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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 8, 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

A New Silk Road from Riyadh to Beijing

In April 1999, the airplane carrying the then Prince of Riyadh, now King, Salman bin Abdulaziz, landed in Beijing responding to an invitation by the Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government…

Motasem Al Felou 09 December 2022

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the astronauts inside the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 manned space mission after it lands successfully at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country's ambitious space program, state TV reported. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

3 Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth After 6-Month Mission

Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete the construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s ambitious space program, state…

AP 04 December 2022

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, deputy secretary of the party's Committee for Discipline and Inspection Xiao Pei speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing 20th Chinese Communist Party's National Congress in Beijing, Oct. 17, 2022. China's ruling Communist Party says it has probed almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553. (Chen Jianli/Xinhua via AP)

China Party Says Nearly 5 Million Members Probed For Graft

China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553. Whether that will…

AP 17 October 2022

Baidu-developed quantum computer Qianshi is revealed in Beijing, China August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Yingzhi Yang

China's Baidu Reveals Its First Quantum Computer Called Qianshi

Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday and is ready to make it available to external users, joining the global race to apply the technology to practical…

25 August 2022

People dressed as the characters Bob, Otto, Stuart and Kevin pose on the red carpet for "Minions: The Rise of Gru" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 25, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson

Chinese Censors Change Ending of Latest 'Minions' Movie

Censors have altered the ending of the recent animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru for its domestic release in China, social media users across the country noticed over the weekend. The editing…

23 August 2022

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