Beijing Review

China

Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on December 9, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)

World

China to continue opening up its mega-market to world: premier

China will continue opening up its mega-market to the world, sharing development opportunities with other countries, and enhancing dialogue and communication to properly addressing economic and trade frictions and achieve win-win outcomes, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Beijing on December 9

Pacific Dialogue

How Washington's trade war sowed decline

Tariffs have made U.S. agriculture less competitive

Voice

Youth exchange bolsters China-Australia ties

Crossing the vast Pacific, the youth of China and Australia are writing a new chapter in the future of bilateral relations through face-to-face exchanges

- Charting the warm front in China-Australia relations
- No fundamental conflict of interests exists between China, Australia, says Xi

China

Reuse, recycle, reinvent

China's multi-faceted approach to power battery recycling

- New battery innovation boosts humanoid robot performance in China

China

The unblinking eye

China is shaping a new era of intelligent law enforcement

- From code to care

China

CPC leadership holds meeting on 2026 economic work, regulations on law-based governance

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on December 8 held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2026 and review a set of regulations on the CPC's leadership over law-based governance in all respects

-	Group of Friends of Global Governance established at UN headquarters in New York
-	Conniving at provocations by Japan's right-wing forces will only revive ghost of militarism: Chinese spokesperson
-	China, U.S. should lengthen list of cooperation, shorten list of problems: Chinese vice premier
-	Supporting "Taiwan independence" violates China's constitution, international law: Chinese FM
-	China's foreign trade sustains resilience with steady January-November growth
-	CPC leadership holds meeting on 2026 economic work, regulations on law-based governance