Chinese vice premier stresses water conservancy, agricultural production: Xinhuanet

November 1, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Tuesday stressed efforts to boost the construction of water conservancy facilities during the coming winter and spring seasons, and to promote agricultural production. Click here to read…

Full text: Speech by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Xinhuanet

November 1, 2022

The following is the translation of the full text of the speech by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held TuesdayClick here to read…

China’s top political advisor meets with Vietnam’s communist party chief: Xinhuanet

November 1, 2022

China’s top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday met with Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee. Wang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, noted that China received Trong’s official visit to China right after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He said this shows that China attaches great importance to the special relationship of “comrades and brothers” between China and Vietnam and cherishes the traditional friendship between the two peoples. Click here to read…

China pledges further efforts to support self-employed businesses: Xinhuanet

November 1, 2022

Chinese officials on Tuesday pledged more efforts to support self-employed businesses amid difficulties as the country unveiled a new regulation on advancing the development of self-employed businesses. Click here to read…

China unveils plan on VR development: Xinhuanet

November 1, 2022

China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to boost the development of the virtual reality (VR) industry. By 2026, the total scale of China’s virtual reality industry, including related hardware, software, and applications, will exceed 350 billion yuan (about 48.56 billion U.S. dollars), according to the plan jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four relevant departments. Click here to read…

Senior political advisors meet to share views on key Party congress spirit: China Daily

November 1, 2022

The 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee held a plenary meeting on Tuesday. Wang Yang, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the meeting. Click here to read…

US and Chinese officials working to set up Biden-Xi meeting: Reuters

November 1, 2022

U.S. and Chinese officials are still working to arrange a face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali later this month, the White House said on Tuesday. National security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that staff-level work is ongoing to set up a potential meeting. “Staffs are still working through the modalities,” he said. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 409 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet

November 2, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 409 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Altogether 2,346 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identifiedClick here to read…

China’s upcoming import expo attracts 145 countries, regions, int’l organs: Qiushi

November 2, 2022

Representatives from a total of 145 countries, regions and international organizations will participate in the upcoming fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, the organizer said on Tuesday. Click here to read…

More investment made in roads to stabilize economy: Qiushi

November 2, 2022

China has increased the construction of highway infrastructure in order to maintain and increase investment and stabilize the economy, according to the Ministry of Transport. From January to September, construction began on 299 new expressway and national and provincial highway projects with a total length of 9,645 kilometers and 882 billion yuan ($121 billion) in investment, Gu Zhifeng, deputy chief of the highway bureau of the Ministry of Transport, said at a news conference on Monday. Click here to read…

World faces risk of combined epidemic of influenza and COVID-19 in the coming winter: Global Times

November 2, 2022

The world still faces the risk of a combined pandemic of COVID-19 and influenza, especially this winter, Zhong Nanshan, top Chinese respiratory diseases expert, said on Tuesday in The World Flu Day 2022 Symposium that more efforts are needed to tackle the scientific problems of influenza prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read…

India may let Chinese firms enter via JVs with local companies: Reuters

November 2, 2022

The Indian government is open to letting Chinese companies enter the country’s high-tech electronics sector should they set up manufacturing plants in partnerships with local companies, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing officials. A joint venture (JV) proposal could be cleared if the Indian partner holds a majority stake and controls the board, according to the report, although it said no conditions have been finalized. Click here to read…

US and Chinese officials working to set up Biden-Xi meeting: Reuters

November 1, 2022

U.S. and Chinese officials are still working to arrange a face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali later this month, the White House said on Tuesday. National security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that staff-level work is ongoing to set up a potential meeting. “Staffs are still working through the modalities,” he said. Click here to read…

Pakistan’s Sharif lands in Beijing to discuss economy, debt: Reuters

November 2, 2022

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders and discuss plans for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in the South Asian nation. The major investment in development and energy projects in Pakistan is part of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to improve China’s road, rail and sea routes with the rest of the world. Click here to read…

Xi stresses studying, understanding, implementing guiding principles of key Party congress: Xinhuanet
October 26, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Tuesday stressed fully studying, understanding and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the CPC to strive for new successes in building a modern socialist country in all respects. Click here to read…

China’s top procuratorate orders arrest of former bank chief: Xinhuanet
October 26, 2022

China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of Tian Huiyu, former president of China Merchants Bank (CMB), for suspected bribe-taking, abuse of power, and trade on undisclosed information. The case was transferred to procuratorial authorities for prosecution following the conclusion of an investigation by the National Commission of Supervision. Click here to read…

Pakistani PM to visit China: Xinhuanet
October 26, 2022

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to China from Nov. 1, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Full text of Constitution of Communist Party of China: Xinhuanet
October 26, 2022

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted the revised Constitution of the CPC on Oct. 22. Please find the document in the attachment.

Full text of Constitution of Communist Party of China Click here to read…

Xi Jinping chairs meeting of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee: Global Times
October 26, 2022

The Political Bureau of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made arrangements for studying, publicizing and implementing the spirit of the Party’s 20th National Congress at a meeting held on October 25. Also deliberated at the meeting were regulations by the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee on strengthening and safeguarding the Party Central Committee’s centralized, unified leadership and its detailed rules for implementing the eight-point decision on work conduct. Click here to read…

Xi leads CPC leadership to old revolutionary base: Xinhuanet
October 27, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, led members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau on Thursday to visit Yan’an, an old revolutionary base in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Click here to read…

China’s draft law on barrier-free environment up for debate: Xinhuanet
October 27, 2022

A draft law on the building of a barrier-free environment, the first of its kind in China, was tabled before lawmakers for the first deliberation on Thursday. The draft law, which is being deliberated at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, specifies the beneficiaries as “members of society in need of barrier-free environments.” Click here to read…

China to accelerate building carbon emission calculation system: Xinhuanet
October 27, 2022

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Thursday that it would expedite the construction of a unified and standardized national system to calculate carbon emissions. Focusing on sectors, companies and key products in the calculation, the ministry and relevant departments will also formulate a list of greenhouse gases, said Li Gao, a ministry official, at a press conference. Click here to read…

Former executive of Sinograin indicted: Xinhuanet
October 27, 2022

Xu Baoyi, former deputy general manager of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin), has been indicted on charges of bribery, dereliction of duty by personnel of state-owned enterprises, and insider trading, said the procuratorate authorities. Xu’s case has been filed with the Datong Intermediate People’s Court in north China’s Shanxi Province. Click here to read…

China’s top legislature starts standing committee session: China Daily
October 27, 2022

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, started its 37th session in Beijing on Wednesday. Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the session’s first plenary meeting and delivered a speech. Click here to read…

Harbin asking for ideas on birth policies: China Daily
October 27, 2022

Until Oct 31, residents may submit opinions and suggestions on a plan for optimizing birth policies and promoting long-term balanced population development in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, the city’s government said on Tuesday. Under the plan, which was drafted by the city’s health commission, families with a second and third child will receive a monthly subsidy for each child until the age of 3. Click here to read…

Chinese local govts endeavor to address public concerns amid widening COVID outbreak: Global Times
October 27, 2022

Winter comes, not only bringing cold air across China, but also sparking a new wave of COVID-19 flare-ups in multiple provinces and regions with more than 1,000 new cases reported on Thursday nationwide for a third straight day, which triggered affected areas to double down on measures in an attempt to bring the outbreaks under control as soon as possible. Click here to read…

PLA Navy’s newly commissioned frigate Ziyang makes training debut: Global Times
October 27, 2022

The Type 054A frigate Ziyang of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently made its training debut, with observers saying on Wednesday that the newly commissioned warship will enhance the PLA Navy’s capabilities. Click here to read…

China to revise women’s protection law for first time in decades: Reuters
October 27, 2022

Legislation aimed at giving women in China more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work was submitted to China’s parliament on Thursday after a third revision and extensive public input. The revised legislation comes as activists have expressed concern about increasing government rhetoric on the value traditional women’s roles and what some see as setbacks for women’s rights and more restrictive attitudes towards abortion. Click here to read…

Analysis: Xi’s new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans: Reuters
October 27, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness. Click here to read…

Ten ways China has changed under Xi Jinping: Reuters
October 27, 2022

Xi Jinping emerged from the 20th Communist Party Congress with a precedent-breaking third leadership term and a Politburo Standing Committee made up entirely of loyalists, cementing his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. Under Xi’s decade in power, China has undergone profound change, both domestically and within the global context. Click here to read…

Economical, intensive use of water resources highlighted in draft law revision: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

Chinese lawmakers are mulling a draft law revision to strengthen the economical and intensive use of water resources in the Yellow River, the “mother river” of the Chinese nation. The draft revision to the law, which was submitted Thursday to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, specifies that the water resources of the Yellow River basin should be used in a carefully calculated and strictly budgeted manner. Click here to read…

CPC reshuffles Shanghai Party chief: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has decided that Li Qiang no longer serves as the secretary of the Party’s Shanghai Municipal Committee. Chen Jining has been appointed to the position. Click here to read…

Central Military Commission holds executive meeting on studying Party congress guiding principles: XinhuanetClick here to read…
October 28, 2022

The Central Military Commission (CMC) on Thursday held an executive meeting on studying and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Click here to read…

Chinese FM holds phone talks with Russian counterpart: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, right after the 20th CPC National Congress, which reflected the high-level mutual trust and firm mutual support between China and Russia, said Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

AIIB president highlights multilateral cooperation in global governance: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

Seven years into its operations, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has upheld multilateralism, achieved rapid development and actively responded to various global challenges. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 214 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 214 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 1,123 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Guizhou province ramps up computing construction to boost digital economy: Qiushi
October 28, 2022

Southwest China’s Guizhou province is taking steps to accelerate the construction of data centers, computing infrastructure and national computing hub, as part of its broader drive to improve efficiency in the use of computing resources and inject fresh impetus into the country’s digital economy. Click here to read…

Zooming into CPC Constitution’s latest revision process: Qiushi
October 28, 2022

The resolution on an amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was adopted at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Oct. 22. The approval was announced by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

Xi stresses striving in unity to fulfill goals set by Party congress: Qiushi
October 28, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed promoting the great founding spirit of the Party and the spirit of Yan’an, and striving in unity to fulfill the goals and tasks set by the 20th CPC National Congress. Click here to read…

Chinese ‘artificial sun’ marks new breakthrough: Global Times
October 21, 2022

The new generation of artificial sun HL-2M in the Southwestern Institute of Physics Photo: Courtesy of the Southwestern Institute of Physics. A new breakthrough has been made in the scientific research of the new generation of “artificial sun” in China with its HL-2M plasma current exceeding 1 million amperes, creating a new record for the operation of controllable nuclear fusion device in the country, the Global Times learned from Southwestern Institute of Physics under the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Thursday. Click here to read…

‘Party’s self-reform being a journey to which there is no end’ added to amended CPC Constitution: Global Times
October 22, 2022

A resolution on the revised Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) approved on Saturday agreed to add statements on the Party’s self-reform being a journey to which there is no end, and on making integrated efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to become corrupt. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee: Xinhuanet
October 22, 2022

The following is a list of the 205 members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress in Beijing on Saturday (listed in the order of the number of strokes in their surnames):
Ding Xuedong, Ding Xuexiang, Wan Lijun, Xi Jinping, Ma Xingrui, Ma Xiaowei, Wang Ning, Wang Kai (Henan), Wang Kai (PLA), Wang Yong, Wang Hao, Wang Qiang, Wang Peng, Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) List of alternate members of 20th CPC Central Committee: Xinhuanet
October 22, 2022

The following is a list of the 171 alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday (listed in the descending order of ballots and, if their ballots are the same, the number of strokes in their surnames): Ding Xiangqun (f.), Ding Xingnong, Yu Lijun, Yu Jihong (f.), Yu Huiwen (Manchu), Ma Hancheng (Hui), Wang Jian, Wang Xi, Wang Liyan, Wang Yonghong, Wang Kangping, Wang Tingkai, Wang Xinwei, Wang Jiayi, Wei Tao (Zhuang Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Full text of resolution on 19th CPC Central Committee report: Xinhuanet
October 22, 2022

The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report of the 19th Central Committee adopted at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress Saturday. Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on the Report of the 19th Central Committee Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Full text of resolution on Party Constitution amendment: Xinhuanet
October 22, 2022

The following is the full text of a resolution on an amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted Saturday at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress. Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on the Revised Constitution of the Communist Party of China. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Full text of resolution on work report of 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: Xinhuanet
October 22, 2022

The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report on the Work of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection adopted Saturday at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress. Click here to read…

Xi presents new CPC central leadership: Xinhuanet
October 23, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presented the Party’s new central leadership when meeting the press Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He presented the other six newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee: Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi.Click here to read…

Xi stresses self-reform of Party: Xinhuanet
October 23, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday said the Party should always press forward with self-reform on the journey ahead. “A political party can only become invincible if it remains committed to self-reform, even though it has had a glorious past,” Xi made the remarks when meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People. Click here to read…

China’s GJ-11 stealth drone on display in Beijing, ‘capable of seizing air superiority’: Global Times
October 23, 2022

At a time when China’s latest armed reconnaissance drone, the stealth-capable GJ-11, is on display at an ongoing expo in Beijing, official media reported that the uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is capable of conducting missions to size air superiority. Military analysts said that while the report seems counter-intuitive, it might indicate some new combat concepts. Click here to read…

China, India should move ahead amid positive momentum in challenging intl landscape: Chinese envoy to India: Global Times
October 23, 2022

China and India should bring benefit to the two countries’ 2.8 billion people and properly handle divergence and sensitive issues amid positive momentum of the bilateral relations in the current challenging international landscape, said Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong as his more-than-3-year unforgettable tenure came to an end. Click here to read…

Hu’s dramatic China congress exit fuels speculation, official silence: Reuters
October 24, 2022

In a country where events are planned to minute detail and politics is cloaked in secrecy, former President Hu Jintao’s dramatic escorted exit from the closing of the Communist Party Congress sent speculation among China-watchers into overdrive. As per tradition, Hu, 79, had been seated on Saturday to the left of his successor, Xi Jinping, who was in the process of securing a third leadership term that was confirmed on Sunday. Click here to read…

China’s new political elites and their connection to Xi: Reuters
October 24, 2022

Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of China’s ruling Communist Party and unveiled a new leadership team dominated by his allies, including the entire seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which he heads. Most of the wider Politburo, made up of 24 members, all of them men, also have some sort of connection to Xi. Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has promoted numerous people who worked for or with him when he held various senior roles in Shanghai and the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang. Click here to read…

Communique of the first plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee: Xinhuanet
October 24, 2022

The following is the full text of the communique of the first plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: Communique of the First Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Click here to read…

China’s State Council appoints, removes officials: Xinhuanet
October 24, 2022

The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Monday announced the appointment and removal of officials. Dong Baotong was appointed deputy head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration. Dong no longer serves as deputy head of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. Click here to read…

China welcomes FATF’s removal of Pakistan from its grey list: Xinhuanet
October 24, 2022

China welcomes the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Pakistan from its grey list, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. “China congratulates Pakistan on this,” spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a regular news briefing. Click here to read…

Brief introductions of members of CPC central leading bodies: China Military
October 24, 2022

The following are the brief introductions of the members of the central leading bodies of the Communist Party of China: Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping, male, Han ethnicity, was born in June 1953 and is from Fuping, Shaanxi Province. He began his first job in January 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in January 1974. Xi graduated from School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University where he completed an in-service graduate program in Marxist theory and ideological and political education. He holds a Doctor of Law degree. Click here to read…

Xi stresses implementing guiding principles of key Party congress in armed forces: China Military
October 24, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday instructed the armed forces to study, publicize and implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress, and strive to achieve the goal set for the centenary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 205 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 25, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 205 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Altogether 875 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

How the CPC’s new central leadership was formed: Qiushi
October 25, 2022

The new central leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been elected, as the Party of over 96 million members and the Chinese people it leads embark on a new journey in China’s modernization drive. Xi Jinping was unanimously elected general secretary of the 20th CPC Central Committee at the committee’s first plenary session held on Sunday. He was also named chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission (CMC). Click here to read…

Senior officials explain key report at Party congress: Qiushi
October 25, 2022

The report of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), adopted at the recently concluded 20th CPC National Congress, serves as a political manifesto and a guideline for action to achieve new victories on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, a senior official said Monday. Click here to read…

Xi urges military to focus on its centenary goals: China Military
October 25, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, urged the Chinese military on Monday to continue to be focused on the goals set by the CPC Central Committee for the armed forces to accomplish by 2027, the year marking the centenary of the People’s Liberation Army. Click here to read…

China won’t export devt model, opposes imposition on others: Global Times
October 25, 2022

The just-concluded 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elaborated on Chinese modernization, which offers a path for other countries to seek inspiration, senior Party officials at a Monday press conference reiterated that China will not export its model to other countries, nor will it import models from other countries; every country should explore its own way to modernization that suits its own situation, in response to questions and concerns from the West about whether “China might export its ideology or development model.” Click here to read…

China’s top disciplinary watchdog vows to bar officials from serving as proxies for interest groups: Global Times
October 24, 2022

At a news conference to interpret the report on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), officials reiterated that the scourge of corruption could wreck the Party if not properly addressed, and they doubled down on the importance of fighting corruption in the future, saying that a high-handed posture on the issue should not be changed, and officials should be barred from serving as proxies for interest and power groups. Click here to read…

China ADRs tumble as Xi’s new team sparks worries over economy’s path: Reuters
October 25, 2022

U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies slumped on Monday after President Xi Jinping’s new leadership team sparked investor concerns that ideology-driven policies would be prioritized at the cost of private sector growth. Click here to read…

High-quality development given priority: People’s Daily
October 25, 2022

Economic growth to remain at core of policies, say officials and experts. China will prioritize high-quality development and keep economic development at the core of policies in the next five years while refining regulations to narrow income gaps, officials and experts said on Monday. Click here to read…

Chinese lawmakers to deliberate draft revisions to laws: People’s Daily
October 25, 2022

Chinese lawmakers will deliberate a draft amendment to China’s Legislation Law, which highlights strengthened enforcement and supervision of the Constitution, later this week.
The draft amendment also aims to improve the system and mechanism for better cohesion between legislative and reform decisions, Zang Tiewei, a spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, China’s top legislature, said Monday. Click here to read…

China’s top legislature, State Council, top political advisory body study guiding principles of 20th CPC National Congress: People’s Daily
October 25, 2022

Chinese lawmakers will deliberate a draft amendment to China’s Legislation Law, which highlights strengthened enforcement and supervision of the Constitution, later this week.
The draft amendment also aims to improve the system and mechanism for better cohesion between legislative and reform decisions, Zang Tiewei, a spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, China’s top legislature, said Monday. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) 181 countries now have diplomatic ties with China: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

A total of 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with China, up from 172 ten years ago, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said here on Thursday, as he hailed the country’s diplomatic services over the past decade. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) China expresses support, expectations for G20 summit in Bali: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

China supports Indonesia in playing its role as the president of the Group of 20 (G20) and expects the upcoming G20 summit to contribute to global COVID-19 response, economic recovery, and food and energy security, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday. Click here to read…

China completes test of vacuum liquid oxygen-methane rocket engine: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

China has completed a test of its largest-thrust vacuum liquid oxygen-methane engine, which was designed for use on a commercial rocket, the engine maker said Thursday.
Developed by the Chinese private rocket company LandSpace, the engine, coded TQ-15A, has a vacuum thrust of up to 836 kilonewtons. It will be used as the second-stage main engine for the second batch of the company’s ZQ-2 rocket, which can carry a payload of at least 6 tonnes to low-Earth orbit. The engine operated stably throughout the full-system test, achieving the design goal, the company said.Click here to read…

Sichuan the new hub of scientific and tech innovation: China Daily
October 20, 2022

Sichuan has advanced high-quality development and has made headway in transferring itself into a hub of science and technology and a center for innovation factors, said Zheng Li, head of the Publicity Department of CPC Sichuan provincial committee, at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. Click here to read…

Chinese diplomacy guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy to carry forward ‘fighting spirit’: Global Times
October 20, 2022

China’s determination to safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity and fundamental interests of the Chinese nation is unshakable and rock solid, and on the new journey in the future, China’s diplomacy will continue to carry forward the fighting spirit and improve the ability to fight, said a senior Chinese diplomat at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Thursday. Click here to read…

PBC eyes pro-growth fine-tuning, financial security, among efforts to be prioritized in line with key takeaways from Xi’s report: Global Times
October 21, 2022

China’s central bank on Thursday vowed to strengthen cross-cyclical and counter-cyclical fine-tuning to foster economic growth and stabilize employment and prices, among other financial efforts – revolving around development, security and opening-up – to be prioritized in alignment with Xi Jinping’s report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Click here to read…

The big reveal: Xi set to introduce China’s next standing committee: Reuters
October 21, 2022

Xi Jinping, poised to clinch a third five-year term as China’s leader, will on Sunday preside over the most dramatic moment of the Communist Party’s twice-a-decade congress and reveal the members of its elite Politburo Standing Committee. Xi’s break with precedent to rule beyond a decade was set in motion when he abandoned presidential term limits in 2018. His norm-busting as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong has made it even harder to predict who will join him on the standing committee. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 158 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 21, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 158 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 638 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

CPC maps out further steps on path to common prosperity: Qiushi
October 21, 2022

For many, moss is nothing but a humble tiny plant growing in some inconspicuous wet corners, but for villagers in the mountainous town of Maoyang, it is a cash cow that has carried them out of poverty and on a path to further affluence. The remote town is located in one of the least developed counties of east China’s Zhejiang Province, a major economic powerhouse and a pilot zone for achieving common prosperity. Click here to read…

China’s State Council appoints, removes officials: Xinhuanet
October 19, 2022

The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Wednesday announced the appointment and removal of officials. Tang Wenhong was appointed deputy head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. Xu Yongsheng was appointed deputy head of the National Government Offices Administration. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Delegates to 20th CPC National Congress continue holding group meetings: Xinhuanet
October 19, 2022

Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) continued holding group meetings on Wednesday. They deliberated the lists of preliminary nominees for the candidates of members and alternate members of the 20th CPC Central Committee, as well as members of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The lists were approved at the second meeting of the presidium of the congress on Tuesday. Click here to read…

HKSAR chief executive John Lee delivers first policy address: Xinhuanet
October 19, 2022

John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), delivered on Wednesday his first policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council since taking office. Click here to read…

Delegates from military discuss report to 20th CPC National Congress: China Military
October 19, 2022

Delegates from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Armed Police Force (PAP) attending the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have held group discussions on the report to the 20th CPC National Congress delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, in recent days. Senior Chinese military officials gave their opinions on the report to the congress in the group discussions. Click here to read…

China-proposed Digital Silk Road creates new opportunities for global development: People’s Daily
October 19, 2022

The Digital Silk Road cooperation mechanism, established by China in 2017, has constantly assisted Belt and Road countries to improve digital infrastructure, raise internet penetration, and promote digital infrastructure connectivity. It has created new opportunities of economic growth and digital transformation for relevant countries, advancing the innovative development of Belt and Road cooperation. Click here to read…

Congress delegates embrace Communist Party slogan pledging support for Xi Jinping: South China Morning Post
October 19, 2022

A new Communist Party slogan, the “two establishments” – which boils down to all-out support for Xi Jinping as China’s paramount leader – did not get a mention in the president’s work report at the opening of the national congress on Sunday. But it has been a consistent theme in panel discussions at the five-yearly gathering in Beijing, according to reports by state news agency Xinhua. When the congress ends on Saturday, the more than 2,200 delegates are expected to endorse amendments to the party’s constitution to include Xi Jinping Thought as its governing principles, and elect a new policymaking Central Committee. Click here to read…

Chinese capital steps up COVID measures as cases quadruple: Reuters
October 20, 2022

China’s capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop COVID, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing. The city of 21 million people on Thursday reported 18 new locally transmitted cases for the previous day, bringing the tally for the past 10 days to 197. That is four times more than the 49 infections detected in the previous 10-day period. Click here to read…

China defends ‘fighting spirit’ of Xi’s foreign policy: Reuters
October 20, 2022

China on Thursday defended its more assertive approach to foreign policy taken under President Xi Jinping and said its diplomats will “dare to fight” despite criticism that its so-called Wolf Warrior stance can backfire on the global stage. Chinese diplomats in the UK are under scrutiny this week after a Hong Kong protester was seen being dragged into the Chinese consulate in Manchester on Sunday and assaulted in an incident which the police are investigating. Click here to read…

China’s Xi Jinping sends ‘warning signal’ to the wealthy as he opens new front in ‘common prosperity’ push: South China Morning Post
October 20, 2022

Just days after President Xi Jinping announced tighter oversight of the way wealth is accumulated in China, speculation is growing about who might be targeted and how, with private business confidence still shaky following Beijing’s crackdown on the tech sector.
On Sunday, Xi’s report to the 20th party congress signalled more robust regulation to evenly distribute the spoils of China’s rapid development under “common prosperity”. Click here to read…

Congress delegates embrace Communist Party slogan pledging support for Xi Jinping: South China Morning Post
October 19, 2022

A new Communist Party slogan, the “two establishments” – which boils down to all-out support for Xi Jinping as China’s paramount leader – did not get a mention in the president’s work report at the opening of the national congress on Sunday. But it has been a consistent theme in panel discussions at the five-yearly gathering in Beijing, according to reports by state news agency Xinhua. When the congress ends on Saturday, the more than 2,200 delegates are expected to endorse amendments to the party’s constitution to include Xi Jinping Thought as its governing principles, and elect a new policymaking Central Committee. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 164 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 164 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Altogether 643 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

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Prosecuting authorities vow to improve public-interest litigation: China Daily
October 20, 2022

Prosecuting authorities will improve the handling of public-interest litigation to better serve people in line with the concept of high-quality rule of law, a senior prosecutor said at a news conference on Wednesday. Click here to read…

J-20 fighter jet active in all five PLA theater commands: Global Times
October 20, 2022

China’s domestically developed stealth fighter jet, the J-20, can now be found in all five theater commands of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said recently, with experts saying on Wednesday that more J-20s are expected to enter service to replace their outdated predecessors and better safeguard the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests. Click here to read…

Nearly 70% Chinese elderly intend to return to workplace after retirement: Global Times
October 20, 2022

A latest report shows that 68 percent of surveyed senior citizens in China intend to return to the workplace after retirement while 30 percent of the interviewees say they have economic pressure. Experts said it’s a normal and beneficial phenomenon given the slow growth of pension in recent years and labor shortages in some industries. Click here to read…

Report charts way to energy security, greener future: People’s Daily
October 20, 2022

The active and prudent approach to climate actions that Xi Jinping has vowed China will pursue is suitable to the nation’s conditions, with coal serving as the dominant fossil fuel reserve, experts said. Though coal may still be China’s major source of energy in the short term, they said, the country’s booming renewable energy sector has created strong momentum that will help it embrace a much greener future. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Wang Yang calls for striving in unity to build modern socialist country in all respects: Xinhuanet
October 17, 2022

Wang Yang on Monday called for striving in unity and gathering strength to build a modern socialist country in all respects. The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), delivered Sunday by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, serves as a political declaration and program of action to open a new chapter of building a modern socialist country in all respects, Wang said. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Wang Huning stresses using congress spirit to build consensus, unity in action: Xinhuanet
October 17, 2022

Wang Huning on Monday stressed using the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to build consensus and unity in action for building a modern socialist country in all respects. Click here to read…

How will CPC withstand ‘dangerous storms’ in the future?: Global Times
October 17, 2022

After delivering a report at Sunday’s opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping on Monday called on all Chinese people to stay united as “a piece of hard steel” under the CPC’s leadership and pull together with one mind to power the giant ship of national rejuvenation through the winds and waves to reach its destination. Click here to read…

China detects world’s most powerful gamma ray bursts, breaking multiple records: Global Times
October 17, 2022

Chinese astronomers have detected record-breaking, most powerful gamma ray bursts (GRBs) in the world, boosting the highest-energy GRBs record by almost 20 times and marking the first detection of a GRB with energies above 10 TeV. The observations have broken several records and are of great value in revealing the mechanism of the phenomenon, observers said on Sunday. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 208 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 18, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 208 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Altogether 587 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

20th National Congress of Communist Party of China opens in Beijing, Xi Jinping delivers report to Congress on behalf of 19th CPC Central Committee: Qiushi
October 18, 2022

Strive in unity to lay out a new blueprint for national rejuvenation; make concerted efforts to create new historic achievements. The highly anticipated 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened on the morning of October 16 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Click here to read…

China’s new journey a boon to world development: Qiushi
October 18, 2022

A report delivered on Sunday by Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) struck Sean Slattery as “very forward-looking.” “The report shows great vision, but it’s very practical as well,” said the Irishman. “It’s going to have a big influence on China’s development going forward.” Click here to read…

Party’s anti-graft efforts generate fruitful outcomes: China Daily
October 18, 2022

The spread of corruption has been effectively contained in China as the Communist Party of China has made unprecedented efforts to tackle corruption in the past decade, senior Party officials said at a news conference on Monday. Click here to read…

China to tackle major issues faced by foreign firms, in unswerving opening-up drive: Global Times
October 18, 2022

China will focus on tackling major issues faced by foreign businesses, as part of the country’s unswerving effort to expand all-around opening-up, a Chinese official said on Monday, responding to questions about the nation’s business environment amid a growing smear campaign by some anti-China forces in the West. Click here to read…

Major takeaways from Xi Jinping’s report to 20th CPC National Congress: People’s Daily
October 18, 2022

The following are major takeaways from Xi Jinping’s report to the ongoing 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Our Party has dedicated itself to achieving lasting greatness for the Chinese nation and committed itself to the noble cause of peace and development for humanity. Our responsibility is unmatched in importance, and our mission is glorious beyond compare. It is imperative that all of us in the Party never forget our original aspiration and founding mission, that we always stay modest, prudent, and hard-working, and that we have the courage and ability to carry on our fight. We must remain confident in our history, exhibit greater historical initiative, and write an even more magnificent chapter for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Click here to read…

For China’s women, this week’s Congress is unlikely to mean progress: Reuters
October 18, 2022

As Xi Jinping consolidates power at China’s 20th Communist Party Congress this week, Chinese women are not holding their breath for progress in gender equality. Xi’s decade as the party’s general secretary has seen the number of women in politics and elite government roles decline and gender gaps in the workforce widen, academics and activists say. Feminist voices have also been muzzled and in recent years, the government has increasingly emphasised the value of traditional roles for women as mothers and carers, they add. Click here to read…

China delays release of key economic data amid party congress: Reuters
October 18, 2022

China delayed the release of economic indicators scheduled for publication this week, including its third-quarter gross domestic product data due on Tuesday, according to an updated calendar on the statistics bureau’s website. Click here to read…

COVID-19: Zhengzhou locks down almost 1 million people: Taipei Times
October 18, 2022

Zhengzhou, the iPhone manufacturing hub, has locked down one of its most-populated districts to tame a COVID-19 flare-up, with creeping restrictions throughout China underscoring the constant threat of disruption companies face while the country sticks to “zero COVID.” Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Li Keqiang calls for forging ahead with concrete work toward building modern socialist China in all respects: Xinhuanet
October 18, 2022

Li Keqiang on Monday participated in a group discussion with delegates from northwest China’s Gansu Province who are attending the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Zhao Leji calls for pooling strength to implement strategic arrangements made at Party congress: Xinhuanet
October 18, 2022

Zhao Leji on Monday called for pooling strength to implement strategic arrangements laid out in a report of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to the 20th CPC National Congress, when he joined delegates from north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in discussing the report. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Han Zheng stresses firmly advancing great rejuvenation of Chinese nation on all fronts: Xinhuanet
October 18, 2022

Han Zheng on Monday expressed full support for the report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), delivered Sunday by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

Agricultural reform powers China’s rise: People’s Daily
October 16, 2022

China’s economic transformation from a largely rural society to a predominantly prosperous one has been faster than any other in the world thanks to national efforts to eradicate extreme poverty, according to Rana Mitter, professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Xi calls for building modern socialist China in all respects as key CPC congress opens: Xinhuanet
October 16, 2022

Xi Jinping called on all members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to strive in unity to build a modern socialist China in all respects as the 20th CPC National Congress opened Sunday. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) China opposes unilateralism, exclusive groups against particular countries: Xinhuanet
October 16, 2022

China opposes all forms of unilateralism and the forming of blocs and exclusive groups targeted against particular countries, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday. Click here to read…

Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds its first meeting, Xi Jinping delivers speech: Xinhuanet
October 16, 2022

The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of October 15. Xi Jinping was present and delivered an important speech. Presided over by the congress’ secretary-general Wang Huning, the meeting approved a list of the presidium’s 46 members on the Standing Committee including Comrade Xi Jinping. Click here to read…

Xi stresses further modernizing national defense, military: China Military
October 16, 2022

Xi Jinping said on Sunday achieving the goals for the centenary of the People’s Liberation Army in 2027 and more quickly elevating the people’s armed forces to world-class standards are strategic tasks for building a modern socialist country in all respects. Click here to read…

CPC expounds on main objectives, tasks for next 5 years: China Daily
October 16, 2022

The Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled the main objectives and tasks for the next five years in a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened on Sunday. The main objectives and tasks for this period are as follows: Click here to read…

Chinese Ambassador to India’s visit to Bhutan ‘helps advance friendly ties’: Global Times
October 16, 2022

Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong recently paid a three-day visit to Bhutan, during which Sun met with Bhutanese leaders and the two sides vowed to promote the development of relations, the Chinese Embassy in India said in a statement on Saturday night.Click here to read…

Xi stresses PLA centenary goals, military modernization at 20th CPC National Congress: Global Times
October 16, 2022

Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed further modernizing national defense and the military at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with analysts saying that the modernization will involve the informatization and intelligentization of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the PLA’s enhanced capability in safeguarding the country’s security. Click here to read…

Report sets course for socialist path: People’s Daily
October 17, 2022

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China convened in Beijing on Sunday. In the report Xi Jinping delivered at the opening session, he objectively summarized the progress of the Party and the nation over the past five years and the past 10 years of the new era, and provided a guideline for their joint development in the foreseeable future. Click here to read…

CPC vows to boost modernization: People’s Daily
October 17, 2022

Party’s ‘central task’ is to build great modern socialist country, advance national rejuvenation, Xi says The Communist Party of China has vowed to comprehensively advance national rejuvenation through a Chinese path to modernization, a central task the Party laid out for the next five years and beyond at the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened in Beijing on Sunday. Click here to read…

Agricultural reform powers China’s rise: People’s Daily
October 16, 2022

China’s economic transformation from a largely rural society to a predominantly prosperous one has been faster than any other in the world thanks to national efforts to eradicate extreme poverty, according to Rana Mitter, professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford. Click here to read…

Xi’s new generals face tough military challenges post-congress: Reuters
October 17, 2022

In his first two terms as commander of the world’s largest military, Chinese President Xi Jinping has unleashed sweeping changes to its structure, posture and potency. Over those 10 years, China has rapidly expanded and advanced its naval and rocket forces, purged thousands of officers over corruption, reformed its command operations and built bases deep in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia. Click here to read…

China’s next big trade is nationalism: Reuters
October 17, 2022

President Xi Jinping has just made clear that he has bigger worries than the flagging economy. He opened the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress on Sunday with a speech more focussed on national security and stability than in the past. That means state-led, inward-looking policies like self-sufficiency and zero-Covid will trump economic growth. Click here to read…

Xi Jinping has silver linings for rest of world: Reuters
October 17, 2022

A third term for Xi Jinping would risk a cold war, or even a hot one. But the prospect of China’s nationalistic leader staying in power, which the ruling Communist Party is almost certain to approve at its congress this week, isn’t all bad for the rest of the world. Xi’s policies are hurting the economy. That makes it harder for the People’s Republic to throw its weight around – and helps fight climate change. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 182 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 17, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 182 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. Altogether 534 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. A total of 286 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its report. Click here to read…

CPC charts course for Chinese modernization as key congress opens: Qiushi
October 17, 2022

The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond as the 20th CPC National Congress opened. Click here to read…

CPC charts course for modern socialist China in all respects: Global Times
October 17, 2022

The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond as the 20th CPC National Congress opened. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) CPC Central Committee holds meeting to seek opinions from non-CPC personages on major report: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2022

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Aug. 31 to seek opinions and suggestions from non-CPC personages on the draft report to the 20th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and made an important speech. Click here to read…

(CPC Congress) Communique of the Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2022

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued. The following is the full text of the communique:

Communique of the Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of ChinaClick here to read…

China to ensure implementation of rent exemption policies for market entities: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2022

China will intensify its implementation of premises rent reductions or exemptions for small and micro-sized firms and self-employed businesses in the services sector, the state-assets regulator has said. All rent relief policies and measures should be implemented effectively, according to a circular released by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Click here to read…

China Development Bank issues bonds to support green infrastructure: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2022

China Development Bank, one of the country’s policy banks, has issued 12 billion yuan (about 1.69 billion U.S. dollars) of green bonds to boost the green transformation of infrastructure. Click here to read…

China’s J-20 stealth fighter jets drive away foreign aircraft in combat patrols over East China Sea: Global Times
October 13, 2022

J-20 stealth fighter jets of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently carried out a series of combat patrols over the East China Sea, driving away foreign aircraft which were flying close to China’s territorial airspace in the process, with experts saying on Thursday that with advanced warplanes like the J-20 and others, China is well-equipped to deal with close-in reconnaissance provocations by foreign militaries. Click here to read…

China’s chip association urges US to rectify its wrongdoings, disruptive and discriminative policies: Global Times
October 13, 2022

China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) said on Thursday that it opposes the US’ arbitrary move on its chip technology ban against China with regard to new export control measures announced by the US Department of Commerce last week. Click here to read…

China’s 20th Communist Party Congress: who could be in Xi’s new team?: Reuters
October 13, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping is widely expected to clinch a third five-year leadership at the upcoming congress of the ruling Communist Party, a mandate that would secure his stature as the country’s most powerful ruler since founding leader Mao Zedong. Click here to read…

When Chinese protesters came up against Xi’s security machine: Reuters
October 13, 2022

Jack Yao, a Chinese Communist Party member, never wanted to be an activist. Having escaped rural poverty and joined Beijing’s middle classes through decades of study and work, he saw himself as a patriotic poster child of the party’s successful rule. Yet the 43-year-old’s life has been upended since he and thousands of other people abruptly lost access to their savings in a banking fraud scandal that erupted in April, which centred on a string of rural lenders in Henan and Anhui provinces. Click here to read…

Rare political protest banners removed in Chinese capital: Reuters
October 13, 2022

Beijing authorities removed rare banners of political protest from an overpass in the Chinese capital, according to images circulated widely on social media on Thursday, just days before the start of a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress. The banners bore several slogans, including a call for President Xi Jinping’s ouster and an end to strict COVID-19 policies, according to numerous images and videos circulated on Twitter, which is blocked in China. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 249 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 14, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 249 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 56 in Inner Mongolia and 53 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission’s report Friday. A total of 1,010 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Consumption market tipped to expand: China Daily
October 14, 2022

Despite facing downward pressures and uncertainties at home and abroad, China’s consumer market is expected to gain growth momentum in coming months, according to experts. This impetus will be fueled by better containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a package of stimulus measures taking effect gradually to spur consumption, the experts said. Click here to read…

Shanghai logs 49 new COVID-19 infections: China Daily
October 14, 2022

Shanghai reported two new local confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47 asymptomatic infections on Thursday, according to the city’s health commission. Among them, two asymptomatic infections were found outside quarantined populations. Another 20 buildings and neighborhoods were added to the city’s list of medium-risk zones. Click here to read…

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CPC Central Committee meets with non-CPC personages on major report; united front key to securing national rejuvenation: Global Times
October 14, 2022

The united front is important for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to unite all non-CPC personages within and outside China to gather the wisdom and strength of all Chinese people to realize the great rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, said analysts, as the Xinhua News Agency reported three days ahead of the 20th CPC National Congress that the Party’s Central Committee had a crucial meeting with non-CPC personages. Click here to read…

38 problematic mobile apps revealed for infringing upon users’ rights: Global Times
October 14, 2022

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released on Thursday a notification about problems with dozens of mobile applications that infringe upon users’ rights. A total of 38 mobile applications were identified with problems such as pushing pop-up information that violates regulations or coercively, frequently, and excessively asking for permission from users. Click here to read…

2,500 reporters, including 750 foreign journalists apply to attend the 20th CPC National Congress: Global Times
October 14, 2022

About 2,500 journalists, including 750 foreign reporters have applied to attend the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the press center of the congress will organize various activities for reporters to facilitate access to information about the big event in China, according to information from the press center. Click here to read…

Xi gets chance to tighten economic hold at congress: Taipei Times
October 14, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) is on the verge of installing more allies who share his vision of tighter control over entrepreneurs and a more dominant role in the economy for the Chinese Communist Party at a congress that starts this weekend. Click here to read…

Plenum makes full preparation for 20th CPC National Congress : Xinhuanet
October 12, 2022

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the four-day session, which was presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

19th CPC Central Committee concludes 7th plenary session: Xinhuanet
October 12, 2022

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the four-day session, which was presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

China Development Bank offers loan support for specialized, sophisticated SMEs: Xinhuanet
October 12, 2022

China Development Bank (CDB), one of the country’s policy banks, has provided financial support for specialized and sophisticated small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A total of 13.1 billion yuan (about 1.84 billion U.S. dollars) in loans was granted in the first three quarters of 2022, providing support for the high-quality development of 115 specialized and sophisticated SMEs that produce novel and unique products. Click here to read…

Ministry ups funding for water projects: China Daily
October 12, 2022

The country will strive to ensure a total investment of over 1 trillion yuan ($139 billion) in water conservancy development this year, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
Vice-Minister Liu Weiping announced the new target at a news conference on Tuesday, as the ministry has surpassed the previous target of making 800 billion yuan in such investments. Click here to read…

China’s Xi Jinping to further consolidate power with changes to Communist Party constitution: South China Morning Post
October 12, 2022

During China’s 20th Communist Party congress, the party’s constitution will be amended once again, a process that is expected to further elevate the status of President Xi Jinping, who is set to secure a third term as the party’s leader. The constitution, the highest level binding document for China’s ruling party, has been amended at every congress since the party’s founding in 1921 to reflect changes in direction of leadership.
It is understood the process to update the document began months ago and will be officially endorsed at the congress, which begins on Sunday. Click here to read…

China makes new progress in COVID vaccines R&D following multiple technological routes: Global Times
October 13, 2022

China has made new progress in the research and development of the vaccines for COVID-19 by adhering to multiple technological routes in parallel, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Central bank to continue rollout of digital yuan: Global Times
October 13, 2022

China’s central bank said on Wednesday that it will continue to promote the sustainable and healthy development of the digital yuan, and will coordinate personal privacy protection and security compliance. Click here to read…

When Chinese protesters came up against Xi’s security machine: Reuters
October 13, 2022

Jack Yao, a Chinese Communist Party member, never wanted to be an activist. Having escaped rural poverty and joined Beijing’s middle classes through decades of study and work, he saw himself as a patriotic poster child of the party’s successful rule. Click here to read…

China’s 20th Communist Party Congress: who could be in Xi’s new team?: Reuters
October 13, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping is widely expected to clinch a third five-year leadership at the upcoming congress of the ruling Communist Party, a mandate that would secure his stature as the country’s most powerful ruler since founding leader Mao Zedong. Click here to read…

China Communist Party praises achievements on H.K., Taiwan, COVID: Kyodo
October 13, 2022

China’s Communist Party praised Wednesday its achievements over the past five years in bringing stability to Hong Kong, blocking the independence of Taiwan and controlling the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of its twice-a-decade congress due to start this weekend. Click here to read…

Solomons police officers head to China for training: Taipei Times
October 13, 2022

A group of 32 police officers from the Solomon Islands has flown to China to train in policing techniques and improve their understanding of Chinese culture, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said in a statement. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 322 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 13, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 322 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 64 in Xinjiang and 53 in Inner Mongolia, according to the National Health Commission’s report Thursday. A total of 1,154 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Plenum makes full preparation for 20th CPC National Congress: Qiushi
October 13, 2022

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the four-day session, which was presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read…

CPC solving problems of formalism: China Daily
October 13, 2022

Consistent efforts have been made by the Communist Party of China in the past five years to solve problems arising from the practice of formalities for formalities’ sake to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on primary-level authorities. Click here to read…

China’s internet watchdog vows another crackdown against Covid-19 rumours amid anger over pandemic policies: South China Morning Post
October 6, 2022

China’s top internet regulator has pledged to keep cracking down on misinformation and rumours related to Covid-19 and other social issues, as the country continues to tighten its control over online speech. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which has in recent years established itself as an authority over the veracity of online information, said on Wednesday that fake information on social media and short video platforms has sowed panic, anxiety and anger over the government’s Covid policies, among other issues. Click here to read…

Former president of China Merchants Bank expelled from CPC, public office: Xinhuanet
October 8, 2022

Tian Huiyu, former president of China Merchants Bank, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws, the country’s top anti-graft body announced on Saturday. Click here to read…

China criticizes strengthening of US military alliance in Asia Pacific, says dialogue is only way to resolve Korean Peninsula issue: : Global Times
October 6, 2022

China has reaffirmed that dialogue and consultation are the only way to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue, urging the US side to take action, show sincerity, and create conditions for the resumption of dialogue. Click here to read…

China’s surveillance state grows stronger under Xi: Taipei Times
October 7, 2022

When Chen picked up his phone to vent his anger at getting a parking ticket, his message on WeChat was a drop in the ocean of daily posts on China’s biggest social network. However, soon after his tirade against “simple-minded” traffic cops in June, he found himself in the tentacles of the communist country’s omniscient surveillance apparatus. Click here to read…

Former head of China’s state railway operator arrested for bribery: Xinhuanet
October 8, 2022

China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) announced its decision to arrest Sheng Guangzu, former secretary of the leading Party members group and general manager of the previous China Railway Corp., for suspected bribe-taking. Click here to read…

Xi Jinping’s ‘final purge’ ahead of CCP congress: Taipei Times
October 8, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has embarked on a “final round of purges” ahead of a major Chinese Communist Party (CCP) National Congress, using his long-running anti-corruption campaign to cement his grasp on power, analysts said. Click here to read…

Disciplinary body approves work report: People’s Daily
October 8, 2022

A plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection — the Party’s top disciplinary watchdog — on Friday approved a work report to be submitted to the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress, which is expected to open on Oct 16 in Beijing. Click here to read…

China says U.S. abusing trade measures with chip export controls: Reuters
October 8, 2022

New U.S. export controls targeting Chinese chip manufacturers are an abuse of trade measures and designed to maintain the country’s “technological hegemony”, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Saturday. Click here to read…

People’s congresses elections see increases in turnout, representation: Global Times
October 9, 2022

More than 2.6 million new deputies have been directly elected to people’s congresses in townships and county-level regions across China, nearly 150,000 more than the previous election, the country’s top legislature said on Sunday. Click here to read…

410,000 people punished for formalism and bureaucracy over past 5 years: China’s top disciplinary authority: Global Times
October 9, 2022

Since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in 2017, the discipline inspection and supervision authorities across the country have busted 273,000 cases of formalism and bureaucracy, which leads to the punishment of 410,000 people. Click here to read…

China promotes the standardization of non-fossil energy as the country strives to achieve ‘dual carbon’ goal: Global Times
October 9, 2022

By 2025, a relatively complete energy standard system that can effectively support and lead the green and low-carbon transformation of energy will be initially established, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) stated in a notice on Sunday, as the country works toward its “dual carbon” goal. Click here to read…

Central Bank seeks local currency settlements with ASEAN, neighboring countries as yuan globalization gains pace: Global Times
October 9, 2022

China’s central bank has set its sights on streamlining overseas investors’ access to yuan-denominated financial assets while seeking local currency settlements with ASEAN economies and neighboring countries, as part of a broad push to globalize the Chinese currency, according to an official article on Sunday. Click here to read…

Authorities summon solar panel makers to meetings to avert price gouging, other irregularities: Global Times
October 9, 2022

Chinese authorities recently summoned key polysilicon producers to meetings, in a bid to avoid price gouging and promote the overall healthy development of the domestic photovoltaic (PV) industry. Click here to read…

China grants 59,000 patents for integrated circuit layout-designs over decade: IP administration: Global Times
October 9, 2022

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced on Sunday that the administration has granted a total of 59,000 integrated circuit layout-design certificates patents as of the end of September and the country ranks 11th in the Global Innovation Index 2022, compared with 34th in 2012. Click here to read…

China’s Xi Jinping briefs Communist Party inner circle in countdown to landmark national congress: South China Morning Post
October 9, 2022

China’s twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle has entered the final stage of preparation with hundreds of senior Communist Party officials gathering in Beijing on Sunday for their final briefing before the national congress. At the start of the so-called seventh plenum, President Xi Jinping briefed all of the roughly 370 full and alternate members of the Central Committee – the party’s inner circle of power – on the work report he will deliver when the congress gets under way next weekend. Click here to read…

Chinese state media highlights PLA role in intercepting foreign warplanes as activity in East and South China seas shows little sign of letting up: : South China Morning Post
October 10, 2022

Foreign military aircraft are expected to continue flying over Chinese-claimed waters in the East and South China seas, observers said after state media released details of a close encounter. A documentary about the People’s Liberation Army aired by state broadcaster CCTV during the National Day holiday included a section about the role of navy pilots shadowing foreign planes. Click here to read…

Chinese tech shares tumble after U.S. publishes new export rules: Reuters
October 10, 2022

Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group (9988.HK) and Tencent (0700.HK) as well as in chipmakers slumped on Monday, following the latest U.S. crackdown on China’s chipmaking industry to slow Beijing’s technological and military advances. Click here to read…

Beijing issues language code for government service staff: Global Times
October 10, 2022

The Beijing Government Service Administrative Bureau recently released its newly crafted draft of the Ability Specification for Government Service General Counter Staff, and is seeking public comments through email and fax until October 26 to further improve the working ability and service attitude for frontline Beijing government service staff at all levels. Click here to read…

Highly contagious Omicron variant BA.5.1.7 identified in Chinese mainland for first time: Global Times
October 10, 2022

A new Omicron variant that has caused multiple infections in Shaoguan, South China’s Guangdong Province, has been identified as the subvariant BA.5.1.7. It’s the first time the variant has been detected in the Chinese mainland. Click here to read…