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Discovering the meaning of winter solstice

This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 22, 1991, in China Daily: Qinshan, China's first nuclear power station, came on stream on Sunday, marking a giant step to ease the energy famine in the country's eastern industrial centers.

US report called 'poisonous' to ties

The Defense Ministry has strongly slammed the recent security report released by US President Donald Trump, saying it has exaggerated and disregarded facts about China's efforts to modernize its national defense.

Statement described as short of looking 'truly like strategy'

A trade war between the world's two largest economies would only hurt both sides, Beijing's top envoy to Washington said on Wednesday as he described US President Donald Trump's new national security strategy as falling short of looking "truly like a strategy" .

Navy conducts combat exercise in western Pacific

The Chinese Navy recently conducted a combat exercise in the western Pacific Ocean involving its aircraft and ships, the Navy said in a news release on Thursday afternoon.

Expert tapped for top Asia post

The White House's nomination of Susan Thornton as top US diplomat for East Asia will act as a positive signal in China-US relations, which face a variety of uncertainties, experts say.

Beijing raps new EU rules on cheap imports

Beijing criticized the European Union on Thursday as being hypocritical and having a double-standard after the bloc introduced rules to guard against excessively cheap imports and singled out China as a distorted state-run economy.

China's economic guide set for 2018

High-quality development and forestalling risks will be the major theme of China's economic policies next year, according to decisions made at the Central Economic Work Conference, which concluded on Wednesday.

Engineering marvel across and under sea will open in new year

When Su Quanke looks out over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, he does not see only steel pillars, asphalt and cables, but a long dragon - a symbol of China's engineering prowess.

Businesses' use of livestreaming illuminates privacy concerns

Qihoo 360, the software security giant, is to shut down its Shuidi platform after being accused of breaching people's privacy by livestreaming video from smart surveillance cameras in stores, restaurants and other public places.