China: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 18, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Olympians expected to make highlight as Universiade swimming kicks off
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Swimming at the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games will feature several student-athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. High-profile coaches who have been behind some of biggest stars will also be part of the Games. Team USA will see Olympians Emma Lebron Weber and Jacob […]
MIL-OSI China: Universiade: First gold goes to Denmark as Sandersen triumphs in taekwondo
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News With a Danish flag wrapped around her shoulders, taekwondo athlete Eva Eun-Kyung Sandersen raced around the venue Thursday after claiming the first gold of the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games in the women’s individual poomsae with a score of 8.732. A nine-time World Poomsae medalist and 11-time […]
MIL-OSI China: Club World Cup ends with success, controversy and questions
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News FIFA’s bold reimagining of the Club World Cup (CWC) culminated July 13, ushering in what the governing body hailed as “a golden era of club football.” The expanded 32-team format, along with sweeping technological and presentation changes, aimed to elevate the tournament’s global appeal, fairness and […]
MIL-OSI China: Scenery of Zhaxi island scenic area of Nam Co, world’s highest saltwater lake in SW China’s Xizang
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Scenery of Zhaxi island scenic area of Nam Co, world’s highest saltwater lake in SW China’s Xizang Updated: July 18, 2025 07:14 Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on July 16, 2025 shows the scenery of Zhaxi island scenic area of Nam Co, the world’s highest […]
MIL-OSI China: China sees robust IP progress, fueling high-quality development
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 17 — China has made significant strides in intellectual property (IP) protection during its 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), providing impetus for innovation and high-quality development, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) said on Thursday. CNIPA head Shen Changyu, speaking at a press […]
MIL-OSI China: Peng Liyuan attends Bond with Kuliang: 2025 China-U.S. youth friendship event
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Peng Liyuan attends Bond with Kuliang: 2025 China-U.S. youth friendship event Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends the Bond with Kuliang: 2025 China-U.S. youth friendship event and delivers a speech at the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, on July 17, […]
MIL-OSI China: Favorites emerge as China’s giants dominate Women’s Asia Cup
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The traditional powerhouses asserted their dominance as the group stage of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup concluded on Wednesday, with China, Australia, Japan and South Korea all securing top-two finishes in their respective groups. China will await its semifinal opponent, while Japan prepares for a […]
MIL-OSI China: Trump diagnosed with ‘chronic venous insufficiency’
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common and benign vein condition after experiencing swelling in his lower legs, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Thursday. According to Leavitt, ultrasound exams performed on Trump’s legs revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a condition frequently […]
MIL-OSI China: Europe urged to diversify trade markets over US tariff coercion, supply chains disruption
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News As Washington presses ahead with additional tariffs on products from the European Union (EU) and beyond, European officials and experts are urging the diversification of trade markets to mitigate the damage that such coercive financial statecraft is inflicting on global supply chains. TARIFF GAME SETTING OFF […]
MIL-Evening Report: Pragmatic engagement – what Albanese’s visit reveals about China relations in a turbulent world
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Sing Yue Chan, Postdoctoral Fellow in China Studies, Australian National University The Albanese government has faced an increasingly uncertain world since its re-election in May. US President Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australia–US alliance, raising fresh questions about Canberra’s long-term regional strategy. […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Secretary-General Appoints Guang Cong of China Special Envoy for Horn of Africa
Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council SG/A/2363* United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Guang Cong of China as his new Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. He succeeds Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her leadership and dedicated service to the Organization. Mr. Cong […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Peng Liyuan Attends 2025 China-US Youth Friendship Event “Connect with Gulin”
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended and delivered a […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Japan and South Korea can show governments how to compete with China and US
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Vice Dean, Global Engagement | Associate Professor in Political Economy and Entrepreneurship, King’s College London Governments around the world are hustling. European policymakers, for example, are eager to boost the region’s industrial relevance in a world where the US and China dominate cutting-edge technologies. They want […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia views China as a priority partner in the international arena — Russian Foreign Ministry
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, July 17 /Xinhua/ — Russia views China as a priority partner in the international arena, and […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Mr. Guang Cong of China – Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa
Source: United Nations MIL-OSI 2 nited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Guang Cong of China as his new Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. He succeeds Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her leadership and dedicated service to the Organization. Mr. Cong brings decades of […]
MIL-OSI China: Xinjiang airport records soaring cross-border trips amid opening-up push
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News URUMQI, July 17 — A total of 500,000 trips to or from China have been recorded in 2025 at the Urumqi Tianshan International Airport in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region — the highest figure for the January-July period in a decade. By Monday, foreign nationals […]
MIL-OSI China: China’s economic resilience drives global growth
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 17 — In the face of a complex international landscape and mounting challenges, China achieved steady economic growth in the first half of 2025, boosting confidence in global growth potential. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday, China’s […]
MIL-OSI China: China-Kazakhstan port sees surging cross-border tourism
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News URUMQI, July 17 — Under the summer sun, Aybota Bahetihan boarded the international transit bus at the Jeminay Port station, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 10 a.m. An hour and a half later, she arrived in Kazakhstan’s Zaysan to begin a day trip across […]
MIL-OSI China: China pushes forward with people-oriented high-quality urban development
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 17 — The recent tone-setting meeting on urban development indicated that China’s urbanization is shifting from large-scale quantity expansion to one focused on improving the quality and efficiency of existing urban areas. “This significant judgment not only reveals new characteristics of urban development in […]
MIL-OSI Russia: By the end of 2027, China will have more than 100,000 high-power charging infrastructure facilities
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — China plans to increase the number of high-power charging infrastructure facilities to […]