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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky’s $5,000 donation helps transform China’s desert into a forest of 50,000 trees. (Photo: Getty Images) Ronald Sakolsky, a 69-year-old retired teacher from Pennsylvania, recently returned to China for the first time in 26 years and was stunned to see what had become of the once-barren landscape he had helped support. A … Read more

Xi-Trump meeting: How US-China AI rivalry is pushing China’s tech industry forward

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Xi-Trump meeting highlights growing US-China AI and technology rivalry (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (AFP)

AI is expected to be a major topic when Chinese President Xi Jinping meets US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday. The two countries have also agreed to an “AI hotline” that could be used to warn each other about dangerous or uncontrolled AI systems, according to the US side. Xi-Trump meeting highlights growing … Read more

In 1985, she started a paper business with with 3,800 US dollars; 21 years later, she became China’s richest person: How Zhang Yin turned America’s waste paper into a paper empire

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In 1985, she started a paper business with with 3,800 US dollars; 21 years later, she became China’s richest person: How Zhang Yin turned America’s waste paper into a paper empire

Zhang’s husband Liu Ming Chung, the CEO of Nine Dragons, is also a billionaire. In 1985, business tycoon Zhang Yin started a paper-trading business in Hong Kong with about 30,000 yuan, or 3,800 US dollars. More than two decades later, she would be named China’s richest person, with an estimated fortune of $3.4 billion on … Read more

In 2018, Welsh adventurer Ash Dykes walked 4,000 miles along China’s Yangtze; 352 days, 8 million steps, wolves and bears later, he reached Shanghai

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In 2018, Welsh adventurer Ash Dykes walked 4,000 miles along China's Yangtze; 352 days, 8 million steps, wolves and bears later, he reached Shanghai

Representative Image of the Yangtze River flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to Shanghai (AI Generated Image) British adventurer Ash Dykes became the first person to walk the length of China’s Yangtze River, covering 6,437 kilometres, or about 4,000 miles, from the river’s scientific source in southern Qinghai to its mouth near Shanghai. Guinness World Records … Read more

Children in China’s Nizhuhe village trekked three hours up and down an 800 metre cliff to go to school; now two elevators and a cable car ride have reduced the journey to half hour

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Children in China's Nizhuhe village trekked three hours up and down an 800 metre cliff to go to school; now two elevators and a cable car ride have reduced the journey to half hour

For years, going to school was a daily test of endurance for children living in Nizhuhe village in southwest China. Their route to the classroom involved steep mountain paths, narrow trails and an exhausting climb along the side of an 800-metre cliff. The journey could take nearly three hours, with children leaving home before sunrise … Read more

In 2018, scientists seeded clouds over China’s Muz Taw Glacier to make snow; the brighter surface was followed by 14% to 17% less ice loss in a preliminary experiment

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In 2018, scientists seeded clouds over China's Muz Taw Glacier to make snow; the brighter surface was followed by 14% to 17% less ice loss in a preliminary experiment

This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026 shows a view of the Muz Taw Glacier in Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Photos: Xinhua net) Researchers in China have tried to make artificial snow over China’s Muz Taw Glacier to slow its melting. The experiment conducted in 2018 involved seeding clouds with silver iodide, … Read more

China’s Xi Jinping tells Middle East to be ‘masters of their own destiny’ amid Iran war

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China's Xi Jinping tells Middle East to be ‘masters of their own destiny’ amid Iran war

Chinese President Xi Jinping, second left, and his wife Peng Liyuan, left, are welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, and his wife Entissar Amer upon their arrival in Cairo Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Middle Eastern countries to oppose external interference and consider reshaping the region’s security order during talks with Egyptian President … Read more

‘Did not meet launch conditions’: China’s unmanned moon mission delayed last minute

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'Did not meet launch conditions': China's unmanned moon mission delayed last minute

China has postponed the planned launch of its Chang’e-7 Moon mission, days after saying the launch site and equipment were in good condition. China has postponed the planned launch of its Chang’e-7 Moon mission, days after saying the launch site and equipment were in good condition.The probe and the Long March 5 rocket assigned to … Read more

China’s secret sites 906, 931: How Beijing is expanding nuclear arsenal – and the India question

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China’s secret sites 906, 931: How Beijing is expanding nuclear arsenal – and the India question

As China accelerates construction at its secretive nuclear facilities deep inside Sichuan, what is emerging is not just a story of military modernisation but a larger geopolitical puzzle, one that directly impacts India, exposes gaps in global nuclear governance, and raises concerns of a renewed arms race.Satellite imagery, and assessments point to a scale of … Read more