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...
