CCTV

China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after backlash

17 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

Tower of peace or sin? Why China says a Japanese wartime monument must be razed

16 Dec 2025 - 8:21PM

China's military weapons

Chinese tank, upgraded for high altitudes, could be sent to border with India

The Type 99B has been designed for ‘rapid and sustained combat operations’ in areas like the Himalayas, according to state media.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:33PM

The Type 99B main battle tank has been designed for improved performance at high altitudes, according to state television. Photo: CCTV

China’s Communist Party

China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and graft

Construction bids, social security card records and university lists among public documents found to feature imaginary people.

13 Dec 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

China woman pays US$130 for weight-loss jabs promising 3.5kg loss per shot, vomits blood

Careful 28-year-old only takes half recommended dose, suffers nausea, appetite loss before slipping into a critical condition.

9 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM

Law

China’s move to seal records of offences like drug use sparks public backlash

New rule takes effect on January 1 and means the offences will no longer be attached to a person’s identity information.

3 Dec 2025 - 2:11PMvideocam

Minor offences covered by the new regulation include drug use, soliciting prostitutes and minor brawls. They typically result in fines and up to 15 days of administrative detention. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s ‘dirt cheap’ missiles could shake up global defence market: state media

The ‘cement-coated’ YKJ-1000 could prove ‘formidably competitive’ internationally if sold at the relatively cheap price of US$99,000.

2 Dec 2025 - 11:47PMvideocam

China Olympic champion plans to shed 25kg upon retirement before pursuing marriage

‘Masculine’ shot putter who has faced taunts about her looks during star-studded career says she is a ‘little girl’ in her heart.

30 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM

China boy, 14, acts like ancient scholar, turns bedroom into museum of artefacts

Teenager with a passion for history collects items stretching across China’s dynasties; says packed bedroom is the ‘container of my spirit’.

30 Nov 2025 - 2:00PM

A 14-year-old boy from China has turned his bedroom into a museum of ancient artefacts and history books, surprising many with his mature demeanour. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/Douyin

Former editor Hu Xijin urges restraint in official media’s criticism of Japan

Ex-Global Times chief warns against ‘exaggerated’ commentary on Sanae Takaichi, though he has called the Japanese leader an ‘evil witch’.

25 Nov 2025 - 11:31AMvideocam

Hu Xijin has called on China’s official media to refrain from using “harsh language that does not reflect the actual situation” when criticising Japan. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

US-China relations

Ne Zha-Transformers collaboration set to air as US-China frictions ease

Long-awaited shared animated universe of ‘My Ne Zha and Transformers’ seen as fresh symbol of cooperation between the nations.

24 Nov 2025 - 10:35PMvideocam

Tokyo complains over video of diplomat appearing to bow to Chinese official

Japan lodges complaint with China over media filming of Liu Jinsong and Masaaki Kanai after their talks, as diplomatic row worsens.

21 Nov 2025 - 6:26PMvideocam

China’s military drills

China’s Fujian carrier completes first training shortly after entering service

‘First maritime live-force training’ since November 5 commissioning comes at a time of growing tensions with Japan over Taiwan comments.

18 Nov 2025 - 10:25PMvideocam

The Fujian practised multiple catapult launches and arrested landings with its ship-based aircraft, according to state media. Photo: CCTV

Hopes dim as China-Japan talks on Takaichi Taiwan Strait row end with no resolution

Foreign ministry’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong ‘very unsatisfied’ after talks with Japan counterpart, Chinese media reports.

18 Nov 2025 - 10:38PMvideocam

Tensions between Beijing and Tokyo flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Japan’s parliament the military could be deployed if there was a situation involving an armed attack against Taiwan. Photo: Kyodo

No plan for Japan-China meeting at G20 as Taiwan Strait row deepens

Beijing says Premier Li Qiang has not arranged talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

18 Nov 2025 - 10:48AMvideocam

How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

In the face of rapidly advancing military technology, conventional experience can be inadequate, misleading even seasoned analysts.

17 Nov 2025 - 10:45AMvideocam

China's military weapons

How did the Chinese navy train talent for the Fujian aircraft carrier?

The process of training operators for the electromagnetic launch catapult on the newly commissioned warship may have started back in 2017.

11 Nov 2025 - 8:27PMvideocam

President Xi Jinping met Fujian crew members at last week’s commissioning ceremony. Photo: Xinhua

China’s military drills

PLA uses robot dogs and aerial drones in simulated landing drill aimed at Taiwan

Documentary shows the four-legged military robots taking part in all aspects of the exercise but with some limitations.

31 Oct 2025 - 5:12PMvideocam

Taiwan

Beijing played up its H-6K bombers in a drill near Taiwan. Who was it for?

Taipei declares CCTV report ‘clearly a public opinion operation aimed at intimidation’, although expert says real target may be elsewhere.

29 Oct 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

China unveils ‘ghost’ drone for stealth underwater surveillance

Robot featuring a transparent umbrella-like body and tentacles mimics the movement and mannerisms of jellyfish.

25 Oct 2025 - 10:00PM

A research team from Northwestern Polytechnical University has successfully developed a fully transparent, jellyfish-shaped bionic robot. Photo: Handout

China’s military

China ‘showed integrated combat capabilities in locking on US fifth-gen jets’

A PLA J-16 fighter reportedly chased away two foreign planes– believed to be US F-22s – from its air defence identification zone last year.

17 Oct 2025 - 6:24PMvideocam

A Chinese J-16 fighter. The PLA has been replacing its ageing J-7 fighter fleet with advanced J-10C and J-16 multi-role warplanes. Photo: Handout

Myanmar

China airs confession from northern Myanmar crime boss Wei Huairen

The alleged Kokang gang leader tells state broadcaster CCTV that he had been the ‘supreme commander of the border forces’.

16 Oct 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

How Chinese paper mills use AI to create ‘higher quality’ academic fraud

Paper mills that sell authorship or fabricate entire papers are a staple of China’s competitive academic landscape.

15 Oct 2025 - 7:00AM