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China Daily Digest February 21, 2022

Xi Jinping on upholding Party leadership: Xinhuanet
February 19, 2022

In summarizing the essence of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the latest resolution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on the history of the Party, adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC on November 11, 2021, specifies 10 key points, with “the leadership of the Party” listed on the top. Click here to read…

Xi Jinping on developing socialism with Chinese characteristics: Xinhuanet
February 20, 2022

Upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics represents a key point of the essence of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era. “The overarching task of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics is to realize socialist modernization and national rejuvenation,” says the latest resolution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on the Party’s history. Click here to read…

China opposes U.S. releasing irresponsible IPR report, says commerce ministry: Xinhuanet
February 19, 2022

The United States labeling some Chinese enterprises and markets as so-called “notorious markets” in its recent report is neither responsible nor objective, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday. Click here to read…

China’s revised Patent Law introduces open licensing system to promote use of idle patents: Quishi
February 18, 2022

Thanks to a new amendment to China’s Patent Law that entered into force on June 1, 2021, patents in the country that have lain idle can be put into actual use easier. Wu Zhenyu, a professor with the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, is one of the patent owners who have benefited from the new amendment, which introduces an open licensing system to facilitate the utilization of patents. Click here to read…

3,000 ‘little giants’ to make industrial sector more resilient, innovative: Quishi
February 21, 2022

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China’s top industry regulator, said it aims to cultivate 3,000 “little giant “companies this year, which will help enhance the resilience of industrial chains and boost the innovation and vitality of the industrial economy. Click here to read…

NDRC to promote common prosperity: Quishi
February 21, 2022

China will take solid steps to promote common prosperity as part of the country’s larger drive to improve well-being and deal with imbalances in development, the country’s top economic regulator said on Thursday. Click here to read…

China issues plan to bolster services, support for veterans: People’s Daily
February 19, 2022

China has issued a plan to further bolster the high-quality development of services and support for retired servicemen during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). The main objectives are to raise the capability of better providing assistance, working opportunities, pensions and preferential treatment for veterans, while better protecting their rights, interests and dignity, said the plan jointly issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission. Click here to read…

96 sci-tech journals from China rank among top quartile globally: People’s Daily
February 19, 2022

A growing number of sci-tech journals from China have improved their international rankings since the country launched a plan to boost the quality of its home-grown journals, with 96 of them ranking among the top quartile globally by subject, Science and Technology Daily reported Friday. Click here to read…

Former general manager of Chinese telecom giant under investigation: China Daily
February 18, 2022

Li Guohua, former general manager of the Chinese telecom giant China Unicom, is being investigated for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, China’s top anti-graft authority said in a statement on Friday. Click here to read…

HKSAR postpones Chief Executive Election to May, prepares for mass nucleic tests: Global Times
February 18, 2022

By citing the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Executive Council agreed to postpone the Chief Executive Election, which was originally scheduled for March 27, to May 8 as the Chinese city fights the COVID-19 outbreak, Carrie Lam, chief executive of the HKSAR government, announced on Friday. Click here to read…

Xi sends congratulatory letter to CPC-Sri Lankan parties conference on bilateral ties: Global Times
February 18, 2022

At the conference held by the Communist Party of China and major government and opposition political parties in Sri Lanka to celebrate the 65th anniversary of China-Sri Lanka diplomatic ties and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Rubber-Rice Pact, both sides reviewed the history of China-Sri Lanka relations and expressed their positive future expectations for bilateral relations. Representatives of the Sri Lankan political parties said that China’s selfless assistance to Sri Lanka in difficult times and efforts to safeguard Sri Lanka’s interests on the global stage have strengthened China-Sri Lanka relations. Click here to read…

Pakistan’s acquisition of Chinese J-10C fighter jets significant for both sides: Global Times
February 20, 2022

After alleged images of the J-10C fighter jet with the marking of the Pakistan Air Force recently emerged on social media and were widely circulated by media outlets, Chinese analysts on Sunday lauded the latest defense cooperation between China and Pakistan, saying that the move yields great significance to both countries, in terms of boosting combat capabilities of the Pakistan military, promoting China’s aviation equipment, and responding to both countries’ security interests in the region.Click here to read…

CNOOC begins construction of 6 largest LNG storage tanks in the world: Global Times
February 21, 2022

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has started to construct the world’s largest liquefied natural gas or LNG storage tanks in Yancheng Binhai Port Industrial Park in East China’s Jiangsu province. Click here to read…

China moves to boost digital sector growth in less developed provinces: Global Times
February 20, 2022

Chinese tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba are planning to build more data centers in western regions in the country, after the central government launched a project nicknamed “eastern data western calculation” to store and process more digital data in China’s western provinces. Click here to read…

To support births, Chinese capital Beijing adds fertility services to insurance coverage: Reuters
February 21, 2022

Beijing will include more than a dozen fertility services in a government-backed medical insurance scheme for the Chinese capital, state media reported on Monday, supporting those seeking to have babies with China’s birth rate at a record low. Click here to read…

China watchdog to emphasise prevention, resolution of bond default risks: Reuters
February 19, 2022

China’s securities regulator will put more emphasis on preventing and resolving bond default risks, and will deepen bond issuance reforms and strengthen regulation, a summary of a meeting posted on its website said on Saturday. Click here to read…

Australian leader slates China navy over laser incident: Taipei Times
February 21, 2022

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused Beijing of an “act of intimidation” after a Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military surveillance aircraft last week. A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated on Thursday while flying over Australia’s northern approaches by a laser from a People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessel, endangering lives, the defence department said. Click here to read…

China charges former journalist Luo Changping over ‘insults’ about Korean war movie soldiers: South China Morning Post
February 19, 2022

Chinese authorities have charged a former investigative journalist over comments about a military-themed blockbuster movie, accusing him of defaming Chinese soldiers from the Korean war. Click here to read…

China signals more government support to stabilise economy, with a wary eye on debt ratio: South China Morning Post
February 18, 2022

China will expand government spending to offset economic pressures, but the deficit ratio needs to be set at an “appropriate” level, finance minister Liu Kun said on Friday. Beijing must “shoulder the responsibility” for stabilising the economy, Liu wrote in an article for the Party-run People’s Daily. Click here to read…

China Daily Digest February 18, 2022

Chinese vice premier stresses food safety: Xinhuanet
February 17, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng Thursday called for the application of new technologies including big data to ensure food safety. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the food safety commission of the State Council, made the remarks while presiding over a meeting of the commission. Click here to read…

U.S. labeling China “non-market” entirely false: Xinhuanet
February 17, 2022

The United States labeling China’s economic system as “non-market” has no grounds in terms of international economic and trade rules, and is entirely against the facts, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. Click here to read…

China approves mega project for greater computing power, digital future: Xinhuanet
February 18, 2022

China has approved a project involving the construction of eight national computing hubs and plans to build 10 national-data center clusters, indicating that its strategy to channel more computing resources from the country’s eastern regions to its less developed yet resource-rich western regions is in full swing. Click here to read…

China releases new quantum computing software: Xinhuanet
February 17, 2022

China has released a new quantum computing programming software named “isQ-Core” and deployed it to the country’s superconducting quantum hardware platform. It represents a significant step forward in the combination of home-grown quantum computing hardware and software, said its primary developer, the Institute of Software under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Click here to read…

Former Inner Mongolia senior political advisor gets life sentence for bribery: Xinhuanet
February 17, 2022

A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced Ma Ming, a former senior political advisor in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to life in prison for bribery. Ma Ming, former vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia regional committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was deprived of political rights for life, according to the intermediate people’s court of the city of Zibo in east China’s Shandong Province. Click here to read…

Chinese schools to appoint vice principals to tackle delinquency, bullying: Xinhuanet
February 17, 2022

Primary and secondary schools in China will appoint vice principals who will be in charge of law-related affairs to ensure better protection for students and tackle juvenile delinquency and school bullying. The relevant measures that will come into effect on May 1 require that at least one vice principal responsible for such work is appointed in each primary or secondary school, the Ministry of Education said Thursday. Click here to read…

Media workers urged to tell China’s stories better: Xinhuanet

February 17, 2022

A senior publicity official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called on Chinese journalists to tell China’s stories better. Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at the Museum of the Communist Party of China on Thursday. Click here to read…

China’s revised Patent Law introduces open licensing system to promote use of idle patents: Quishi
February 18, 2022

Thanks to a new amendment to China’s Patent Law that entered into force on June 1, 2021, patents in the country that have lain idle can be put into actual use easier. Wu Zhenyu, a professor with the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, is one of the patent owners who have benefited from the new amendment, which introduces an open licensing system to facilitate the utilization of patents. Click here to read…

Authorities offering rewards for smuggling and stowaway tips: China Daily
February 17, 2022

The rewards for the capture of smugglers and stowaways from outside the mainland are being offered after four of 15 people who illegally entered into Guangdong from the Hong Kong special administrative region have been detected to be positive for novel coronavirus, according to a local media on Thursday. Click here to read…

Robot shark making a big splash in Shanghai: China Daily
February 18, 2022

Researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a State-owned defense contractor, have developed and made the world’s first robot whale shark. The robotic shark has been on display in an aquarium at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park in the city’s Pudong New Area since January. The whale shark is a slow-moving carpet shark and the largest known living fish. Click here to read…

Large amphibious plane forges ahead: China Daily
February 17, 2022

China is stepping up development of the homegrown AG600 large amphibious aircraft, the company developing the plane said on Wednesday. Three AG600s are expected to enter the final phase of assembly this year and maiden flights are planned for three aircraft, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the country’s leading plane-maker, said. Click here to read…

China establishes office to promote exports of the FC-31 stealth fighter: Global Times
February 18, 2022

China has established an office dedicated to promoting the country’s independently developed FC-31 stealth fighter jet on the international market in an effort by the aircraft’s manufacturer to actively find customers. Click here to read…

China’s flourishing display industry mirrors country’s passion for innovation: People’s Daily
February 18, 2022

At the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the interaction between a huge ground LED display covering 11,000 square meters and a gigantic LED screen standing in the middle of the venue caught the eyes of the world. This innovative combination of digital technology and aesthetics has built an ice world that only exists in dreams. Click here to read…

China expresses serious concerns on India banning Chinese apps: Reuters
February 17, 2022

China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India’s ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner. Click here to read…

Taiwan, with eye on China, to boost protection for its semiconductor secrets: Reuters
February 17, 2022

Taiwan’s government proposed on Thursday a new law to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage. Click here to read…

In China, buying trafficked women and children gets less jail time than buying illegal plants or animals: South China Morning Post
February 18, 2022

If you buy illegal plants or their by-products in China, you could be jailed for up to seven years. Buying endangered animals could result in life imprisonment or death. But for someone found guilty of buying a trafficked woman or child, the maximum jail term is three years. And if the court rules that the buyer did not abuse the trafficked person or hinder rescue efforts, they may serve less time. Click here to read…