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Extreme rainfall in southern China has triggered the largest floods since 1998 in the upper and lower reaches of the Lishui River in Central China's Hunan Province, affecting more than 400,000 people in seven cities and prefectures and forcing the relocation of more than 95,000 people. 

As of 5:00 pm Saturday, average precipitation across Hunan since Wednesday had reached 68.5 millimeters, with cities including Zhangjiajie, Changde, Huaihua, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous prefecture recording precipitations over 100 millimeters. In particular, Zhangjiajie recorded the areal precipitation of 331.1 millimeters with the accumulated precipitation in Badagongshan township in Sangzhi county reaching 664.5 millimeters, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the provincial water resources, meteorological and emergency management departments. 

In response to the widespread flooding, local governments across Hunan promptly activated corresponding emergency responses, strengthened early warnings for key locations and regions, issued over 1.39 million targeted alerts and more than 16,000 alert text messages, and reminded grassroots authorities to evacuate more than 95,000 residents. 

Mao Weiming, a deputy Party secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and governor of Hunan Province, visited on Saturday the Hunan Provincial Department of Water Resources to review flood-control efforts and coordinate ongoing work. 

Mao also visited the provincial flood and drought disaster prevention center to assess the rainfall and flooding levels. In particular, the northern and northwestern areas of the province have been hit by extremely heavy rainfall since Wednesday. The location with the highest recorded precipitation was 648.0 millimeters at the Wuya station in Longshan county, leading to the formation of the No.1 Flood of Lishui River in 2025.

On Thursday, the second day of the national college entrance exams in Longshan county, heavy rain caused severe street flooding. A video posted by a local resident showed a student in white wading through waterlogged streets to reach the exam. The local education authority said some students were late for the exam due to the heavy rain. 

Heavy downpours began on Wednesday night in Longshan county, causing the Guoli River to surge and triggering the largest flood on record. As of Saturday, the flooding had affected 185,000 residents, Xinhua reported.

A local resident surnamed Chen from Longshan county told the Global Times on Sunday that many of the local residential compounds were built along the Guoli River.Compounds in lower-lying areas, including his own, were severely affected by the flooding. 

According to Chen, such a major flood had never happened before, local residents lacked experience and didn't take early warnings seriously. When the floodwaters rose early Thursday morning, most residents were still asleep. Although the property management had placed sandbags at the entrance of the underground garage, water still flooded in. 

Chen attempted to move his car at 5 am, when water levels were still low. But by the time he reached the garage, it was already halfway up the tires. By around 7:00 am, the water had completely submerged the garage ceiling, about half the vehicles inside the garage weren't moved in time. 

Meteorological and hydrological forecasts indicate heavy to torrential rain is expected from Saturday to Monday in central and northern Hunan, with heavy downpours anticipated in southern Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, western Changde, central and northern Huaihua and western Yiyang. 

Average rainfall over the next week are projected to reach 100 millimeters over the next week, with around 180 millimeters anticipated in the Lishui and Yuanshui river basins - significantly increasing the risk of major flooding. 

Local authorities urged heightened vigilance against river flooding, mountain torrents, and geological disasters, safety risks at small and medium-sized reservoirs, and urban waterlogging. 

In South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, heavy to torrential rain fell between 8 am and 8 pm on Saturday in parts of Baise, Fangchenggang, Hechi, Nanning and Chongzuo. As a result, 16 hydrological stations along 14 rivers reported water levels breaching the safety threshold by 0.01 meters to 3.77 meters, according to the local hydrological center, the Chinanews.com reported on Sunday. 

Data from the local hydrological center show that water levels at the Liuzhou station on the Liujiang River rose to 82.50 meters at 2:00 pm on Saturday, marking the No.1 flood of the river in 2025. At the Jinchengjiang station on the Longjiang River, the water level peaked at 191.77 meters - 3.77 meters above the warning level of 188.00 meters - the highest since 1983. 

Tension is continuously building up in the Middle East as the world is closely watching how Iran will respond to US' strikes on its nuclear sites. Iran issued a stark warning to the US government on Monday, saying that the attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces, Reuters reported. 

Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes on Monday, meanwhile, a US military base in Hasakah, northeastern Syria, was attacked, sources said, reported Mehr News Agency of Iran. The agency did not specify who fired on this American military base.

On Monday morning, the Israeli military said missiles had been launched from Iran towards Israel. It also said it had attacked six airports in Iran, BBC reported.

Citing an unidentified source, Iran's state television Press TV updated on Monday on X that Iran used Kheyber-Shakan, Emad, Qadr, and Fattah-1 missiles in today's attacks. 

Israeli Air Force fighter jets have dropped over 100 munitions on targets in Tehran in the past two hours, according to the IDF, the Times of Israel updated on Monday evening.

In a statement, Israel's military says it carried out an attack to "disrupt access routes" to the Fordow nuclear site that was hit by the US on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. 

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued what appeared to be his first public statement since the US attack on Iran, in a post on X on Monday, local time, according to Wall Street Journal.

"The Zionist enemy has made a grave mistake, committed a great crime," the post said, referring to Israel. "It must be punished, and it is being punished; it is being punished right now."

The top commander of Iran's Armed Forces has also issued a strong warning that the US has opened the door to retaliation, saying "we will never back down," in a statement reported by state-run media. Abdolrahim Mousavi, the Armed Forces' Chief of Staff, said on Monday morning "criminal America" had "opened the doors to the warriors of Islam in the armed forces for any action against its interests and army, and we will never back down in this regard," the CNN reported.

Iran's supreme leader sent his foreign minister to Moscow on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in talks in Moscow that aggression against Iran was groundless, Al Jazeera reported. 

Putin made the comments at the start of Kremlin talks and said Russia is ready to help the Iranian people. Meanwhile, Araghchi thanked Putin for condemning the US strikes on Iran, telling him Russia stood on "the right side of history," according to the report. 

"Overall, the current situation is in a highly uncertain stage of strategic maneuvering. Clear internal divisions exist within the US, while Iran is actively seeking diplomatic support," Sun Degang, director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Fudan University, told the Global Times on Monday. "Whether the tension in the Middle East will further escalate remains to be seen, and depends on the next moves by all parties involved," the expert noted. 

China, Russia and Pakistan proposed a draft resolution to the UN Security Council in New York on Sunday local time, calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, protection of civilians, respect for international law, and engagement in dialogue and negotiation, following the US' strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran. China's envoy to the UN also condemned the US for the attacks, and a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that the strike has further intensified tensions in the Middle East. 

Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, said on Sunday at the UN Security Council Emergency Meeting that China strongly condemns the US attacks on Iran and the bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

The actions of the US seriously violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, as well as Iran's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. They have exacerbated tensions in the Middle East and dealt a heavy blow to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, Fu said. 

Divided views

The US move to attack three nuclear sites in Iran has divided US President Donald Trump's supporters in the US and unsettled some allies, the Washington Post reported.

The prospect of escalation with Iran expanded the divide within the GOP over military intervention, and left some Republicans worried about political fallout, particularly if Iran retaliates by targeting Americans or curtailing crucial shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, potentially increasing oil prices and undercutting the president's promises to reduce costs, according to the Washington Post.

Trump's decision to launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites without fully consulting the US Congress also layered a partisan approach onto a risky action, particularly because the White House briefed top Republican leaders beforehand while leaving Democrats with little information, the AP said on Monday.

From the perspective of US domestic politics, attitudes toward Iran are currently divided, some experts said. 

"On one hand, after the military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, certain forces within the US government appeared increasingly emboldened," Sun said. 

However, a different view also exists within the US, which argues that as a major regional power, any regime change in Iran could lead to chaos and instability, which could be a scenario that would come with an extremely high cost, Sun said. 

Strait of Hormuz in focus

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following the US bombing raids, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure, Reuters said. 

The possible disruptions of the Hormuz passage also raised global concerns. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters. 

When asked about Iran's parliament reportedly endorsing closing the Strait of Hormuz and China's comments and whether China has held talks with Iran regarding the issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the Persian Gulf and nearby waters are important route for international trade in goods and energy. 

Keeping the region safe and stable serves the common interests of the international community. China calls on the international community to step up effort to promote deescalation of the conflict, and prevent the regional turmoil from having a greater impact on global economic growth, Guo said. 

Iran has not yet made a formal decision on whether to block the Strait of Hormuz. While the Iranian parliament has expressed support for such a move, the final decision rests with the country's Supreme National Security Council, Liu Zhongmin, a professor from the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University, told the Global Times on Monday. 

"From a practical standpoint, this posture appears more like a way for Iran to vent its anger and issue a stern protest to the US and the international community," Liu said. 

More substantive potential actions would include Iran announcing its withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or refusing to cooperate with IAEA inspections, Liu said, noting that these developments could signal a new phase of escalation. 

The current situation has entered a highly unstable phase, with a growing risk of a chain reaction that could escalate regional conflicts, Zhu Yongbiao, a Middle East affairs expert and director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at Lanzhou University, told the Global Times on Monday. 

"The adventurist actions of the US and Israel have introduced significant uncertainty to the broader Middle East, and their impact may spill over into other already fragile regions, triggering wider geopolitical turbulence. The path ahead is filled with unknowns and carries substantial strategic risks," Zhu said. 

Queqiao-2, China's relay satellite for its lunar landing missions, is set to support future moon exploration endeavors by other countries, according to the country's Deep Space Exploration Lab.

The satellite, which supported Earth-moon communications for China's Chang'e-6 mission that has retrieved samples from the moon's far side, will provide relay services for lunar missions from China and other countries, the lab said on Monday.

Launched in March last year, Queqiao-2, also known as Magpie Bridge 2, is equipped with three scientific payloads -- an extreme ultraviolet camera, a two-dimensional-coded energetic neutral atom-imager and an Earth-moon very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) experiment system.

The satellite has been stably operating in orbit for 14 months, performing scientific tasks including large-scale imaging of Earth's plasma and magnetosphere layers, and VLBI experiments in the Earth-Moon system, according to the lab.

The satellite's extreme ultraviolet camera captured the first global 83.4-nanometer ionosphere image, providing crucial data for studying the impact of solar activity on the plasmasphere.

The satellite's VLBI experiment system, in coordination with the Shanghai 65m Radio Telescope, extended the observation baseline to 380,000 kilometers and successfully observed deep-space targets like radio source A00235 and the Chang'e-6 orbiter.

Queqiao-2 is poised to play a crucial part in the country's future Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions.

China plans to launch the Chang'e-7 mission around 2026 to explore the environment and resources of the south pole of the moon. The Chang'e-8 mission, set for around 2028, will conduct experiments for the in-situ utilization of lunar resources.

As an ironclad friend, China will, as always, firmly support Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, support Pakistan in exploring a development path suited to its national conditions, support Pakistan in resolutely combating terrorism, and support Pakistan in playing a greater role in international and regional affairs, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, said in meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday in Beijing.

Dar is in China for a visit from May 19 to 21. Chinese experts noted that the primary purpose of Dar's visit is to strengthen the ironclad relationship between China and Pakistan, as well as promoting the sound and steady development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) while jointly working to remove obstacles. They noted that as the timing of the visit comes shortly after heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Dar's briefing to the Chinese side on the situation will further enhance strategic communication.

Wang stated that China and Pakistan have maintained close strategic communication on consolidating their traditional friendship, enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly addressing challenges, which reflects the high level of bilateral relations, according to a readout released on the website of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Dar said that Pakistan cherishes the brotherly ties between Pakistan and China, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and supports China in safeguarding its national interests and dignity. Pakistan will make every effort to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects, and institutions in Pakistan, Dar said.

Dar also briefed on the latest developments after Pakistan and India agreed on a ceasefire, expressing gratitude to the Chinese side for upholding justice and making unremitting efforts and significant contributions to promote a ceasefire and peace. The Pakistani side will be firmly committed to safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, while also being willing to maintain dialogue with the Indian side to ease the situation.

China welcomes and supports India and Pakistan in properly addressing their differences through dialogue, achieving a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, and seeking fundamental solutions. This aligns with the fundamental and long-term interests of both sides, beneficial for regional peace and stability, and is also what the international community generally expects, said Wang Yi

Earlier on Tuesday, Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with Dar. According to the Pakistan Foreign Ministry's release, both sides agreed to deepen linkages between the political parties of Pakistan and the CPC. Liu reiterated that as "all-weather strategic cooperative partner" and "ironclad friend", China would continue to prioritize its relations with Pakistan, Pakistan local media Dawn reported.

The primary purpose of Dar's visit is to strengthen the ironclad relationship between China and Pakistan, Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times on Tuesday. Qian noted that as the timing of the visit comes shortly after heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Dar is also likely to brief the Chinese side on the situation and enhance routine strategic communication.

During and after the India-Pakistan clash, China has maintained close communication with both sides, reflecting China's stance that both are important neighbors of China, and that the de-escalation serves the best interests of regional peace and stability, Qian said. 

The CPEC, as a major cooperation project, will greatly contribute to the country's socioeconomic development, but it still faces various risks such as the threat of terrorism. Eliminating these threats has become an urgent issue for Pakistan. China also hopes to provide support and help create a stable and favorable environment for the development of the CPEC, Liu Zongyi, director of the Center for South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, told the Global Times.

When asked to comment on US President Donald Trump's statement during a TIME interview on April 22 that President Xi Jinping "has called," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that "As far as I know, there have not been any calls between the two presidents recently." 

When asked to confirm whether there are ongoing talks between China and the US, Guo noted that "Let me make it clear one more time that China and the US are not engaged in any consultation or negotiation on tariffs."

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited the New Development Bank (NDB) in Shanghai and met with Dilma Rousseff, president of the institution, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Xi congratulated Rousseff on her reelection as president of the NDB, and noted that the bank is the world's first multilateral development institution established and led by emerging markets and developing countries. Xi called the bank "a pioneering initiative for the unity and self-improvement of the Global South," and said that it conforms to the historical trend of reforming and improving global governance.

Established in 2015, NDB is a multilateral development bank established by BRICS countries with the purpose of mobilizing resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in emerging markets and developing countries. 

Xi stressed that broader BRICS cooperation has entered a stage of high-quality development, and that the bank is set to embark on its second golden decade of high-quality development. The Chinese leader called on the bank to consider the development needs of the Global South, and to provide more high-quality, low-cost and sustainable infrastructure financing, according to Xinhua. 

The bank needs to improve its management and operations, implement more technology and green finance projects, and help developing countries bridge the digital divide and accelerate green and low-carbon transformation, Xi said.

In discussions on the reform of international financial architecture, the bank should amplify the voice of the Global South, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Global South, and support the countries of the Global South in their pursuit of modernization, he said.

China is also willing to share its development experience through the bank with other member countries, and stands ready to provide more international public goods, Xi said. 

Rousseff expressed her gratitude to China for its long-term strong support for the growth and expansion of the NDB, according to Xinhua. 

Despite the volatile situation in today's world, the Chinese government has resolutely stood up for the interests of the Global South, supported multilateralism, defended international fairness and justice, and promoted the construction of a community with a shared future for all, setting an example for the international community, she added.

Li Haidong, a professor at China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times that NDB serves as a core mechanism for fostering unity among BRICS members and Global South countries on the economic and financial fronts.

By promoting a stronger and more resilient foundation of shared interests, the NDB plays a constructive role in nurturing a collective consciousness of a shared human destiny, inspiring meaningful actions to advance this vision, Li said. 

The greater BRICS and Global South countries play a critical role in safeguarding the global multilateral free trade framework, Li added. "Their close coordination and collaboration generate strong unity and cohesion, effectively countering the protectionism, unilateralism, and hegemony of a certain country."

This cooperation provides a powerful guarantee for strengthening and sustaining the health and vitality of the current WTO-centered multilateral free trade mechanism, Li added. 

For open, sustainable development

Noting that the Global South countries have risen collectively into an important force in maintaining world peace, promoting common development and improving global governance, Xi said no matter how the international situation changes, the general course of human development and progress will not alter, Xinhua reported. 

China has achieved its development through self-reliance and hard work. It will firmly safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests, as well as the common interests of the international community, Xi noted.

Noting that unilateralism and protectionism have been eroding the authority of international law and undermining the stability of industrial and supply chains, Rousseff said the New Development Bank will remain true to its original aspiration, take active measures, and contribute to promoting the development of developing and emerging-market countries.  

Ahead of the Chinese leader's NDB visit and sending a clear signal of strengthening the greater BRICS cooperation and safeguarding Global South's common interests, foreign ministers from the BRICS countries called for bolstering multilateralism and inclusiveness, and promoting the establishment of a more just and reasonable international order, as they met in Rio de Janeiro.

Chaired by the Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting convened its first-stage meeting on Monday local time. During the meeting, Viera said that the BRICS bloc of emerging economies is a paramount example of multilateralism. He said BRICS is not "against any bloc or any country," but instead in favor of unity and development for Global South countries, according to Xinhua. 

During the meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that BRICS countries should take the lead as a positive force on the international stage to serve as a pillar of peace and development.

During the meeting, other participants expressed support for China's series of global initiatives, agreeing that BRICS countries should oppose power politics and double standards, safeguard the legitimate rights of BRICS members and common interests of the Global South, work toward building a more just and equitable international order, and promote open, inclusive and sustainable development, according to Xinhua. 

Wang Youming, director of the Institute of Developing Countries at the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing, said that the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting — the first to be held after the inclusion of the bloc's new partner countries - comes at a pivotal moment as BRICS cooperation enters a new phase.

"It is evident that BRICS collaboration is evolving in a more comprehensive and multi-layered manner," Wang noted, adding that the meeting is expected to play a constructive role in strengthening Global South cooperation and improving global governance mechanisms, with 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.

The BRICS foreign ministers meeting came at a critical moment for economic recovery. The International Monetary Fund has recently slashed growth forecasts due to the impact of the US-launched global tariff war, according to the AFP. 

During the BRICS foreign ministers meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's commitment to upholding multilateralism and multilateral trade rules.

Wang believes it is imperative to uphold multilateral trade rules. He urged BRICS countries to jointly oppose all forms of protectionism and firmly uphold the rules-based multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, according to Xinhua. 

The Chinese foreign minister criticized the US for pursuing unilateralism and prioritizing its own country, placing its own interests above international public interests. If one chooses to stay silent and compromise, it will only embolden the bullies to push further, Wang warned. 

Citing Brazil's BRICS representative Mauricio Lyrio, the AFP reported that ministers are negotiating a declaration aimed at reaffirming the centrality and importance of the multilateral trading system. 

More countries in the world are taking concrete actions and expressing a collective will to uphold the WTO-centered multilateral trading system and the principles of free trade, while pushing back against deglobalization and the arbitrary imposition of tariffs by a certain country, said Li Haidong. 

According to the expert, China's positions stand firmly with the common interests of the vast majority of countries and align with the broader trend of constructing a more balanced international economic system. The BRICS stance of strengthening international coordination and cooperation serves as a powerful counterbalance to forces that weaponize tariffs and seek to undermine the established global trading order.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he hopes his visit to Cambodia will spearhead progress in building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future.

Xi made the remarks in a signed article titled "Together We Strive, Together We Thrive: Toward a Stable and Sustainable China-Cambodia Community with a Shared Future in the New Era" published Thursday in Cambodian media outlets Khmer Times, Jian Hua Daily and Fresh News ahead of his arrival in Cambodia for a state visit.

Noting that a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is deeply rooted in the historic legacy of good-neighborly relations, Xi said that the two countries' friendly exchange spans two millennia of their shared history, thanks to the geographical proximity.

A China-Cambodia community with a shared future is also defined by the two countries' mutual commitment to friendship and righteousness, he said, recalling that the friendship was forged by Cambodia's King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai among the elder generations of Chinese leaders.

Xi noted that a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is powered by equality and mutual benefit. For many years, China has been Cambodia's largest trading partner and largest source of investment, and the industrial and supply chain cooperation between the two countries has continued to deepen, he said.

A China-Cambodia community with a shared future is founded upon inclusiveness and mutual learning, Xi said.

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Question: It is reported that during the US Secretary of Defense’s visit to Japan, he said Japan as a “warrior country” was “indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression” and complimented the “valor” of Japanese soldiers in the Battle of Iwo Jima. His remarks have aroused controversies in the US. Do you have any comment?

Zhang Xiaogang: History shall not be forgotten, and the right and wrong must not be confused. The international community has long had a fair judgment on who launched wars, aggression and expansion, and who fought for peace during the second World War. This year marks the 80th year of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Some people in the US are making a political stunt by distorting facts and whitewashing Japan’s militarism. It is a betrayal to soldiers who died in fighting fascists and has aroused public anger back in the US. It will surely be opposed by the international community and disdained by history. We urge relevant countries to stop making erroneous comments, stop turning the Asia-Pacific into a hunting ground for geopolitical rivalry, stop stoking bloc politics and military confrontation, and  stop undermining security and well-being of people in the region.