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China: Daily Scan, December 26, 2022

Xi meets with HKSAR chief executive: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022

President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee, who is on a duty visit to Beijing. During the meeting, Xi heard a report from Lee on Hong Kong’s current situation and the HKSAR government’s work. Click here to read…

Chinese FM holds phone talks with U.S. secretary of state on bilateral ties: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the latter’s request. Wang said that last month, President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden met successfully in Bali, which provided strategic guidance for steering bilateral relations out of grave difficulties and back to a healthy and stable track, sending a positive signal to the outside world. Click here to read…

China vows further judicial protection for traditional medicine intellectual property: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022

China’s apex court has introduced guidelines on strengthening the judicial protection for intellectual property in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in all respects. The 16-article guidelines issued recently by the Supreme People’s Court put forth targeted measures regarding major areas and key issues of TCM, providing clear guidance for the adjudicatory work related to TCM intellectual property. Click here to read…

China to rectify medical insurance constraints: Xinhuanet

December 23, 2022

China’s National Healthcare Security Administration has launched a campaign to identify and remove inappropriate constraints concerning medical insurance to protect the interests of the insured, according to a circular recently issued by the administration. Click here to read…

Resilient China injects certainty into global economic recovery: Qiushi
December 23, 2022

The Chinese economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in a tough year, bringing much-needed certainty and vitality to a world facing unprecedented challenges amid COVID-19-induced disruptions and geopolitical tensions. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland opposes Taiwan-related provisions in US defense act: China Military
December 24, 2022

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday voiced firm opposition to Taiwan-related provisions in a new US defense act. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, as a domestic law of the United States, blatantly makes irresponsible remarks on the Taiwan question, and includes provisions of providing “military financing” and selling arms to the Taiwan region, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Click here to read…

Former mayor receives suspended death sentence for corruption: China Daily
December 23, 2022

A former mayor of Hegang, a city in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Friday for multiple crimes involving corruption, according to a local court. Click here to read…

Large fever clinic opens in Foshan convention center: China Daily
December 23, 2022

A large clinic was launched inside a convention and exhibition center in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Thursday to facilitate treatment of people with fever.

Medical workers are being sent by a number of hospitals to the new clinic in the Tanzhou Convention and Exhibition Center, which initially allocated 10 rooms for both adult and minor patients and offers 24-hour services. Click here to read…

China develops first home-grown DPU chip: China Daily
December 23, 2022

Yusur, a leading Chinese startup on data processing units, or DPUs. Chinese researchers have developed the country’s first Data Processing Unit (DPU) chip, marking a milestone in the domestic chip industry. Click here to read…

Chinese experts say second booster still necessary for people who have been infected: Global Times
December 23, 2022

Is the second booster shot still necessary for people who have been infected with COVID-19? China’s State Council joint epidemic prevention team said yes, calling on the public to choose a different vaccine from the previous three doses as their second booster shot. Click here to read…

E-commerce platform links China’s cryptocurrency: Global Times
December 23, 2022

With China’s digital yuan becoming more widely used across a growing number of scenarios and platforms, it will serve the real economy and people’s lives by being better, faster and more inclusive in usage, experts told the Global Times. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland opposes Taiwan-related provisions in US defense act: China Military
December 24, 2022

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday voiced firm opposition to Taiwan-related provisions in a new US defense act. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, as a domestic law of the United States, blatantly makes irresponsible remarks on the Taiwan question, and includes provisions of providing “military financing” and selling arms to the Taiwan region, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Click here to read…

China central banker calls for strengthening property sector policies: Reuters
December 24, 2022

A top advisor to the People’s Bank of China on Saturday called for strengthening of real estate policy in light of sluggish economic growth over the past several years as China has pursued its zero-COVID policy. Click here to read…

China turns to online help as Covid outbreaks swamp health facilities: South China Morning Post
December 24, 2022

Earlier this week, Amy Luo, who lives in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, tested positive for Covid-19. While she struggled with a fever, she managed to obtain hard-to-find medicines at a pharmacy, but as her symptoms began to change, she was not sure how often, or how much of the medicine to take. “I didn’t go to a nearby hospital to see the doctor,” Luo said. “Too many people were there. I was afraid to get cross-infected.” Instead, she turned to Ask Doctor, a mini-programme offered on the Baidu Health platform, which is operated by China’s biggest search engine. Click here to read…

Xi stresses building up China’s strength in agriculture at key rural work conference: Xinhuanet
December 24, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for enhanced efforts to build up China’s strength in agriculture and do a good job in work on agriculture and rural areas. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing the annual central rural work conference held from Friday to Saturday in Beijing. Click here to read…

Eight major achievements of China’s major-country diplomacy in 2022: Xinhuanet
December 25, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that over the year 2022, China has conducted major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in an all-round way, making new contribution to upholding world peace and promoting common development. Click here to read…

China’s National Health Commission stops publishing daily COVID information: Xinhuanet
December 25, 2022

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) has stopped publishing daily epidemic information starting from Sunday, and relevant epidemic information will be released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for reference and research, according to a notice on the NHC website. Click here to read…

China prioritizes people’s health in COVID-19 fight: Xinhuanet
December 25, 2022

Unlike the ordeal at the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic three years ago, Wuhan resident Huang Jianmei was not in a state of panic after getting infected with the Omicron variant this time. Huang caught a cough, but the symptom was mild. She took some medicine and recovered, without going to the hospital. She has completed a full course of vaccination against COVID-19 including a booster shot. Click here to read…

Daily new COVID infections in Zhejiang reach over 1 mln, peak expected with 2 mln daily around New Year’s Day: Global Times
December 25, 2022

With daily new infections surpassing 1 million, the COVID-19 epidemic in East China’s Zhejiang Province is expected to peak earlier around the New Year’s Day and enter a high-level stage with the highest daily tallies reaching 2 million, local authorities said on Sunday. Click here to read…

China navigates complex international issues, striking balance in major-country diplomacy in 2023: Global Times
December 25, 2022

China has greatly advanced its diplomatic agenda in 2022 with head-of-state diplomacy setting the pace for the country’s overall diplomatic work, which was highlighted by one home-ground event, two major initiatives and three important visits, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday in reviewing the country’s diplomatic work for 2022. Chinese experts believe that the overall successful diplomatic work helped China navigate complex global and regional issues, consolidate consensus and strike a balance in maintaining strategic stability in relations with other major countries such as the US and Russia. Click here to read…

New improvements expected for China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet: Global Times
December 25, 2022

Chinese military analysts said constant upgrades are expected for China’s J-20 fighter jet, after foreign media reported recently that a new and more powerful variant of the stealth aircraft has appeared. Click here to read…

Railway transportation in Xinjiang region completes annual target ahead of schedule: Global Times
December 25, 2022

Railway transportation in Northwest China’s Xinjiang region has completed its annual work load target at 201.3 million tons set for the year eight days ahead of schedule on Friday, domestic news portal chinanews.com.cn reported over the weekend. Click here to read…

Xizang’s largest photovoltaic supply project begins grid-connected power generation : Global Times
December 25, 2022

A 120,000-kilowatt photovoltaic plant, the largest photovoltaic supply project in Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region constructed by China Huadian Corporation connected with the grid and began power generation on Sunday, the company said via its official Wechat account. Click here to read…

China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation: Reuters
December 25, 2022

China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to what it said was provocation from the democratically-governed island and the United States. Click here to read…

China must raise self-reliance in agricultural technology, Xi says: Reuters
December 25, 2022

President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. Click here to read…

Estimated several million daily COVID cases in China amid virus surge: Kyodo
December 25, 2022

Daily new COVID-19 infections in China are believed to have reached several hundred million based on figures released by regional authorities, amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus since the government significantly relaxed its strict antivirus measures earlier this month. Zhejiang Province in eastern China said Sunday the number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the area has topped 1 million and that the figure is expected to double around the turn of the year. Click here to read…

Hong Kong to reopen China border in mid-January: Taipei Times
December 26, 2022

Hong Kong intends to start reopening its borders with mainland China before mid-January, aiming to return to pre-2020 cross-border travel arrangements, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said. Click here to read…

China stops reporting daily cases: Taipei Times
December 26, 2022

Authorities are making nearly no effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 ahead of Lunar New Year travel, analysts said in a report The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) yesterday ceased publishing daily COVID-19 data amid doubts about the reliability of numbers, as infections explode in the wake of an abrupt easing of tough restrictions. Click here to read…

Why has China had such a struggle vaccinating the elderly against Covid-19? : South China Morning Post
December 26, 2022

Chinese cancer patient Xiao Cuiru, 75, has been unsure about whether to have a Covid-19 jab. He has had several operations to remove malignant bladder tumours since July last year and this summer, after finishing the first phase of chemotherapy, received conflicting advice about vaccination. Two doctors from Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, who first detected his cancer, advised him to wait and prepare instead for a second round of chemotherapy three months later. But two other doctors, from his hometown in Hunan province, said his condition was stable enough for him to get jabbed. Click here to read…

Opening-up in major sectors seen next year: Qiushi
December 26, 2022

Advanced manufacturing, smart power, modern services to attract foreign funds. China will continue to widen opening-up and guide foreign companies to invest in key areas such as advanced manufacturing, modern services and energy conservation in its market in 2023, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. Click here to read…

New high-speed railway line linking Chengdu and Kunming opens to traffic: China Daily
December 26, 2022

A new railway line in China’s southwestern region opened on Monday, rediucing travel time between the region’s two major cities Chengdu and Kunming, capitals of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, respectively. Click here to read…

Grassroots fever clinics open across China as COVID-19 cases surge: Global Times
December 26, 2022

Grassroots clinics for fever patients are being opened in many places across China, especially in small towns and cities, to enhance the capacity of the local medical system to deal with the epidemic. These changes are among the latest efforts by Chinese cities to cope with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. Click here to read…

China: Daily Scan, December 22, 2022

Chinese, Australian FMs hold strategic dialogue: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong held the sixth China-Australia Foreign and Strategic Dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Chinese envoy calls for more int’l support for Afghanistan: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for more international support for Afghanistan as the country is at a critical stage of nation-building. Much remains to be done for the realization of peace and development in the country. Afghan people should not be forgotten. The international community should make greater efforts to provide more support and assistance, said Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Click here to read…

China approves restructuring of two major state-owned steel enterprises: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

China has approved the restructuring of two state-owned giants in the iron and steel industry, the country’s top state-owned assets regulator said on Wednesday. Sinosteel Group Corporation Limited, a metallurgical and mineral resources developer and processor, will be integrated into China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, a major player in the iron and steel industry, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). Click here to read…

Testing booths turned into fever clinics as China battles COVID-19: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

Nucleic acid testing booths are being converted into consultation rooms for fever patients in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. These changes are among the latest efforts by Chinese cities to cope with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. Click here to read…

HKSAR gov’t releases Youth Development Blueprint: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday released the Youth Development Blueprint, outlining the overall vision and guiding principles for the HKSAR government’s long-term youth development work in the future. Click here to read…

Xi meets United Russia party chairman Medvedev: China Military
December 21, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Wednesday met with Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, who visited China at the invitation of the CPC. Click here to read…

China to further facilitate cross-border personnel flow: China Daily
December 21, 2022

China will provide more convenience for cross-border personnel exchanges in light of current circumstances, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a question regarding whether China has any plan to optimize quarantine measures for arrivals. Click here to read…

Chinese SMEs shine on international stage: People’s Daily
December 21, 2022

As Chinese elements caught eyes at the just-concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, a good number of brands owned by China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drew wide attention for their contributions to major venues of the world-class sporting event. Click here to read…

WHO says China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID cases: Reuters
December 21, 2022

China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday, amid concerns about a lack of data from the country. Official figures from China have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of the strict “zero-COVID” policy. Click here to read…

First foreign COVID vaccines head to China from Germany: Reuters
December 22, 2022

Berlin has sent its first batch of BioNTech (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccines to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday, the first foreign coronavirus vaccine to be delivered to the country. Click here to read…

Chinese cities give out free fever drugs as COVID flares: Reuters
December 22, 2022

Cities in China began distributing free anti-fever drugs to the public, as COVID-19 sweeps through the world’s most populous country largely unchecked for the first time after an abrupt shift in the country’s containment policies. After widespread protests and a relentless rise in cases, China this month began dismantling its “zero-COVID” regime. Click here to read…

Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese air force incursion: Reuters
December 22, 2022

Taiwan scrambled combat jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that entered its southeastern air defence zone, the island’s defence ministry said on Thursday. Taiwan has complained of repeated missions by the Chinese air force over the last two years, often in southern areas of its air defence identification zone, or ADIZ. Click here to read…

Invasive species directory released: China Daily
December 22, 2022

Ministry’s list aimed at maintaining healthy ecological environment. China released a directory of invasive species on Tuesday in order for departments to prioritize their control. The directory, which included 59 species, most of which are plants and insects, will come into effect on Jan 1. Click here to read…

Scientists crack virus evolution code: China Daily
December 22, 2022

Chinese scientists have discovered the mechanism behind the convergent evolution of the Omicron strains of COVID-19, a feat that could help researchers develop broad-spectrum COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Monday. Click here to read…

Sino-Russian joint naval exercise starts: China Daily
December 22, 2022

The Chinese and Russian navies started a weeklong joint exercise on Wednesday in the East China Sea, according to a spokesman for the People’s Liberation Army Navy. Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng said the Joint Sea 2022 naval exercise would involve operations like an area blockade, air defense, search and rescue, and anti-submarine strike. Click here to read…

Chinese cities roll out centralized quarantine service for those opting against home quarantine: Global Times
December 22, 2022

Several Chinese cities including Hangzhou, are now allowing people with COVID-19 to apply for centralized quarantine, after many expressed concern over passing the coronavirus to others under the same roof, especially the elderly and children. Click here to read…

China’s top securities regulator vows to establish regularized mechanism for audit supervision cooperation with US: Global Times
December 22, 2022

China’s top securities regulator on Wednesday vowed in a meeting to establish a regularized mechanism for cooperation in audit supervision between China and the US, in a bid to cultivate a more stable and predictable international regulatory cooperation environment. Click here to read…

CATL achieves mass production at German lithium-ion battery factory, a breakthrough in its global expansion: Global Times
December 22, 2022

China’s lithium-ion battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced Wednesday that its first overseas factory in Thuringia, Germany has achieved mass production of lithium-ion battery cells on schedule, marking a breakthrough in its global expansion. Click here to read…

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…

China Daily Scan, December 12, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Provinces roll up sleeves to reinvigorate economy: Global Times

December 11, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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China: Daily Scan, November 22, 2022

China promotes int’l cooperation on remote sensing data services: Xinhuanet
November 21, 2022

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday launched a national platform for remote sensing data and application services in Haikou, capital city of the southern island province of Hainan. Click here to read…

China’s financial hub Shanghai plans to boost 5G coverage: Xinhuanet
November 21, 2022

China’s financial hub Shanghai is expected to have over 77,000 5G base stations by the end of 2023 as part of the city’s efforts to boost 5G coverage, local authorities said. More than 4,000 commercial buildings and major public buildings would achieve indoor 5G coverage, and 90 percent of the city would have access to 5G services by the end of next year, according to an action plan released by the Shanghai Communications Administration. Click here to read…

China unveils plan to shore up industrial economy: Xinhuanet
November 21, 2022

China will roll out a slew of measures to sustain the recovery momentum of the industrial economy, according to a circular released on Monday. Industry, region and enterprise-specific measures will be adopted to secure the sound development of key industries, boost coordinated regional development, and inject vitality into industrial enterprises, per the document jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Click here to read…

China rolls out rules on mental health support for people in home quarantine, vulnerable groups: Global Times
November 21, 2022

Chinese officials have underscored mental health support for those subject to COVID-19 quarantine or health monitoring to avoid stress-triggered extreme events in its newly released anti-COVID guidelines, requiring special attention to vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, the elderly and those with underlying diseases. Click here to read…

China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: Xinhuanet
November 21, 2022

China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared future for humanity in outer space, according to a statement issued by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday. Click here to read…

Five financial experimental zones set up in China’s Yangtze River Delta region to inspire tech innovation: Global Times
November 21, 2022

The People’s Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, and other seven government departments co-issued a document on Monday on setting up five financial experimental zones for technological innovation in Shanghai and four nearby cities in the Yangtze River Delta region. Click here to read…

36 killed, 2 missing in central China plant fire: Xinhuanet
November 22, 2022

Thirty-six people were killed and two others remain missing after a fire occurred at a plant in central China on Monday afternoon, local authorities said Tuesday. The fire broke out at 4:22 p.m. Monday at the plant of a commerce and trade company in Wenfeng District of Anyang City, Henan Province. Firefighters put out the fire at around 11 p.m. Monday, according to the city’s publicity department. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 2,145 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
November 22, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 2,145 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Altogether 25,754 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Returnees, grads seeking State jobs: China Daily
November 22, 2022

Although around a million of the overseas students who returned to China last year found work in innovative sectors or launched start-ups, grassroots jobs in the civil service or at the community level have also emerged as a popular choice for many. Click here to read…

China Defence unveiled at 11th international defense expo in Pakistan: China Military
November 22, 2022

The 11th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) was held in Pakistan’s southern port city Karachi for four days from November 15 to 18. The exhibitor group “China Defence” has drawn the attention of multiple delegations and exhibitors, featuring strong Chinese characteristics, a unified national exhibitor group, a series of advanced equipment displays, etc. Click here to read…

CBIRC chairman refutes overseas media reports about domestic real estate crisis: Global Times
November 22, 2022

Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), has refuted overseas media reports that China is experiencing a real estate crisis, saying that China’s fixed-asset investment still has great potential for growth. Click here to read…

Securities regulator details construction of modern capital market with Chinese characteristics: People’s Daily
November 22, 2022

China’s top securities regulator on Monday detailed the construction of a modern capital market with Chinese characteristics. Efforts should be made to grasp the logic of valuation for different types of listed companies, and to explore ways to build a valuation system with Chinese characteristics so that the market plays a better role in resource allocation, Yi Huiman, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said at this year’s Financial Street Forum annual conference. Click here to read…

HKSAR to elect deputies to national legislature in December: People’s Daily
November 22, 2022

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will elect 36 deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, on Dec. 15, according to a decision by the presidium meeting of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the HKSAR to the 14th NPC on Monday. Click here to read…

Six former staff of Hong Kong newspaper plead guilty to conspiracy to commit collusion: Reuters
November 22, 2022

Six former staff of Hong Kong’s defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces in a closely watched national security case. The six pleaded guilty to conspiring with media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other people to request a foreign country or organisation “to impose sanctions or blockade, or engage in other hostile activities” against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments between July 2020 and June 2021. Click here to read…

U.S., China defence ministers meet for second time this year: Reuters
November 22, 2022

The Chinese and U.S. defence ministers met for their second face-to-face talks this year on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, in a meeting that was not expected to lead to major breakthroughs but could touch on the importance of crisis communication and their opposing views on Taiwan. Click here to read…

Debt-laden China Evergrande gives back land sites to Wuhan city: Reuters
November 22, 2022

A Chinese municipal district said it had taken back 134,500 hectares (332.4 acres) of land formerly held by a unit of debt-laden developer China Evergrande Group and had made no payment for doing so. The government of Jiangxia District in the central city of Wuhan retrieved its land-use rights over the undeveloped sites at the Evergrande Technology Tourism City on November 16, according to a statement by the district’s Planning and Natural Resources Bureau. Click here to read…

Chinese vice premier stresses immediate measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak: Xinhuanet
November 22, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has stressed the importance of taking immediate action to contain current COVID-19 epidemic without delay. Sun made the remarks on Monday in an inspection of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality to guide local COVID-19 prevention and control work. Click here to read…

China to cut tax for more anti-cancer, rare-disease drugs: Xinhuanet
November 22, 2022

China will cut to 3 percent the value-added tax on the imports and the domestic production and circulation of more anti-cancer and rare-disease drugs. Starting on Dec. 1, a total of 71 such drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients will benefit from the tax reduction, according to a statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and other government agencies. Click here to read…

China: Daily Scan, November 21, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

China: Daily Scan, October 31, 2022

Yin Yong appointed acting mayor of Beijing: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

Yin Yong was appointed deputy mayor and acting mayor of Beijing Municipality on Friday. The appointment was made at the 44th session of the Standing Committee of the 15th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress, the local legislature. The session accepted the resignation of Chen Jining from the post of Beijing mayor.Click here to read…

Chinese researchers develop 3D printed lithium metal battery with high energy density: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

Chinese researchers have recently developed a new type of lithium metal battery with 3D printing technology, significantly improving the battery’s lifespan and energy density. Lithium metal battery is expected to be the next-generation high-energy battery for its potential high energy density. But the bottlenecks, such as lithium dendrite growth and low Coulombic efficiency, resulting in poor cyclability and low energy density, have limited its applications.Click here to read…

China expects to see over 1 million TCM personnel by 2025: Xinhuanet
October 28, 2022

By 2025, the number of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) personnel in China’s medical and healthcare institutions will surpass 1 million, according to a TCM-related talent development plan.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…

CPC Central Committee decides on new Party chief of Guangdong: China Daily

October 28, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided that Li Xi no longer concurrently serves as secretary, standing committee member, and member of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, and that Huang Kunming concurrently serves as member, standing committee member, and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee.Click here to read…

Xi stresses rural revitalization in inspections to Shaanxi, Henan: Global Times
October 28, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed advancing rural revitalization across the board and striving tirelessly to achieve agricultural and rural modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection trip to the city of Yan’an in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province and the city of Anyang in central China’s Henan Province, from Wednesday to Friday.Click here to read…

China deploys in-situ deep-sea station for uncrewed research: Xinhuanet
October 29, 2022

Chinese researchers have deployed an in-situ scientific experiment station on the seabed that will enable long-term uncrewed scientific research in the deep sea, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said.Click here to read…

China’s top procuratorate orders arrest of former provincial political advisor: Xinhuanet
October 29, 2022

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Sun Yuanliang, former vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, for suspected bribe-taking.Click here to read…

Chen Yixin appointed head of the Ministry of State Security: China Daily
October 30, 2022

Chen Yixin, former secretary-general of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, was appointed as the head of the Ministry of State Security on Sunday. The announcement was made by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. Former State Security Minister Chen Wenqing has become the Party Secretary of the commission.Click here to read…

Guangzhou district implements COVID-19 measures to control breakout: China Daily
October 30, 2022

Strengthened measures including the suspension of classes for students and reduction of flow of people were introduced on Sunday in Haizhu district of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, to further prevent and control the new round of the COVID-19 pandemic.Click here to read…

Xi stresses striving in unity to fulfill goals set by Party congress: Global Times
October 30, 2022

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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…

China’s Z-20 helicopter surpasses Black Hawk in technologies, chief designer says: Global Times
October 30, 2022

China’s domestically developed Z-20 utility helicopter has surpassed the US’ Black Hawk, as it has adopted many advanced technologies the Black Hawk does not have, said the chief designer of the Chinese chopper on state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). Deng Jinghui made the remarks when he was asked on a CCTV program on Saturday if the Z-20 has copied or drawn inspiration from the Black Hawk, given the similarity in appearance between the two helicopters.Click here to read…

China central bank reaffirms it will step up support for real economy: Reuters
October 30, 2022

China’s central bank will step up credit support for the real economy while keeping the yuan basically steady, Governor Yi Gang said in comments published on Sunday, reaffirming the bank’s existing policy objectives.Click here to read…

CPC Central Committee issues decision on Party congress guiding principles: Xinhuanet
October 30, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a decision on the study, publicity and implementation of the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress.Click here to read…

Ex-senior Beijing political advisor indicted for bribery: Xinhuanet
October 30, 2022

Yu Luming, former vice chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, has been indicted on charges of taking bribes, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said in a statement on Sunday.Click here to read…

China’s top procuratorate orders arrest of former vice governor of Liaoning: Xinhuanet
October 31, 2022

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Wang Dawei, former vice governor of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, for suspected bribe-taking. The National Commission of Supervision has completed an investigation into Wang’s case and handed it over to prosecutors, the SPP said.Click here to read…

Xi urges efforts to carry forward great founding spirit of CPC and Yan’an Spirit: Qiushi
October 31, 2022

Less than a week after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, president of the People’s Republic of China, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, led the members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to visit Yan’an, an old revolutionary base in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The members are Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi. Click here to read…

Chinese cities clamp down on COVID as cases rise before winter season: Reuters
October 31, 2022

Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people. Cases in mainland China hit 2,898 on Sunday, topping 2,000 for a second straight day and pressuring the country’s controversial zero-COVID policy, which has hamstrung the economy and exasperated its citizens.Click here to read…

Hong Kong proposes allowing retail trade in cryptocurrencies: Reuters
October 31, 2022

Hong Kong’s government has proposed allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds – a move it hopes will help it rebuild its fintech hub status. The city, which previously proposed limiting crypto trade to professional investors, has seen planned rules for digital assets heavily criticised for stifling innovation, prompting a slew of start-ups to move to other markets such as Singapore and Dubai.Click here to read…

China: Daily Scan, October 20, 2022

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…

China: Daily Scan, October 6, 2022

Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration: Xinhuanet
October 4, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China’s Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration. Click here to read…

China’s bond market further deepens opening-up: Xinhuanet
October 4, 2022

As of the end of August, overseas institutions held 3.55 trillion yuan (507.14 billion U.S. dollars), or 2.5 percent, of the outstanding bonds in custody in China’s bond market, according to the central bank. Specifically, their holdings in the interbank bond market amounted to 3.48 trillion yuan. Click here to read…

China Everbright Bank enhances loan support for agricultural sector: Xinhuanet
October 4, 2022

As of the end of August, China Everbright Bank, a national joint-stock commercial bank, had steadily increased its loans to support the agricultural sector, poverty alleviation and rural revitalization in the country. The bank’s outstanding agriculture-related loans amounted to 411.9 billion yuan (about 58 billion U.S. dollars) as of the end of August. Click here to read…

Steps set for more stability in real estate: People’s Daily
October 4, 2022

China’s real estate sector is expected to be further stabilized in the coming months thanks to supportive policy measures, which will also help to shore up overall economic expansion, experts said on Monday. Click here to read…

Food delivery order from campsites surge 500% during National Day holidays: : Global Times
October 4, 2022

Fresh food delivery order from camping sites saw a weekly increase of 500 percent during the seven-day National Day holidays, or the Golden Week, as camping emerging as a popular holiday choice nationwide. Click here to read…

China likely to boost oil products exports into early 2023, support economy: Reuters
October 4, 2022

Chinese refiners are likely to boost refined oil products exports in the last two months of 2022 and into early 2023 after receiving the biggest allocation from Beijing this year, trade sources and analysts said on Monday. Click here to read…

Chinese yuan becomes most traded foreign currency on the Moscow Exchange, surpasses the US dollar: Global Times
October 5, 2022

The Chinese yuan became the most traded currency on the Moscow Exchange for the first time on Monday, with trading turnover in the yuan-ruble pair reaching 70.3 billion rubles ($1.17 billion), surpassing the 68.2 billion rubles for the dollar-ruble pair, according to a report from Russian informational agency RosBiznesConsulting (RBC) on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Trains leaving Xinjiang suspended as region’s latest epidemic becomes most difficult major public health emergency in local history: Global Times
October 5, 2022

The latest epidemic outbreak has become the most difficult major public health emergency to prevent and control in local history, during which the nucleic acid testing has become the biggest weakness, said officials in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as 91 new local asymptomatic cases were recorded on Tuesday, bringing the total to 354 in the region. Click here to read…

Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands urges certain Westerners to stop spreading disinformation, refuting false narratives by Australian think tank: Global Times
October 5, 2022

The Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday urged certain Westerners to abandon ideological bias, stop fabricating rumors to slander China and spreading disinformation but do more to benefit the people of Pacific Island countries after an Australian think tank accused China of running “a coordinated disinformation campaign in Solomon Islands.” Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 183 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
October 6, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 183 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 37 in Guangdong and 36 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission’s report Thursday. A total of 1,005 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

China sees further rise in international influence, ability to inspire, power to shape: People’s Daily
October 6, 2022

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, socialism with Chinese characteristics has crossed the threshold into a new era. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, China has overcome many obstacles and challenges, accomplished a great number of big, important undertakings, and scored ground-breaking historic achievements on all fronts. 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…

440 families receive Chinese humanitarian aid in north Afghanistan: People’s Daily
October 6, 2022

A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province on Wednesday. “Today we distribute the aid, including flour and rice, assisted by China to 440 needy families,” provincial head for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mawlawi Sarajudin Saraji told reporters before the distribution. Click here to read…

US defence department adds drone maker DJI and BGI Genomics to blacklist it links to Chinese military: South China Morning Post
October 6, 2022

The US defence department on Wednesday added Shenzhen-based DJI Technology Co, the world’s largest maker of consumer drones, to a list of Chinese companies that it deems to be connected to Beijing’s military, along with a dozen other hi-tech firms. The move – which clears the way for the US Commerce Department to enact restrictions on US business transactions with the companies, including investments – follows the publication of an initial blacklist last year. The list was required by last year’s National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), annual must-pass legislation that guides funding for the US military. Click here to read…

Consulates in Hong Kong faced with ‘unusual’ request from Beijing for information on their city properties: South China Morning Post
October 6, 2022

Several diplomats based in Hong Kong have said they are still considering how to comply with what one called an “unusual” request by China’s foreign ministry to provide details about properties their consulates own in the city. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry sent out a reminder, seen by the Post, saying “the Chinese side is carrying out registration of properties of consular missions and representative offices of international organisations in [Hong Kong]”. Click here to read…