Solar panels line an expressway interchange in Taihe County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, harnessing sunlight to drive the green development of local expressways.

Falling snow mingles with colorful foliage, creating an enchanting landscape in Ergun, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

A Shenzhen Retrospective | Part II: Fusing tech and culture in the city of the future Today I visited two locations that once again dispelled those erroneous notions.s about the city proven wrong. However, today I visited two locations that once again dispelled those erroneous notions. The first place I visited was the North Branch of the Shenzhen Library. Now, true, I expected a major city like Shenzhen to have a public library, but I had no idea as to the vastness of the library but also how the library seamlessly fuses technology and literature into one amazing and convenient experience. With 8 million volumes within its collections, Shenzhen Library's North Branch alone is a world-class center of learning that can easily service the city's 18 million inhabitants. After marveling at the amenities at Shenzhen Library, our team visited the Shenzhen Art Museum's New Venue. The museum was a breathtaking collection of art and history that connected the modern urban to the traditional- one of the current visiting exhibits, a beautiful spread of modern takes on Tibetan Buddhist art- was particularly stunning and demonstrated that any claims of Shenzhen being a "soulless" urban dystopia is simply untrue. Read full: en.people.cn/n3/2026/1021/c9…

As China commemorates the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, a rare collection of photographs documenting the historic expedition from 1934 to 1936 has come to light. An extensive collection of materials left by Helen Foster Snow, an American journalist and the wife of Edgar Snow – a US journalist who brought the story of the Long March to the world – has been preserved at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the US. In 1937, Helen Snow risked her life to travel to Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, where she spent more than four months interviewing people in the region. Her works include Inside Red China, the sequel to Edgar Snow's Red Star Over China. She took with her the documents, manuscripts and photographs she had collected when she left China. Helen Snow died in 1997. In accordance with her wishes, a large collection of her archival materials and photographs was donated to BYU. Here are some of the precious photographs from Helen Snow's collection exhibited in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at BYU's Harold B. Lee Library. #LongMarch90

A China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow departed Puhe station in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Thursday, as the service's cumulative trips surpassed 140,000 with over $560 billion worth of goods transported since 2011. The China-Europe freight train network now covers 237 cities in 26 European countries and more than 100 cities in 12 Asian countries, with its services extending to most parts of Eurasia.

The water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday, according to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation. Since the eastern route began operations in November 2013, it has diverted more than 53 billion cubic meters of water, benefiting more than 85 million people along the route.

The People's Bank of China on Thursday issued a set of commemorative coins to mark the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. The set of commemorative coins comprises one gold coin with a face value of 100 yuan (about $14.97) and one silver coin with a face value of 10 yuan. #LongMarch90

China Post on Thursday issued a set of six commemorative stamps marking the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, an epic undertaking in modern Chinese history. These six stamps feature the following themes: the departure of the Red Army, the bloody Battle of the Xiangjiang River, the landmark Zunyi Meeting, the battle at Lazikou Pass, the victorious reunion of Red Army forces, and carrying forward the great Long March spirit. #LongMarch90

Xi calls for new achievements on new Long March Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for new achievements on the new Long March as China commemorates the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. "Only by remembering history can we create a brighter future," said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, when addressing a gathering held in Beijing to mark the anniversary. #LongMarch90

Is Elon Musk building a 'flying car' because he has been 'pushed out' of traditional auto race by China? Tesla recently unveiled its next-generation Roadster, which can briefly take flight and perform an aerial flip, drawing global attention. The Wall Street Journal published an article arguing that "Elon Musk's latest vision for the company's sports car has more to do with China than cold-gas rocket thrusters." It suggested that Musk "is leaving the mainstream car market to the Chinese" because "many Western automakers are unable to compete without government intervention." The article also claimed that some Western automakers are feeling the same pressure as Musk to either "move up" or "be pushed out." But does the rise of China's auto industry really mean that automakers from other countries are being forced off the track? The competitive pressure generated by China's auto industry is indeed a reality that automakers around the world cannot ignore. However, interpreting Tesla's Roadster unveiling as a simple retreat from the mainstream market is misleading. The transformation underway in the global auto industry is far more complex than a scenario in which Chinese companies take over the mass market while Western automakers retreat to the premium segment. Rather than treating market competition as a zero-sum game in which one side's gains must come at the other's expense, automakers should focus on strengthening their competitiveness through innovation and cooperation. Read full: en.people.cn/n3/2026/1022/c9…

China on Thursday released a five-year plan to accelerate upgrading of its industrial foundation capabilities, in a further step toward building an innovation-driven manufacturing powerhouse. The document, jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other government departments, calls for integrated efforts in technological breakthroughs and their application, addressing weaknesses in China's industrial foundation systematically, and achieving a comprehensive upgrade toward stronger innovation, greater self-reliance and higher quality.

China has upgraded its digital yuan infrastructure to integrate a wider range of payment and financial services, as E-CNY Operation Management Center, established by the People's Bank of China (PBOC), on Wednesday announced an upgraded central bank system for the digital yuan and a framework for smart contract services aimed at lowering operating costs and expanding the currency's use. By the end of September this year, cumulative digital yuan transactions had reached 4.3 billion, with a total value of about 31 trillion yuan (about $4.61 trillion). In September, the number of transactions totaled 99.67 million, worth about 1.87 trillion yuan, up 12% and 123% YoY, respectively, according to the latest figures.

11,710 km, 10 transit modes: How China rides the rails From a train running through a building in Chongqing to a tunnel beneath the sea in Xiamen, China's urban rail network now covers 11,710 km across 54 cities, handling 33.2 billion trips in 2025. Ten transit modes – metro, light rail, maglev, monorail and more – each tailored to local terrain and conditions, together form one vast, locally adapted network.

China held a gathering in Beijing on Thursday to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the gathering and delivered an important speech. Also present at the event were Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, who are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, as well as Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

A Shenzhen Retrospective | Part I: Urban vs. Nature- or Win-Win Coexistence? When you ask most people outside of China- if they've heard of Shenzhen in the first place- they speak of it like a sprawling tech hub, a metropolis made up of colossal skyscrapers as far as the eye can see. When looking videos of Shenzhen on social media, it seems like not a single piece of greenery is to be found, and the term "concrete jungle" immediately comes to mind. But is that really true? I must admit, I had bought into the hype myself despite living in China for over half a decade: I always said to myself that "Shenzhen looks impressive sheerly in terms of economic development, but would I myself live there? As a Chinese history and culture enthusiast and nature guy, probably not!" My first day here in Shenzhen, however, I found myself pleasantly surprised and my notions about Shenzhen's relationship to nature instantly dispelled. Find out more: en.people.cn/n3/2026/1021/c9…

Congrats! China edges the U.S. for the first women's team world gymnastics title in 20 years.

China put a total of 1,625 km of new railway lines into operation in the first three quarters of 2026 as the country, home to the world's largest high-speed rail network, speeds up efforts to build a modern railway infrastructure system. During the period, the railway sector completed fixed-asset investment of 601.2 billion yuan (about $89 billion), up 1.3% YoY, according to data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

China is seeing a spike in online payments as various online shopping platforms kick off the annual "Double 11" shopping festival, one of the biggest online shopping events in the world's second-largest economy. On Oct. 20, China's online payment clearing house NetsUnion Clearing Corporation handled 4.64 billion payment transactions, setting a new record high for single-day transaction processing.

It is not that storms bypass China, but that we have built a steady shield: Global Times editorial This autumn of 2026 lays bare a stark contrast between a turbulent world and China's stable governance. On one side, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East keeps roiling global energy supplies. Diesel prices in Europe and the US have climbed to an all time high of around $220 per barrel. Meanwhile, France and wider Europe are gripped by sustained unrest, with long simmering social contradictions boiling over. On the other side, China presents a vastly different picture over the same period. Nationwide cross regional trips reached 2.144 billion over the seven day National Day holiday, bringing the combined figure for the Mid Autumn and National Day holidays close to 2.8 billion as people traveled across the country. In September, China's consumer price index (CPI) rose by just 0.9 percent year on year, while food prices actually fell by 1.7 percent. The world is in turmoil, yet ordinary Chinese people can still plan trips and live their lives with peace of mind. Many are asking why the global crises unfolding elsewhere seem to have limited impact on China. The answer is straightforward: It's not that the storm has automatically veered off course; it's that we have preemptively shielded people's livelihoods from these risks. Read full: en.people.cn/n3/2026/1022/c9…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday that against the backdrop of a continuously evolving and complex international situation, China and Russia have maintained close coordination, serving as a valuable force for stability in a world marked by turbulence and transformation. Li made the remarks when meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Read full: en.people.cn/n3/2026/1022/c9…