BEIJING: A new breakthrough in material science could revolutionize medical implants. Scientists at Southeast University in China have developed a piezoelectric material that is not only highly effective but also biodegradable. This innovation surpasses previous biodegradable options by a factor of 13 in terms of piezoelectric performance. Piezoelectric materials have the unique ability to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. …

BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Thursday criticized the Philippines’ tricks of “playing victim” in the South China Sea and reiterated that China will not allow it to act willfully and has sufficient strategic resolve.  Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday that the Philippines always arranges for reporters in their missions to manipulate …

BEIJING: Against the backdrop of recent terrorist attacks in Russia and Pakistan, diplomats and representatives from international and organizations are convening in South China’s Hainan to discuss the importance and potential impact of China-proposed Global Security Initiative (GSI) on global peace efforts. The former special envoy for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) told the Global Times the GSI is of …

BEIJING: China voiced firm opposition on Sunday toward the ongoing visit to the island of Taiwan this week by a “Labor Friends of Taiwan” delegation composed of some Labor members of the House of Lords and MPs, saying the visit is a blatant violation of the one-China principle and serious interference in China’s internal affairs, and the visit also sends …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), on Thursday presented certificates of order to promote two military officers to the rank of general. The promoted officers are Wang Renhua, secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CMC, and Xiao Tianliang, president of the University of National Defense. Zhang Youxia, vice …

NEW YORK: Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Thursday that he will soon finish his five-year term in the post and return to China. According to a statement released by China’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Zhang called his UN posting “a great honor and heavy responsibility.” His UN tenure started in 2019. “It …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Japan to promote regional peace and stability when meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday in Beijing. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, appreciated Fukuda, former chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, for his care about the development of the …

PESHAWAR: At least six people, including five Chinese nationals, were killed in an explosion when their convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber in the Bisham area of Shangla district on Tuesday, a top police officer said. A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers which was on its way from Islamabad to their camp …

BEIJING: China on Saturday condemned the Philippines’ trespassing into the adjacent waters of Ren’ai Jiao of China’s Nansha Qundao and urged it not to undermine the peace and stability of the South China Sea. China Coast Guard spokesperson Gan Yu said in a statement that the Philippines on Saturday once again sent two coast guard ships and one supply ship …

BEIJING: Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Saturday met with a delegation led by Kim Song Nam, international department director of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee, in Beijing. Noting that it is an unswerving policy of the CPC and the Chinese government …