chinese players to compete in the World Cup include Chen Mingling, Chen Yujie, Jia Saiqi, Li […]

  • MOZAMBIQUE-CHINA-HUNAN-ECONOMIC & TRADE MATCHMAKING CONFERENCE
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- MAPUTO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Junshou, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Hunan Provincial Committee and secretary-general of the committee, speaks at the China (Hunan)-Mozambique Economic and Trade Matchmaking Conference held in Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 1, 2026. TO GO WITH "China's Hunan, Mozambique […]

  • EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-PENG LIYUAN-ENTISSAR EL-SISI-TEA CHAT-EXHIBITION VISIT
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- CAIRO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visits a small handicrafts exhibition with Entissar El-Sisi, wife of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

  • #CHINA-JIANGSU-NANTONG-TOURISM RESORT-FOREIGN STAFF DANCERS (CN)
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- NANTONG, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Foreign staff dancers from Ukraine take selfies at the snow ocean park of the Sendi Resort in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 1, 2026. With their unique charm and outstanding dancing skills, foreign staff dancers have become an attractive part of the Sendi Resort in Nantong. After years of working […]

  • CHINA-JIANGSU-NANTONG-TOURISM RESORT-FOREIGN STAFF DANCERS (CN)
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- NANTONG, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sofiya Tatarin, a staff dancer from Kazakhstan, is seen after a performance at the Sendi Resort in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 1, 2026. With their unique charm and outstanding dancing skills, foreign staff dancers have become an attractive part of the Sendi Resort in Nantong. After years of […]

  • Xi raises four-point proposal on new security architecture for Middle East
    on September 2, 2026

    In a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping raised a four-point proposal on building a new security architecture in the Middle East via upholding a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security.Produced by Xinhua Global Service

  • Xinhua Headlines: Xi calls for deepening China-Egypt cooperation, raises Mideast proposal
    on September 2, 2026

    Xi said the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership has achieved leapfrog development in recent years under the guidance of the two heads of state.In the talks, Xi raised a four-point proposal on building a new security architecture in the Middle East, saying that China supports countries in the region in developing good-neighborly and friendly […]

  • Chevron to invest over $7 bn in Venezuela, targets twofold rise in oil output
    on September 2, 2026

    Houston [US], September 2 (ANI): Chevron Corporation will invest more than USD 7 billion in its Venezuelan joint ventures over the next five years and more than double production to around 600,000 barrels per day, after securing updated terms and additional acreage from Venezuela to support future investment and production growth, as per an official […]

  • Who is Zelensky threatening in Russian skies
    on September 2, 2026

    The Ukrainian leader has warned every airline using Russian airspace as Kiev steps up its long-range drone campaignUkraine's Vladimir Zelensky has warned "every airline" using Russian airspace that the "safe days" are over, as Kiev looks to deploy swarms of drones to disrupt air travel in the country.He warned foreign airlines, insurers and governments on […]

  • Iran ready to respond if US honors deal
    on September 2, 2026

    DUBAI, U.A.E.: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on September 1 that Tehran would immediately respond if the United States returned to the commitments it made under an interim agreement between the two countries. Pezeshkian made the comments while attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Bishkek. His remarks came after the first […]

  • Update: 21 dead, 541 missing after mudslide hits border port in China's Xizang
    on September 2, 2026

    GYIRONG, Xizang, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead and 541 others remain missing as of Wednesday noon after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Aug. 26, according to the regional government's latest news briefing.

  • TSMC plans Kaohsiung site expansion to boost semiconductor testing efficiency
    on September 2, 2026

    Taipei [Taiwan], September 2 (ANI): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is planning to expand its presence at the Baipu Industrial Park in Kaohsiung to speed up the testing and validation of semiconductor materials and equipment, a company executive said on Tuesday, according to Focus Taiwan.As per the report, TSMC Vice President of Advanced […]

  • "Matter of global concern": Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma supports PM Modi's anti-terror call at SCO
    on September 2, 2026

    Raipur (Chhattisgarh)[India], September 2(ANI): Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday said that terrorism is a matter of global concern that requires collective effort for the upliftment and preservation of humanity.Speaking to reporters, Dy CM Sharma said, 'This is a matter of global concern that requires everyone to work together […]

  • Gen-Z artists breath new life into China's naive art
    on September 2, 2026

    BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- In a gallery of golden wheat fields on canvas, Wang Yaoyao in a pale pink qipao is a quiet contrast. The academically trained painter now embraces the unruliness of farmer painting -- a typical Chinese naive art.At the exhibition hall in the financial hub of Beijing, under Wang's brush, a traditional paper-cutting-style piglet […]

  • CHINA-XINJIANG-ENERGY-EXPLOITATION AND UTILIZATION (CN)
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- KARAMAY, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A aerial drone photo shows a drilling platform in Jiqing Oilfield operation area of Xinjiang Oilfield Company of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in Jimsar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 30, 2026. In 2026, the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period, Xinjiang Uygur […]

  • (SpotNews) CHINA-XIZANG-GYIRONG-FOOD TRUCK (CN)
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- GYIRONG, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members on a food truck distribute lunches to rescue workers in mudslide-affected Gyirong Town, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026. A food truck has been deployed in mudslide-affected Gyirong Town of Gyirong County recently, providing hot meals to disaster relief volunteers. The […]

  • China Masters: Kidambi, Tanvi secure wins in opening round, Lakshya crashes out
    on September 2, 2026

    Shenzhen [China], September 2 (ANI): Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Tanvi Sharma secured wins in singles competition at the ongoing China Masters tournament on Wednesday. Several Indian shuttlers are in action on Wednesday at the China Masters, with Kidambi prevailing over Chi Yu Jen 21-16, 21-15 in men's singles first round.17-year-old World Junior […]

  • More Than a Meal: How Makobrew Is Building a Vegetarian Food Culture in Hyderabad
    on September 2, 2026

    VMPLNew Delhi [India], September 2: Food has a way of bringing people together. A family deciding where to have dinner, friends meeting after a long day, or someone simply looking for a comfortable place to enjoy a good meal are all everyday moments that become meaningful around a table.For vegetarian families in Hyderabad, finding a restaurant that offered […]

  • Hong Kong police arrest 2 from clinic over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’
    by Danny Mok on September 2, 2026

    Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man and woman from a clinic on suspicion of selling a laboratory reagent as a bogus vaccine against more than 20 types of cancer. The arrests followed a joint operation by the Department of Health and police, during which investigators raided 13 premises linked to the company, said Frank Chan Ling-fung, an assistant […]

  • Man arrested over theft of HK$5,885 in foreign currency on Bangkok to Hong Kong flight
    by Jess Ma on September 2, 2026

    Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing nearly HK$6,000 (US$770) in foreign currency while flying to the city from Thailand, with a passenger allegedly capturing the incident on camera and reporting it to cabin crew. The force said the 57-year-old man was arrested for the alleged theft after the HK Express flight landed in the city […]

  • InPics | Preparations for 2026 CIFTIS basically completed at the Shougang Park in Beijing
    on September 2, 2026

    BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, venue for the upcoming China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), is now in the final stage of preparations to welcome the event. This year's CIFTIS, set to be held from Sept. 9 to 13 here, will bring together exhibitors from over 90 countries and international […]

  • Xi's Album | Xi meets Egyptian president in state visit
    on September 2, 2026

    CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.Xi landed in Cairo on Tuesday for a state visit to Egypt.

  • When robot picks up Chinese calligraphy brush at Venice Biennale
    on September 2, 2026

    Through the integration of tradition and innovation, as well as art and science and technology, the exhibition seeks to create an immersive and perceptible Eastern visual system and a distinctive way of understanding the world, said Curator Yu Xuhong, also president of the China Academy of Art.VENICE, Italy, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of visitors lined up […]

  • Strong earnings of listed firms show resilience of Chinese economy
    on September 2, 2026

    BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Listed companies in China reported a combined net profit of 3.58 trillion yuan (about 527.95 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half (H1) of 2026, up 19.5 percent year on year, according to a report by the China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO).With the H1 figure surpassing 3.5 trillion yuan for the first time, the […]

  • EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-XI JINPING-EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT-TALKS
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- CAIRO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his wife Entissar El-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2, 2026. Xi held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

  • Retired American teacher weaves new thread in China-U.S. friendship tapestry
    on September 2, 2026

    BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- "Stories never end."At a Beijing airport on Tuesday, retired American teacher Ronald Sakolsky embraced his longtime Chinese friend Yin Yuzhen, a pioneering desertification fighter, before boarding a flight home. Both were in tears.Twenty-six years earlier, Sakolsky had supported Yin with her efforts to turn the sands of Inner […]

  • EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-XI JINPING-WELCOME CEREMONY
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- CAIRO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

  • CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-SHOUGANG PARK-PREPARATION (CN)
    on September 2, 2026

    (260902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers make preparation for the upcoming China International Fair for Trade in Services at the Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China on Sept. 2, 2026. This year's China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), set to be held from Sept. 9 to 13 at the Shougang Park in Beijing, will bring together […]

  • Education Bureau steps in after students wait in rain for uniform and hair checks
    by William Yiu on September 2, 2026

    Hong Kong education authorities have reminded a school to consider the needs of students when enforcing rules after many were forced to wait in a long line outside the campus in the rain to have their uniforms and hair checked on the first day of the new academic year. The Education Bureau also made a similar call to another school, where students deemed to […]

  • Community canteens help Chinese seniors eat well, pay less
    on September 2, 2026

    BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Since a canteen opened in her community, 85-year-old Bi Wangdi has an easy solution to one of the challenges of growing old: what to eat every day.At lunchtime, Bi and her husband ordered sweet-and-sour pork ribs, stir-fried pumpkin and bok choy, along with a bowl of rice, for only 30 yuan (about 4.4 U.S. dollars) at this […]

  • Man arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$42 million worth of ‘space oil’
    by Danny Mok on September 2, 2026

    Hong Kong customs has arrested a man and seized HK$42 million (US$5.3 million) worth of the illegal narcotic “space oil” from a workshop fitted with a semi-automated production line capable of churning out as many as 160,000 cartridges in a short span. Senior Investigator Chan Kit-lun of the Customs and Excise Department’s drug investigation bureau […]

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