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China: Daily Scan, October 20, 2021

Xi stresses sound development of digital economy: Xinhuanet
October 19, 2021

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for grasping the trend and law of digital economic development and pushing forward the sound development of the digital economy in the country. Xi made the remarks on Monday when presiding over a study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

China deliberates draft amendment to Anti-monopoly Law: Xinhuanet
October 19, 2021

A draft amendment to the Anti-monopoly Law was submitted on Tuesday to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for the first reading. The draft amendment clarifies the basic position of competition policy and the legal status of the fair-competition review system. Click here to read…

China launches campaign against internet-user account malpractice: Xinhuanet
October 19, 2021

Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has launched a campaign with aims to effectively solve prominent problems in the operation of internet user accounts. User accounts for instant messaging, news and information, live streaming, online gaming, e-commerce and other types of online platforms will be the focus of the campaign, said the CAC on Tuesday. Click here to read…

IPR regulator steps up building think tanks: China Daily
October 18, 2021

China’s top regulator of intellectual property rights said it is advancing the building of IPR think tanks to meet goals in a central plan and help the country effectively solve IPR-related problems in the new era. Click here to read…

CPC appoints seven to key Party posts: China Daily
October 20, 2021

The Communist Party of China Central Committee announced the appointment of new Party secretaries for two autonomous regions and five provinces on Tuesday. Wang Junzheng, former Party chief of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, has been appointed Party secretary of the Tibet autonomous region, the CPC Central Committee said.
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Five CUHK students get up to 59 months’ jail over riots: China Daily

The District Court on Tuesday sentenced five Chinese University of Hong Kong students to up to four years and 11 months in prison for their roles in the rioting that took place at the university’s campus in 2019. The five defendants, aged between 20 and 23, were arrested for participating in the violent clashes with the police force on a bridge at the CUHK on Nov 11, when the city was rocked by months-long social unrest. Click here to read…

Social media accounts of fake government organizations and zombie fans among main targets of China’s top cyberspace regulator campaign: Global Times
October 20, 2021

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), China’s top cyberspace regulator, held a working meeting on Monday on the “Clear and Bright” campaign and stressed certain accounts as major targets, including the accounts of banned users and “zombie followers” of celebrities. Owners of illegal accounts that were shut down according to the law and platform rules are not allowed to open new accounts with the same or similar names. The owner should be banned from registering for a new account for a period based on the severity of the violations, according to the meeting of the CAC. Click here to read…

China’s top economic planner vows ‘all necessary means’ to curb ‘irrational’ coal prices: Global Times
October 19, 2021

China’s top economic planner on Tuesday vowed to resort to all necessary means based on the country’s price law, mulling concrete measures to intervene in coal prices, as the official stance grows harsher on runaway coal prices that have put energy supplies at stake. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that coal prices have become completely divorced from the fundamentals of supply and demand and as the heating season approaches, prices are still showing a further trend of irrational rises. Click here to read…

China sends in 100 rocket launchers to fortify border with India: South China Morning Post
October 19, 2021

China has deployed more than 100 advanced long-range rocket launchers to its high-altitude borders with India, according to a source close to the Chinese military, as the two sides remain deadlocked over their protracted boundary disputes. The source said the People’s Liberation Army was ramping up defences in preparation for the Himalayan winter and in response to the Indian Army’s deployment of three regiments with M777 ultra-light howitzers along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Click here to read…

China’s property, construction sectors contract as Evergrande crisis, tougher regulation hit home: South China Morning Post
October 19, 2021

China’s property and construction sectors contracted in the third quarter for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hurt by a slump in real estate as the China Evergrande Group debt crisis and the effects of Beijing’s tougher property market regulation spread to other parts of the economy. Output in the real estate and construction industries shrank 1.6 per cent and 1.8 per cent respectively in the third quarter of 2021, according to a supplemental report on China’s gross domestic product released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. Click here to read…

China’s Canton Fair wraps up, but exporters lament the lack of foreign buyers: South China Morning Post
October 20, 2021

Canton Fair participants said global inflation was the biggest risk for their businesses as they attended the biannual trade event in person for the first time in three exhibitions.

The five-day fair – the largest of its kind in China – kicked off last Friday in Guangzhou, but many Chinese exhibitors said they were disappointed at the lack of foreign buyers, with some packing up and leaving early on the last day of the fair on Tuesday. Many exporters taking part in the exhibition, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), said they had not signed up or approached new foreign buyers during the event, while domestic buyers showed little interest in placing orders. Click here to read…

China updates official news sources list to tighten information oversight: Reuters
October 20, 2021

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top internet regulator, published an updated list on Wednesday of 1,358 internet news services, stating that information service providers can only reprint news from these sources. The list arrives amid a regulatory crackdown on a range of industries from Chinese authorities, including the media sector. Click here to read…

China: Daily Scan, October 13, 2021

Chinese vice premier stresses importance of improving textbook quality: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2021

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Tuesday urged accelerated efforts to build a high-quality textbook system to serve students’ all-round development. Sun, also head of the national textbook committee, made the remarks at a national meeting on work related to textbooks. Click here to read…

Chinese FM calls on G20 to contribute to Afghan peace, stability: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Wang Yi on Tuesday said the G20 should give full play to its own advantages to contribute to the peace, stability, prosperity and development of Afghanistan and the region. Wang, also Chinese state councilor and foreign minister, made the remarks via video link at an extraordinary G20 leaders’ summit on the Afghanistan issue. Click here to read…

Chinese FM attends CICA foreign ministers’ meeting: Xinhuanet
October 12, 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday attended the sixth foreign ministers’ meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) via video link in Beijing. Noting China has always been a participant and promoter of the CICA process, Wang said China stands ready to make new and greater contributions to promoting CICA cooperation. Click here to read…

China to beef up support for college student entrepreneurship, innovation: Xinhuanet
October 12, 2021

China will support the entrepreneurship and innovation of college students with renewed efforts, according to a set of guidelines released by the General Office of the State Council. Hailing college students as a vibrant force of entrepreneurship and innovation, the guidelines called for measures to create a more favorable environment for business startups and innovative projects launched by college students. Click here to read…

CPC launches governance inspection in 8 provincial-level regions: Xinhuanet
October 12, 2021

China has launched an inspection of the building of law-based government in eight provincial-level regions, according to central authorities. Inspectors from over 20 departments, including the rule-of-law and disciplinary authorities, were dispatched on Tuesday to Beijing, Tianjin, Jilin and other five regions. Click here to read…

Amended laws to guarantee people are masters of the nation: China Daily
October 13, 2021

China has been stepping up efforts to amend laws involving the people’s congress system to further guarantee the people are masters of the nation and implement whole-process people’s democracy. The amendments not only keep the country’s important system running by rule of law, but also meet new needs of the people and social development, senior legislators said. Click here to read…

Huawei expands to four new businesses amid survival battle: Global Times
October 12, 2021

Amid falling smartphone sales and a shrinking telecom market share globally, Chinese tech giant Huawei set up units in four new segments to boost technologies for customs and ports, smart highways, data centers and solar energy, as the US’ sanctions against the company persist. Click here to read…

China’s top real estate industry body to hold meeting on issues in housing market amid Evergrande crisis: Global Times
October 12, 2021

China’s top real estate industry body is planning to convene a meeting of industry leaders on Friday to address issues in the housing market, as debt troubles at Evergrande Group continue to spark concerns and speculations about the country’s property sector.

The China Real Estate Association plans to hold an internal meeting on Friday in Beijing to evaluate difficulties and challenges faced by real estate companies, a source close to the matter confirmed with the Global Times on Tuesday. Click here to read…

China ‘overly optimistic’ on relations with US, says Beijing adviser: South China Morning Post
October 12, 2021

A government adviser in Beijing has cautioned against being too optimistic about signs of a thaw in relations with Washington, saying the US will not stop trying to contain China.

Shi Yinhong, an international relations professor at Renmin University and adviser to the State Council, China’s cabinet, said consensus would be hard to reach given the nations’ long-standing differences. The world’s two biggest economies are at loggerheads over a long list of issues, from trade and technology to the origins of the pandemic, human rights, and China’s territorial claims. Click here to read…

Harvard moves Chinese language programme from Beijing to Taipei: South China Morning Post
October 12, 2021

Harvard is moving its Chinese language programme from Beijing to Taipei next year, its organiser said. Jennifer Liu, director of the Harvard Beijing Academy summer study abroad programme, told student newspaper The Harvard Crimson that the decision was made because of a perceived lack of friendliness from the host institution, Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). Click here to read…

China coal prices hit record high as floods add to supply woes: Reuters
October 13, 2021

China’s thermal coal prices surged to fresh record highs on Wednesday as recent floods in key coal producing province Shanxi worsened a supply crunch, just as new efforts by Beijing to liberalise power prices boosted demand from power generators. China, the world’s largest coal consumer, has been grappling with a growing energy crisis brought on by shortages and record high prices for the fuelClick here to read…

China: Daily Scan, October 6, 2021

Chinese envoy urges developed countries to shoulder more financial responsibilities for UN: Xinhuanet
October 5, 2021

Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday urged developed countries to take on greater financial responsibilities for the world body.Zhang made the remarks when addressing the Fifth Committee of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, a major panel responsible for the organization’s finance and budget. Click here to read…

China strengthens financial support for coal, electricity production: Xinhuanet
October 5, 2021

China’s top banking and insurance regulator has released a circular on strengthening financial support for coal and electricity production and maintaining order in the commodity market. The circular, released by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, urges efforts to satisfy reasonable financing needs of power, coal, steel and non-ferrous metal producers to ensure supplies and stabilize prices. Click here to read…

China issues 13 mln digital driver’s licenses says ministry: Xinhuanet
October 5, 2021

More than 13 million people in 28 Chinese cities have obtained digital driver’s licenses, according to a press conference by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The issuance of digital driver’s licenses was launched in the first batch of 28 cities including Beijing, Changchun and Nanning in September. Click here to read…

China’s Xi instructs military to increase pressure near Taiwan: Kyodo
October 5, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed the country’s army to increase military pressure in the southwestern region of Taiwan, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Xi’s instruction came at a recent meeting of the Central Military Commission, China’s highest military authority, after six democratic nations including the United States and Japan carried out joint military drills near Taiwan earlier this month involving three aircraft carriers. Click here to read…

Ex-bank governor accused of corruption repatriated to China: People’s Daily
October 5, 2021

A fugitive criminal suspect who was formerly governor of the Liaoyang Rural Commercial Bank in northeast China’s Liaoning Province was captured and repatriated to China on Saturday, an official statement said Monday. The ex-bank governor Jiang Dongmei was suspected of taking bribes and illegally granting loans, and she fled overseas in March 2021. Click here to read…

Pure electric vehicles feel charging pinch on highways during National Day holidays: Global Times
October 5, 2021

Some new-energy vehicle (NEV) owners have felt another pinch during the ongoing National Day holidays apart from the normal traffic jams during traditional Chinese holidays when many people hit the road: they are finding it hard to get their electric vehicles (EVs) charged at services zones along highways. Click here to read…

New role for Tibet’s chairman in countdown to China’s Communist Party congress: South China Morning Post
October 6, 2021

Qizhala, chairman of the Tibet autonomous region in China’s mountainous west, has left Lhasa to take up a new job in Beijing, according to a source close to the government. His vacancy is expected to be filled by Lhasa Communist Party chief Yan Jinhai in a reshuffle that is part of the build-up to the five-yearly party congress next autumn. Click here to read…

Fantasia downgraded to default status by rating agencies as Chinese property sector crisis worsens: South China Morning Post
October 6, 2021

Fantasia Holdings Group, the debt-laden property developer founded by the niece of a former Chinese vice-president, has been downgraded to default or near default status by the three major credit rating agencies after it missed a bond repayment this week. The default by Fantasia adds to growing concerns about the Chinese property sector as China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer, teeters towards default. Click here to read…

China’s missing MeToo and labour activist pair held by police, family told: South China Morning Post
October 5, 2021

Two activists who disappeared last month in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou had been detained by police, a family member was told by authorities. However, Guangzhou police refused to disclose what charges high-profile women’s rights campaigner and freelance journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing were facing, or where they were being held, according to a request filed with authorities by Wang’s younger brother, Jianen. Click here to read…

China steps up coal imports from Kazakhstan, South Africa and Mozambique amid supply crunch: South China Morning Post
October 5, 2021

China has been busy cultivating at least two new coal markets, Mozambique and South Africa, and expanding trade with smaller exporters, including Kazakhstan, Myanmar and Colombia, since the start of the year, as domestic demand for coal-fired power rises acutely amid an electricity crunch and continued ban on the commodity from Australia. On Monday, Zhejiang said it bought its first shipment of thermal coal from Kazakhstan, as the industrial province looks for new sources of supply, local media reported. Click here to read…

U.S. envoy Sullivan to meet China’s top diplomat amid high tensions: Reuters
October 6, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser will hold talks with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland on Wednesday, upholding a pledge by both countries to boost communication amid a deepening strategic rivalry.The Zurich meeting comes at a time of heightened tensions between the world’s two largest economies over a range of issues including Taiwan. It will be U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s first face-to-face meeting with Yang since their acrimonious exchanges in Alaska in March, which also involved U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Click here to read…

China: Daily Scan, October 4, 2021

Senior Chinese political advisor under probe: Xinhuanet
October 2, 2021

Fu Zhenghua, deputy head of the Committee on Social and Legal Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is being investigated for suspected severe violations of discipline and law. The investigation is being conducted by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, according to a statement released on Saturday. Click here to read…

China takes further action to revamp entertainment industry: Xinhuanet
October 1, 2021

Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a circular to strengthen regulation on entertainment companies and entertainers, as part of China’s effort to promote the healthy development of the industry. The circular stipulates that performers who have violated social norms or even laws and have seriously disrupted public order should not be enlisted in any performance activities. Click here to read…

All Tibet’s towns under meteorological observation: Xinhuanet
October 3, 2021

A total of 1,009 weather stations of various types have been built in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, leading to all the region’s 695 towns coming under meteorological observation. Meanwhile, the region has also established a disaster prevention, mitigation and early warning system, providing forecast for all its towns, according to the regional meteorological administration. Click here to read…

Hong Kong’s security bureau stresses criminal liability after anti-China organization decides to disband: Xinhuanet
October 3, 2021

The Security Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that an organization and its members shall remain criminally liable for the offenses they have committed, notwithstanding its disbandment or the resignation of its members. A security bureau spokesman made the remarks in response to media enquiries concerning the decision of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, an anti-China organization, to disband on Sunday. Click here to read…

New electronic attack jet debuts in Zhuhai Airshow: China Military
October 1, 2021

China is showing off some of its most advanced weapons and fighter jets. The country’s largest air show is underway in Zhuhai. Among the aircraft on display is the J-16D, an electronic warfare fighter that’s designed to jam radars and erode anti-aircraft systems. China is only the second country in the world to develop this type of plane, after the United States. Huang Fei takes a closer look. Click here to read…

China sees booming development in green finance: People’s Daily
October 3, 2021

China has seen a big boom in developing green finance, which plays a vital role in promoting the country’s green economic transformation, data from the central bank showed.The balance of China’s green loans in local and foreign currencies surged 26.5 percent year on year to stand at 14 trillion yuan (about 2.16 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of the second quarter of 2021, according to the People’s Bank of China. Click here to read…

PLA expands drills near Taiwan island only one day after setting new record: Global Times
October 3, 2021

Only one day after the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) dispatched 38 warplanes near the island of Taiwan for exercise on National Day, breaking the previous record set in June, it again refreshed this record on Saturday, sending a total of 39 aircraft of different types near the island during both day and night, according to defense authorities on the island. Click here to read…

PLA introduces JH-7A2 fighter bomber at Airshow China; updated version carries extra surface attack weapons: Global Times
October 2, 2021

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force for the first time revealed details on the latest variant of the JH-7 fighter bomber, designated the JH-7A2, at the ongoing Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province. Displayed at the outdoor exhibition area of the air show, the aircraft that looks nearly identical to the JH-7 is labeled as the JH-7A2, the Global Times found. Click here to read…

Corruption in China: ex-boss of PLA weapons giant to face trial over bribes and favours: South China Morning Post

October 1, 2021

The former head of one of China’s largest weapon manufacturers has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face corruption charges, the country’s top anti-graft body has announced, barely eight months after his predecessor was indicted on similar grounds.

Yin Jiaxu, Communist Party chief and chairman of state-owned China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) from 2013 until retiring in 2018, had been placed under an internal party probe in April over undisclosed wrongdoing. Click here to read…

Chinese firms warned to strengthen foreign exchange safeguards: South China Morning Post
October 2, 2021

The Chinese authorities have urged companies to better manage their foreign exchange exposure and adopt hedging tools amid concerns that cross-border capital flows and the yuan’s exchange rate could be tested as Washington prepares for monetary tightening.

In a report released on Thursday, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) urged them to carry out a thorough analysis of business operations and evaluate forex risk exposure before making “scientific” and “effective” hedging plans. Click here to read…

China’s coal firms told to exceed quotas: Taipei Times
October 2, 2021

China’s leadership has told the country’s state-owned mining firms to produce coal at full capacity for the rest of the year even if they exceed annual quotas as the country struggles with a deepening power crisis. The directive, along with other measures to secure energy supplies for this winter at all costs, was emphasized during emergency meetings this week in Beijing, people familiar with the matter said. Boosting domestic thermal coal production is critical, the sources said, asking not to be named as the discussion contents are not public. Click here to read…

Former PetroChina executive under probe for suspected graft: Reuters
October 4, 2021

China’s anti-corruption watchdog is investigating a former senior executive of top state energy giant PetroChina for suspected “serious disciplinary violations”, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Sunday. Ling Xiao, who resigned last month from his position as a vice president of PetroChina, turned himself in and is now under CCDI’s probe, the commission said. Click here to read…