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China: Daily Scan, December 28, 2022

Draft law on financial stability submitted to China’s top legislature for 1st reading: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

A draft law on financial stability was on Tuesday submitted for its first reading to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. Click here to read…

China mulls improving foreign-related litigation through law revision: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

Chinese lawmakers are deliberating a draft amendment to the Civil Procedure Law to help build an impartial, efficient and convenient litigation system of civil and commercial cases involving foreign elements. Click here to read…

China mulls revising law on marine environment protection: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft revision to the Marine Environment Protection Law to keep improving the country’s marine environment. The revision was submitted Tuesday to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislature, for a first reading. Click here to read…

China, Russia conclude joint naval exercise: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

Chinese and Russian navies concluded a seven-day joint naval exercise Tuesday in the East China Sea. The drill, the 11th of its kind since 2012, was conducted in waters east of the area stretching from Zhoushan to Taizhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province.
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China to resume passport, visa issuance from Jan. 8, 2023: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

China will optimize immigration administration policies and measures starting from Jan. 8, 2023 in compliance with the country’s downgraded COVID-19 response measures. The National Immigration Administration issued a notice on Tuesday, saying that the optimized policies and measures include the resumption of accepting and approval of Chinese citizens’ applications for ordinary passports for the purposes of tourism and visiting friends abroad starting from the date. Click here to read…

China’s Baidu operates driverless taxi night service in Wuhan: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

Chinese tech giant Baidu announced on Monday that it has expanded the commercial operation area and times of its driverless taxi service in central China’s Wuhan.The company’s autonomous ride-hailing platform Apollo Go has launched robotaxis at night in Wuhan for the first time, marking a new stage of the commercial operation of autonomous driving in China. Click here to read…

China lifts COVID restrictions on int’l arrivals: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022

China will cancel nucleic acid tests for international arrivals starting from Jan. 8, a statement on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Inbound travelers to China are advised to take a nucleic acid test within 48 hours before their departure. People with a positive test result are advised to postpone their travels until they test negative, it said. Click here to read…

China to restore 6.67 million hectares of desertified land: Qiushi
December 27, 2022

China will restore some 6.67 million hectares of desertified land during the 2021-2025 period in its long-term fight against desertification. By 2030, 12.4 million hectares of desertified land will be rehabilitated, according to the country’s anti-desertification plan for the 2021-2030 period.Click here to read…

Omicron variants dominate China’s outbreak: China Daily
December 27, 2022

The more virulent Delta strain of COVID-19 is not currently circulating in China according to epidemiological data, experts said. X-ray images of the whited-out lungs of recently infected patients have been circulating on Chinese social media lately, prompting speculation that more severe strains of COVID-19 are spreading in the country.
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Former CPPCC official charged with bribery: China Daily
December 27, 2022

Shen Deyong, a former member of the standing committee of China’s top political advisory body, has been charged with accepting bribes, the country’s top procuratorate said on Tuesday. Shen, former head of the Committee on Social and Legal Affairs of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was placed under investigation for alleged severe violations of disciplines and laws in March. Click here to read…

Marine tech serves Belt and Road for common good: China Daily
December 27, 2022

The devices, which resemble a swimmer’s kickboard, have a conveyor belt at the front to carry items found in waters to a metal basket at the rear. In Hong Kong, a similar robot is working in the Kai Tak River, venturing into waters that are inaccessible to humans. This device is deployed under bridges being built across the waterway to link West Kowloon with East Kowloon. Click here to read…

China’s first ever Charity Law amendment sent for deliberation, filling in legal blanks for online giving: Global Times
December 27, 2022

Refining rules for online giving, and filling in legal blanks for individuals seeking donations through the internet, the draft amendment of China’s Charity Law was tabled in the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress(NPC), the country’s top legislature, for deliberation on Tuesday. Click here to read…

China-India-Nepal cooperation conducive to regional growth: Global Times
December 27, 2022

Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal at a ceremony on Monday in Kathmandu. Western media has reported on the inauguration, paying special attention to the new government’s future policy, especially toward its immediate neighbors – China and India. Citing officials from the ruling coalition, Reuters reported on Monday that the new government will try to balance ties with its neighbors China and India in pursuit of economic growth.
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China to step up financial support to COVID-hit catering, tourism sectors: Reuters
December 27, 2022

China will step up financial support to small and private businesses in the catering and tourism sectors that were hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, the country’s banking and insurance regulator said in a statement on Tuesday. Contact-intensive services sector suffered the most amid China’s anti-virus curbs which shut many restaurants down and restricted tourists’ travels.Click here to read…

Intelligent logistics gives a boost to China’s development: People’s Daily
December 27, 2022

Driven by the development of a new generation of information technology, intelligent logistics is speeding up in China, giving a leg up to the country’s development. According to statistics, the overall market size of China’s intelligent logistics stood at 35.67 billion yuan ($5.11 billion) in 2020, and the figure surged to 128.05 billion yuan as of October this year, with an average annual compound growth of over 70 percent. Click here to read…

Hospitals scramble to cope with elderly influx: China Daily
December 28, 2022

Fever clinics and emergency rooms in Beijing are racing to boost the number of critical care beds to cope with rising hospitalizations among older COVID-19 patients. The China-Japan Friendship Hospital’s fever clinic on Tuesday was packed with gray-haired patients, many in wheelchairs accompanied by children. New arrivals had to elbow through the crowd as they sought advice, to pay bills or to pick up drugs. Click here to read…

Nation to downgrade virus management: China Daily
December 28, 2022

China will downgrade its management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B on Jan 8, a move made possible by the reduced virulence of Omicron, expanded vaccinations and increased treatment and emergency response tools, officials and experts said on Tuesday.Click here to read…

China to resume outbound tourism, scrap tests, quarantine for arrivals: Global Times
December 28, 2022

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that starting from January 8, 2023, when the country begins to downgrade the management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B, nucleic acid tests will no longer be carried out on people entering the country, and that those with normal health declarations will no longer undergo any special process. Click here to read…

Chinese experts arrive in Kathmandu for feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway: Global Times
December 28, 2022

Chinese experts arrived in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Tuesday for feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway, a move described by the Nepalese side as a new step for the project, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Click here to read…

Chinese hospitals ‘extremely busy’ as COVID spreads unchecked: Reuters
December 28, 2022

Chinese hospitals were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surge of COVID-19 infections strained resources in the last major country to move towards treating the virus as endemic. Click here to read…

China works to vitalize market entities: People’s Daily
December 28, 2022

As China optimized its epidemic response measures and enhanced efforts to help enterprises tide over difficulties, the country has witnessed higher efficiency in the resumption of work and production, as well as a steady rise in the business volume in the logistics sector. Click here to read…

Covid-19 outbreaks put China’s supply chain in the spotlight again, as foreign firms demand ‘solutions’: South China Morning Post
December 28, 2022

China is racing against time to stabilise its workforce and domestic production, as widespread Covid-19 infections test the country’s capability to fulfil overseas orders and threaten its status as the world’s pre-eminent manufacturing hub. Fresh virus outbreaks have put China’s supply chain in the spotlight once again, sparking concern that disruptions could fray the nerves of foreign investors further, while weakening the country’s competitiveness and accelerating diversification plans among multinationals. Click here to read…

China’s wary private sector takes wait-and-see attitude after Beijing pledges ‘unwavering support’: South China Morning Post
December 28, 2022

Despite a flurry of recent promises from Beijing, entrepreneurs have been left guessing about how much support the private sector can actually count on – and whether the government will go so far as to address long-running concerns about unfair competition with state firms. Click here to read…

China’s top legislature starts standing committee session: Xinhuanet
December 28, 2022

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, started its 38th session Tuesday in Beijing. Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the session’s first plenary meeting. Click here to read…

CPC leadership meeting stresses implementing decisions, plans of key Party congress in unity: Xinhuanet
December 28, 2022

A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has stressed striving in unity to implement the major decisions and plans made at the 20th CPC National Congress. Click here to read…

China issues trial measures for supervisory rating of foreign banks’ branches: Xinhuanet
December 28, 2022

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission on Tuesday released trial measures for the comprehensive regulatory rating of foreign bank branches. Under the measures, ratings will be made based on the core factors of a branch, such as risk management, operation control, compliance and asset quality, as well as the support of head offices, which involves evaluating the operating risks, financial conditions and management ability of head offices. Click here to read…

China releases details of COVID-19 management shift: Xinhuanet
December 28, 2022

China has announced that it will be downgrading its management of COVID-19 as of Jan. 8, treating it as a Class B infection, rather than a more serious Class A infection. Further details on this policy shift were revealed on Tuesday at a press conference of the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19. Click here to read…

Belt and Road Studies Network holds 2022 Initiators Council meeting: Xinhuanet
December 28, 2022

The 2022 meeting of the Initiators Council of the Belt and Road Studies Network (BRSN) was convened on Tuesday, with participants attending both in person and online. The council reviewed its work over the past year, discussed work for the next stage, passed a decision on revising the council’s charter, and elected a new chairperson and a new vice chairperson. Click here to read…

CPC leadership meeting stresses implementing decisions, plans of key Party congress in unity: Qiushi
December 28, 2022

A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has stressed striving in unity to implement the major decisions and plans made at the 20th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech when presiding over the meeting of criticism and self-criticism held from Monday to Tuesday. Click here to read…

Tibet sets economic goals for 2023: China Daily
December 28, 2022

The Tibet autonomous region expects to see GDP growth of 8 percent, as well as 8 percent per capita growth in disposable income for urban residents and 10 percent for rural residents in 2023, said Wang Junzheng, the region’s Party secretary. Click here to read…

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China: Daily Scan, December 23, 2022

China’s newest commodity exchange launches industrial silicon futures: Xinhuanet
December 22, 2022

The Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX), the youngest of China’s five major futures bourses, launched industrial silicon futures on Thursday, aiming to pursue green development and help promote the opening-up of the country’s market. Click here to read…

Land-sea trade corridor facilitates sugar import from India: Xinhuanet
December 22, 2022

A rail-sea intermodal train, carrying 265 tonnes of raw sugar from India, on Wednesday arrived in Lanzhou New Area, northwest China’s Gansu Province. It is the first time raw sugar from India has entered Gansu through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Worth 150,000 U.S. dollars, the sugar, in 10 containers, will be processed and eventually used as an additive in food ingredients. Click here to read…

New platforms launched to enhance SCO health cooperation: Xinhuanet
December 22, 2022

A series of medical and health platforms were launched under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Thursday to provide members of the group with better health services. Click here to read…

Former senior Henan official stands trial for bribery: Xinhuanet

December 22, 2022

Gan Rongkun, a former senior official in central China’s Henan Province, stood trial for bribery on Thursday at the Intermediate People’s Court of Changzhou City in Jiangsu Province. Click here to read…

Joint Press Release of the 17th Round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting: China Military
December 22, 2022

The 17th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on 20th December 2022. Building on the progress made after the last meeting on 17th July 2022, the two sides exchanged views on the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western Sector in an open and constructive manner. They had a frank and in-depth discussion, keeping in line with the guidance provided by the State Leaders to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest which would help in restoration of peace and tranquility along the LAC in the Western Sector and enable progress in bilateral relations. Click here to read…

Zhejiang offers additional support for medical workers: China Daily
December 22, 2022

Zhejiang province will make an effort to improve the working conditions, salaries and benefits for medical personnel, a notice released by provincial authorities said on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Multiple regions in China call for donations due to shortage of blood stock: Global Times
December 22, 2022

Multiple regions from the north to the south across China have recently called on more residents to actively donate blood under strict personal protection guidelines as they face a shortage of blood caused by many factors including the epidemic impact and prolonged cold weather, which have led to a sharp drop in blood donations. Click here to read…

China calls for collaboration of city hospitals and rural clinics to cope with COVID surge: Global Times
December 22, 2022

As the COVID-19 outbreak in China gradually sweeps into rural areas where medical systems are relatively weaker, governments and medical experts are calling for coordinated collaboration between big hospitals and grassroots medical institutes. They ask the latter to upgrade their capacity of treating patients as the grassroots hospitals are facing shortages of medicine and medical staff. Click here to read…

China sanctions two US individuals over illegal US sanctions on Xizang region: Global Times
December 23, 2022

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday announced sanctions on Yu Maochun, known as Miles Yu in the US, and Todd Stein as countermeasures to the illegal US sanctions of two Chinese officials on so-called human rights issues related to China’s Xizang region. Click here to read…

China urges caution as UN Security Council adopts first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years: Global Times
December 22, 2022

China’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun stressed that the UN Security Council must always act with extra caution while making explanatory statement after abstaining from voting on the council’s first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, which demanded an end to violence and urged the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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PLA Navy’s carrier Liaoning ramps up aircraft sortie training in West Pacific: Global Times
December 22, 2022

The aircraft carrier Liaoning of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly hosted about 130 aircraft sorties in four days after it entered the West Pacific for far sea drills last week, more than twice as intensive as the exercises held in the same region in May, displaying the carrier’s high level of combat readiness, analysts said on Thursday. Click here to read…

China, India agree to work out mutually acceptable resolution of remaining issues in LAC Western Sector: Global Times
December 22, 2022

China and India have agreed to work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues in the Western Sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the earliest by staying in close contact and maintaining dialogue through military and diplomatic channels. Click here to read…

Tencent rolls out mini program to help with drug sharing amid shortages: Global Times
December 22, 2022

Chinese tech giant Tencent rolled out a new mini program on its WeChat platform aimed at helping people share their surplus medicine as the recent Omicron infection flare-ups have pushed up demand for analgesics and antipyretics. Click here to read…

China’s Ministry of Finance allocates over 5b yuan of natural disaster relief funds amid cold waves: Global Times
December 22, 2022

China’s Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Emergency Management, allocated 5.48 billion yuan ($784.6 million) of central natural disaster relief funds to ensure a safe and warm winter for people affected by natural disasters, according to an announcement by the ministry on Thursday. Click here to read…

State Council appoints, removes officials: People’s Daily
December 22, 2022

The State Council, China’s cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of officials Wednesday. Wang Jiayi was appointed vice minister of education, replacing Zheng Fuzhi.
Zheng was also removed from his post of the National Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Education. Click here to read…

Top Shanghai pandemic expert slammed as ‘irresponsible’ for saying Covid is on its way out of China: South China Morning Post
December 22, 2022

Noted Shanghai infectious diseases expert Zhang Wenhong’s optimistic forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would soon end in China has been slammed as ill-founded and “irresponsible” by one of the country’s senior scientists. “Yesterday, a doctor made some irresponsible comments,” noted neurobiologist Rao Yi said in a post on WeChat, a social media platform. “The fact is nobody can say with certainty today in which direction the Covid pandemic would go,” Rao wrote on Sunday. “Nobody can rule out the possibility that the virus will be with us forever, or that an explosion of cases will happen thrice a year with varying degrees of severity.” Click here to read…

BioNTech-Fosun mRNA COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Beijing, available for German nationals living in China: Global Times
December 23, 2022

About 11,500 doses of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine co-developed by German-based BioNTech and China’s Fosun Pharma have arrived in Beijing and are expected to be made available in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu to provide vaccination for German nationals living in China, news site Thepaper reported on Thursday. Click here to read…

China’s first domestically produced S-300C helicopter delivered: People’s Daily
December 23, 2022

China’s first domestically produced S-300C helicopter was successfully delivered to a customer on Tuesday, National Business Daily reported on Thursday. As one of the most popular training machines in the world, S-300C is mainly used in pilot training and low altitude tourism. Click here to read…

China shoots to fifth place in robot density rankings: People’s Daily
December 23, 2022

China’s massive investment in industrial robotics has put the country higher in global rankings in terms of robot density, surpassing the United States for the first time and marking a significant improvement in the country’s industrial automation level, an industry report said. Click here to read…

Senate committee asks automakers about supply chain links to China: Kyodo
December 23, 2022

A Senate committee on Thursday asked major automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. about whether their supply chains have links with China’s Xinjiang region, in the latest U.S. effort to tackle the issue of forced labor. Click here to read…

China likely seeing 1m cases, 5,000 deaths per day: Taipei Times
December 23, 2022

China is likely experiencing 1 million new COVID-19 cases and 5,000 deaths from the virus every day, as it grapples with what is expected to be the biggest outbreak of the disease the world has ever seen, a new analysis showed. However, the situation could get even worse for the country of 1.4 billion people. The number of daily cases might rise to 3.7 million next month, UK-based Airfinity Ltd said. Click here to read…

Japan to investigate secret Chinese police stations: Taipei Times
December 23, 2022

Japanese authorities are investigating a report from a human rights group that China has set up police offices in Japan, a top government spokesperson said yesterday, following similar checks by European countries, the US and Canada. Click here to read…

Amid China’s coronavirus crisis, Beijing draws doctors and staff from provinces to ease overwhelmed hospitals: South China Morning Post
December 23, 2022

China has sent hundreds of healthcare workers, some specialising in critical care, to the capital Beijing to ease the burden at heavily strained hospitals amid a tsunami of infections.
At least 500 doctors and nurses from Shandong province in eastern China and dozens from neighbouring Jiangsu have been sent to hospitals across the city – despite manpower shortages in their home hospitals – to help battle the worst Covid-19 wave Beijing has seen in the past three years. Click here to read…

Morgues overwhelmed: why China’s new Covid crisis is all of its own making: South China Morning Post
December 23, 2022

Inside an overcrowded Beijing hospital struggling with Covid surge in China. Since Beijing’s sudden U-turn on ending the zero-Covid policy more than two weeks ago, Chinese officials and state media have struggled to put a positive spin on the decision. They have argued that the draconian coronavirus controls – which have isolated the country from the rest of the world over the past three years – won the population of 1.4 billion valuable, life-saving time. They have also tried to reshape public perception of the virus – until last month labelled serious and deadly in the official narrative to justify zero-Covid – by stressing that the latest Omicron variants may be highly contagious but the symptoms they cause are mild. Click here to read…

Top Shanghai pandemic expert slammed as ‘irresponsible’ for saying Covid is on its way out of China: South China Morning Post
December 22, 2022

Noted Shanghai infectious diseases expert Zhang Wenhong’s optimistic forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would soon end in China has been slammed as ill-founded and “irresponsible” by one of the country’s senior scientists. “Yesterday, a doctor made some irresponsible comments,” noted neurobiologist Rao Yi said in a post on WeChat, a social media platform. “The fact is nobody can say with certainty today in which direction the Covid pandemic would go,” Rao wrote on Sunday. “Nobody can rule out the possibility that the virus will be with us forever, or that an explosion of cases will happen thrice a year with varying degrees of severity.” Click here to read…

Xinjiang opens first high plateau airport: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022

A passenger aircraft on Friday morning arrived in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking the inauguration of the region’s first high plateau airport. Click here to read…

Shanghai residents pool medical resources: China Daily
December 23, 2022

Several district governments in Shanghai have been encouraging residents to share their surplus medication with neighbors in light of the temporary shortage of fever medicine in the city. Click here to read…

China hospital data absent from WHO’s latest COVID reports, raising concern: Reuters
December 23, 2022

The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on the extent of its outbreak. Click here to read…

Blinken cites need for all countries including China to share COVID information: Reuters
December 23, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasized the need for all countries, including China, to share information on their experiences with COVID-19, at a time when some experts have started raising questions about Beijing’s official hospitalization and casualty figures. Click here to read…

China lacked a ‘zero COVID’ exit plan. Its people are paying the price: Reuters
December 23, 2022

At the public hospital in Shanghai where Nora, a 30-year-old doctor, works, tension has spiraled since China relaxed its stringent zero-COVID policy on Dec. 7.

Patients quarrel with doctors to access drugs that are in short supply, like cough medicines and pain killers. Medics are overloaded; infected staff continue to work because of a scarcity of personnel. Click here to read…

China’s stretched health system braces for peak in COVID infections: Reuters
December 23, 2022

China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country’s health system even as they downplay the disease’s severity and continue to report no new deaths. Click here to read…

China sanctions two US individuals over illegal US sanctions on Xizang region: Global Times
December 23, 2022

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday announced sanctions on Yu Maochun, known as Miles Yu in the US, and Todd Stein as countermeasures to the illegal US sanctions of two Chinese officials on so-called human rights issues related to China’s Xizang region. Click here to read…

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China: Daily Scan, December 21, 2022

Senior CPC official calls for promoting national reunification, rejuvenation: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has pledged to unite Taiwan compatriots to jointly promote national reunification and rejuvenation. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks in a letter to congratulate the convening of the 2022 annual conference of the summit for entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and its general secretary Xi Jinping. Click here to read…

China-donated aid distributed among 6,000 families in Afghanistan: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022

Afghan authorities have distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 6,000 needy families in the western Herat province, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mohammad Hashim Khalid said Tuesday. Click here to read…

China adds more cities to pilot programs list for service opening up: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022

China’s State Council said Tuesday that it has allowed a further six cities to launch comprehensive pilot programs for opening up the service sector. The six cities — Shenyang, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Chengdu — can carry out the pilot programs for a period of three years, starting from the date when their plans for the programs were approved, according to the State Council. Click here to read…

China producing 60 million COVID-19 antigen test kits daily: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022

China’s daily output of antigen test kits has hit around 60 million units, as the country steps up output of anti-COVID-19 medical supplies. The figures were shared by Huang Guo, deputy director of the National Medical Products Administration, at a press conference on Tuesday. Click here to read…

Major highway tunnel completed in Tibet: China Daily
December 20, 2022

A tunnel connecting Tsokha and Jinling townships in Penba county, Tibet autonomous region, was completed on Saturday after four years of construction. The tunnel is located on Shargongla in the county, where altitudes soar to 5,200 meters above sea level. The mountain is steep and in 2000 was connected with nothing but rough vehicle roads. Click here to read…

China identifies over 130 sublineages of Omicron: China Daily
December 20, 2022

China has detected over 130 sublineages of Omicron in the past three months, including the highly watched BQ.1 and XBB strains, but their pathogenicity remains unchanged, an expert said on Tuesday. Click here to read…

HKSAR chief to begin duty report in Beijing with border reopening, economic recovery topping agenda: Global Times
December 20, 2022

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will travel to Beijing from Wednesday to Saturday to deliver his annual work report, which will also be his first duty visit since he became leader of the HKSAR government.
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Deaths from other or underlying diseases not classified as COVID-related deaths: epidemiologist: Global Times
December 20, 2022

China’s top epidemiologist said at a press conference on Tuesday that the deaths of COVID-19 patients due to underlying diseases, which is the main cause of their deaths, are not counted as deaths from Omicron infections.
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Leading respiratory expert predicts Beijing facing spike in severe COVID-19 cases over coming fortnight, urges city to expand ICUs: Global Times
December 20, 2022

Beijing may experience a spike in severe COVID-19 cases over the next fortnight, a leading Chinese respiratory expert warned, urging medical institutions to expand intensive care units (ICUs) and boost medical resources to address the impending wave of infections.
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Chinese pharmaceutical firms operate at full capacity to address cold medicine shortage: Global Times
December 20, 2022

Many Chinese pharmaceutical companies are operating at full capacity to meet rocketing demand for cold and fever medicines, and thanks to various measures taken by the government and firms, the shortages are easing, according to industry insiders on Tuesday. Click here to read…

Belt and Road News Network Second Council Meeting held in Beijing: People’s Daily
December 20, 2022

The Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) Second Council Meeting was held on Dec. 19 in Beijing. Representatives of 38 council members of the BRNN from 23 countries took part in the meeting online or offline. Click here to read…

U.S. monitoring rising COVID rates in China – White House: Reuters
December 20, 2022

The Biden administration is closely monitoring the rising rates of COVID infections in China in the wake of relaxed rules, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a call with reporters on Tuesday. Kirby said the administration is watching the potential impact on U.S. companies and supply chains although the administration has worked to build up resiliency to mitigate any economic impact. Click here to read…

World Bank cuts China growth outlook on COVID, property woes: Reuters
December 20, 2022

The World Bank has cut its China growth outlook for this year and next, citing the impact of the abrupt loosening of strict COVID-19 containment measures and persistent property sector weakness. The Washington-based lender, in a report released on Tuesday, said it expected China’s economy to grow 2.7% in 2022, before recovering to 4.3% in 2023 as it reopens following the worst of the pandemic. Click here to read…

China urges those with mild COVID symptoms to return to work: Kyodo
December 20, 2022

Chinese authorities have called on those with mild COVID symptoms to return to work, in a radical shift from previous strict restrictions, as the world’s second-largest economy promotes the resumption of business activities and hospitals suffer from manpower shortages amid a surge in the virus. Click here to read…

China says it will only count Covid deaths from respiratory failure in official toll: South China Morning Post
December 20, 2022

China’s National Health Commission has clarified that only Covid-19 patients who die from respiratory failure will be counted towards the official death toll after this week reporting the first deaths since the easing of pandemic controls. Many elderly had other chronic illnesses and very few people died directly from respiratory failure caused by the coronavirus, experts from the NHC said. Click here to read…

China should go easy on zero-Covid violators now that rules have eased, former top court judge says: South China Morning Post
December 20, 2022

Those who might have violated China’s Covid-19 restrictions earlier should be let off now that zero-Covid rules have been eased, a former top court judge has said. Huang Yingsheng, one-time criminal cases judge at the Supreme People’s Court, said even though the pandemic was nearing its end, many amends related to its handling remained to be made – especially in the legal field. Click here to read…

China to work with Australia to promote strategic partnership, says Xi Jinping: Reuters
December 21, 2022

China’s President Xi Jinping said he will work with Australia to promote a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. “I attach great importance to the development of China-Australia relations and am willing to work with the Australian side,” Xi said in a report from CCTV. Click here to read…

Japan warns of China’s COVID situation, cuts view on factory output: Reuters
December 21, 2022

Japan will pay close attention to the COVID-19 situation in China, in addition to risks from a global economic slowdown, price hikes and supply constraints, according to its monthly report for December. The economic report from the Cabinet Office comes as Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, wrestles with sluggish global growth and high import costs that have weighed on its exports and manufacturing activity. Click here to read…

China imposes national security review on data, merger deals involving foreign capital as Beijing tightens cross-border information flow: South China Morning Post
December 21, 2022

Chinese authorities will impose a strict review of data processing, cross-border data transfers, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities involving foreign capital that could affect national security, as Beijing moves to safeguard what it considers as sensitive information. That approach forms part of new policy guidelines released on Monday by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council, the country’s cabinet. The guidelines aim to boost the country’s data market, while addressing issues such as data rights and trading profit distribution. Click here to read…

Xi says China, Germany partners of dialogue, development, cooperation, and for handling global challenges: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Germany have always been partners of dialogue, development and cooperation, as well as partners for handling global challenges. Xi made the remarks during his phone talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Click here to read…

New policy mix to propel turnaround in China’s economy: Qiushi
December 21, 2022

With a new policy mix unveiled at a meeting last week, China, the world’s second-largest economy, is ramping up efforts to ensure an overall recovery next year despite the looming shadow of a global economic recession. Click here to read…

Construction of Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle in full swing: Qiushi
December 21, 2022

As another important regional development strategy, the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle in southwest China is glittering under the spotlight of “coordinated regional development” highlighted in the report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 3,049 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 3,049 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. A total of 1,953 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Tuesday, said the commission in its daily report. Click here to read…

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China’s AG600M large amphibious aircraft secures new order: Xinhuanet
December 16, 2022

China’s independently-developed AG600M large amphibious aircraft has secured a new order for five aircraft, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced on Friday. AVIC General Huanan Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Xiangyue General Aviation Co., Ltd. on Thursday signed a purchase agreement for five AG600M firefighting aircraft, said the AVIC, the country’s leading plane-maker. Click here to read…

China issues first national five-year plan on modern logistics: Qiushi
December 16, 2022

China has released its first national five-year plan on modern logistics to accelerate building a modern logistics system and promote high-quality development. The five-year plan on modern logistics for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) was released by the General Office of the State Council. Click here to read…

Hefei starts administering inhalable COVID-19 vaccine: People’s Daily
December 16, 2022

Hefei, the capital city of east China’s Anhui Province, recently started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine comes in a mist form that is sucked in through the mouth, and is being offered for free as a booster dose for previously vaccinated individuals. Click here to read…

State Department launches ‘China House’ amid rivalry with Beijing: Reuters
December 16, 2022

The U.S. State Department on Friday launched its long-planned “China House” unit, an internal reorganization to help expand and sharpen its policymaking toward its top geopolitical rival. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in May announced the creation of China House, calling it a department-wide, integrated team that would coordinate and implement U.S. policy across issues and regions. Click here to read…

Chinese capital Beijing reports first COVID deaths since policy easing: Reuters
December 16, 2022

Two former Chinese state media journalists have died in the capital Beijing in recent days due to COVID-19, local media reported on Friday, among the first reported fatalities since most epidemic control policies were removed on Dec. 7. Yang Lianghua, a former People’s Daily reporter, died on Dec. 15, aged 74, while Zhou Zhichun, a former China Youth Daily editor, died on Dec. 8, aged 77, according to financial magazine Caixin. Click here to read…

China holds Central Economic Work Conference to plan for 2023: Xinhuanet
December 17, 2022

The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Thursday to Friday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2023. Delivering an important speech at the conference, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviewed the country’s economic work in 2022, analyzed the current economic situation and arranged next year’s economic work. Click here to read…

Xi urges global consensus on biodiversity: China Daily
December 17, 2022

President Xi Jinping has underlined the need to build international consensus on biodiversity protection, and called for efforts to improve global biodiversity governance and build a community for all life on Earth. Click here to read…

Authorities order enhanced medical services in rural areas before festival travel rush in preparation for potential outbreak: Global Times
December 17, 2022

China’s top COVID epidemic control group on Friday rolled out guidelines on instructing rural areas with relatively limited medical resources on how to cope with potential outbreaks of the COVID-19 infections during the upcoming New Year and Spring Festival holidays, as rural areas are anticipated to come under great pressure during this time of the year when China embraces chunyun, the world’s largest human migration, while the country continues to optimize its COVID-19 response measures and relax requirements for cross-region travel. Click here to read…

National reunification is not like buying vegetables at a farmers’ market where you can randomly bargain: Global Times
December 17, 2022

“What benefits will national reunification bring to the people of the Taiwan island?” The participating experts at the 2023 Global Times Annual Conference shared their views at one of the panels that focuses on the Taiwan questions. After national reunification, Taiwan island can enjoy long-lasting stability and peace as the cross-Straits political differences can be resolved once and for all, experts said. Some others believe that Taiwan island would save at least NTD $650 billion annually for military spending and maintaining diplomatic “allieClick here to read…

New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China: Reuters
December 17, 2022

China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). According to the group’s projections, cases in China would peak around April 1, when deaths would reach 322,000. About a third of China’s population will have been infected by then, IHME Director Christopher Murray said. Click here to read…

China to focus on stable growth in 2023 by prioritizing spending: Kyodo
December 17, 2022

The Chinese leadership has decided to focus on ensuring stable economic growth in 2023 by prioritizing the recovery and expansion of consumption, state-run media said Friday, as the world’s second-largest economy has been slowing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. An annual meeting to craft economic plans for next year pointed out that, at present, the foundation for China’s economic recovery is “not yet solid” and vowed to implement support measures, such as “a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy,” according to China Central Television. Click here to read…

China prepares for virus spread amid holiday travel: Taipei Times
December 17, 2022

China set out urgent plans to protect rural communities from COVID-19 yesterday, as millions of city-dwellers planned holidays for the first time in years after Beijing abandoned its stringent system of lockdowns and travel curbs. There is particular concern about China’s hinterland in the run up to China’s Lunar New Year holiday starting on Jan. 22. Click here to read…

China Association for Promoting Democracy convenes 13th national congress: Xinhuanet
December 18, 2022

The China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) opened its 13th national congress in Beijing on Sunday. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attended the congress’ opening and delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

Fever clinics made from nucleic acid sampling stations: China Daily
December 18, 2022

The Suzhou government has been praised recently by many Chinese netizens for changing nucleic acid sampling stations into fever clinics, which can provide fever and pain medications to patients in need. Click here to read…

Chinese localities prepare for peak of COVID-19 infections in January: Global Times
December 18, 2022

Multiple places across China are anticipating and getting prepared to cope with the peak of COVID-19 infections in January, as a travel rush during the Chinese New Year holidays is expected to speed up the spread of the virus, according to media reports on Sunday.Click here to read…

China, other economies complete ratification of WTO agreement on services domestic regulation: Global Times
December 18, 2022

China, the US, the EU and other 52 participants have completed the domestic approval procedure of the Joint Statement Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation (SDR) under the framework of the WTO, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Sunday. Click here to read…

Forum on China-Bangladesh human resources development cooperation held in Dhaka: Xinhuanet
December 18, 2022

Chinese and Bangladeshi officials have met in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to discuss how to promote human resources development cooperation between the two countries. The two sides had the discussions at the Forum on China-Bangladesh Human Resources Development Cooperation and Reunion of Participants of Chinese Government Training Programs, which were organized by the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh on Saturday. Click here to read…

End of an era? Chinese official who blazed a trail on social media under investigation: South China Morning Post
December 18, 2022

Chinese graft-busters announced this week that a provincial propaganda official in the southwest is under investigation – a case that is generating interest online because of his embrace of social media. Wu Hao, the 52-year-old deputy head of the Yunnan Radio and Television Bureau, was the first Chinese official at that level to join Weibo – China’s Twitter – using his real name and identity in 2009. He was among a handful of cadres using social media to communicate with the public at that time, and has since racked up 1.5 million followers. It is one of the most popular personal Weibo accounts of Communist Party officials. Click here to read…

China’s authority requires resumption of public transport: Xinhuanet
December 19, 2022

China’s transport authority has required efforts to resume the regular operation of public transport services, a further step to optimize the COVID-19 response. The requirement that allows passengers to travel to other regions without negative nucleic acid test results, health code, test upon arrival, or information registration, should be strictly implemented, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Transport. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 1,918 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 19, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,918 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. A total of 1,344 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report. Click here to read…

Chinese Modernization Demands Whole-Process People’s Democracy: Qiushi
December 19, 2022

Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core has taken a new historic stance, deepened its understanding of the law governing the development of politics and democracy, and advanced the whole-process people’s democracy as a major concept. Click here to read…

High-quality Development is the Top Task: Qiushi
December 19, 2022

High-quality development is the top task of building China into a modern socialist country in all respects. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, clearly pointed out the following changes based on China’s economic development in the new era. While socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, China’s economic development has also embarked on a new phase, characterized by its economic shift from rapid growth to high-quality development. Click here to read…

Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions: China Military
December 19, 2022

China’s tracking ship Yuanwang-3 departed from a port on Sunday for new spacecraft monitoring missions. The crew members will spend the New Year holiday and Spring Festival during this voyage. Before setting sail, they had examined facilities, received training, and replenished supplies to ensure the success of the missions. Click here to read…

Space sector set to rocket into future: China Daily
December 19, 2022

Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China’s southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country’s space industry because it has boosted business at his eatery in recent years. Click here to read…

‘China House’ signals US tougher gears for competition: Global Times
December 19, 2022

The US State Department has established the Office of China Coordination, commonly known as the “China House,” to coordinate US policy toward Beijing, a move that signals the US is seeking to reinforce its competition with China, analysts said, warning that the Biden administration continues to say one thing while doing another and takes no effective measures to resolve disputes with China. Click here to read…

Chinese business confidence falls to lowest in almost a decade on COVID: Reuters
December 19, 2022

China’s business confidence fell to its lowest since January 2013, a survey by World Economics showed on Monday, reflecting the impact of surging COVID-19 cases on economic activity with the abrupt lifting of many pandemic control measures. Click here to read…

‘I don’t trust it:’ Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge: Reuters
December 19, 2022

Headhunter Candice knows the COVID-19 infections engulfing Beijing and much of China will soon hit her home of Shenzhen city, but she would rather face it without a vaccine booster, saying she fears potential side effects more than the virus. Click here to read…

End of an era? Chinese official who blazed a trail on social media under investigation: South China Morning Post
December 18, 2022

Chinese graft-busters announced this week that a provincial propaganda official in the southwest is under investigation – a case that is generating interest online because of his embrace of social media. Wu Hao, the 52-year-old deputy head of the Yunnan Radio and Television Bureau, was the first Chinese official at that level to join Weibo – China’s Twitter – using his real name and identity in 2009. He was among a handful of cadres using social media to communicate with the public at that time, and has since racked up 1.5 million followers. It is one of the most popular personal Weibo accounts of Communist Party officials. Click here to read…

‘No ibuprofen, no aspirin, absolutely nothing’: China’s Covid patients feel the pain of drugs shortage: South China Morning Post
December 19, 2022

The fever started on Thursday for Zong Xiaoyan. “Every bit of my body was hurting like hell,” the 67-year-old retired factory worker in eastern China said. “I was so worried because I’ve had serious asthma all my life,” said Fan, aware that chronic conditions could worsen the impact of Covid-19. Her husband Fan Weiguo, who did not have a fever but was coughing non-stop, rushed to get medication from drug stores nearby. He came back empty-handed. Click here to read…

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Senior CPC official calls for unswervingly advancing national reunification: Xinhuanet
December 13, 2022

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for unswervingly advancing the cause of national reunification. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at the 11th national congress of Taiwan compatriots that opened in Beijing on Tuesday. Click here to read…

Chinese ambassador rebukes claims of “debt trap” in Africa: Xinhuanet
December 13, 2022

The Chinese ambassador to the United States on Tuesday pushed back against claims that China is creating a “debt trap” in Africa, saying that the continent should be a place for international cooperation, instead of an arena where major powers compete for geopolitical gains. Click here to read…

New executive committee of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce elected: Xinhuanet
December 13, 2022

The 13th national congress of the China Federation of Industry and Commerce concluded Monday, with the 13th executive committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) elected. Click here to read…

China-made robot does first knee replacement operation: Xinhuanet
December 13, 2022

A China independently developed robot has successfully carried out a knee replacement surgery, the first commercial use of a China-made robot for human surgery. Under the control of orthopedic surgeons, the robot performed the joint replacement on a 73-year-old patient at the West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Click here to read…

PLA spokesperson makes remarks on Chinese border troops’ routine patrol in Dongzhang area: China Military
December 13, 2022

Senior Colonel Long Shaohua, spokesperson for the Western Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), made remarks on Chinese border troops’ routine patrol in Dongzhang area on Tuesday. Click here to read…

Chinese defense minister delivers keynote speech at fifth defense forum between China, LAC countries: China Military
December 13, 2022

Under the theme of “Peace and Cooperation”, the Fifth Defense Forum China-Latin American and the Caribbean States was held via video link on December 13, 2022, in which leaders from the defense (security) departments and militaries of 24 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries participated. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe also attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech. Click here to read…

Urban innovation takes center stage in Guangzhou: China Daily
December 13, 2022

The Guangzhou Urban Innovation Award event has concentrated wisdom for urban innovation to help realize the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, the mayor of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, said on the 10th anniversary of the award. Click here to read…

Ministry calls for larger role of AI in education: China Daily
December 13, 2022

All countries should let teachers play a leading role in the digital transformation of the education sector and enable them to use technologies to improve the efficiency of their teaching, said Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng. Click here to read…

China ‘deeply shocked’ at Kabul hotel attack injuring five Chinese nationals, firmly opposes any terrorism: Global Times
December 13, 2022

China felt deeply shocked about the attack on a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul that wounded five Chinese nationals, and expressed strong opposition against any forms of terrorism. China has asked the Afghan authorities to make all-out efforts to search for and rescue Chinese nationals and punish the perpetrators, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Tuesday’s press briefing, after the extremist militant group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the terror attack. Click here to read…

China’s Li Qiang makes speech for the State Council, hinting at premier’s job ahead: South China Morning Post
December 13, 2022

In the clearest sign so far of a future role as premier, Li Qiang, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s right-hand man, has made his first public appearance representing the State Council, pledging support for the country’s private sector at a meeting on Sunday.
According to an official announcement in Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Monday, Li attended the opening ceremony of the 13th national congress of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and delivered a speech “on behalf of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council”. Click here to read…

Washington reportedly ropes in allies to corner Beijing’s semiconductor industry, while China fights back with WTO lawsuit: Global Times
December 13, 2022

As the US mounts efforts to intensify its crackdown on China’s chip industry, China strongly fought back by filing a lawsuit with the WTO over the US’ discriminatory measures, a move experts said is a smart action to solve a bilateral dispute under a multilateral mechanism and pave the way for further counterattacks. Click here to read…

China’s MIIT requires security assessment before data is sent overseas: Global Times
December 14, 2022

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued trial regulations for industrial and information data security on Tuesday, which require important data in key areas to undergo a safety assessment before being provided overseas. Click here to read…

U.S. to add over 30 Chinese companies to trade blacklist: Reuters
December 14, 2022

The Biden administration plans to place Chinese chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) and 35 other Chinese firms on a trade blacklist that would prevent them from buying certain American components, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The U.S Department of Commerce will add the Chinese companies to a so-called Entity List as early as this week, the report said, citing a person familiar with the matter. Click here to read…

U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China’s TikTok: Reuters
December 14, 2022

Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China’s popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid U.S. fears the app could be used to spy on Americans and censor content. Click here to read…

China stops releasing asymptomatic COVID cases after easing: Kyodo
December 14, 2022

China on Wednesday stopped releasing data on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, saying it is impossible to monitor them accurately, with many people no longer taking PCR tests after the government significantly eased its strict “zero-COVID” policy last week. The National Health Commission only reported about 2,200 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases with symptoms for the previous day. It began releasing data on asymptomatic cases in the spring of 2020, and those with no symptoms had been subject to quarantine at designated facilities under the zero-COVID policy. Click here to read…

India says China trying to change ‘status quo’ on Himalayan border: Taipei Times
December 14, 2022

Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh yesterday accused China of trying to “unilaterally change the status quo” on their disputed Himalayan border last week when clashes left troops on both sides injured. Beijing said the situation was now calm and called on India to help China “together uphold the peace and tranquility of the … border region.” Click here to read…

Beijing hospitals battle staff shortage and patient influx after China’s sudden zero-Covid switch: South China Morning Post
December 14, 2022

Hospitals in China’s capital Beijing are battling staff shortages and struggling to keep their doors open amid a flood of Covid-19 cases a week after the country’s sudden switch from strict pandemic controls to living with the virus. The city reported only 1,027 infections on Tuesday morning but the true scale of cases is believed to be much greater, with residents no longer required to have PCR tests or report their antigen test results. Click here to read…

Chinese vice premier stresses need to ensure smooth transition of COVID-19 response phases: Xinhuanet
December 14, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Tuesday stressed the importance of meticulously implementing various measures to optimize COVID-19 prevention and control, and ensuring the smooth transition of the country’s COVID-19 response phases. Click here to read…

China outlines central, local government roles in rural revitalization drive: Xinhuanet
December 14, 2022

China has specified the roles of related central authorities, as well as the roles of local governments, in promoting and steering the country’s campaign of revitalizing the countrysideClick here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 2,249 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet

December 14, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 2,249 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. The nucleic acid testing is now conducted on a voluntary basis and many asymptomatic carriers would no longer take the testing, making it impossible to monitor the accurate statistics of such carriers, the commission said, adding that the number of asymptomatic carriers will no longer be published. A total of 3,357 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Tuesday, said the commission in its daily report. Click here to read…

Rural e-commerce development helps farmers expand into new markets” Qiushi
December 14, 2022

With the help of e-commerce platforms, a county in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province is now selling its famous jujubes nationwide, supplying a strong boost to the local agriculture sector. Click here to read…

Drive to modernize will boost prosperity: China Daily
December 14, 2022

China’s ambitious target of achieving socialist modernization for its 1.4 billion people against the odds of an aging population, when accomplished, will shift the world’s prosperity eastward, according to experts and various publications. Click here to read…

Indian front-line troops urged to show restraint: China Daily
December 14, 2022

China demanded on Tuesday that India strictly manage and restrain its front-line troops to jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border region following the latest clashes between the two countries’ troops. Click here to read…

China to roll out second booster shot among elderly, high risk and people with chronic diseases: Global Times
December 14, 2022

China’s top health body issued a plan to roll out second booster shot on Wednesday. High risk groups: elderly above 60 years and people with underlying diseases, weak immune system, who received the first boost shot, will be the first to receive the second booster. Click here to read…

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He Wei elected Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party chairman: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

He Wei was elected as chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP) on Thursday. The decision was announced after the CPWDP, a non-communist political party with about 192,000 members, concluded its 17th National Congress. Click here to read…

Xi says China to continue supporting Iraq’s reconstruction: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Friday that China will continue supporting Iraq’s economic reconstruction and help it restore industries, improve people’s livelihood and achieve sustainable development. Click here to read…

Full text of Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at China-GCC Summit: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech here Friday at the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit. The following is the full text of the speech:

Building on Past Achievements and Jointly Creating a Brighter Future of China-GCC RelationsClick here to read…

Full text of Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at China-Arab States Summit: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech here Friday at the first China-Arab States Summit. The following is the full text of the speech:

Carrying Forward the Spirit of China-Arab Friendship and Jointly Building a China-Arab Community with a Shared Future in the New EraClick here to read…

China to launch SSE 50 index options trading: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

China’s top securities regulator agreed that China Financial Futures Exchange could launch the options trading of the SSE 50 stock index from December 19, China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement Friday. Click here to read…

China to issue 750 bln yuan of special treasury bonds: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

China will issue 750 billion yuan (about 108 billion U.S. dollars) worth of three-year special treasury bonds to bolster its economy, the finance ministry said on Friday. The notes will be issued on Dec. 12, and will be targeted and issued to particular banks in the interbank bond market, the Ministry of Finance said. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 2,171 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 2,171 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. Altogether 6,455 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

“Zero-carbon” heating, electricity project in Tibet readied: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

With the successful electrification of a 110-kV booster station in Tibet’s Ngari Prefecture, the local “zero-carbon” solar photovoltaic energy storage project has been readied to further enhance the supply capacity of clean energy in the autonomous region. Upon completion, the project is expected to provide an average of 357.95 million kWh of clean electricity to the power grid each year and reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by about 254,000 tonnes. Click here to read…

China puts three AG600M large amphibious aircraft into flight test: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

China has put three AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, into flight test missions, announced the developer Friday. The third AG600M firefighting aircraft prototype successfully completed its first flight test mission on Friday in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong Province, said the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country’s leading plane-maker. Click here to read…

CPPCC members discuss improving mechanism for evaluating scientific and tech achievements: China Daily
December 9, 2022

Members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, on Friday, discussed measures to improve the mechanism for evaluating scientific and technological achievements at a consultation session in Beijing. Click here to read…

Chinese defense minister delivers video speech at SCO, CIS defense ministers’ meeting: China Military
December 10, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe attended and addressed the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) defense ministers via video link upon invitation on December 9, 2022. Click here to read…

AI assistance to boost efficiency of judicial sector: China Daily
December 10, 2022

A competent artificial intelligence system to support the judicial sector is expected to be set up by 2025 to help improve legal services, China’s top court said. The goal was embedded in the Opinions on Regulating and Strengthening the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Fields, a 20-article guideline issued on Friday by the Supreme People’s Court. Click here to read…

Chinese netizens visit Beijing courts online: China Daily
December 10, 2022

A visit to Beijing courts was livestreamed on Saturday, as a part of the nationwide weeklong campaign to improve public knowledge of the country’s Constitution. The online visit was organized by the Supreme People’s Court, China’s top court, to celebrate the ninth national Constitution Day, which fell on Dec 4. Click here to read…

New Omicron variant inspires new control measures: China Daily
December 10, 2022

With a significantly lower pathogenicity of the current Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, the focus of the country’s COVID-19 control have shifted to the intervention of potential severe cases. Zhong Nanshan, a prominent respiratory expert, commented on the country’s COVID-19 control measures, which have been optimized, as he met the media on Friday. Click here to read…

China, Saudi Arabia achieve steady progress in cultural communication: People’s Daily
December 10, 2022

The Murabba’ Palace, also known as the Qasr al Murabba, which means “the square” in Arabic, is a two-story structure in the southwest corner of the yard of the national museum in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. It is a witness to the China-Saudi Arabia friendship. Click here to read…

To build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era: People’s Daily
December 10, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia on Dec. 8, and will attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit on Dec. 9 in Riyadh upon invitation. Xi and leaders from Arab states are expected to jointly lay out the blueprint for future cooperation, usher in a bright future of China-Arab strategic partnership, chart the course for building a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era, and inject confidence and impetus in promoting world peace and development. Click here to read…

Newsmaker: China’s Wang Huning, a backstage ideologue and political survivor: Reuters
December 10, 2022

When ex-Chinese leader Hu Jintao was escorted from the stage in October at the Communist Party Congress, a powerful behind-the-scenes figure took a brief turn in the spotlight as China-watchers pored over video to try to figure out what happened. Wang Huning, one of just two top officials reappointed to join President Xi Jinping on the elite seven-man Politburo Standing Committee, has carved an unusual career path as the party’s top theoretician. Click here to read…

China regulators, state banks split staff as fears mount about new COVID outbreaks: Reuters
December 10, 2022

Chinese regulators and state-owned banks are taking steps to split staff at their workplaces in Beijing, sources told Reuters, as businesses brace for a possible spike in COVID cases after China relaxed virus restrictions in a major policy shift. Click here to read…

US watching China’s space activities: Kyodo
December 10, 2022

The US is closely monitoring Chinese activities that potentially threaten US assets in space as debris rapidly accumulates in low Earth orbit, the head of US Space Force said yesterday.
US Space Command Commander James Dickinson cheered the overwhelming passage in the UN of a resolution that countries not conduct direct ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) tests that create vast fields of space debris, which endanger satellites and space stations. Click here to read…

China opposes inclusion of Taiwan-related content in U.S. bill: Xinhuanet
December 10, 2022

A Chinese government spokesperson on Friday voiced firm opposition to the inclusion of Taiwan-related content in a U.S. defense bill. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks when asked to comment on an agreement reached by the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to include Taiwan-related content in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023. Click here to read…

Xi proposes eight major initiatives on China-Arab practical cooperation: Xinhuanet
December 10, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday proposed eight major initiatives on China-Arab practical cooperation at the first China-Arab States Summit held here at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center. Click here to read…

Zheng Jianbang elected chairman of Chinese KMT Revolutionary Committee: Xinhuanet
December 11, 2022

Zheng Jianbang was elected as chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) on Saturday. The decision was announced after the RCCK, a non-communist political party with about 158,000 members, concluded its 14th national congress in Beijing. Click here to read…

Chinese rural areas urged to upgrade ICUs and open fever clinics by December amid Omicron waves: Global Times
December 11, 2022

China’s top COVID epidemic control group released a working announcement to boost the medical supplies in rural areas by demanding qualified clinics in counties and villages to open fever clinics and operate those clinics 24 hours a day by the end of December as part of the country’s efforts in optimizing tiered medical services in preparation for the waves of infection. Click here to read…

China-Arab ties open a new chapter; influence profound: Global Times
December 11, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday concluded his Saudi Arabia trip, his first to the Middle East region after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which was also an unprecedented diplomatic event with the Arab world. The trip has not only yielded fruitful results in economic and trade sense, but also demonstrated that in addition to continuing to play the role of a contributor to regional development, China will also increasingly contribute to peace in the strategically important Middle East, experts noted. Click here to read…

Provinces roll up sleeves to reinvigorate economy: Global Times

December 11, 2022

As China ramps up implementation of an optimized approach to deal with the coronavirus, local governments are moving resolutely to reinvigorate economic activities with the facilitation of flows of people and goods, among wide-ranging announcements that intend to put the world’s second-largest economy back on track. Click here to read…

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud charge: Reuters
December 11, 2022

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run. Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up the operations of a private company, Dico Consultants Ltd, at the headquarters of the now shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, in what was ruled a breach of its land lease. Click here to read…

Su Hui elected chairperson of Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

Su Hui was elected chairperson of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSL) on Saturday. The decision was announced after the TDSL, a non-communist political party with about 3,400 members, concluded its 11th national congress in Beijing. Click here to read…

Senior CPC official addresses ACFIC national congress: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Li Qiang on Sunday attended the opening session of the 13th national congress of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), and delivered a congratulatory speech on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Click here to read…

China to remove digital itinerary card service starting Tuesday: China Daily
December 12, 2022

China to remove digital itinerary card service starting Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Click here to read…

Xi stresses systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage: Global Times
December 12, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined making solid headway in the systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage and better promoting Chinese culture around the world. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks recently in an important instruction on the protection of intangible cultural heritage. Click here to read…

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China’s pension wealth management market sees steady operation: Xinhuanet
December 6, 2022

China’s pension wealth management market has seen steady operation since the country launched the pilot program last year, market data showed. The first four pilot retirement savings wealth management products, unveiled last December in four designated cities, have all achieved yields so far, data confirmed. Click here to read…

PLA naval destroyer Changsha arrives in Bangladesh for International Fleet Review: China Military
December 6, 2022

The Chinese naval guided-missile destroyer Changsha (Hull 173) sent to Bangladesh to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) has arrived in the waters off Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on December 5, local time. It approached the anchorage under the guidance of a Bangladeshi warship. Click here to read…

Guangzhou asks patients to prioritize online hospitals: China Daily
December 6, 2022

People in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have been advised to prioritize the use of online hospitals and grass-root medical institutions for non-emergency medical needs for the time being. Click here to read…

China approves 4 new COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in 2 days, as authorities consider nationwide 4th dose: Global Times
December 6, 2022

From 3 pm Sunday to 4 pm Monday, four new COVID-19 vaccines were approved for emergency use in the Chinese mainland, including three recombinant protein-based vaccines, as well as a nasal spray influenza virus vector vaccine, and sources told the Global Times that the authorities are considering a fourth dose. Click here to read…

Enterprises suspend lithium production due to environmental issue in Yichun: Global Times
December 6, 2022

Some listed enterprises in Yichun, East China’s Jiangxi Province, which is known as the “lithium capital of Asia,” have temporarily suspended lithium production following an environmental investigation of a local river due to abnormal water quality. Click here to read…

Cross-border e-commerce injects new impetus into China’s foreign trade development: People’s Daily
December 6, 2022

China’s foreign trade has shown strong resilience and vitality this year. In particular, cross-border e-commerce, with its advantages in online transactions, contactless delivery and short transaction chains, has become key to stabilizing foreign trade and promoting consumption. Click here to read…

China’s leadership holds symposium for soliciting advice on economic work: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held a symposium with non-CPC personages to solicit opinions and suggestions on this year’s economic situation and economic work for the next year. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium on Dec. 2 and delivered an important speech. Click here to read…

Full text of Xi Jinping’s speech at memorial meeting for Comrade Jiang Zemin: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at the memorial meeting for Comrade Jiang Zemin on Tuesday. Click here to read…

Xi to attend China-Arab summit, China-GCC summit, visit Saudi Arabia: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia from Dec. 7 to 10 at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the announcement here on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 4,351 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 4,351 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Altogether 20,764 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

PLA Support Base in Djibouti holds Horn of East Africa medical forum: China Military
December 7, 2022

Recently, the Chinese PLA’s Support Base in Djibouti held the third “Horn of East Africa” medical forum attended by military medical experts from Djibouti, France, Italy and other countries. They conducted exchanges under the theme of “Focusing on Individual, Saving the Dying and Healing the Wounded” during the event. Click here to read…

China’s leadership holds symposium for soliciting advice on economic work: China Daily
December 7, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held a symposium with non-CPC personages to solicit opinions and suggestions on this year’s economic situation and economic work for the next year. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium on December 2 and delivered an important speech. Click here to read…

More COVID curbs eased in Beijing, other cities: China Daily
December 7, 2022

Measures: Hospitality, tourism industries expected to recover. Authorities in several Chinese regions eased COVID-19 restrictions to varying degrees on Tuesday, slowly and steadily adopting a new approach to deal with the virus and making life less regimented for the people. Click here to read…

Zhejiang province introduces tiered diagnosis and treatment for COVID-19 patients: China Daily
December 7, 2022

A plan for the tiered diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients has been put into place in Zhejiang, according to a top expert from the province on Monday. According to the plan, people infected with COVID-19 will be diagnosed and treated in designated hospitals, while critically ill patients will be sent to designated intensive care units, said Sheng Jifang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First Affiliated Hospital of the College of Medicine at Zhejiang University based in the provincial capital Hangzhou. Click here to read…

China’s top health authority encourages patients with mild COVID symptoms to stay at home for observation, treatment: Global Times
December 7, 2022

The National Health Commission’s official WeChat account “Health China” on Tuesday reposted a CCTV interview with Wang Guiqiang, director of the infectious diseases department at Peking University First Hospital, suggesting stratified treatment for COVID-19 patients, which means asymptomatic and mild patients can be observed and treated at home, while limited medical resources are reserved for those with severe and high-risk conditions. Click here to read…

Demand for COVID-19 antigen detection kits surges following policy optimization: Global Times
December 7, 2022

Demand for antigen detection kits has surged in China in recent days as the country moves away from large-scale nucleic acid testing toward a flexible way of combating the COVID-19 virus, public data and media reports noted. Click here to read…

Chinese maker of Lianhua Qingwen vows to expand production amid controversy over surge in prices: Global Times
December 7, 2022

Chinese drug producer Yiling Pharmaceutical said on Tuesday that it is taking various measures to expand production of its traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Lianhua Qingwen to ensure market supply. Click here to read…

China medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed – state media: Reuters
December 7, 2022

China should change its official name for COVID-19 to reflect the virus’ mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to quarantine at home, a leading authority on traditional Chinese medicine was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Gu Xiaohong told the state-run Beijing Daily newspaper that the coronavirus’ Chinese name, which identifies it as a pneumonia-causing disease, should be changed to call it simply an infectious virus. Click here to read…

China’s trade shrinks sharply as feeble demand, domestic COVID woes take toll: Reuters
December 7, 2022

China’s exports and imports shrank at a much steeper-than-expected pace in November, as feeble global and domestic demand, COVID-induced production disruptions and a property slump at home piled pressure on the world’s second-biggest economy. Exports contracted 8.7% in November from a year earlier, a sharper fall from a 0.3% loss in October and marked the worst performance since February 2020, official data showed on Wednesday. They were well below analysts’ expectations for a 3.5% decline. Click here to read…

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China’s State Council appoints, removes officials: Xinhuanet
December 5, 2022

The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Monday announced the appointment and removal of officials. Wu Zhaohui was appointed vice minister of science and technology, and no longer serves as president of Zhejiang University. Liu Zheng was named vice minister of civil affairs, while Fu Xuyin was named vice minister of transport.

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Jiang Zemin’s remains cremated in Beijing: Xinhuanet
December 5, 2022

The remains of Jiang Zemin, who passed away last Wednesday, were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in western Beijing on Monday. Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state paid their respects to Comrade Jiang at the Chinese PLA General Hospital before escorting Jiang’s body to the cemetery for cremation.

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China contributes to global sustainable development through bamboo for plastic initiative: People’s Daily
December 5, 2022

The initiative will contribute to accelerating the implementation of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Experts believe that the initiative is a demonstration of China’s sense of responsibility and practical actions in tackling climate change and will have a significant impact on driving global green development.

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Full text: For a Life of Contentment — The Rationale for China’s Human Rights Development: Xinhuanet
December 5, 2022

The China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research under Xinhua News Agency on Monday released a report on contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights, which is titled “For a Life of Contentment — The Rationale for China’s Human Rights Development.”

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China calls for joint efforts to ease Sri Lanka’s debt burden: Xinhuanet
December 5, 2022

China hopes relevant countries and international financial institutions will work with China to play a positive role in helping Sri Lanka overcome the current difficulties. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks when asked to comment on media reports that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will travel to China this week to discuss faster progress on debt restructuring for countries including Sri Lanka, which is trying to get an assistance package from the IMF.

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China expands second-hand car exports: Xinhuanet
December 6, 2022

China has allowed 14 more regions, including Liaoning, Fujian, and Sichuan, to conduct exports of second-hand cars, said a notice from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). The notice was jointly issued by the MOC, the Ministry of Public Security, and the General Administration of Customs.

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PLA Army brigade holds urban warfare drills integrating drones, robots: Global Times
December 5, 2022

An army brigade of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently held a series of urban warfare exercises in which troops integrated drones and robots for reconnaissance, combat support and logistics support tasks, with experts saying on Monday that the use of unmanned equipment could significantly enhance combat effectiveness and lower casualties.

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China releases plan to promote online TCM services: Xinhuanet
December 6, 2022

China has detailed measures to promote the role of information and technology in the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). By 2025, a TCM information system that works in coordination with China’s medical and healthcare mechanism will be established, aiming to bring more benefits and convenience to the public, according to a plan released by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Chinese mainland reports 4,988 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 6, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 4,988 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Altogether 22,859 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

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China sees big increase in vehicle exports: People’s Daily
December 6, 2022

According to statistics released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese vehicle exports set a new record in October with a total of 337,000 Chinese vehicles, up 12.3 percent from September and 46 percent from a year ago. Europe-bound vehicles await loading at Taicang Port, east China’s Jiangsu province, Nov. 23, 2022.

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Beijing no longer requires COVID test for entering public places: China Daily
December 6, 2022

Beijing will no longer require people to show their negative nucleic acid testing results before entering public places such as supermarkets, shopping malls and office buildings starting Tuesday, according to the city government.

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Top court takes aim at monopolies and unfair competition: China Daily
December 6, 2022

Chinese courts have pledged to put greater effort into solving cases concerning monopolies and unfair competition to maintain the healthy development of capital, according to China’s top court.

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Xi’s speech at 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting: Xinhuanet
November 18, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled “Shouldering Responsibility and Working Together in Solidarity to Build an Asia-Pacific Community with a Shared Future” here Friday at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

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China releases rules for management of foreign institutional investor funds in bond market: Xinhuanet
November 18, 2022

China’s financial authorities have released regulations to optimize fund management requirements for foreign institutional investors in the country’s bond market. The regulations, effective from Jan. 1, 2023, were jointly released by the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange to facilitate the opening-up of the domestic bond market. Click here to read…

China steps up rural employment support policy: Xinhuanet
November 18, 2022

China on Friday released a guideline to bolster employment and entrepreneurship prospects of rural migrant workers, as well as rural residents that have newly shaken off poverty. Click here to read…

Former senior provincial legislator of Hebei prosecuted: Xinhuanet
November 18, 2022

Xie Jilai, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial People’s Congress, has been indicted on bribe-taking charges. Click here to read…

Full text of Xi’s written speech at APEC CEO Summit: Qiushi
November 18, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a written speech titled “Staying Committed to and Jointly Promoting Development to Bring Asia-Pacific Cooperation to New Heights” here Thursday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit. Click here to read…

13 Chinese provinces see negative growth in population: Global Times
November 18, 2022

Some 13 Chinese provinces had negative rates of natural increase (RNI) in population in 2021, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. With a net population increase of only 480,000 people in 2021, the lowest since 1962, China is very close to the warning line of negative population growth. Click here to read…

Full text: Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Thailand: Xinhuanet
November 19, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday held talks with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha here, with both sides reaching a consensus on building a China-Thailand community with a shared future. Click here to read…

Xi calls for free, open trade at APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting: Xinhuanet
November 19, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Saturday that free and open trade and investment is among the purposes and principles of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and an important pillar in the realization of the Putrajaya Vision 2040. Click here to read…

Xi announces 3rd Belt & Road forum to be held in 2023, calls on Asia-Pacific to up: Global Times
November 19, 2022

Addressing the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific over the past several decades that has led to an “Asia-Pacific miracle,” and called for the joint building of an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future and taking Asia-Pacific cooperation to a new height. Click here to read…

Frontier Chinese aviation, aerospace technologies displayed at Airshow China 2022: People’s Daily
November 19, 2022

The 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2022, was held at the Zhuhai International Airshow Center, Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province, between Nov. 8 and 13. Click here to read…

Germany plans to tighten rules for firms highly dependent on China: Reuters
November 19, 2022

Germany’s foreign ministry plans to tighten the rules for companies deeply exposed to China, making them disclose more information and possibly conduct stress tests for geopolitical risks, a confidential draft document seen by Reuters said. Click here to read…

China pushes back on FBI claims of Chinese ‘police stations’ in U.S.: Reuters
November 19, 2022

China on Friday pushed back on claims it was operating ‘police stations’ on U.S. soil, calling the sites volunteer-run, after the FBI director said he was “very concerned” about unauthorized stations that have been linked to Beijing’s influence operations. Click here to read…

Beijing reports continued rise in cases: China Daily
November 20, 2022

Both the number of new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections and cases detected at the community level in Beijing have shown a significant increase in recent days, with further expansion of affected areas, a senior official said on Sunday. Click here to read…

Chinese PV giant breaks world record for silicon solar cell efficiency: Global Times
November 20, 2022

China has achieved a new world efficiency record at 26.81 percent for silicon solar cells, according to the certification report of Institut für Solarenergieforschung in Hameln, Chinese solar giant LONGi Green Energy Technology Co said on Saturday. Click here to read…

China’s public security department officially reports first domestic NFT scam case: Global Times
November 20, 2022

The police department in Shangqiu, Central China’s Henan Province recently cracked down on a non-fungible token (NFT) collection scam case involving more than 2.65 million yuan , the Chengdu Economic Daily reported on SundayClick here to read…

E. Asia chipmakers see high-tech decoupling with China inevitable: Kyodo
November 20, 2022

Major players in the semiconductor supply chain in East Asia appear to be seeing it as inevitable for them to decouple with China in advanced industries involving sensitive technology, given concerns about the rapid pace of Beijing’s military modernization. Click here to read…

Xi seeks diplomacy with Asian leaders: Taipei Times
November 20, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has used his first face-to-face meetings with the US’ Asia-Pacific allies since 2020 to try to forge diplomatic inroads as Washington pushes back against Beijing’s influence in the region. Click here to read…

Projects worth billions USD inked at China-South Asia Exposition: Xinhuanet
November 21, 2022

A total of 169 projects with an investment of over 400 billion yuan (about 56.3 billion U.S. dollars) were signed on Sunday during the sixth China-South Asia Exposition and the 26th China Kunming Import and Export Fair. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 2,277 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
November 21, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 2,277 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. Altogether 24,547 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

China ‘open’ to potential military talks with US in Cambodia: China Daily
November 21, 2022

There could be an opportunity for China and the United States to conduct high-level military talks during the upcoming ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, with China signaling an open and positive attitude toward the subject, experts said. Click here to read…

Hong Kong leader tests positive for COVID after APEC summit: Reuters
November 21, 2022

Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee, has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders. Click here to read…

CCP ramping up Taiwan focus, says report: Taipei Times
November 21, 2022

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) appointment of two generals from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command to its Central Military Commission signals that Beijing is heightening its military preparedness regarding Taiwan, a report said. Click here to read…

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4 weaknesses in China’s economy, from local government finances to poor regulation: South China Morning Post
November 14, 2022

Deteriorating local government finances, weak banks and inadequate regulation are among the main risks facing China’s economy, according to senior officials and regulators who have recently published candid assessments following the agenda-setting 20th party congress. Vice-Premier Liu He, central bank governor Yi Gang, Minister of Finance Liu Kun and banking and insurance regulator chairman Guo Shuqing have all reflected on the dangers facing the state-dominated financial system, though they have not outlined specific improvements. Click here to read…

Xi told Biden Taiwan is first red line that must not be crossed, urging US to respect China’s path, system: Global Times
November 14, 2022

At the very core of China’s core interests, the Taiwan question is the first red line that must not be crossed, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden during the meeting on Monday in Bali, Indonesia, urging the US to respect the differences between the two countries’ paths. Click here to read…

Quantum computing patent filings surge in China: China Daily
November 15, 2022

Applications by Chinese companies for patents related to quantum computing have surged in the past two years alongside an industry boom and increasing awareness of the field, though experts said the country still has a long way to go to catch up with foreign competitors. Click here to read…

State weapons contractors capitalize on growing global market for munitions: China Daily
November 15, 2022

A number of State-owned defense contractors have developed and promoted their own loitering munitions — also known as suicide drones — expecting to seize the rapidly expanding demand for such hardware in the market. Click here to read…

Beijing braces after rise in COVID cases: China Daily
November 15, 2022

The number of COVID-19 infections in Beijing has continued to trend upward in recent days, involving most districts, a senior official said on Monday. Xu Hejian, spokesman for the municipal government, said at a news conference on Monday that people should be aware of the capital’s severe and complicated epidemic situation and that the government will strengthen accurate and scientific prevention work. Click here to read…

Chinese cities harness nuclear power for winter heating: Global Times
November 15, 2022

A growing list of Chinese cities are utilizing nuclear energy as a source of winter heating, with 9.24 million square meters covered so far. In Haiyang, East China’s Shandong Province, the nuclear power plant has entered test operation to provide heating services to 200,000 residents living in a city area of 5 million square meters, domestic news portal China Media Group (CMG) reported on Monday. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 1,621 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: People’s Daily
November 15, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 1,621 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Altogether 16,151 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Xi, Biden hold candid, in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties, major global issues: Qiushi
November 15, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views here on Monday on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues. The current state of China-U.S. relations is not in the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, and is not what the international community expects, Xi said. Click here to read…

Biden, Xi trade barbs over Taiwan, seek “principles” on competition: Kyodo
November 15, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping traded barbs Monday over Taiwan, with Xi stressing that the question of the self-ruled island is “the first red line that must not be crossed,” but agreed to develop “principles” to manage their intensifying competition. In their first in-person summit, which took place in Indonesia’s Bali, Biden expressed objections to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan, saying they undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and jeopardize global prosperity, according to the White House. Click here to read…

Xi raises anti-secession law in talks on Taiwan with Biden, says China foreign minister: Reuters
November 15, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the country’s anti-secession law in talks on Taiwan with U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit on Monday, the Chinese foreign minister said in a statement. Xi told Biden that China will uphold the “One country, Two systems” proposal for Taiwan and will make all efforts for peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, the statement said. Click here to read…

China’s property investment falls at a faster clip in Jan-Oct: Reuters
November 15, 2022

China’s property investment fell at a faster pace during January-October, declining 8.8% from a year earlier after slumping 8.0% in the first nine months of the year. Property sales by floor area dropped 22.3% during January-October from the same period a year earlier, compared with the 22.2% plunge in the first nine months of the year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Click here to read…

China picks public health expert as Beijing leader: Taipei Times
November 15, 2022

China has named former SARS firefighter Yin Li the new Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader of Beijing, as President Xi Jinping begins recalibrating the “zero COVID” policy that has slowed the world’s second largest economy. Yin, 60, replaces Cai Qi as party secretary of the capital city of about 21 million people, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Click here to read…

Xi says China supports African Union to join G20: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday that China supports the African Union to join the Group of 20 when addressing the G20 summit. Click here to read…

Highlights of Xi-Biden meeting ahead of G20 summit in Indonesia: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views here on Monday on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues. Click here to read…

Courts make joint agreement on IPR protection: China Daily
November 15, 2022

Legal protection on intellectual property will be further strengthened in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region thanks to an agreement made by courts in the three areas. The agreement was jointly signed by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court, the Tianjin No 3 Intermediate Court and Hebei’s Xiong’an New Area Intermediate Court on Friday. Click here to read…