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China Daily Scan, December 14, 2022

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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China Daily Scan, December 13, 2022

Senior Chinese official stresses national defense, military modernization: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

A senior Chinese military official has stressed resolving major issues in theory and in reality and opening a new page in the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Monday when he spoke at the end of a six-day seminar for senior military officials to study the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).Click here to read…

China-U.S. climate collaboration hailed despite difficulties: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

The potential for climate change collaboration between China and the United States has great significance for the world, although barriers remain, observers and experts have said. Click here to read…

China refutes U.S. ambassador’s wrongful remarks on human rights issue: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday refuted U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns’ erroneous comments about China’s human rights situation, saying such remarks expose U.S. political agenda of using human rights as a pretext to interfere in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights and undermine China’s stability, development and ethnic unity. Click here to read…

Shandong enterprises to embrace opportunities in overseas trade activities: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

Enterprises from east China’s economic powerhouse Shandong Province will seek business opportunities in overseas trips planned from mid-December to mid-January next year, according to local authorities. Click here to read…

Beijing sets up fever clinics in all community health service centers: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

All 349 community health service centers operational in Beijing have set up fever diagnosis areas to provide medical services for patients with fevers, local authorities said on Monday.
Li Ang, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, said at a press conference that when residents show symptoms such as fever and cough, and they do not get better after home treatment, they can seek medical treatment at the community health service centers near their place of residence or contact their family doctors for help. Click here to read…

China’s mega water diversion project benefits 150 mln people: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

More than 150 million people have directly benefited from a massive water-diversion project that has been pumping water from major rivers in the south to the drought-prone north over the past eight years, authorities said Monday.Click here to read…

Beijing records surge in flights amid COVID-19 policy adjustments: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022

The Chinese capital Beijing has reported a surge in the number of flights recently after the country fine-tuned its COVID-19 response. The total number of flights soared by 169 percent on Sunday from the beginning of December at the Beijing Capital International Airport and the Beijing Daxing International Airport, data from the north China branch of the country’s civil aviation regulator showed. Click here to read…

Role of China’s Constitution strengthened: China Daily
December 12, 2022

Throughout the past four decades, the Constitution has been revised and improved in keeping with the times, and implemented to play its important role in the country’s governance. Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, the theories, systems and practices of the Constitution have seen sustained progress through innovative development. Click here to read…

Number of patients in Beijing fever clinics 16 times higher: China Daily
December 12, 2022

The number of patients in fever clinics in Beijing on Sunday has jumped to 16 times more from a week earlier to 22,000, showing that the COVID-19 epidemic is spreading quickly in the city, said a local health official. Click here to read…

Warplanes of PLA Air Force, Navy share airfield in joint exercise: Global Times
December 12, 2022

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently organized a joint exercise in which warplanes of the Air Force and the Navy used the same airfield and received ground maintenance, a method analysts said on Monday reflects the PLA’s high level of cross-service support in joint operations and will provide tactical advantages in combat. Click here to read…

China’s top cyberspace regulator issues rules to regulate application of ‘deepfake’ technology to protect personal info, safeguard national security: Global Times
December 12, 2022

China’s top cyberspace regulator issued new rules to regulate the application of “deepfake” technology and services that alter facial and voice data with deep learning or virtual reality in a bid to curb risks that might arise from activities provided by related platforms.
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Beijing combats medicine supply shortage after surge in number of flu-like patients: Global Times
December 12, 2022

Beijing on Monday said the city’s medicine supplies have faced great pressure at short notice, as the capital’s second-class hospitals reported 19,000 patients with flu-like symptoms last week, 6.2 times higher than in the previous week.
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Hong Kong youth ‘key targets’ for national security education: Global Times
December 12, 2022

In his first policy address delivered in October, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu highlighted the importance of advancing national security education in Hong Kong. Recently, the National Security Education Centre of the International Probono Legal Services Association (IPLSA), a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong, launched a national security education instructor training program, and more than 100 people have obtained the qualifications to become instructors who will teach national security knowledge in Hong Kong’s primary and middle schools as well as in other institutions.
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Chinese, US officials conclude candid talks, agree to properly handle Taiwan question: Global Times
December 12, 2022

Senior Chinese and US officials met in North China’s Hebei from Sunday to Monday, with both sides saying that the latest meeting was candid, in-depth and constructive, and agreeing to maintain communication, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Chinese experts believed that the continuing communication and cooperation between the world’s two largest economies, which clearly benefits the world, should be based on taking each other’s core interests into account, while warning of duplicity in Washington’s China policy.
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China slams U.S. sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet: Reuters
December 12, 2022

U.S. sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-U.S. ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. China rejects accusations that it has used harsh policies to quell ethnic dissent and control religious activities in the rugged Himalayan region of Tibet. The comments came after the U.S. Treasury department said on Friday it imposed sanctions on Wu Yingjie, the chief of the ruling Communist Party in Tibet between 2016 and 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, a senior public security official in the region.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul hotel attack -group on Telegram: Reuters
December 12, 2022

Islamic State claimed on Monday responsibility for an attack on a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals, the group said on its channel on Telegram. Armed men opened fire on Monday inside the hotel, and at least three gunmen were killed by security forces. Kabul’s Emergency Hospital, run by an Italian non-profit, reported receiving 21 casualties – 18 injured and three dead on arrival. Click here to read…

Indian, Chinese troops suffer minor injuries in clash on Dec 9: Reuters
December 12, 2022

Indian and Chinese troops suffered minor injuries in a clash in the Tawang sector of India’s Arunachal Pradesh state on Dec. 9, the Indian army said on Monday, the first such incident since the deadly clash between the two neighbours in June 2020. Arunachal Pradesh is located on India’s eastern tip and shares a border with China. “Both sides immediately disengaged from the area,” the army said, adding that the incident was followed by its commander in the area holding a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to discuss the issue.
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China axes travel tracking app in latest easing of COVID curbs: Reuters
December 13, 2022

People in China celebrated the withdrawal on Tuesday of a state-mandated app used to track whether they had travelled to COVID-stricken areas, in the latest loosening of some of the world’s toughest anti-virus rules. China last week started axing key parts of its stringent ‘zero-COVID’ regime in the wake of widespread protests against the curbs last month which had marked the biggest show of public discontent in mainland China since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012.
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China starts WTO dispute against U.S. chip export curbs: Reuters
December 13, 2022

China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China’s commerce ministry said. The United States passed a sweeping set of regulations in October aimed at kneecapping China’s semiconductor industry, prompting a complaint from a top China trade group.
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Editor for liberal Hong Kong media outlet out on bail after year behind bars: Reuters
December 13, 2022

The former editor of a major Hong Kong media outlet, who stands accused of publishing seditious materials in a landmark press freedom case in the China-ruled city, was released on bail on Tueesday after being remanded in custody for nearly a year. Chung Pui-kuen, 52, the former editor in chief of the now-shuttered liberal news site Stand News, was granted bail by district court judge Kwok Wai-kin.Click here to read…

Hong Kong drops curbs on incoming travellers, scraps COVID app: Reuters
December 13, 2022

Arrivals in Hong Kong from Wednesday will no longer receive an ‘amber’ code barring them from some venues, Chief Executive John Lee said, while dropping use of a government-mandated COVID-19 mobile application. The news of a further loosening of COVID-19 curbs in the global financial hub, which has trailed most of the world in easing them, is set to boost resumption of travel and business, as the code had limited access to bars and restaurants. Click here to read…

China sues US in WTO over chip export control measures: Global Times
December 13, 2022

China took legal action against the US in the WTO over chip export control measures on Monday, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said in a statement posted on its website. Filing a lawsuit with the WTO is a way of seeking to address Chinese concerns through legal means, and a necessary way to defend China’s legitimate interests, the ministry said. Click here to read…

China Zhi Gong Party convenes 16th national congress: Xinhuanet
December 13, 2022

The China Zhi Gong Party opened its 16th national congress in Beijing on Monday. Li Xi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC, attended the opening of the congress and delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 2,270 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 13, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 2,270 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Altogether 5,181 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Refining the Social Security System: Qiushi
December 13, 2022

As mentioned in the Chinese classics, “there are some fixed principles in governing a state, among which benefiting the people should be the root.” Working for the wellbeing of the people is an embodiment of the CPC’s commitment to serving the public good and exercising power in the interests of the people. Click here to read…

China, Arab countries deepen cooperation on technology: Qiushi
December 13, 2022

At a bar in Yinchuan, the capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, football fans are watching an exciting match from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. What many of them don’t know is that their region has a hand in making the tournament a success, with the turf at the Qatar World Cup stadiums maintained by irrigation technology developed by Ningxia University. Click here to read…

China-UAE industrial zone sees first operational project: Qiushi
December 13, 2022

In the Khalifa Industrial Zone in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, one building is particularly eye-catching, featuring facades decorated with red patterns that resemble Chinese seals. It is situated amid new modern factories, with asphalt roads extending in various directions. Click here to read…

Build a Modern Socialist Country Under the Rule of Law: Qiushi
December 13, 2022

Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core has put the rule of law high on its strategic agenda for upholding and developing Chinese socialism. In building up legal systems and rigorously exercising law-based governance, it has put forward a series of new ideas, new thinking, and new strategies as guides to action, giving shape to Xi Jinping thought on the rule of law. This landmark thinking is of great immediate importance and profound historical significance for the efforts to advance socialist rule of law in China. Click here to read…

Rural ICUs prepare for surge in cases: China Daily
December 13, 2022

China is shoring up intensive care facilities in rural areas and strengthening the training of grassroots medical staff to improve capacity before possible surges in cases of COVID-19, the top health authority said. Click here to read…

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Xi Jinping chairs meeting of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on December 6 to analyze economic work in 2023, hear a briefing on the work of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC and the National Commission of Supervision, and make arrangements for improving Party conduct, building a clean and honest government, and combating corruption in 2023. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

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New Party chief appointed for Tianjin: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

Chen Min’er has been appointed secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tianjin Municipal Committee, a post he will hold concurrently, according to a recent decision of the CPC Central Committee. Li Hongzhong will no longer concurrently hold the post, read the decision made public on Thursday.

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Xi Jinping chairs symposium to solicit opinions and suggestion on economic work: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a symposium on December 2 to solicit opinions and suggestions from the central committees of other political parties, heads of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of personages without party affiliation on this year’s economic situation and next year’s economic work.

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China, Egypt pledge to deepen Belt and Road cooperation: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, here on Thursday, with both sides pledging to deepen Belt and Road cooperation. Noting that China and Egypt enjoy shared visions and interests, Xi said the two sides should join hands to strive for a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era and push for new and greater development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

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China’s insurance sector reports adequate solvency: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

China’s insurance sector maintained steady operation and adequate solvency in the first three quarters of this year, the country’s banking and insurance regulator said. The average comprehensive solvency ratio of the 181 insurers reviewed at a regulatory meeting was 212 percent by the end of September, and their average core solvency ratio was 139.7 percent, said the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission.

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Chinese grab Russian car market share after Western rivals depart: Reuters
December 8, 2022

Chinese brands account for almost a third of Russia’s car market, data shared with Reuters shows, as the sector more than any other shows China’s growing importance to the economy following the exodus of Western companies. New sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LVC) are down almost 61% year-on-year, as Western sanctions curb Russia’s access to some materials and falling demand and high prices further hobble the sector.

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Easing of “zero-COVID” policy triggers confusion, anxiety in China: Kyodo
December 8, 2022

A significant easing of China’s stringent “zero-COVID” policy announced Wednesday amid the continued spread of the coronavirus has triggered confusion and anxiety among the public, with cold medicines flying off the shelves and health authorities no longer tracing positive cases.

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Japan to describe China military moves as “challenge” to int’l order: Kyodo
December 8, 2022

Japan is considering describing Chinese military moves as posing a “challenge” to the international order, as well as to Japan and like-minded countries, in its National Security Strategy to be revised together with two other security-related documents next week, a government source said Wednesday.

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Former Guangdong police chief under investigation for corruption: South China Morning Post
December 8, 2022

Guangdong’s former police chief is the latest senior official to be placed under investigation for corruption, amid a far-reaching campaign targeting China’s security apparatus. Li Chunsheng – former deputy governor and director of the Public Security Department in the southern province – “turned himself in” to authorities, the Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Thursday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said the 61-year-old was “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law” – a euphemism for corruption.

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China vows to crack down on local authorities taking ‘excessive’ approach: South China Morning Post
December 8, 2022

The top decision-making body of China’s Communist Party has vowed to crack down on what it called excessive measures taken by local governments to implement national policies. It did not directly mention Covid-19 controls, but comes as Beijing has started easing restrictions and as the party’s discipline watchdogs go after authorities at the local level for taking the measures too far. Meeting in Beijing on Tuesday, the 24-member Politburo – led by President Xi Jinping – called for a continued tough stance on corruption, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

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Rocket scientist Yuan Jiajun named China’s Communist Party chief for mega city Chongqing: South China Morning Post
December 8, 2022

Chinese rocket scientist Yuan Jiajun, newly named to the Communist Party’s 24-member Politburo, has been appointed to take the helm of the southwestern mega city Chongqing as party secretary. The appointment was announced on Thursday by state news agency Xinhua, seven weeks after the 20th Party Congress, a landmark edition of the five-yearly conclave which saw President Xi Jinping secure a groundbreaking third term and reveal a top leadership stacked with loyalists.

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Chongqing, Tianjin and other places see new Party chiefs: China Daily
December 9, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has decided that Chen Min’er no longer concurrently serves as secretary, standing committee member and member of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, and that Yuan Jiajun concurrently serves as member, standing committee member and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. Li Hongzhong no longer concurrently serves as secretary, standing committee member and member of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee. Chen concurrently serves as member, standing committee member and secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee.

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New solid-fuel carrier rocket launched: China Daily
December 9, 2022

Kuaizhou 11, the newest carrier rocket model developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, completed its first successful flight on Wednesday morning, lifting an experimental satellite into space, according to the company.

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China, Saudi Arabia deepen relations amid development synergy: Global Times
December 9, 2022

A grand welcoming ceremony, high-level bilateral meetings and wide-covering investment agreements are among proofs that China-Saudi Arabia relations have been lifted to a new high. On Thursday, President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed an agreement on the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and also agreed to hold a meeting between the two heads of state by turns every two years.

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China’s new high-altitude, high-speed demonstrator drone makes first flight: Global Times
December 9, 2022

China recently carried out the maiden flight for a type of new high-altitude, high-speed demonstrator drone, which can help test and verify a number of new technologies including artificial intelligence, loyal wingman and drone swarm, the aircraft’s maker announced on Thursday.

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China Eastern takes delivery of the world’s first made-in-China C919 jet: Reuters
December 9, 2022

The world’s first C919, a Chinese-made narrowbody jet, was delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Friday and took off for a 15-minute flight to mark the historic moment. The plane, a rival to the Airbus (AIR.PA) A320neo and Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX single-aisle jet families, is expected to make its maiden commercial flight next spring, according to state-owned Xinhua News Agency.

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42 Hong Kong residents qualify as candidates for deputies to national legislature: People’s Daily
December 9, 2022

A total of 42 residents in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) were confirmed as qualified candidates for deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, according to a presidium meeting of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the HKSAR to the 14th NPC on Thursday.

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New party chief appointed for Guizhou Province: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

Xu Lin has been appointed secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Guizhou Provincial Committee, according to a recent decision of the CPC Central Committee. Shen Yiqin will no longer hold the post, and will be assigned to another post, read the decision made public on Friday.

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China, IMF pledge to strengthen macro-policy coordination: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday met with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, pledging to strengthen macro-policy coordination. Noting that China has been a participant in, upholder of and contributor to global economic governance, Li said China has kept a sound cooperative relationship with the IMF for many years.

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Belt and Road cooperation promotes building of China-Arab community with shared future: Qiushi
December 9, 2022

From the gleaming Lusail Stadium in Qatar, an 80,000-seat venue for the World Cup, to the Mohammed VI Bridge in Morocco, and the Great Mosque of Algiers, the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Arab countries has been in full swing since the initiative was proposed in 2013.

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Chinese mainland reports 3,588 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 3,588 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 13,004 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

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New Party chiefs appointed for Chinese provinces: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided that Yuan Jiajun no longer concurrently serves as secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee. Yi Lianhong has been appointed as secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee, and no longer serves as secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee.

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CPC leadership analyzes economic work for next year, makes arrangements for anti-graft work: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the economic work in 2023, and make arrangements for improving Party conduct and moral integrity, and combating corruption.

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Chinese, Arab media organizations launch initiative to deepen exchanges, cooperation: Xinhuanet

December 7, 2022

Chinese and Arab media organizations have launched an initiative to deepen bilateral media cooperation to help cement the China-Arab friendship and jointly contribute to the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future.

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China launches nationwide workplace safety checks: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Office of the Work Safety Commission under China’s State Council has ordered a nationwide workplace safety inspection starting from Wednesday to March 2023, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).

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Policy looks to boost industry growth: Qiushi
December 7, 2022

China has introduced measures to shore up the growth of its industries, pledging to boost the resilience of industry and supply chains, steady the exports of industrial products and step up services and support for foreign businesses.

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COVID quarantine made voluntary: China Daily
December 7, 2022

Centralized quarantine for COVID-19 patients has been made voluntary and the rule requiring a negative nucleic acid test result for domestic travel and entry to public venues has been scrapped, as the country takes “small, yet continuous steps” to adjust to the disease.

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Chinese scientists establish first deep-sea in-situ spectroscopy lab in South China Sea: Global Times
December 7, 2022

Chinese scientists have successfully developed the first lander-based multi-channel Raman spectroscopy system, which can be mounted on the lander to form a deep-sea, in-situ spectroscopy lab in the South China Sea.

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China’s newly released 10-point plan an active move to optimize COVID response, more scientific and precise: Global Times
December 7, 2022

China’s newly released 10-point plan is a more scientific and precise move that the country has taken proactively to further optimize COVID-19 response, rather than “a complete relaxation,” leading health experts said during a press conference on Wednesday.

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New energy, heating equipment drive foreign trade, highlighting the resilience, rapid response of China’s industrial chain: Global Times
December 7, 2022

Chinese foreign trade has begun to show a clear diversification amid the epidemic, with traditional manufacturing under order pressure. However, some sectors such as new energy, heating equipment and World Cup-related products are witnessing rising demand.

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Digital industrial clusters prosper in China: People’s Day
December 7, 2022

The rapid development of the digital economy over the recent years in China has led to a tide of the construction of digital industrial clusters. A batch of digital industrial clusters with international competitiveness has taken shape and grown strong across China, injecting fresh impetus into the high-quality development of the Chinese economy.

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Reaction to China relaxing COVID restrictions in major policy shift: Reuters
December 7, 2022

China announced on Wednesday the most sweeping changes to its tough zero-COVID policy since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but had hobbled the world’s second-largest economy and sparked protests.

The relaxation of rules, which include allowing infected people with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home and dropping testing for people travelling within the country, are the strongest sign yet that Beijing is preparing its 1.4 billion people to live with the disease.

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‘Too many positives!’: As China rows back COVID curbs, virus fears spread:Reuters
December 8, 2022

As many Chinese embraced new found freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, some cities warned residents to maintain vigilance against a virus that, until now, has been largely kept in check. Three years into the pandemic, many in China had been itching for Beijing to start to align its rigid virus prevention measures with the rest of the world, which has largely opened up in an effort to live with the disease.

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Senior Guangdong provincial legislator under probe:: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

Li Chunsheng, vice director of the Standing Committee of Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, is under probe for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws. Li has turned himself in and is being investigated by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, according to an official statement Thursday.

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New Party chief appointed for Chongqing: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided that Chen Min’er no longer concurrently serves as secretary, standing committee member, and member of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, and that Yuan Jiajun concurrently serves as member, standing committee member, and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee.

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Full text of Xi’s signed article on Saudi media: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping was published Thursday on the Saudi newspaper Al Riyadh, as he is attending the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, and paying a state visit to Saudi Arabia in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

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Xi lands in Riyadh for China-Arab States Summit, China-GCC Summit, state visit: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday afternoon to attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, and pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.

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Chinese mainland reports 4,031 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 4,031 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Altogether 17,134 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

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CPC leadership analyzes economic work for next year, makes arrangements for anti-graft work: Qiushi
December 8, 2022

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the economic work in 2023, and make arrangements for improving Party conduct and moral integrity, and combating corruption. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

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China’s leadership holds symposium for soliciting advice on economic work: Qiushi
December 8, 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.

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Nations step up space cooperation: China Daily
December 8, 2022

Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China’s Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells.

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Vaccination drive targets elderly in Guangzhou: China Daily
December 8, 2022

Gu Qiongzhi, 75, reassured her family members over the phone after she had received her third dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site for elderly people in Guangzhou’s Huangpu district on Tuesday. It took only minutes for Gu to complete her vaccination against the novel coronavirus, she said.

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma steps down as head of Zhejiang entrepreneur association: Global Times
December 8, 2022

Jack Ma Yun, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has stepped down as head of the General Association of Zhejiang Entrepreneurs, domestic news site ThePaper.cn reported on Wednesday.
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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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China, Russia co-chair 26th session of committee for meetings between heads of
gov’t: Xinhuanet
December 2, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Friday co-chaired the 26th session of the committee for regular meetings between Chinese and Russian heads of government, together with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko via video link. Click here to read…

Chinese universities contribute to rural vitalization strategy: People’s Daily
December 2, 2022

Chinese colleges and universities, including those under the administration of the Ministry of Education (MOE), have made great efforts in assisting poverty alleviation and achieved fruitful results in advancing rural vitalization, a major task in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Click here to read…

ABB’s largest robotics factory starts operation in Shanghai: Xinhuanet
December 2, 2022

Swiss tech giant ABB on Friday officially opened its largest and fully automated robotics factory in Shanghai where “robots make robots.” The mega factory in the Pudong New Area is the largest robotics research and development, manufacturing, and application base of ABB worldwide, the company said. It involved an investment of 150 million U.S. dollars and covers an area of 67,000 square meters. Click here to read…

China gives nod to industrial silicon futures, options trading: Xinhuanet
December 2, 2022

China’s top securities watchdog has greenlighted the trading of industrial silicon futures and options in Guangzhou Futures Exchange. The introduction of industrial silicon futures and options is conducive to improving the price formation mechanism of industrial silicon, and enhancing the risk management abilities of market players, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement on Friday. Click here to read…

China’s Guangzhou reports 162,700 infections in latest COVID-19 resurgence: Xinhuanet
December 2, 2022

Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, has registered 162,700 COVID-19 infections in the latest virus resurgence, with asymptomatic carriers accounting for about 90 percent of the total, local authorities said Friday. Click here to read…

Beijing Xiangshan Forum Webinar 2022 concludes: China Military
December 3, 2022

The Beijing Xiangshan Forum Webinar 2022 concluded on Friday with participants achieving consensus on “advancing the Global Security Initiative and jointly safeguarding peace and development.” Click here to read…

Myanmar, China hold economic forum to further enhance cooperation: Xinhuanet
December 3, 2022

A forum on China-Myanmar economic cooperation was held here on Friday to further enhance economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. The forum, with the theme of “China’s New Development and China-Myanmar Cooperation,” was organized by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI). Click here to read…

Chinese solar industry decries reported new US crackdown measures: Global Times
December 4, 2022

Chinese solar panel companies and industry insiders on Sunday expressed defiance over the US’ reported plan to impose new tariffs on Chinese firms that it deems to be “circumventing” US tariffs. Washington’s new crackdown measure will not have much impact on Chinese firms but will force them to speed up steps to enhance their industry chains, they said. Click here to read…

Key project of China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline is completed: Global Times
December 4, 2022

A key construction project of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was completed on Saturday. It will allow Russian gas to cross the Yangtze River to reach Shanghai, laying the foundation for the full completion of the landmark China-Russia energy cooperation project. Click here to read…

Military recruitment for first half of 2023 kicks off: China Military

December 4, 2022

Military recruitment for the first half of 2023 kicked off on December 1, 2022. The registration timeline is a little different for male and female applicants. The registration of male soldiers has already begun on December 1, 2022, with the deadline on February 10, 2023, while female applicants can enroll from January 1, 2023 to February 10, 2023. Click here to read…

Shanghai to ease COVID-19 test requirement: China Daily
December 4, 2022

Starting on Monday, Shanghai will no longer require passengers to hold a negative nucleic acid test result to take public transportation, including buses and subways, according to a municipal government announcement on Sunday afternoon. Click here to read…

Eight-point decision on Party conduct reaches 10th anniversary, leads to stricter self-governance, purer society: Global Times
December 4, 2022

It has been 10 years since the eight-point decision on work conduct were formulated and implemented after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012. More than 760,000 violations have been dealt with and more than 200 senior officials have been punished, which Chinese anti-graft experts believed showed obvious achievements in the CPC’s stricter self-governance and building a purer society. Click here to read…

China’s first hydrogen industrial vehicle production line put into operation in the Greater Bay Area: Global Times
December 4, 2022

China’s first hydrogen powered industrial vehicle production line is now fully operational in South China’s Guangdong Province, which will support the green development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the achievement of China’s “dual carbon” goal. Click here to read…

Ease China’s Covid controls to revive economy, cope with US pressure: South China Morning Post
December 4, 2022

A group of leading Chinese economists has called on authorities to ease Covid-19 controls suppressing economic activity, saying the move is needed to help fend off risks, including US pressure. In an open letter posted online on Saturday, the six economists said priority should be given to lifting restrictions on commercial areas such as transport, office buildings, restaurants, hotels and shopping malls. Click here to read…

Think tanks release report on China’s outlook on human rights: Global Times
December 5, 2022

A report examining contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights was released on Monday. Jointly released by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research under Xinhua News Agency, the report said China’s outlook on human rights has been continuously enriched and improved in practice, with its own cognitive perspective and ideological connotation based on the actual conditions of the country. Click here to read…

China’s BYD to start selling EVs in Japan by early 2023: Reuters
December 5, 2022

BYD Co’s Japanese division said on Monday it would start selling its first battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the country early next year, as the world’s largest EV maker further steps up its plan to either sell or make its cars available across major markets. China’s BYD, in which Berkshire Hathaway owns a stake, said it will roll out an electric sports utility vehicle, ATTO 3, in Japan starting Jan. 31. The car has a cruising distance of 485 kilometres and will cost 4.4 million yen. Click here to read…

COVID confusion in China as authorities row back curbs: Reuters
December 5, 2022

A patchwork easing of the world’s toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion across China on Monday, spurring hopes for more clarity as officials shift tone on the dangers posed by the coronavirus in the wake of last month’s unprecedented protests. Three years into the pandemic, China’s zero-tolerance measures, from shutting its borders to stifling lockdowns, provide a stark contrast with the rest of the world, which has largely opened up in its efforts to live with the virus. Click here to read…

Xi unwilling to accept foreign vaccines:Taipei times
December 5, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and recent protests could affect his personal standing in the Chinese Communist Party, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Saturday. Click here to read…

Think tanks release report on China’s outlook on human rights: Xinhuanet
December 5, 2022

A report examining contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights was released on Monday. Jointly released by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research under Xinhua News Agency, the report said China’s outlook on human rights has been continuously enriched and improved in practice, with its own cognitive perspective and ideological connotation based on the actual conditions of the country. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 4,247 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 5, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 4,247 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. Altogether 25,477 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Vaccinating elderly key to exiting pandemic: China Daily
December 5, 2022

An abundance of data has shown that domestic COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for the elderly and other vulnerable groups, drugmakers have said, as experts reiterated the importance of expanding immunization coverage in order to cope with the epidemic. Click here to read…

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Zhao Gang appointed acting governor of China’s Shaanxi Province: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

Zhao Gang has been appointed deputy governor and acting governor of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, according to a decision of the standing committee of the provincial legislature on Thursday. Meanwhile, the 37th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress has accepted the resignation of Zhao Yide from the post of provincial governorClick here to read…

Jiang Zemin’s remains transferred to Beijing: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

The remains of Comrade Jiang Zemin were transferred to Beijing from Shanghai aboard a special flight on Thursday afternoon. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Wang Qishan, received Jiang’s remains at the Xijiao Airport in Beijing and extended deep condolences to Jiang’s relatives. Click here to read…

Chinese premier welcomes foreign firms to invest in China: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday welcomed foreign companies to continue investing in China as he met with President of the European Council Charles Michel in Beijing. Click here to read…

Xinhua president meets with AP counterpart: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Daisy Veerasingham, president of the Associated Press (AP), via video link in Beijing on Thursday. Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of cooperation between the two sides, Fu said Xinhua is ready to work with the AP to continue covering stories about China-U.S. relations in a comprehensive, objective and accurate manner, in order to add positive energy to efforts that bring bilateral ties back to the track of sound and steady growth. Click here to read…

Xi holds talks with European Council president: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting President of the European Council Charles Michel in Beijing on Thursday. Xi said President Michel’s visit to China after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) — on behalf of all European Union member states — demonstrates the good will of the EU toward the development of relations with China. Click here to read…

China to conduct 5th national economic census in 2023: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

China will conduct its fifth national economic census in 2023 to take stock of the country’s economic and social development. The upcoming national economic census will carry out an input-output survey, the State Council said in a notice. Click here to read…

China’s Yunnan passes regulation on protecting centuries-old tea trees: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

Southwest China’s Yunnan Province has passed a protection regulation on its ancient tea trees, stipulating that wild and cultivated tea plants aged over 100 years should be better protected in the province. Click here to read…

China to launch commercial pension trials next year: Xinhuanet
December 1, 2022

China’s banking and insurance regulator on Thursday announced that it will run commercial pension trials in 10 cities and regions nationwide for one year from Jan. 1, 2023. Click here to read…

New evidence of Nanjing Massacre collected: China Military
December 1, 2022

The Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders held a press conference on the newly acquired cultural relics and historical data on November 30, 2022. A total of 453 pieces (sets) of important historical materials were collected in the memorial hall. Click here to read…

Patent Law regulation amended to improve IP protection system: China Daily
December 1, 2022

A regulation on helping implement the Patent Law is being amended in an effort to improve the legal system and promote high-quality development in this regard, an official from China’s top intellectual property regulator said. Click here to read…

Home quarantine allowed for some in Chongqing: China Daily
December 1, 2022

People who have had close contact with infected individuals can apply for home quarantine in Chongqing if they meet the necessary conditions, local officials said at a daily briefing on Wednesday evening. China has released the ninth version of disease prevention and control protocols and published a package of 20 modified measures in accordance with the latest COVID-19 epidemic circumstances. Click here to read…

Chinese cities further optimize COVID response amid new realities: Global Times
December 1, 2022

Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu, where the virus is rife, have continued to optimize their anti-epidemic policies in recent days, with Guangzhou resuming businesses, allowing dine-in services in low-risk areas; and shopping malls gradually opening in Beijing starting Thursday. Some cities have also started to allow close contacts to have home quarantine under certain conditions and exempt some groups from routine nucleic testsClick here to read…

Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant raises workers’ pay to attract new recruits: Global Times
December 1, 2022

Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou, a major center for iPhone production, launched three notices in a new round of mass recruitment this week, offering incentives such as higher bonuses for new candidates and referrals as the plant ramps up to full capacity, the Global Times learned. Click here to read…

China, Arab states deepen cooperation on water conservation in agriculture: People’s Daily
December 1, 2022

The Egyptian government recently piloted a digital precision irrigation system among hundreds of farmers. The system samples data with its sensors buried in the soil and tells farmers when they should water the crops and how much water is needed. Through a mobile application, farmers can obtain information about their crops, including the soil moisture content. They can start the irrigation remotely with just a few clicks on the screen of their mobile phones. The system cuts farmers’ water consumption in irrigation by around 20 percent. Click here to read…

Tiananmen activist says anti-COVID protests herald new era for China: Kyodo
December 1, 2022

A former student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protests said Thursday that the recent eruption of demonstrations against China’s “zero-COVID” policy and the government, in a rare display of public anger has moved the country into a “new era.” Click here to read…

China’s zero-Covid protests: Twitter, Telegram soar in popularity as users circumvent Great Firewall to avoid censorship: South China Morning Post
December 1, 2022

Twitter and Telegram, which are blocked in mainland China and only accessible via virtual private networks (VPNs), are among the country’s most downloaded apps in recent days amid widespread protests over pandemic restrictions, according to app market researcher Sensor Tower. Click here to read…

China GDP: what can be expected from December’s economic work conference?: South China Morning Post
December 1, 2022

The Communist Party is expected to convene its annual central economic work conference in mid-December, an event that will be closely watched by investors who are eager to see solutions offered up for some of China’s most pressing economic risks, including coronavirus disruptions and a property downturn. China’s new leadership is facing economic challenges unseen in the past two decades, with growth slowing far slower than expected and external headwinds mounting. Click here to read…

Huawei CFO’s U.S. bank fraud charges to be dismissed: Reuters
December 2, 2022

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies [RIC:RIC:HWT.UL] whose 2018 arrest strained relations between the U.S. and China.

Meng struck a deal with the prosecutors last year for the charges against her to be dismissed on Dec. 1, 2022, four years from the date of her arrest in Canada on a U.S. warrant, as Reuters reported first. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 4,233 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 2, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 4,233 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 30,539 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Beijing Xiangshan Forum Webinar focuses on Global Security Initiative: Xinhuanet
December 2, 2022

The Beijing Xiangshan Forum Webinar 2022 kicked off on Thursday evening on the theme of promoting the Global Security Initiative and safeguarding peace and development. Over 40 experts from 14 countries and one international organization were invited to discuss global security challenges, solutions and cooperation. Click here to read…

Social anxiety rising among young people: China Daily
December 2, 2022

Many say they lack the requisite skills to cope with work and community life. A new college graduate’s decision to become a cemetery custodian has ignited a heated discussion on social media about how young people nowadays can deal with social anxiety and benefit from genuine interpersonal relationships. Click here to read…

Hotline soothes worried residents: China Daily
December 2, 2022

A psychological counseling hotline that opened to the public in 2020 has played a special role in offering support to residents in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, as they’ve struggled with the uncertainties brought by COVID-19 and sudden lockdowns. Click here to read…

‘Decoupling’ rhetoric won’t hinder China’s high-tech progress: Global Times
December 2, 2022

Washington has sent a confusing stream of mixed messages over the last few weeks in response to growing market concerns over a US “decoupling” from the Chinese economy. Such mixed messages deserve attention, especially at time when the US is facing serious economic headwinds. Click here to read…

China Evergrande auto unit to lay off 10% of workers: Reuters
December 2, 2022

China Evergrande Group’s (3333.HK) electric vehicle unit plans to lay off 10% of its workers, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The company, China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd (0708.HK) also plans to suspend salary payments to 25% of its workers for between one and three months, the source said. Click here to read…

IMF’s Georgieva to press for quicker action on debt relief with China: Reuters
December 2, 2022

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that she will travel to Beijing next week with heads of other international institutions to press for quicker action on debt relief for poor and developing countries. The meetings with the country’s leadership will focus on China’s economic, COVID-19 and debt relief policies and will include officials from China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China, the IMF said. Click here to read…

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Coronavirus in China: cities ease some rules, ban blocking of exits amid protests and surge in cases: South China Morning Post
November 28, 2022

Authorities in Beijing and Guangzhou have eased some zero-Covid measures and warned that essential exits must not be blocked, amid calls for an end to lockdowns following last week’s deadly fire in Urumqi. Health authorities in Beijing said high-risk areas should be defined by units and buildings. These areas could be expanded when transmission risks were unclear or transmission was widespread in the community but only after “rigorous assessmentClick here to read…

China delays civil servant exam: China Daily
November 28, 2022

China has decided to delay the civil servant exam scheduled on Saturday and Sunday with no specific time was announced, according to the National Civil Service Administration. Click here to read…

Chinese premier meets Kazakh PM, calls for enhanced cooperation: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held a meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov via video link on Tuesday, calling for closer high-level exchanges and enhanced cooperation between the two countries. Click here to read…

Chinese vice premier calls for deepening China-Russia energy cooperation: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday attended the opening ceremony of the fourth China-Russia Energy Business Forum and put forward a three-point proposal on deepening China-Russia energy cooperation. Click here to read…

Xi holds talks with Mongolian president: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Monday at the Great Hall of the People during his state visit to China. Xi welcomed Khurelsukh and pointed out that the two presidents meeting again after two months as promised fully reflects the high level of China-Mongolia relations. Click here to read…

China’s C919 jet obtains approval for production: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022

China’s domestically developed C919 large jetliner received its production certificate on Tuesday, meaning the model can enter mass production. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the C919’s developer, received the certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) East China Regional Administration. Click here to read…

China to launch weeklong campaign to publicize Constitution: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022

China will launch a weeklong campaign to improve public knowledge of the country’s Constitution on Dec. 4, the ninth national Constitution Day. The campaign will focus not only on promoting the comprehensive implementation of the Constitution, but also studying, publicizing and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in October. Click here to read…

China launches campaign to boost employment for college graduates: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022

China has launched a campaign to offer employment services to college graduates to help them land jobs. The campaign, lasting from Nov. 28 to Dec. 18, will organize a string of online and offline activities, including recruitment and assessment, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Click here to read…

China’s pursuit of sci-tech goals to benefit world: Qiushi
November 29, 2022

China’s pursuit of self-reliance and strength in science and technology does not mean it will decouple from the world, experts said, adding that the goal is to turn the country into a more capable and innovative contributor when tackling global challenges with the international community. Click here to read…

Chinese gov’t spokesperson stresses enforcement of HKSAR national security law: People’s Daily
November 29, 2022

It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China’s State Council said on Monday. Click here to read…

UK-China ties at crossroads after Sunak announced end of ‘golden era’: Global Times
November 29, 2022

UK-China ties are now at a crossroads after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in his first foreign policy speech on Monday that the “golden era” of UK-China relations is over. Whether Sunak is continuing the status quo of “hot economics, cold politics,” or is seeking to become more hawkish and shortsighted on his China policy remains to be seen, experts said. Click here to read…

China sees 191 million underage internet users: China Daily
November 30, 2022

The number of underage internet users in China hit 191 million in 2021, leading to an internet penetration rate of 96.8 percent among Chinese minors, according to a report released on Wednesday. Click here to read…

US dismisses China protests to S China Sea mission: Taipei Times
November 30, 2022

The US Navy yesterday dismissed Beijing’s objections over a “freedom of navigation operation” conducted near the Spratly Islands in the latest incident drawing new attention to one of the world’s potential military flashpoints. In an unusual move, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China’s objections to yesterday’s mission, calling it “the latest in a long string of [Chinese] actions to misrepresent lawful US maritime operations and assert its excessive and illegitimate maritime claims” in the South China Sea. Click here to read…

World’s top supercomputers to aid high-quality development of Yellow River Basin Global Times
November 30, 2022

The Yellow River is regarded as the “Mother River” of the Chinese nation. For thousands of years, its basin has been a political, economic, and cultural hub in the long history of the Chinese civilization. Today, the 5,464-kilometer-long waterway has fed 12 percent of China’s population, irrigated 17 percent of all arable land, and supplied water to more than 50 large- and medium-sized cities. Click here to read…

Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home: Global Times
November 30, 2022

Several districts in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province, issued notices on Wednesday to adjust the epidemic prevention and control measures, with Haizhu district allowing close contacts who meet the conditions to be quarantined at home, and Tianhe, Conghua, Panyu and Huadu districts lifting restrictions in temporary control zones. Click here to read…

China factory, services activities slide to 7-month lows on COVID curbs: Reuters
November 30, 2022

China’s manufacturing and services activities shrank further in November to seven-month lows, official data showed, stung by the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions and rising infections that analysts said will hurt the economy well into 2023. Click here to read…

China wants US not to interfere in ties with India – Pentagon: Reuters
November 30, 2022

China has warned the United States to not interfere in its relationship with India following deadly border skirmishes between the Asian giants in 2020, the Pentagon said in a report. Ties between India and China have nosedived since the worst border clashes between them in 45 years killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. Deployment of troops has remained high on their Himalayan border since then, though India’s imports from China have surged. Click here to read…

Factbox: A chronology of dissent in China in recent decades: Reuters
November 30, 2022

Over the past week, thousands of Chinese in numerous cities have protested against China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies, in one of the biggest acts of public defiance seen since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. Click here to read…

China, Russia conduct joint aerial strategic patrol: China Military
November 30, 2022

According to the China-Russia annual military cooperation schedule, the air forces of the two countries conducted routine joint aerial strategic patrol in the air space over the waters of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the west Pacific Ocean on November 30. Click here to read…

US dismisses China protests to S China Sea mission: Taipei Times
November 30, 2022

The US Navy yesterday dismissed Beijing’s objections over a “freedom of navigation operation” conducted near the Spratly Islands in the latest incident drawing new attention to one of the world’s potential military flashpoints. In an unusual move, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China’s objections to yesterday’s mission, calling it “the latest in a long string of [Chinese] actions to misrepresent lawful US maritime operations and assert its excessive and illegitimate maritime claims” in the South China Sea. Click here to read…

Jiang Zemin passes away: Xinhuanaet
November 30, 2022

Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 96, it was announced on Wednesday. The announcement was made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the State Council of the PRC, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commissions (CMC) of the CPC and the PRC. Click here to read…

China to enhance prevention, control of invasive alien species: Xinhuanaet
November 30, 2022

China will enhance its capabilities in preventing and controlling invasive alien species to safeguard agriculture development and biodiversity. The country faces multiple risks of invasive alien species due to its long land border, foreign exchanges, illegal introduction and breeding of exotic pets, and illegal release of animals, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement. Click here to read…

China to further boost COVID-19 vaccination among elderly: Xinhuanaet
November 30, 2022

The Chinese government has released a work plan to ramp up vaccination among its elderly population to protect this vulnerable group against COVID-19. The work plan issued on Tuesday by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 aims to leverage the protective effect of vaccination to reduce the risk of severe or critical illness and death among infected seniors. Click here to read…

China safeguards climate justice, boosts global confidence in climate governance at COP27: Qiushi
November 30, 2022

The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Click here to read…

World’s top supercomputers to aid high-quality development of Yellow River Basin Global Times
November 30, 2022

The Yellow River is regarded as the “Mother River” of the Chinese nation. For thousands of years, its basin has been a political, economic, and cultural hub in the long history of the Chinese civilization. Today, the 5,464-kilometer-long waterway has fed 12 percent of China’s population, irrigated 17 percent of all arable land, and supplied water to more than 50 large- and medium-sized cities. Click here to read…

Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home: Global Times
November 30, 2022

Several districts in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province, issued notices on Wednesday to adjust the epidemic prevention and control measures, with Haizhu district allowing close contacts who meet the conditions to be quarantined at home, and Tianhe, Conghua, Panyu and Huadu districts lifting restrictions in temporary control zones. Click here to read…

U.S. not seeking decoupling from Chinese economy: Kyodo
December 1, 2022

The United States will keep pressing China to address economic practices that create disadvantages for U.S. companies, but is not seeking to cut economic ties with the Asian powerhouse, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday. Click here to read…

Vice premier stresses optimizing COVID-19 response: Xinhuanaet
December 1, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Wednesday underlined the importance of constantly optimizing the country’s COVID-19 response. Sun made the remarks at the National Health Commission when listening to experts’ opinions and suggestions on improving epidemic containment measures. Click here to read…

Xi holds talks with Lao president: Xinhuanaet
December 1, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks Wednesday with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 4,080 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanaet
December 1, 2022,

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 4,080 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Altogether 31,720 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

China-Japan defense hotline to start next spring, expected to benefit regional stability: Global Times
December 1, 2022

A defense hotline between China and Japan is expected to be launched next spring, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi revealed on Tuesday. Chinese observers said the move can avoid escalation of tensions if miscalculation or other frictions happen between the two sides in their maritime and air relations. Click here to read…

China to further upgrade its virus control policy: People’s Daily
December 1, 2022

China’s COVID-19 prevention and control work is facing new situations and new tasks, with the weakening pathogenicity of Omicron, increasing uptake of vaccination and growing disease response experiences, Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan said on Wednesday. Click here to read…

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China: Daily Scan, November 25, 2022

China to fully deliver supportive policies to consolidate economic recovery: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

China will take solid steps to ensure full and effective implementation of the policy package for stabilizing the economy and the follow-up measures, to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery and growth, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday. Click here to read…

Former anti-cult, cyberspace official sentenced to 14 years for taking bribes: Global Times
November 24, 2022

Peng Bo, former deputy head of anti-cult-related activities office and a former cyberspace official, was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 5 million yuan ($700,113) for taking bribes, Wuxi Intermediate People’s Court in East China’s Jiangsu Province announced on Thursday. Click here to read…

China’s commerce ministry vows better support for foreign manufacturing investment: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

The Ministry of Commerce Thursday pledged to better support multinationals in investing in China’s manufacturing sector. Foreign investment is significant to China’s manufacturing upgrades and integration into global industrial and supply chains, the ministry’s spokesperson, Shu Jueting, told a regular press conference. Click here to read…

China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port launches sea-rail container transport for NEV exports: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province has become a new passage for the exports of new energy vehicles (NEVs) via a sea-rail intermodal container transport service. On Thursday, the port saw the arrival of the final 93 cars in the shipment of 402 domestically produced NEVs on a container freight train from neighboring Jiangsu Province. These vehicles will be transferred to a container ship bound for Europe. Click here to read…

New shale gas field reserves of over 140 bln cubic meters discovered in SW China: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

Sinopec, China’s largest oil refiner, has discovered a new shale gas field, with a proven reserve of nearly 146 billion cubic meters, in the Sichuan basin in southwest China. The new shale gas field is located in Chongqing’s Qijiang District and Xishui County of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, according to Ma Yongsheng, chairman of Sinopec. Click here to read…

China lays out plan for future deep space exploration: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

China will carry out more deep space exploration missions in the next 10 to 15 years, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, in a recent interview. Click here to read…

China releases new national standards for food container safety: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

China’s market watchdog has rolled out three new national standards for food container safety in a bid to step up the quality monitoring of related products and safeguard food security. With new materials and techniques being used in food packaging, the standards aim to enhance quality control for metal containers and fill the quality assessment gap, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation at a press conference on Thursday. Click here to read…

Chinese Navy to host 19th Western Pacific Maritime Symposium in 2024: China Military
November 24, 2022

From November 5 to 9, the Chinese PLA Navy sent a delegation to Yokohama, Japan, to participate in the 18th Western Pacific Maritime Symposium (WPNS), said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. Click here to read…

Former anti-cult, cyberspace official sentenced to 14 years for taking bribes: Global Times
November 24, 2022

Peng Bo, former deputy head of anti-cult-related activities office and a former cyberspace official, was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 5 million yuan ($700,113) for taking bribes, Wuxi Intermediate People’s Court in East China’s Jiangsu Province announced on Thursday. Click here to read…

China issues dataset of lake-catchment characteristics on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Xinhuanet
November 25, 2022

China’s National Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC) has recently issued and shared a dataset of lake-catchment characteristics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, announced Lanzhou University. A research team from the Center for the Pan-third Pole Environment of Lanzhou University conducted the dataset. It provides fundamental data for the study of lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, said Liu Junzhi, professor at Lanzhou University and leader of the team. Click here to read…

10 killed, 9 injured in Xinjiang residential building fire: Xinhuanet
November 25, 2022

Ten people were killed and nine were injured in a fire at a residential building Thursday night in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 3,041 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
November 25, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 3,041 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 29,654 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

China’s carbon reduction drive creates more green jobs: Qiushi
November 25, 2022

Though the forest farm where Niu Yuzhu works in Zhuolu County, north China’s Hebei Province, has been closed since winter, Niu has not stopped his daily patrols. In addition to his patrol work, the 52-year-old has taken on other duties as the farm’s “forest chief,” including formulating forest management and protection plans, mobilizing locals to protect trees, and promoting the implementation of protection measures. He has been engaged in the industry since the age of 18, when he was in charge of tree planting at a state-owned nursery garden in the county. Click here to read…

Monkeypox vaccines in development: China Daily
November 25, 2022

Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm said on Wednesday that it is developing three potential mRNA vaccines for monkeypox. The experimental vaccines have been shown in a study to significantly evoke specific antibodies against monkeypox in mice, the company said in a statement. Click here to read…

China’s top disciplinary agency reveals young officials involved in football gambling: Global Times
November 25, 2022

China’s top disciplinary agency on Thursday disclosed several corruption cases involving young officials and football gambling, as a move to strengthen the education of young officials from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and as a reminder to eradicate gambling. Public security departments in several regions have issued messages urging netizens to stay away from online gambling amid the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Click here to read…

China to set up pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce in 33 places, including less developed areas: Global Times
November 25, 2022

China’s State Council on Thursday approved the establishment of comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce in 33 cities and regions across the country, in a bid to leverage the positive role of cross-border e-commerce in facilitating the transformation, upgrading and digital development of traditional industries and to optimize China’s foreign trade. Click here to read…

Beijing Xiangshan Forum Webinar to highlight Global Security Initiative: Xinhuanet
November 25, 2022

The Beijing Xiangshan Forum Webinar 2022 is set for Dec. 1 and 2, gathering experts and scholars under the theme of promoting the Global Security Initiative and safeguarding peace and development. Click here to read…

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China: Daily Scan, November 24, 2022

China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and State Post Bureau to further regulate e-cigarettes delivery: Global Times
November 23, 2022

The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice on Wednesday in which it announced that the capacity of e-cigarette products, aerosol and nicotine used in e-cigarettes carried by each person at each time will be limited. Click here to read…

Chinese authorities boost job creation for nation’s record 11 million graduates: Global Times
November 23, 2022

Chinese authorities are rolling out more policy stimulus to keep payrolls stable and boost job creation for the country’s 11 million graduates, a record high. Insiders said the situation this year is arduous, especially as the resurging epidemic has hindered the progress of traditional face-to-face campus recruitment, and global financial turbulence has cut many firms’ budgets. Click here to read…

Chinese FM refutes allegation of ‘ban’ on Korean dramas, stresses open attitude to latest film imports: Global Times
November 23, 2022

China has imported and distributed many South Korean movies and TV dramas since last year, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, refuting allegations of the existence of a “restriction” policy on South Korean entertainment content, when asked about media reports that Chinese regulators had allowed South Korean movies to be streamed “after a six-year suspension.” Click here to read…

China’s J-15 carrier-based fighter jet to get domestic engines: Global Times
November 23, 2022

A newly produced J-15 carrier-based fighter jet was fitted with what seems to be a pair of China’s domestically developed engines, according to an official media report on Wednesday, which marked the 10th anniversary of the aircraft’s first takeoff and landing on the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier. Click here to read…

China holds policing discussion with officials of Pacific island nations: Reuters
November 23, 2022

China said it held a video meeting to discuss police cooperation with several Pacific island nations on Tuesday, with at least two nations telling Reuters their ministers and police commissioners were unavailable to attend. Click here to read…

China’s top political advisor calls for boosted efficiency in performance of duties: Xinhuanet
November 23, 2022

China’s top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday called for efforts to improve the work evaluation system for political advisors so as to boost the efficiency of the performance of their duties. Click here to read…

Chinese defense minister delivers speech at 9th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Cambodia: Xinhuanet
November 23, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Wednesday delivered a speech at the 9th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) here in northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap province. Click here to read…

Chinese tech giant Huawei joins global digital coalition: Xinhuanet
November 23, 2022

Chinese tech giant Huawei has joined the Partner2Connect (P2C) digital coalition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), company chairman Liang Hua said Wednesday.
Huawei is committed to helping 120 million people in remote areas connect to the digital world by 2025, Liang said at the 2022 Sustainability Forum. Click here to read…

Chongqing resumes regular passenger flights to Middle East: Xinhuanet
November 23, 2022

Air China flight CA451 recently flew from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Dubai, marking the official resumption of regular passenger flights from the southwest China metropolis to the Middle East. The Chongqing-Dubai route is operated by Airbus A330 every Monday and Saturday, according to the airport. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 3,927 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
November 23, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 3,927 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Altogether 27,517 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Nation ups efforts for hydrogen: Qiushi
November 24, 2022

China’s development of the hydrogen energy industry is on a fast track driven by policy support and market demand, with innovative technologies, new applications and mechanisms constantly emerging, experts said. Click here to read…

Chinese minors’ addiction to online games has been largely solved: Global Times
November 24, 2022

The China Game Industry Research Institute released a report named “2022 China Game Industry Progress Report on the Protection of Minors” on Tuesday together with other departments, which showed that the problem of minors’ addiction to online games has been largely solved. However, what is worrying is that much of the time originally spent on games is now being used to browse short videos. Click here to read…

China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and State Post Bureau to further regulate e-cigarettes delivery: Global Times
November 23, 2022

The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice on Wednesday in which it announced that the capacity of e-cigarette products, aerosol and nicotine used in e-cigarettes carried by each person at each time will be limited. Click here to read…

Chinese authorities boost job creation for nation’s record 11 million graduates: Global Times
November 23, 2022

Chinese authorities are rolling out more policy stimulus to keep payrolls stable and boost job creation for the country’s 11 million graduates, a record high. Insiders said the situation this year is arduous, especially as the resurging epidemic has hindered the progress of traditional face-to-face campus recruitment, and global financial turbulence has cut many firms’ budgets. Click here to read…

Chinese FM refutes allegation of ‘ban’ on Korean dramas, stresses open attitude to latest film imports: Global Times
November 23, 2022

China has imported and distributed many South Korean movies and TV dramas since last year, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, refuting allegations of the existence of a “restriction” policy on South Korean entertainment content, when asked about media reports that Chinese regulators had allowed South Korean movies to be streamed “after a six-year suspension.” Click here to read…

China’s J-15 carrier-based fighter jet to get domestic engines: Global Times
November 23, 2022

A newly produced J-15 carrier-based fighter jet was fitted with what seems to be a pair of China’s domestically developed engines, according to an official media report on Wednesday, which marked the 10th anniversary of the aircraft’s first takeoff and landing on the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier. Click here to read…

Foxconn says it will continue to communicate with employees, govt to avoid disputes: Global Times
November 24, 2022

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) said on Wednesday that it would continue to communicate with employees and the government to avoid disputes and denied online speculation that employees who tested positive for COVID-19 were living in dormitories in its Zhengzhou facility, after some online videos showed violent incidents taking place. Click here to read…

China unveils financial measures to bolster housing market: People’s Daily
November 24, 2022

China’s financial authorities on Wednesday rolled out 16 steps in the country’s latest move to facilitate the stable and healthy development of the real-estate market. Efforts will be made to stabilize the supply of loans for real-estate development, and support the reasonable demand for individual housing loans, according to a guideline released by the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. Click here to read…

Apple supplier Foxconn apologises for hiring blunder at COVID-hit China plant: Reuters
November 24, 2022

Apple’s major supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) said on Thursday a “technical error” occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest. Click here to read…

China sees record daily COVID cases of nearly 30,000 amid lockdowns: Kyodo
November 24, 2022

China reported Thursday a record of nearly 30,000 daily coronavirus cases in the mainland, as the government continues to implement its stringent “zero-COVID” policy involving lockdowns in some areas. New cases stood at 29,754 on Wednesday, according to the National Health Commission, the highest figure since it began releasing the number in the spring of 2020. Click here to read…

Foxconn offers US$1,400 to new hires to leave Zhengzhou factory after violent protests over benefits and Covid-19 controls: South China Morning Post
November 24, 2022

The world’s largest iPhone factory, operated by Foxconn Technology Group in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, has promised to pay each newly-hired worker 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) to leave the campus immediately in a desperate move to end protests that have turned violent. Click here to read…

China to fully deliver supportive policies to consolidate economic recovery: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2022

China will take solid steps to ensure full and effective implementation of the policy package for stabilizing the economy and the follow-up measures, to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery and growth, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday. Click here to read…