Xi urges faster building of closer China-Pakistan community with shared future in new era

Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic the Friendship Medal of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Monday.

Over 2,000 years ago, during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), Chinese envoy Zhang Qian embarked on a journey from Chang'an, known as Xi'an today, to the Western Regions via Central Asia. His expedition laid the foundation for the ancient Silk Road, creating an early model for transcontinental exchange.

On the morning of May 11, a Long March-7 carrier rocket launched from China's Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan, successfully sending the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft into its preset orbit. The Tianzhou series serves as a vital supply carrier for China's space station. Since the maiden flight of Tianzhou-1 in April 2017, the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft program has entered its 10th year.

A farmer transplants rice seedlings in a paddy field with the Tianshan Mountains in the background in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026.

Tourists visit the Qingguoxiang historical and cultural block in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 19, 2026. This Tuesday marks the 16th China Tourism Day.