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Russia’s law suggests that Moscow is not preparing the Northern Sea Route for international use. It may instead be profiting from a misplaced expectation.

On April 25, 2026, Zhang Yabo, who had served as a grassroots police officer in Xinjiang, told Deutsche Welle journalists that in 2023 he resigned to take care of his seriously ill family member and signed a confidentiality commitment letter for confidential personnel. In August 2025, he traveled to Europe with his son but left the group, and he currently lives in Germany. https://chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/726794.

Author Ou Xue Editor Yuan Si Lai In the traditional factory, the assembly line looks like a train fixed to the railway - efficient but stiff. This pain point of "efficiency and flexibility can not be achieved at the same time" is being cracked by a Chinese company with "magnetic levitation" technology. Founded in 2018, Foshan Zengguang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zengguang Intelligent"), headquartered in Foshan, is the only company in the world and the only one in China to master the core technology of the six-degree-of-freedom plane magnetic levitation conveyor system. “The technology is wide-ranging - communication, control, operating systems, magnetic field simulation, it's hard to be perfect at every point. Huang Anjie, the founder of the company, remembered. After 5 years of research and development, Augmented Intelligence officially released maglev products to the public in 2023, and successfully achieved large-scale mass production and sales within the next 2 years. The core product of augmented intelligence, the Flat Maglev Intelligent Conveying System (Maglev Magic Carpet), looks like a“ tabletop ”made of square stator blocks. The product actuator (carrier plate) can be suspended on the desktop without contact, and can move freely with the highest 2G acceleration and micron-level positioning accuracy. Unlike the" railway mode "of the traditional conveyor belt, the" desktop "production line (source/enterprise) spliced by the square stator realizes the" road mode ": the movement can independently overtake, import, rotate, and even complete the gluing, assembly, force control detection and other process actions while conveying. Each of the motors itself is also a natural six-dimensional force sensor....

Beijing, April 25 (Xinhua) -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the European Union (EU) 's move to include Chinese companies in its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, despite China's repeated representations and objections, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

The National Party Group of the Legislative Yuan has once again formulated the "Draft of Amending Article 81-1 of the Budget Law", advocating that cash is generally found when the annual tax exceeds 300 billion yuan. The picture shows the general manager of the Kuomintang. (Photo) Recently, the Nationalist Party Group of the Legislative Yuan once again formulated the "Draft Article 81-1 Amendment to the Budget Law", advocating universal cash discovery when the annual tax exceeds 300 billion yuan. The Coalition of Citizens Overseeing Congress criticized today that this is a revision that drags down Taiwan and drags down the central finance. The Kuomintang sees no hope of governing and is ready to drag Taiwan to death together. This is the most horrible. After the Kuomintang National Committee proposed the draft amendment to the "Budget Law", the National Party Group of the Legislative Yuan proposed in the Legislative Yuan Yuan on the 24th that since 2021, the actual amount of tax revenue in the country has exceeded the budget estimate of more than 300 billion yuan for the year, and how the government tax is used, the tax levied, and how the tax is repaid to the people have aroused public concern. In order to clarify the use of the government's excessive taxation of the budget, we propose the "Draft Provisions for Amending Article 81-1 of the Budget Law" to clarify the priority use and allocation order of the excessive taxation, so as to solve the chaos of the system. Read on... the proposal states that “when the annual net levy reaches 115% of the current year's budgeted amount, priority should be given to smoothing out the difference between the current year's revenue and the year's revenue, and if there is any balance, general cash should be processed”....

US President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House, describing the shooting at the hotel where the White House Correspondents Association held a dinner, and the fact that he and his wife, Melania, left under the escort of agents. Trump said the suspect, who was carrying a variety of weapons, broke into the security checkpoint at the time of the incident and was later captured by Secret Service agents, during which an officer was shot and is currently in good condition. He said the suspect is from California and is likely to have committed the crime alone, but further clarification is needed. Trump said the incident highlighted the need for banquet hall security, called on the American people to resolve their differences peacefully, and praised the Secret Service for being very brave and quick to deal with the incident. Asked if the shooting was related to the Iran war, Trump said he didn't think it was. The White House Correspondents Association dinner was held at the Hilton Hotel in Washington on Saturday night, and was attended by the Trumps, as well as government officials such as the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Treasury. A freelance photographer working for Reuters said he heard several loud noises at the time of the incident, but it was not very close to the scene of the dinner. The report also pointed out that after the shots were fired, the dinner participants immediately stopped talking and someone started shouting at others to get down. Trump and Melania bent over and hid behind the main stage before being escorted away. Once there was chaos around the banquet hall, government officials were evacuated, and other guests were asked to lie down and evacuate for safety. Founded in 1914, the White House Correspondents Association is an independent organization of journalists covering the White House and the President of the United States.

The Chinese economy is shifting geographically, with Jiangsu and Zhejiang overtaking Guangdong in terms of GDP per capita growth over the past two decades. This change reflects evolving economic strategies and regional development priorities. Guangdong, a pioneer in export-led manufacturing, remains significant but has seen its dominance diminish. Meanwhile, Zhejiang's rise indicates growing importance in innovation and entrepreneurship, aligning with national plans focused on emerging technologies like AI and robotics.

Tibetans outside Chinese control vote on Sunday for a government-in-exile, an election of heightened significance as they brace for an inevitable, eventual, future without their revered spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The India-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) — condemned by China as “nothing but a separatist political group” — is a key institution for the exiles, especially after the Dalai Lama handed over political power in 2011.

Taipei, April 26 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te thanked diplomatic ally Eswatini on Sunday for its support of Taiwan in a pre-recorded video address, saying he had hoped to attend celebrations for its king in person, but his planned visit was disrupted by reported Chinese interference.

Yaqiu Wang argues for diversifying funding sources in China's human rights community away from U.S. government support. She suggests exploring private funding from wealthy individuals and diaspora communities to maintain independence and agency. This approach aims to navigate pressures from both domestic and international forces while advancing human rights causes.

36Kr learned that Xi Electric Corporation announced that the company recently signed two Fixed Asset Purchase Contracts with Jiangxi Zhaoshi Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Zhaoshi Crystal Display Co., Ltd. The contracts are for semiconductor testing equipment. The contract amount with Zhaoshi Semiconductor is 42,921,000 yuan, while the contract amount with Zhaoshi Crystal Display is 292,000,000 yuan, totaling 335,000,000 yuan (inclusive of tax), which accounts for 80.05% of the company's audited operating revenue in 2025. Zhaoshi Semiconductor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhaoshi Corporation, while Zhaoshi Crystal Display is a controlled subsidiary of Zhaoshi Corporation. This transaction does not constitute an affiliated transaction.

The Civil Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Transport said that at present, there is still room for additional direct flights between the two sides of the Straits. The utilization rate of air navigation rights in the first quarter of this year is 55%, and the average passenger load rate is 75.9%. No operators have applied for charter destinations; schematic diagram. (Reporter Huang Yijing) China recently sent a letter to us through the "Civil Aviation Small Two Sessions" on both sides of the Straits, calling for the full resumption of direct passenger flights between the two sides of the Straits. The Land Commission believes that the existing waypoints and traffic volume are sufficient because there are no returning customers, so let the market mechanism solve it. In this regard, the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Communications explained at 6:00 and stressed that the maximum opening has been made gradually. At present, there is still room for additional flights between the two sides of the Straits. The utilization rate of air traffic rights in the first quarter of this year is 55%, the average passenger loading rate is 75.9%, and no application has been submitted by charter destinations. Among the 10 Taiwan-related measures of the CCP, "to promote the full resumption of the normalization of direct air passenger flights between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits", the Chinese side has sent a letter to us through the Civil Aviation Second Committee. When will the negotiations start? Does the LAC say that the opening of waypoints should be resolved by the market mechanism, and is the position of the CAA the same? The Civil Aviation Administration used 6 points to explain, first of all, the 5-point explanation issued by the Land Commission in a press release on April 16 was a common position negotiated by relevant government agencies, and there has been no change so far. Read on...

Wang Feng's two closest friends in Canada, Yan Qiren (left) and Lin Ruijia (right), saw Wang Feng from death to life and said that this past year was really full of tears and laughter. (Central News Agency) On the occasion of the first anniversary of the tragic car crash at the Vancouver Philippines celebration in April last year, Taiwan's overseas communities jointly visited Sora, a Taiwanese woman who died in great distress at the time of the accident, and donated more than 50,000 Canadian dollars (about NT $1.28 million). The Canadian government was also quick to grant Wang Feng permanent residency under humanitarian considerations. On April 26, 2025, a car crashed into the Lapu Lapu Festival in the Philippines, killing 11 people and seriously injuring dozens. Wang Feng is one of the survivors who once died but miraculously survived. Please continue reading... Over the past year, thanks to the continued care of her classmates and friends, neighbors, and many overseas Chinese such as Taiwan Township Association and Tzu Chi Foundation, she has quickly moved from a severe coma to recovery. After being discharged from the hospital earlier this year, she has been transferred to a rehabilitation center. On the first anniversary of this tragedy, the Taiwan Township Association of Greater Vancouver organized a warm party to celebrate Wang Feng's resurrection and also sent Wang Feng a check for the $55,914 collected previously. Secretary General Fang Shiling said that this money is not much, but it represents the love and care of overseas Chinese....

Rumors and Clarifications 〔Reported by Li Lianghui, Taipei〕 Taiwan and India signed a labor cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) as early as 2024. Recently, the initial small-scale pilot program for introducing foreign workers has sparked debates. The Ministry of Labor emphasizes that apart from the irreversible trend of an aging society with fewer children in Taiwan, the shortage of workforce crisis will expand year by year. Compared to Japan, South Korea, and other countries, which have "double-digit" source countries for migrant workers, Taiwan relies solely on four source countries—Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia. If any of these countries temporarily suspend labor exports due to policy or international situation changes, it will pose a "labor shortage national security crisis" for Taiwan's industries and care system. According to the latest data, by the end of March this year, there were approximately 873,000 foreign workers in Taiwan, with Indonesia accounting for the highest percentage at 37.3%, followed by Vietnam at 33.7%. Forty percent of industrial workers come from Vietnam, while as much as 70% of family care and social welfare workers are Indonesian. For 25 years, no new source countries for migrant workers have been added in Taiwan. However, taking neighboring countries as examples, Japan has 18 source countries for low-skilled migrants; South Korea, which is currently negotiating with Taiwan, originally had 17 source countries; and Singapore has 15 different countries, approving workers based on different industries.

(Central News Agency reporter Ye Suping, Taipei, 26) The 14th session of the National Conference on Taiwan at home and abroad was held this year under the theme of "National Normalization: A New Outlook for Taiwan-Japan-U.S. Relations." Japanese Congressman Yasuhiro Nakayama said in a speech at the meeting today that as long as Japan, the United States, and Taiwan stand firmly together and strengthen their defense capabilities, the purpose is not war, but to let China "pull out the knife". The Taiwan National Alliance and the World Taiwan People's Congress held the "14th National Taiwan Conference at Home and Abroad" in Taipei today. President Lai Qingde sent a congratulatory telegram, saying that he hoped that through this grand event, the people's consciousness would be consolidated, the values of freedom and democracy would be safeguarded, the world's energy would be combined, and partnerships would be built to build a resilient Taiwan. Japan's former deputy defense minister and congressman Yasuhide Nakayama delivered a keynote speech in which he said that it was now a struggle of "democracy" against "hegemonism". Japan has been a "protected country" (Japan-US security) for 80 years. Now that Japan wants to change, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and others have proposed three important main axes, including defense reform. In the past, weapons produced in Japan could not be sold abroad, but are now being revised, and Japan's weapons will be exported; defense policy, re-examining Japan's security and defense methods; and constitutional amendment. 81 years after the war, the current constitution is inconsistent with the international status quo. Yasuhide Nakayama says Japan is moving from being a “protected nation” to a nation that “can share responsibilities and protect allies.”...

The AFP reported that on April 25 local time, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed during a meeting with Myanmar's newly appointed President Min Aung Hlaing that China would "firmly support Myanmar in maintaining its national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity." Wang Yi also stated to Min Aung Hlaing during his visit to the capital Naypyidaw that China supports Myanmar in finding a successful development path that is in line with the country's conditions and is embraced by its people. Additionally, Wang Yi mentioned that China will continue to speak up for Myanmar on behalf of it in multilateral platforms. This visit to Myanmar is part of Wang's Southeast Asia tour, where he also visited Cambodia and Thailand. The purpose was to strengthen relations with Southeast Asian countries against the backdrop of turbulent international circumstances and position China as a reliable partner amid the uncertainties brought by US President Trump’s tariff policies. Wang Yi noted that given this year being the first term of Myanmar’s new government, "We should seize this opportunity to carry forward our traditional friendship, open up new prospects for bilateral relations, and achieve new results in building a community with a shared future between China and Myanmar."