Xi urges cultivation of high-caliber talent in letter replying to university professors: Xinhuanet
April 22, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed nurturing more high-caliber talent committed to the country’s development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks Thursday in a letter replying to veteran professors of the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Click here to read…
Former court official under probe: Xinhuanet
April 22, 2022
Hu Yifeng, former president of the Higher People’s Court of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been put under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party disciplines and laws, an official statement said Friday. Click here to read…
Chinese vice premier urges more “Boao plans” for regional development: Xinhuanet
April 22, 2022
Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Thursday called for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) to actively provide “Boao plans” for regional development, and make more suggestions for pandemic response cooperation, global economic recovery and low-carbon development, among other issues. Click here to read…
Chinese envoy calls for joint effort to further promote economic, trade cooperation between China, India: Xinhuanet
April 21, 2022
Chinese Consul-General in Kolkata Zha Liyou Thursday called for joint efforts to further promote economic and trade cooperation between China and India. Speaking at a reception to celebrate the success of 2022 West Bengal Global Business Summit and welcome the visiting Chinese business delegation, Zha noted that the bilateral trade volume between China and India has surpassed 100 billion U.S. dollars in 2021 and China remained the biggest trade partner of India. Click here to read…
China urges Japan to make clean break with militarism: Xinhuanet
April 21, 2022
China on Thursday urged Japan to earnestly honor its statement of and commitment to facing up to and reflecting on its history of aggression and make a clean break with militarism. Click here to read…
China to pilot domestic, foreign trade integration in selected regions: Xinhuanet
April 21, 2022
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Thursday said that it will work with related agencies to carry out pilot programs for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade in selected regions. Click here to read…
Chinese mainland reports 2,119 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,931 in Shanghai: Xinhuanet
April 22, 2022
The Chinese mainland Thursday reported 2,119 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,931 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission’s report Friday. Click here to read…
Shanghai to launch new campaigns against COVID-19: Xinhuanet
April 22, 2022
Shanghai will start a series of campaigns on Friday to cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains in communities as soon as possible, local authorities said. Tiered community control measures will be carried out to minimize the movements and gatherings of people, according to the arrangements of the municipal committee of the Communist Party of China and the local government. Click here to read…
Chinese courts handle more than 640,000 IPR cases in 2021: Xinhuanet
April 21, 2022
People’s courts across China handled 642,968 cases involving intellectual property rights (IPR) in 2021, of which 601,544 were concluded, said an official with the country’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC). Click here to read…
HKSAR gov’t firmly opposes any interference in sixth-term chief executive election: Xinhuanet
April 22, 2022
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday expressed strong opposition and indignation toward U.S. social media company Google’s termination of the election-related YouTube account of John Lee, candidate for HKSAR’s sixth-term chief executive election. Click here to read…
Support for industry critical in stabilizing economy: Quishi
April 21, 2022
China will step up efforts to keep its sprawling industrial economy running stably in the second quarter so as to provide strong support for the macroeconomy amid uncertainties both at home and abroad, the nation’s top industry regulator said on Tuesday. Click here to read…
Chinese authority to unveil supportive measures for NEV industry: Quishi
April 21, 2022
China is to take measures to bolster the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry, including extending the preferential policy for NEV purchase tax, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Tuesday. Click here to read…
Jilin focuses on getting business back to work: China Daily
April 22, 2022
Jilin has controlled the novel coronavirus and achieved zero-COVID status at the community level in all parts of the province, and the local government is now making efforts to get production up and running again, officials said on Thursday. Click here to read…
Top legislature ratifies labor conventions for workers’ rights: China Daily
April 22, 2022
China has once again shown its firm opposition to forced labor by taking the initiative to ratify two conventions of the International Labour Organization, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. Click here to read…
Foreign companies donate funds and supplies in support of Shanghai: China Daily
April 21, 2022
Members of the International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council (IBLAC) for the Mayor of Shanghai have donated supplies to aid the city overcome its latest COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SPAFFC). Click here to read…
China’s top procuratorate orders arrest of ex-official Fu Zhenghua: China Daily
April 21, 2022
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of former senior official Fu Zhenghua for suspected bribe-taking and law violations for personal gains. The case was transferred to procuratorial authorities for prosecution following an investigation by the National Supervisory Commission, the SPP said Thursday. Click here to read…
Charging network for NE vehicles planned in South China: China Daily
April 22, 2022
Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong province, will usher in the large-scale construction of a new energy vehicle (NEV) charging network by building a total of 1,000 super charging and power exchange centers by 2025, according to a local company source. Click here to read…
Suspension of HK chief executive candidate’s YouTube sparks urge to impose Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: Global Times
April 21, 2022
The suspension of the YouTube account of John Lee Ka-chiu, the only candidate for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election, sparked discussions in Hong Kong about whether it’s necessary to come up with countermeasures – for example, by introducing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into China’s Special Administrative Region (SAR). Click here to read…
At least 15 Shanghai officials punished for slack response, malpractice in latest Omicron outbreak: Global Times
April 21, 2022
Three officials of Shanghai Jiading Funeral Home were held responsible on Thursday for refusing to provide funeral service with the excuse of epidemic prevention. So far, at least 15 officials have been punished for malpractice in COVID-19 battle against the wave of the Omicron outbreak. Click here to read…
Chinese companies attend investment and trade fair in India: Global Times
April 22, 2022
A Chinese delegation of eight companies with operations in India, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, CRRC India Pvt and Dongfang Electric International Corporation, attended a major investment and trade show in West Bengal in a move that could signal a warming up of economic ties following the visit of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, to India last month. Click here to read…
China to increase support for real economy via monetary policy tools, says PBC chief: Global Times
April 21, 2022
China will flexibly use a variety of monetary policy tools to increase support for the real economy, the governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, said during a G20 meeting on Wednesday. Click here to read…
To jointly build a maritime community with a shared future: People’s Daily
April 21, 2022
Building China into a strong maritime country is a major strategic task for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a recent inspection tour to the Sanya Oceanographic Institution of the Ocean University of China, south China’s Hainan province. Click here to read…
Chinese research vessel returns from expedition in western Pacific: People’s Daily
April 22, 2022
Chinese research vessel KEXUE, or Science, has completed the second portion of its investigation in the western Pacific Ocean and returned to its home port in the eastern city of Qingdao. Click here to read…
China’s overseas coal ban sees 15 projects cancelled: Reuters
April 22, 2022
China’s decision to ban overseas coal financing ended 15 power projects in the planning stages with a capacity of around 12.8 gigawatts (GW), and could also stop another 37 GW of capacity currently in the pre-construction phase, new research showed. Click here to read…
China’s Xi opposes unilateral sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war: Kyodo
April 21, 2022
President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China opposes the “wanton use of unilateral sanctions,” as the Asian power has apparently expressed support for Russia over its aggression against Ukraine. Click here to read…
China risks ‘digital island’: Taipei Times
April 22, 2022
China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting US firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from a US business group said yesterday. The Chinese government’s curbs on data movement across borders, ambiguous regulation and inconsistent enforcement “are particularly challenging for multinational firms,” said the US-China Business Council, which describes itself as a private organization of more than 260 US companies operating in the Asian nation. Click here to read…
Quarantine workers conduct inspections at a residential building under lockdown in Shanghai on Wednesday: Taipei Times
April 21, 2022
Shanghai’s response to a record COVID-19 outbreak has been to impose an unprecedented lockdown that has brought a hefty social and economic toll to the financial hub. It has also spiraled into a logistical nightmare as the city’s 25 million residents — sealed off in their homes for several weeks — struggled to order basic groceries and government packages were not reliably delivered. Click here to read…
First-time invite for China’s public to comment ahead of 20th Communist Party congress: South China Morning Post
April 21, 2022
China’s Communist Party has invited public comment on a number of issues ahead of its 20th congress later this year, in a first for the ruling party ahead of its five-yearly key political gathering. State news agency Xinhua said people can make suggestions on “full and strict party governance, high quality development, comprehensive reform and opening up, [and] whole-process people’s democracy”. The party is also seeking views on “law-based state governance, socialist cultural advancement, people’s livelihoods and ecological progress”. People have until May 16 to submit their comments and suggestions to websites and mobile apps for Xinhua, party mouthpiece People’s Daily and state broadcaster CCTV. Click here to read…