China: Daily Scan, May 12, 2021

Xinhua Headlines: Latest census reflects China's changing demographic landscape: Xinhuanet

May 12, 2021

China's most recent national census data have revealed the demographic changes and trends of the world's most populous country, offering strong statistical support for its efforts in advancing high-quality development.
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Chinese premier calls for social atmosphere that spurs innovation, creativity: People’s Daily

May 12, 2021

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday called for unremitting efforts to foster a social atmosphere that respects science, knowledge and talent and spurs innovation and creativity.
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Strengthened BRI cooperation vital amid pandemic, FM says: China Daily

May 12, 2021

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi highlighted on Tuesday the importance of Belt and Road cooperation against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and said China's new development paradigm will provide greater momentum and more development opportunities for the world.
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GT Voice: US, not China, needs to abandon unfair treatment: Global Times

May 11, 2021

With the US relentlessly imposing supply chain restrictions on Chinese companies citing unsubstantiated "national security concerns," it is bitterly ironic to see a US business organization complain about fear of unfair treatment in the Chinese market.
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Taiwan 'should ask Beijing, not Washington' to return to WHA: Global Times

May 11, 2021

The Taiwan secessionist authority has failed to receive an invitation from the World Health Assembly (WHA) for the fifth consecutive year even as the US and its other major Western countries voiced their support to the island earlier this month, and the authority of the island has once again complained and accused the Chinese mainland of "bullying" Taiwan and blocking Taiwan from attending the WHA.
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