continues to deflect from criticism the virus may have originated in a Chinese laboratory. On Feb. 12, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, was asked about U.S. media reports that ...

A US-BASED think tank says the multination rivalry in the South China Sea has destroyed nearly 28.3 square kilometers (sq km) of coral reefs, mainly through the building of artificial islands.

We Can Farm More Seafood While Minimizing Its Impact on Biodiversity Feb. 19, 2025 — Humanity can farm more food from the seas to help feed the planet while shrinking mariculture's negative ...

With completion anticipated in 2028, the facility aims to collect and preserve 1.8 million critical forest and grassland germplasm specimens, solidifying China's role in global biodiversity ...

As economic growth slows, it needs leaders to introduce new projects, attract investors and inspire ordinary people — in essence, unleash the dynamism that powered China’s rise. But many ...

Just weeks ago, China appeared set for a key role in Trump’s Ukraine peace efforts. The US leader had repeatedly suggested he could work with Xi, using China’s economic sway over Russia to hel ...

Biodiversity is the variation in living forms and can be measured in ways that include the number of species, functional variety of species, evenness of species distribution or genetic diversity ...

Inbound investment in China plummeted to a four-year low in January, as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with a flurry of headwinds. The Ministry of Commerce reported on Wednesday ...

Photo by Tanaphong Toochinda on Unsplash China does not include the debts of state-owned enterprises into its accounts. These businesses, which are controlled either by the central government or by ...

China is not ready for war, according to a contentious report from a US think tank, which claims the main motivation for the ruling Communist Party’s expansive push for military modernization is ...

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