As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding ...

Today in History for Jan. 8: In 1324, explorer Marco Polo died at age 70. In 1438, the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches met at the Council of Ferrara-Florence in an effort to form an alliance that ...

Hubei province, a key part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, is developing industries by leveraging its ecological ...

Russians find a refuge on the beaches of Sanya from sanctions and “sideways looks,” toasting the New Year beside a Chinese ...

They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history ...

China’s urban population surpassed 943m in 2024, say official statistics, an increase of 100m in just seven years. The ...

Myanmar’s junta created a capital to withstand an invasion. Now, the military struggles to project an image of control over a ...

Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since December 28, 2025, marked by ...