China: Daily Scan, March 03, 2022

China issues white paper on parasports ahead of Winter Paralympics: Xinhuanet
March 3, 2022

China on Thursday issued a white paper on the country’s progress in developing sports for persons with disabilities. Titled “China’s Parasports: Progress and the Protection of Rights,” the white paper was released by the State Council Information Office one day before the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Click here to read…

China’s top political advisory body wraps up standing committee session: Xinhuanet
March 3, 2022

The 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, closed its 20th standing committee session on Wednesday in Beijing. Click here to read…

Xi tells armed police to always be faithful guardian of Party, people: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged armed police forces to always serve as the faithful guardian of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the people. Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in the reply to a letter from a People’s Armed Police Force unit in Shanghai. Click here to read…

Chinese envoy discourages action that may escalate situation in Ukraine: Xinhuanet
March 3, 2022

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday discouraged action that may escalate the situation in Ukraine. “Blindly exerting pressure and imposing sanctions and creating division and confrontation will only further complicate the situation and result in a rapid negative spillover of the crisis, and affect even more countries,” warned Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Click here to read…

China strengthens South-South cooperation to promote agricultural development: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

China will work with all parties to deepen South-South cooperation and jointly promote sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas under the global development initiative, a Chinese agricultural official has said. Click here to read…

Chinese, Iranian FMs hold phone talks: Xinhuanet
March 3, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation at request with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday. Iran has been firmly committed to promoting the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership, said Abdollahian, adding that the two sides should further consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation and implement the comprehensive cooperation plan between the two countries. Click here to read…

China’s central bank pledges prudent macro polices in 2022: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

China will further improve its regulatory framework of monetary and macro-prudential policies, as part of efforts to step up counter-cyclical adjustments and curb risk contagion, according to the central bank. Click here to read…

China releases plan to support carbon peak, neutrality goals: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Wednesday released a strategic action plan to support scientific and technological efforts toward the country’s carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. Click here to read…

China to step up regulation of pop-up notifications: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

China’s cyberspace watchdog published a draft regulation on Wednesday concerning pop-up windows and notification services on internet platforms, with the aim of soliciting public opinions. Click here to read…

China’s top procuratorate warns against personal data breach: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

Personal data breach has become a source of crimes involving telecom and internet fraud in China, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said Wednesday. Procuratorates across the country prosecuted over 9,800 people for breaching personal data in 2021, a 64-percent increase from 2020, according to data released by the top procuratorate. Click here to read…

China’s top procuratorate warns against personal data breach: Xinhuanet
March 2, 2022

Personal data breach has become a source of crimes involving telecom and internet fraud in China, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said Wednesday. Procuratorates across the country prosecuted over 9,800 people for breaching personal data in 2021, a 64-percent increase from 2020, according to data released by the top procuratorate. Click here to read…

Xi tells armed police to always be faithful guardian of Party, people: China Military
March 2, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged armed police forces to always serve as the faithful guardian of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the people. Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in the reply to a letter from a People’s Armed Police Force unit in Shanghai. a Click here to read…

Xi tells armed police to always be faithful guardian of Party, people: China Military
March 2, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged armed police forces to always serve as the faithful guardian of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the people. Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in the reply to a letter from a People’s Armed Police Force unit in Shanghai. Click here to read…

Media to bridge coastal cities around the world: China Daily
March 2, 2022

Seven media workers pressed start buttons on a screen in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province on Mar 2, announcing the launch of a cross-media journalism campaign which will link 15 coastal cities around the world. The journalism campaign, which is slated to run until the end of this year, is part of the city’s efforts to strive toward becoming a modern coastal metropolis and promote mutual communication between coastal cities around the world. Click here to read…

Chinese Embassy evacuates another 450 Chinese nationals and their families from Ukraine on Wed, over 1,000 have arrived in Romania: Global Times
March 2, 2022

On Wednesday, the Chinese embassy in Ukraine evacuated another batch of Chinese nationals from the country, some with family members from other nationalities. The total of persons evacuated through the embassy has exceeded 2,700. Click here to read…

Senior Inner Mongolia official punished for ineffective management amid COVID-19 surge: Global Times
March 2, 2022

A senior official in Hohhot, capital of North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been punished as the city failed to contain the latest outbreak of COVID-19, the region’s top discipline watchdog announced on Wednesday. Click here to read…

China’s 1st amphibious assault ship reaches initial operating capability, to make world tour: Global Times
March 2, 2022

China’s first Type 075 amphibious assault ship, the Hainan, has reached initial operating capability, and the vessel will visit harbors and ports all over the world and provide an outstanding image for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the warship’s captain told the state broadcaster. Click here to read…

Rectification of 14 online platforms relatively smooth, government official says: Global Times
March 2, 2022

The rectification of a number of domestic online platforms including Ant Group has proceeded relatively smoothly, a senior government official said at a press conference on Wednesday, saying that the government is confident of implementing the rectification well. Click here to read…

Chinese police deals blow to illegal border crossings: Global Times
March 3, 2022

China’s Ministry of Public Security Wednesday said it has launched a special operation against criminal activities of illegally crossing the border or frontier and organizing such offenses. Click here to read…

Chinese national wounded trying to leave Ukraine, Beijing says: Reuters
March 2, 2022

A Chinese national was injured by gunshot while trying to leave Ukraine, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, marking the first confirmed case of a Chinese casualty as a result of the Russian invasion. Click here to read…

Russian central bank, sovereign fund may hold $140 bln in Chinese bonds: Reuters
March 2, 2022

Russia’s central bank and sovereign wealth fund may account for nearly a quarter of foreign holdings of Chinese bonds, analysts at ANZ Research calculated, potentially offering shelter from Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Click here to read…

PRC rattled by call for Japan to host nuclear weapons: Taipei Times
March 2, 2022

China has reacted angrily to a call by former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe for Tokyo to consider hosting US nuclear weapons in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising concern over Chinese aggression toward Taiwan. Click here to read…

China’s Liaoning province sees third police chief in a row accused of corruption: South China Morning Post
March 2, 2022

China’s top anti-corruption watchdog is investigating a provincial police chief as part of a crackdown that has snared at least 11 senior law enforcement and judicial figures in the past five years. Wang Dawei, 57, who is a vice-governor of Liaoning province as well as the head of its police department, is under investigation for serious violations of party discipline and law, usually a euphemism for corruption, according to an announcement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and National Supervision Commission (NSC). Click here to read…