U.S. carmaker Tesla broke ground on a mega factory in Shanghai on Thursday to manufacture its energy-storage batteries. The latest move underscores Tesla's commitment to investing in the world's second-largest economy. Read #XinhuaHeadlines : xhtxs.cn/TLz

The People's Liberation Army on Thursday began two-day drills around the Taiwan Island. The drills are legitimate, timely and entirely necessary, as 'Taiwan independence' acts in any form cannot be tolerated. Read #XinhuaCommentary : xhtxs.cn/TLy

The ongoing military drills conducted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan Island serve as a resolute punishment of the provocative statements by the leader of the Taiwan region, a mainland spokesperson said. xhtxs.cn/TLs

As early as 120 years before the launch of China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft, which aims to retrieve samples from the moon's far side, the Chinese people had already envisioned sending humans to the moon. Find out how Chinese sci-fi charts its own course today: xhtxs.cn/TLw

The recent addition of three U.S. companies to China's unreliable entities list was a normal act of law enforcement, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. xhtxs.cn/TLt

Update: Xi chairs symposium, urging further reform centering on Chinese modernization. Reform is the driving force for development, Xi said xhtxs.cn/TLq

China welcomes more foreign friends to come and discover opportunities for vibrant and mutually beneficial cooperation: FM spokesperson xhtxs.cn/TLp

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for efforts to secure a bumper summer grain harvest and promote innovative development of agriculture xhtxs.cn/TLo

Update: Chinese premier to attend 9th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting. The Chinese side hopes that this meeting will inject new vitality into trilateral cooperation, better achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results among the three countries xhtxs.cn/TLn

U.S. carmaker Tesla broke ground on a mega factory in Shanghai on Thursday to manufacture its energy-storage batteries, Megapacks, a project hailed by the company as a 'milestone.' #GLOBALink

'We feel strongly that the people-to-people exchanges that travel brings are so important today more than ever,' a U.S. representative said at the 14th China-U.S. Tourism Leadership Summit held in China's Xi'an. Check out more of the attendees' remarks on the topic. #GLOBALink

The upcoming visit of President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to China will inject new impetus into the comprehensive and in-depth development of the friendly relations between China, Equatorial Guinea: FM spokesperson xhtxs.cn/TLf

China unveils a series of measures on Thursday to lower business costs nationwide this year. More: xhtxs.cn/TLk

Update: President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed further deepening reform across the board with efforts centering on advancing Chinese modernization xhtxs.cn/TLi

From trade-ins to affordable housing plans, China's innovative approaches to destock housing inventory. More in this #ChinaInPerspective story: xhtxs.cn/TLg

The joint military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan are legitimate and necessary: FM spokesperson xhtxs.cn/TLb

Xi chairs symposium, urging further reform centering on Chinese modernization

Europe: Yes! U.S.: No!
The differences on the Israel-Palestine conflict underscore a divide as significant as the Atlantic Ocean between European nations and the U.S.

Despite tensions and divergent policy positions, grassroots interactions between China and the United States can be a powerful force for reconciliation and mutual appreciation. xhtxs.cn/TLr

Located along the bird migration route between East Asia and Australasia, Fujian Province in southeast China is noted for its great biodiversity. About 600 bird species have been recorded here. xhtxs.cn/TLl