Global Times: SAIC-GM's 20-year renewal highlights China's key role in auto innovation and global growth
BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese auto giant SAIC Motor and the US automaker General Motors (GM) have signed an agreement to extend their joint venture (JV) partnership by 20 years to 2047. Building on nearly three decades of...
Global Times: China's innovation-driven growth can support more inclusive global development, says Arkebe Oqubay
BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- China's economic growth is undergoing a structural shift, with new and emerging technologies moving beyond a supporting role to become genuine drivers of growth. According to data released by China's National...
Global Times: Bridging divides through Open Source: The iterative logic of China's AI
BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- China's foreign trade has kept on gaining steam. Following the "new three" (NEVs, lithium batteries, and PV), a "next new three"—artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and innovative medicine—is emerging as the...
Global Times: Claims that China's economy is 'losing momentum' do not stand up to scrutiny
BEIJING, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- China's GDP grew 5.0 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, 4.3 percent in the second quarter, bringing growth for the first half of 2026 to 4.7 percent. The release of China's mid-year economic report has...
Global Times: Story of a Yi ethnic girl shows how resettlement programs empower education in SW China's Daliang Mountains
BEIJING, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Recently, Global Times reporters traveled to the Gobi Desert, snow-covered plateaus and remote mountain regions...
Global Times: Witness plateau miracle on a 100-kilometer road to Xizang's Medog
BEIJING, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Recently, Global Times reporters traveled to the Gobi Desert, snow-covered plateaus and remote mountain regions...
Global Times: Here Come China's 'next new three': AI, robotics and innovative drugs spearhead a new round of industrial upgrading
BEIJING, July 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From four-legged inspection robots operating in European nuclear power plants to automatic coffee-making robotic arms serving travelers at airports and transit hubs around the globe and smart AI systems...
Global Times: Facing the questions of the AI era, the world looks to China for solutions
BEIJING, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance is being held from July 17 to 20 in Shanghai. President Xi Jinping pointed out in his keynote speech that all countries should take a...
Global Times: China sends fresh signal on global AI cooperation at WAIC
BEIJING, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026...
Global Times: Head-of-state diplomacy shines at WAIC, fostering ties and advancing global governance consensus
BEIJING, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in...