By Ryan Yeh As the sweet aroma of steamed rice and reed leaves wafts through kitchens across China this week, millions of families are preparing zongzi—pyramid-shaped sticky rice dumplings nestled in green leaves. To the uninitiated, this delicacy might seem like the Asian version of the tamale. Yet, within

Source: Xinhua The recent China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva delivered results that went beyond expectations and allowed the world a brief sigh of relief. Many analysts anticipated that the United States would come back to some semblance of rationality, but perhaps not this quickly.

This article is composed of paragraphs from Zhejiang Publicity, People's Daily, Study Times, and Capital News. In the 1960s, anthropologist Clifford Geertz coined the term “involution” to describe a pattern of agricultural development on Indonesia’s Java Island, where labor input kept increasing but productivity did not. Although

Editor: In recent months, exchanges between China and the EU have intensified, as traditional transatlantic alliances face unprecedented strains under the turbulence brought by Trump-era policies. What does this mean for Sino-EU relations, which had fallen into an unfamiliar crisis in recent years? Have the two sides truly returned to

Source: WeChat Official Account "Dixian Siwei", an editorial column of Guancha.cn The China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs achieved substantial progress by significantly reducing bilateral tariff levels. However, the existential dilemma facing countless small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) owners remains stark. Take the case

Source: WeChat Official Account "LaoShu Jizhe" If Graham Greene were listening from the grave to President Trump’s speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, days ago, he’d probably wake up laughing. In his 1955 novel The Quiet American, the British author created an unforgettable character: Alden Pyle, a

Source: Sina Finance | Author: Global Times Thanks to a significant increase in renewable and nuclear energy production, China’s carbon emissions declined in the first quarter of 2025, despite a surge in electricity demand, AFP (Agence France-Presse) reported on Thursday, describing it as a key milestone for China. China has

By Ryan Yeh Forget the usual suspects, the latest activity to leap from niche hobby to national obsession in China is undoubtedly fishing. From the shimmering corners of city parks to the rugged banks of rivers and lakes, and even to the fishing short videos that go viral online, the

A survey conducted by Global Times Research Centre found that over 90% of respondents affirmed the importance of harmonious and friendly China-Latin America relations for China's future development. Most hope that the current state of relations will be maintained or will become even more amicable.  U.S. pressure