Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee discusses optimizing COVID-19 response: Xinhuanet
November 10, 2022
The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Thursday to hear a report on COVID-19 response, discuss and arrange 20 measures to further optimize epidemic prevention and control work. Click here to read…
Xi steers import expo into global platform for sharing Chinese opportunities: Xinhuanet
November 10, 2022
Entering its fifth edition this year, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai has become a vital platform for promoting trade, investment and global cooperation, and a “golden gate” to the vast Chinese market. Click here to read…
China to grant zero-tariff treatment to 10 least-developed countries: Xinhuanet
November 10, 2022
China will grant zero-tariff treatment to 98 percent of taxable items from 10 least-developed countries in a bid to promote an open global economy. Starting from Dec. 1, China will waive all tariffs on 98 percent of the related imports from Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. Click here to read…
China front-loads 2023 central budget funds: Xinhuanet
November 10, 2022
China has allocated multiple funds from its 2023 central budget in advance to support local government work, the Ministry of Finance said Thursday. Specifically, a total of 211.5 billion yuan (about 29.2 billion U.S. dollars) of transfer payments have been prearranged to ensure food security and stabilize agricultural production, according to the ministry. Click here to read…
Chinese firm plans to develop commercial remote sensing satellite system: Xinhuanet
November 10, 2022
The China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology will build its new-generation commercial remote sensing satellite system by 2025, the Science and Technology Daily reported Thursday. Click here to read…
PLA Navy brings ship-based aircraft to Airshow China: Xinhuanet
November 10, 2022
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has exhibited an array of its maritime combat equipment, including ship-based aircraft, at the ongoing Airshow China 2022. At the airshow, audiences have the chance to observe more than 10 types of navy equipment, including J-15 carrier-based fighter jet, Z-9S ship-based helicopter, and KJ-500H reconnaissance and early warning aircraft. Click here to read…
Pilot projects lead to spate of business reforms: Qiushi
November 10, 2022
A raft of reforms to improve the business climate, including steps to eliminate regional protectionism and streamline business registration, will be rolled out nationwide after being piloted in six cities last year, according to a notice released by the central government. Click here to read…
Beijing, Tianjin provide aerosolized vaccine as booster shots, latest move to combat Omicron flare-ups in China: Global Times
November 10, 2022
China’s capital city Beijing and North China’s Tianjin Municipality have started to provide aerosolized adenovirus vector vaccine as booster shots starting from Thursday following a couple of cities including Shanghai, as COVID-19 flare-ups caused by highly transmissible Omicron variants have been reported across the country, with number of new infections in Beijing particularly rising lately. Click here to read…
China to promote multilateralism, globalization as ‘Asian moment’ arrives: Global Times
November 10, 2022
For the next few days, the world’s attention will shift toward Southeast Asia, where countries are scheduled to host three major international and regional summits. They are trying to seek solutions and consensus amid growing geopolitical turbulence and the long-lasting impact of COVID-19. As the “Asian moment” starts, with the ASEAN summit, G20 and APEC meetings kicking off one after another, China is expected to continue advocating for multilateralism, free trade and a higher level of globalization in the face of mounting challenges, further deepen cooperation with developing countries and play the role of stabilizer in regional and global affairs, experts said. Click here to read…
China exhibits fighter jet engine with 2D thrust vectoring control nozzle: Global Times
November 10, 2022
China for the first time exhibited a turbofan engine with a 2D thrust vectoring control nozzle at the ongoing Airshow China 2022 held in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province, with experts saying on Thursday that such an engine could provide aircraft, particularly fighter jets, with enhanced maneuverability and stealth capability, and it reflects the rapid development of China’s aero engine sector overall. Click here to read…
Global chip giants step up presence in Chinese market, defying US coercion: Global Times
November 10, 2022
Global companies in the integrated circuit (IC) sector continued to rush to display their latest technologies at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, where a designated display zone was set up for ICs for the second consecutive year, underscoring growing foreign firms’ confidence in China’s IC market despite the US’ strengthened blockade and calls for decoupling. Click here to read…
Alibaba’s Singles Day shopping event set to end with subdued sales and no fanfare: Reuters
November 10, 2022
As Alibaba Group (9988.HK) wraps up the world’s biggest online shopping festival on Friday, the operative word seems to be flat – potentially flat sales and flat in tone with the Chinese e-commerce giant not even holding its usual gala show. The Singles Day shopping festival, which despite its name has evolved into a multi-week event, is a key barometer of Chinese retail demand. Consumer sentiment is, however, at a low ebb – hit hard by China’s stringent COVID curbs and a sharply slowing economy. Click here to read…
China’s modernization expected to bring wide-ranging global benefits: Qiushi
November 11, 2022
Wide-ranging benefits are awaiting both China and the world as the country is marching on the Chinese path to modernization — a holistic vision set out at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, officials and experts said. Click here to read…
China hosts 3rd Int’l Army Forum on Military Education: China Military
November 11, 2022
The Army Engineering University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) hosted the third International Army Forum on Military Education via video link in Nanjing city, east China’s Jiangsu province, from Nov. 8 to 9. Click here to read…
Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee discusses optimizing COVID-19 response: China Military
November 11, 2022
The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Thursday to hear a report on COVID-19 response, discuss and arrange 20 measures to further optimize epidemic prevention and control work. Click here to read…
Pilot project to protect folk cultures: China Daily
November 11, 2022
A total of 12 areas across China have been required to innovate, protect and develop the copyright of Chinese folk cultures as a national pilot program. The pilot consists of four provincial-level areas — Jiangsu, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region — as well as eight cities, including Weifang in Shandong province, Huangshan in Anhui province and Jincheng in Shanxi province. Click here to read…
Radar used for detecting satellites put on market: China Daily
November 11, 2022
In modern military operations, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance have become major determinants of outcomes in combat. Great powers are unprecedentedly reliant on space-based assets, mostly low-orbiting satellites, to spy upon their rivals and adversaries, posing a challenge to those parties on how to detect spy satellites and take countermeasures. Click here to read…
Guangzhou announces new measures to control COVID-19: China Daily
November 11, 2022
Haizhu district, the epicenter of this round of COVID-19 outbreak in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has further strengthened its prevention and control measures starting Friday. According to the new measures that will last until the end of Sunday, all the residents in the district are required to stay at home unless absolutely necessary to limit the flow of people. Click here to read…
PLA Navy’s 3rd Type 075 amphibious assault ship makes training debut: Global Times
November 11, 2022
The Anhui, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s third Type 075 amphibious assault ship, recently conducted realistic combat-oriented training, the PLA Navy announced on Thursday. This indicates that the vessel has entered active service, analysts said. With the hull number 33, the Anhui carried out the exercises in an undisclosed sea region, the PLA Navy announced on Thursday. Click here to read…