DR. WEI ZHENG, South China Sea Development Research Institute, Ministry of Natural Resources of China "We found discarded fishing nets and wires in the waters near Tiexian Jiao, some marked with Filipino language or labels. Satellite imagery from 2016 to 2024 also shows that coral coverage in a 2.5-kilometer radius west of Zhongye Island has dropped by 81.8%—an even steeper decline than on the Tiexian Jiao side.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy marked its 76th anniversary on Wednesday, reaffirming its commitment to becoming a world-class naval force dedicated to safeguarding both national security and global peace.
Not long ago, a Syrian refugee arrived at the hospital operated by the Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), with a little girl, his daughter, in his arms to seek help.
A family in China's Shanxi has been guarding the grave and preserving the legacy of an unnamed martyr who fought against invading Japanese troops during WWII, for 84 years.
