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... [2]

(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... [3]

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... [4]

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... [5]

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... [6]

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... [7]

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... [8]

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... [9]

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... [10]

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... [7]

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... [1]

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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... [12]

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... [13]

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... [14]

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... [15]