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...

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