Cybersecurity Law adopted

A tribunal under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ruled in the Philippines-China arbitration. China rejected the proceedings and award. The dispute highlighted conflicts between maritime law,...

The QUESS satellite, later named Micius, was launched to test quantum communications over long distances. The mission demonstrated advanced research capabilities and stimulated international...

China formally joined the Paris Agreement at a joint ceremony with the United States in Hangzhou before the G20 summit. The step increased the prospects for early entry into force and placed China...

China hosted the G20 leaders’ summit, placing it at the center of debates about global growth, trade, development, and climate. Hosting signaled an expanded role in global governance, though the G20’s...

The renminbi became the fifth currency in the IMF’s reserve asset basket, alongside the US dollar, euro, yen, and pound. The change symbolized China’s growing role in the monetary system but did not...

Xi Jinping delivered a prominent defense of economic globalization as political leaders elsewhere questioned free trade. His speech positioned China as a defender of multilateral trade in that moment,...

The domestically developed narrow-body aircraft completed its first flight from Shanghai. The C919 represented an effort to enter a global aerospace market long dominated by Boeing and Airbus,...

The first Belt and Road Forum gathered heads of state and officials to promote China’s infrastructure and connectivity initiative. The forum presented an alternative language of South-South...

Panama and the PRC established diplomatic relations, and Panama ended its formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The switch reflected Panama’s economic and diplomatic calculations as China’s global...

China formally opened a logistics support base near Djibouti’s port and key shipping routes. Beijing described it as supporting peacekeeping and anti-piracy operations; analysts also viewed it as a...