Belt and Road

China began launching satellites for its 14,000-strong Qianfan broadband constellation in earnest in August 2024. Credit: CCTV As China accelerates satellite launches and commercial deals for its answer to SpaceX’s Starlink, the race to deploy low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband is splitting into two rival blocs: one backed by Western…

China will further enhance connectivity with other countries by expanding its high-speed railway network, a senior politician pledged on Tuesday. The country intends to promote both the “hard connectivity” of infrastructure and the “soft connectivity” of standards and rules to position high-speed rail as a cornerstone for advancing the nation’s…

*As the global economy becomes increasingly integrated and the Belt and Road Initiative continues to advance, cross-border railway construction between China and its neighboring countries is ushering in new development opportunities. *Recently, multiple cross-border railway projects, including the Ganqmod-Gashuun Sukhait Railway, have achieved significant milestones. *China is steadily building a…

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2025. The second China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana on Tuesday. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the summit. Xi, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar…

“That helps China. They’re building the Belt and Road Initiative. They want global shipping to be shut down." On Monday's Human Events Daily, Jack Posobiec opened with a monologue confronting the expanding crisis in the Middle East kicked off between Israel and Iran, and questioning America's global military presence, having…

The Belt and Road Initiative is a platform rooted in cooperation, multilateralism, and shared development, according to international delegates attending the meeting of the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in China's Ningbo. #GLOBALink Read More

BEIJING: China has expressed its support for Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair, in hosting the upcoming ASEAN-China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, affirming the shared commitment among regional nations towards open cooperation and mutual benefits. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that ASEAN and GCC member states are key emerging…

This aerial photo taken on Aug, 10, 2023 shows part of the Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song) Over the years, Heilongjiang's border cities have evolved from small trading posts in the 1980s to crucial nodes on the Belt and…

Cathay Pacific has marked the imminent launch of its new non-stop passenger flights between Hong Kong and Urumqi with a cultural celebration in Hong Kong on April 25. This new service, starting Monday, April 28, 2025, will operate four times a week and further expand Cathay Pacific’s network in the…

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