Agenda of 5th session of 13th National People’s Congress: Xinhuanet

March 4, 2022

The preparatory meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Friday adopted the following agenda of the session. Deliberate the report on the work of the government. Review the report on the implementation of the 2021 plan and on the 2022 draft plan for national economic and social development, and the draft plan for national economic and social development in 2022Click here to read…

Chinese political advisors gather in Beijing for annual session: Xinhuanet

March 3, 2022

Members from various sectors of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have registered for the top political advisory body’s annual session scheduled to open on Friday in Beijing. Click here to read…

China’s economic recovery helps stabilize employment: Xinhuanet

March 3, 2022

China’s continued economic recovery and robust growth in new industries and business models will help stabilize employment by creating more jobs, a spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) said Thursday. Click here to read…

Chinese envoy discourages action that may escalate situation in Ukraine: Xinhuanet

March 3, 2022

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday discouraged action that may escalate the situation in Ukraine. “Blindly exerting pressure and imposing sanctions and creating division and confrontation will only further complicate the situation and result in a rapid negative spillover of the crisis, and affect even more countries,” warned Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Click here to read…

Chinese envoy says IAEA’s resolution on Ukraine undermines agency’s independence: Xinhuanet

March 3, 2022

The resolution on Ukraine’s nuclear security, adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), undermines the agency’s independence as a professional international organization, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun said Thursday. Click here to read…

China refutes Blinken’s groundless accusations concerning Xinjiang: Xinhuanet

March 2, 2022

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday refuted U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s groundless accusations concerning Xinjiang, noting that all rumors will crumble before the facts. Blinken reportedly said in a video message on Tuesday that China “continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.” Click here to read…

China to raise prices of gasoline, diesel: Xinhuanet

March 3, 2022

China will raise the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Friday, the country’s top economic planner said on Thursday. The price of gasoline will increase by 260 yuan (about 41.26 U.S. dollars) per tonne, and the price of diesel will increase by 255 yuan, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. Click here to read…

China’s AG600 large amphibious aircraft gets financial-leasing support: Xinhuanet

March 4, 2022

The development of China’s AG600 large amphibious aircraft has gained support from the financial-leasing sector, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced Thursday. China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of AVIC, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Everbright Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. on Thursday to jointly boost research and development of the AG600 and its future operation, said AVIC. Click here to read…

China to further optimize government services: Quishi

March 3, 2022

China is looking to further optimize its government services, standardizing and normalizing these services and making them more convenient, according to a guideline released by the State Council. Click here to read…

Promoting the Healthy Development of the Digital Economy in China: Quishi

March 3, 2022

At the 34th group study session of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on October 18, 2021, President Xi Jinping stressed that we should give full rein to China’s vast data troves and rich range of fields of application in order to firmly embed digital technology in the real economy, enable the upgrading and transformation of traditional industry, foster new industries, new business forms and models, and build up the strength, quality and size of China’s digital economy. He explained that this should be done while keeping in mind the larger strategic picture of national rejuvenation and the once-in-a-century changes occurring in the world and giving full consideration to our domestic and international imperatives and our development and security needs. Click here to read…

The Communist Party of China and the Country’s Fundamental System: Quishi

March 3, 2022

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Over its century-long history, the CPC has always upheld people’s democracy and has experimented with, established, developed, and refined a new kind of political system in which the people run the country. Click here to read…

West-backed anti-China organization exploits Ukraine crisis to further antagonistic agenda and division: Global Times

March 3, 2022

While the world is under threat of being ripped further apart amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, some political forces, as opposed to fixing the division, are taking advantage of the turbulence to smear China by peddling false information. Click here to read…

Ukraine crisis threatens China’s discreet pipeline in military technology: Reuters

March 3, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to threaten one of China’s most discreet but important strategic relationships in recent years: its use of Ukraine as a source of technology for the expanding Chinese military. Click here to read…

New Development Bank says it has put new transactions in Russia on hold: Reuters

March 4, 2022

The New Development Bank (NDB) established by the BRICS group of emerging nations said it has put new transactions in Russia on hold. Click here to read…

Internet platforms Tencent, Meituan and Ele.me cut commission fees for SMEs: Global Times

March 3, 2022

A number of Chinese internet platform companies including Tencent, Meituan and Ele.me have announced measures in recent days to reduce commissions for small and medium-sized merchants, as part of an effort to aid embattled small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) amid new waves of the pandemic. Click here to read…

China asked Russia to delay attack: Taipei Times

March 4, 2022

Senior Chinese officials early last month told senior Russian officials not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics, the New York Times reported, quoting White House officials and a European official who cited a Western intelligence report. Click here to read…

Xinjiang government refutes Western lies about human rights: Xinhuanet
October 12, 2021

The government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday refuted the lies fabricated by the United States and some other Western countries about human rights in the region with evidence and facts. At the recent 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, some Western countries made groundless accusations against China over Xinjiang-related issues based on disinformation, rumors, and lies, said Xu Guixiang, a spokesperson with the regional government, at a press conference in Beijing. Click here to read…

Probe of virus’ origins needs collaboration: China Daily
October 12, 2021

Open-mindedness in international community essential in tracing work. To advance the probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus, top Chinese scientists have recently called for open-mindedness and international collaboration, as well as persistent efforts in screening wild animal specimens and samples of possible early infections. Click here to read…

Ex-cyberspace official charged with corruption: China Daily
October 11, 2021

Peng Bo, a former senior cyberspace official, has been charged by prosecutors with taking large bribes to control negative information on the internet for others by taking advantage of his positions, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on Monday. It said in a statement that the National Supervisory Commission has concluded its investigation into the alleged corruption of Peng, former deputy head of the office of the central leading group on the prevention and handling of cult-related issues. He was put under investigation in March. Click here to read…

Central bank governor vows fintech regulations: China Daily
October 10, 2021

China’s central bank governor vowed to keep strengthening regulation of financial technology companies, focusing on areas including payment services, antitrust issues and data protection. Yi Gang, governor of the People’s Bank of China, made his keynote speech, “China’s Experience with Regulating Big Tech”, at the 11th research network meeting of the Bank for International Settlements on Thursday. Click here to read…

Chinese authorities vow to support patriotic stars who love the country and HK: Global Times
October 12, 2021

The Chinese State Administration of Radio Film and Television recently issued a guideline to reform and rectify the entertainment industry in the next five years. The move includes providing support to stars who love the country and Hong Kong. The document vows to enhance the management of internet shows, livestream programs and short videos, and ban celebrities with notorious records from appearing on camera while calling for support to stars who show love to the country and Hong Kong. Click here to read…

US spy ship conducts extensive activities in S.China Sea, aims to collect data to support submarine warfare against China : Global Times
October 11, 2021

A US Navy oceanographic survey ship has been conducting extensive activities in a large area of the South China Sea since late September, which Chinese military experts said aims to collect underwater geographical and hydrological data to support its submarine warfare in the region against China. This situation also drew attention from some military observers after a US nuclear-powered attack submarine struck an unidentified underwater object in the South China Sea earlier this month, which again highlighted the US Navy’s need to learn more about the region. Click here to read…

Chinese lithium giants seek overseas projects, but face uncertainties: Global Times
October 11, 2021

Chinese upstream lithium firms have been expanding their overseas footprint this year, especially in the Lithium Triangle – the lithium-rich region in South America – to meet surging demand for the key resource for making electric vehicle (EV) batteries. However, Chinese companies’ bids to acquire overseas assets and projects still face great uncertainty given the race among countries for crucial raw materials, industry observers told the Global Times. Click here to read…

Meituan founder Wang Xing locks down social media posts as China’s food delivery giant puts antitrust investigation behind it: South China Morning Post
October 11, 2021

Wang Xing, the 42-year-old billionaire founder and chief executive of Meituan, has apparently locked down nearly 18,000 of his social media posts from public view, weeks before the food delivery and on-demand local services giant was slapped with a 3.44 billion yuan (US$533 million) fine by the government to end the firm’s antitrust investigation. Click here to read…

Chinese scientists dive into South China Sea’s dangerous internal waves: South China Morning Post
October 12, 2021

Chinese scientists say they have tested a monitoring device in the South China Sea that can improve detection of underwater currents believed to be a big danger to submarines.
In a paper in the domestic peer-reviewed journal Earth Science Frontiers on Saturday, the researchers said the 1.4-tonne sensor could operate on the sea floor for weeks and surface in response to a signal from a mother ship. Click here to read…

China’s power crisis prompts warning from rust-belt despite efforts to boost coal supply, manage electricity: Reuters
October 11, 2021

China’s largest provincial economy in its northeast rust belt warned of worsening power shortages on Monday, despite government efforts to boost coal supply and manage electricity use in a post-pandemic energy crisis hitting multiple countries. China’s Liaoning province issued its second-highest level power shortage alert on Monday, the fifth in two weeks, warning the shortfall could reach nearly 5 gigawatts (GW). Click here to read…

China says it carried out beach landing drills in province opposite Taiwan: Reuters
October 11, 2021

China’s military said on Monday it had carried out beach landing and assault drills in the province directly across the sea from Taiwan, though it did not link the exercises to current tensions with Taipei. Democratically ruled Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of stepped-up military and political pressure from Beijing to force it to accept Chinese rule, including massed air force incursions into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. Click here to read…