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0.25 seconds, every strike counts. Hong Kong stands ready.As the season fades and frost begins to fall, Shuang Jiang mar...
27/10/2025

0.25 seconds, every strike counts. Hong Kong stands ready.
As the season fades and frost begins to fall, Shuang Jiang marks the last solar term of autumn. Fencing, one of eight events to be hosted by the Hong Kong SAR during the 15th National Games, will soon take center stage at Kai Tak Sports Park.
A sharp gaze. A split-second decision. A decisive strike. In just 0.25 seconds, victory is determined. This is not only a contest of speed, but also of strategy and precision. Focus is the sharpest weapon. As blades slice through the air like the chill of frost, the passion of the Games never thaws. Poised, precise, and full of fire, Hong Kong stands ready for every lunge, parry, and riposte — primed for every shining moment of glory in the National Games.

25/10/2025

In the summer of 2025, Taiwan writer Lan Bozhou traveled to Shenyang in Northeast China. Although Lan discovered few details about Wu Sihan's stay in the area, something he did gain was a deeper understanding of the hardship the young man from Taiwan had endured on his long journey to the mainland to join the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

25/10/2025

In July 2025, Taiwan writer Lan Bozhou visited Miaoli County which, until the early 1950s, had been the center of underground CPC activity in Taiwan. He wanted to see for himself the last stronghold of revolution on the island.

25/10/2025

Since 1987, Taiwan writer Lan Bozhou has been researching the story of Wu Sihan, a patriotic young man who lived in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. A series of clues eventually led him to Wu Tiaohong, who revealed the location of his elder brother's ashes. Standing before Wu Sihan's last resting place, Lan Bozhou had some moving words to say. Addressing him as "Elder Wu" he said: "We've come to pay our respects to you. You've waited far too long."

24/10/2025

A Taiwan author has devoted almost half his life to researching the story of a young man who, in the 1940s, traveled from Taiwan to Chongqing, via Japan, to support the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The writer is Lan Bozhou, and his protagonist is Wu Sihan. Following Taiwan's restoration in 1945, Wu recounted his wartime experience in an article, "1,000 Miles in Search of the Motherland". After first hearing the name Wu Sihan almost 40 years ago, Lan Bozhou set about discovering more about this young Chinese patriot’s remarkable, inspirational and ultimately tragic story.
Join us on October 25 to discover more about Lan Bozhou and Wu Sihan, and their devotion to the cause of national reunification.

Poster: Restoring the History of TaiwanLan Bozhou is a writer who has devoted half his life to recovering the stories of...
23/10/2025

Poster: Restoring the History of Taiwan
Lan Bozhou is a writer who has devoted half his life to recovering the stories of individuals from Taiwan who have been deliberately excluded from the island’s modern history. They were people who, in the 1940s and 50s, stood united with their mainland compatriots in the fight against foreign aggression and for the nation’s unity. They staked everything, even their lives, for the sake of the dignity and future of the Chinese nation.
The CGTN documentary "Restoring the History of Taiwan" is a story of idealism and undying patriotism; of people who believed that though the Taiwan Strait may be wide it cannot separate the nation’s shared resolve, that though history may move forward it cannot alter the profound sense of national identity flowing in the veins of the Chinese people. Join us on October 25 for the documentary “Restoring the History of Taiwan”.

23/10/2025

Wu Sihan was originally called Wu Tiaohe. He was born in 1924 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. He was an outstanding student who received his school's highest awards. In 1943, he left Taiwan to study in Japan, dreaming of earning a professional qualification and getting back to the mainland. After less than a year in Japan, in December 1943, 19-year-old Wu Sihan decided to give up his studies and travel back to China to fight alongside the Chinese people in their War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. After Taiwan's restoration, he wrote about his journey, in "1,000 Miles in Search of the Motherland".

23/10/2025

For decades, Taiwan writer Lan Bozhou has been researching the story of a man forgotten by the history of Taiwan - Wu Sihan. Lan's hope is that by telling the story of the young man who gave his life for the sake of Taiwan and his motherland, more people will understand how the island's fate has always been intertwined with that of the mainland. Based on this, he believes, people in Taiwan can begin to resolve the struggle around their sense of identity and find a proper sense of belonging.

23/10/2025

From a “Cotton-Free Zone” to China’s Largest Cotton-Producing Region
Latitude 42° north was once labeled a “cotton-free zone” by foreign experts. Yet generations of scientists in Xinjiang have disproved the assertion that cotton couldn’t be grown there. Through continuous improvements to seed breeding and cultivation methods, over the past 50 years they have achieved a remarkable transformation in northern Xinjiang, with cotton output going from nonexistent to abundant.

23/10/2025

China’sNewDrive|Ten Thousand Take Flight: How Does China Pull Off These Drone Shows?
From the Spring Festival Gala to the Asian Winter Games, drone light shows have become a familiar spectacle for Chinese audiences—yet just a decade ago, such ‘sci-fi scenes’ were beyond anyone’s imagination. One of China’s top drone performance teams, Damoda, pushed the limits even further last year, setting a Guinness World Record with a breathtaking show featuring tens of thousands of drones in flight. But looking back to their early days, the journey wasn’t always smooth. How did they skyrocket to success in such a short time? This is a story of an extraordinary rise against the odds.

23/10/2025

China’s New Drive | Fertile Ground for Frontier Tech
In Aksu of China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dr. Li Long’s team is developing bionic robots that can better adapt to gravel and rocky terrain. Under the desert sun, the robot is on the march with Dr. Li Long.

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