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Inside the presidential palace in Cairo, President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his wife, with the flags of China and Egypt behind them.

Xi Visits Egypt, Proposes Four Point Plan for a New Middle East Security Architecture

Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Egypt in nearly a decade, holding talks with President El-Sisi and proposing a four point plan for a new Middle East security architecture that keeps the Palestinian question central. The two sides signed more than 20 cooperation documents, with bilateral trade having more than doubled since 2013.

中国时报编辑部 · 6 min read
A cargo ship sails between mist covered mountains and sea, with Chinese text reading no mountain or ocean can distance people who share aspirations, and a subtitle about viewing great power diplomacy through traditional culture.

No Mountain or Ocean: How a Classical Saying Frames China's Great Power Diplomacy

No mountain or ocean can distance people who have shared aspirations, a saying more than 1,600 years old, has resurfaced in official commentary on China's diplomacy. From classical poetry to real world diplomacy, such cultural framing has become a familiar feature of official messaging abroad.

中国时报编辑部 · 3 min read
Inside a classroom at Luoyang Foreign Language School, Sakolsky poses with dozens of former students, teachers and alumni, with a blackboard behind them reading welcome home.

27 Years Later: A US Teacher Returns to Luoyang to See His Former Students

Retired American educator Ronald Sakolsky returned to Luoyang Foreign Language School last Saturday for an emotional reunion with former students. The visit is part of a China trip tied to his 26-year friendship with desert restoration figure Yin Yuzhen, during which he also visited the Longmen Grottoes and urged young people to take up environmental action.

中国时报编辑部 · 5 min read