BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Thursday to discuss a draft government work report, which will be submitted by the State Council at the top legislature’s annual session in March for deliberation. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. It was noted at the meeting …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday met with a U.S. Chamber of Commerce delegation led by the chamber’s President and CEO Suzanne Clark at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the United States, Li said that the past 45 years …

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has called on officials at all levels to foster a Marxist style of learning to integrate theory with practice, thereby contributing to advancing Chinese modernization with solid actions. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in the preface he wrote to …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. Noting that China and Sierra Leone enjoy a time-honored friendship, Xi said the two sides have supported each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns, carried out …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Wednesday met with Kirsten Schuijt, director general of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International, calling for closer cooperation to tackle global challenges in ecological conservation. Han said the Chinese government has firmly established and practiced the concept of green development and has made remarkable achievements in building a beautiful China. WWF International …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties more than half a century ago, China and Sierra Leone have firmly supported each other on issues concerning each other’s core interests, carried out …

NANJING: The water quality of Taihu Lake, China’s third-largest freshwater lake, improved last year and reached its best level since 2007, the local authority said Tuesday. In 2023, the lake’s phosphorus level stood at 0.052 mg/L and nitrogen was 1.09 mg/L, down by 17.5 percent and 9.9 percent respectively compared with the year before, said the government of Jiangsu Province …

SHANGHAI: C919 and ARJ21 jetliners produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) on Tuesday kicked off demonstration flights in Southeast Asia. The two jetliners have a tight schedule in the next two weeks in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. COMAC said on Tuesday the demonstration flights can further verify the adaptability of China-made commercial aircraft to …

BEIJING: “Small yard and high fence” will not stop China’s innovation-driven development, nor will it do any good to U.S. companies or the entire semiconductor industry, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks when asked to comment on a related query at a daily press briefing. It is reported that chipmaker Nvidia has …

BEIJING: A press center for China’s upcoming annual legislative and political consultative sessions opened Tuesday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing. The second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on March 5 and 4, respectively. More than 3,000 …

TAIYUAN: Installed capacity of new energy produced by wind and solar power in north China’s coal-rich Shanxi Province had reached 50.93 million kilowatts as of January 2024, accounting for 38.2 percent of the province’s total, according to the State Grid’s Shanxi branch. Wind and solar power each boasts capacity exceeding 25 million kilowatts, the company added. In 2019, China launched …

BEIJING: The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded its eighth session Tuesday in Beijing. At the closing meeting, lawmakers voted to adopt a revised Law on Guarding State Secrets. President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to promulgate the law. Zhao Leji, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the closing meeting. Lawmakers approved in …

BEIJING: According to the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s regulations, every year, members of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, members of the leading Party members groups of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and secretaries of …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday attended the high-level segment of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council via video, stressing that all parties should protect people’s right to survival and development as a priority. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the world is …

BEIJING: China on Monday voiced firm opposition to the EU’s decision to put four Chinese companies on a list in its 13th round of sanctions against Russia. “This is unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that has no basis in international law, nor a mandate from the United Nations Security Council,” China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said in a statement. “This …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for new progress and breakthroughs in the building of a unified national market to effectively support the nation’s new development paradigm and high-quality development. The premier made the remarks during a themed study session of the State Council, or the cabinet, which he chaired on Monday. Li said that to push forward the …

BEIJING: Senior officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have recently submitted reports on their work to the CPC Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. The officials are members of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and members of the leading Party members groups of the Standing Committee …

BEIJING: China on Monday strongly opposed a U.S. report that denies China’s contribution to the multilateral trading system and global economy after it acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over two decades ago. The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that China as the largest developing WTO member has always firmly supported the multilateral trading system, genuinely practiced …

URUMQI: No casualties have been reported so far following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 12:14 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), authorities said. The epicenter was monitored at 41.15 degrees north latitude and 78.41 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 11 km, according to …

HANGZHOU: Zong Qinghou, founder of Hangzhou Wahaha Group, a food and beverage giant in China, passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 79 after medical treatment failed, according to the group. Zong was a deputy to the 10th, 11th and 12th editions of the National People’s Congress. He has long been regarded as one of the landmark figures …

BEIJING: During the recent Spring Festival holiday, Hefei resident Yang Xiaoyan and her family enjoyed eating shrimp and crabs from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, sausages from Guangzhou, beef from Brazil, and lamb chops from New Zealand — all at their own dinner table. “Online shopping is very convenient, and you can have these different foods mailed to you,” Yang …

KUNMING: New energy power generation in southwest China’s Yunnan Province totaled 41 billion kWh in 2023, up 56 percent year on year, according to the Yunnan branch of the China Southern Power Grid. The new energy power utilization rate in the province reached 99.78 percent last year, said the company. Currently, Yunnan’s total installed capacity of new energy amounts to …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed the importance of lowering logistics costs and promoting a new round of large-scale equipment renewals and trade-ins of consumer goods. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a meeting of the Central Commission for Financial …

NANJING: Fifteen people were killed after a building fire broke out Friday morning in Nanjing, capital city of east China’s Jiangsu Province, the municipal government said on Saturday morning. At around 4:39 a.m. on Friday, the local fire department received an alarm about the fire in a residential building in the Yuhuatai District. Rescuers put out the flames at around …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday chaired a State Council executive meeting that heard a report on the handling of suggestions from deputies to the National People’s Congress and proposals from members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference last year. The meeting studied measures to make greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign investment, …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Jens Plotner, foreign and security policy advisor to the German chancellor, in Beijing on Friday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Germany comprehensive strategic partnership. China is willing to …

BEIJING: Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has urged firm efforts to advance the cause of national reunification. Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks at a meeting on …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday said that all members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should jointly pursue the organization’s sound development and make it a stabilizing anchor amid the changes of the world. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a reception in …

BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged the United States to stop arms sales to and military contact with Taiwan. According to reports, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement that the U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a 75-million-U.S.-dollar advanced tactical data link system to Taiwan. In response, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao …

BEIJING: China is gearing up to develop more advanced equipment to promote the modernization of the country’s emergency management systems and capabilities. Multiple new models of aircraft, smart robots and other equipment for emergency response are on the fast track of development and application, thanks to the joint efforts of government authorities and manufacturers. The Aviation Industry Corporation of China …

GUANGZHOU: Five people were killed after a ship hit a bridge and caused the bridge to fracture on Thursday morning in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province. The victims include the driver of a bus without passengers, a motorbike rider and three people who were in vehicles that fell into the river under the bridge. The accident happened at around 5:30 …

BEIJING: China stands ready to work with all parties to continue deepening the BRICS strategic partnership, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a report that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros had said recently that the old colonial world with wars, interventions, genocide …

BEIJING: A spokesperson for the Chinese mainland on Wednesday urged Taiwan to make public the truth of a recent incident in waters near Kinmen that led to the death of two people on a mainland fishing boat. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, also called on relevant parties in Taiwan to hand serious punishments …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations on Thursday with President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and vowed to join Sassou in promoting the strategic partnership of the two sides. The friendship between China and the Republic of the Congo has stood the test of time, Xi remarked. Over …

XIAMEN: In the city of Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province, nature surprises visitors with its beauty: egrets dance on Yundang Lake, Gulangyu Island’s greenery contrasts with its red tiles, and the sea and sky blend seamlessly in Wuyuan Bay. Chinese President Xi Jinping cherishes Xiamen deeply. From his post in the coastal city to leadership roles in Fujian and the …

BEIJING: Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the term “new productive forces” in September last year, foreign think tanks and media outlets have widely discussed the concept. In a recent high-level meeting, new productive forces were again the focus of discussion, bringing attention to its various implications. What is the true meaning of the term? More importantly, what is …

BEIJING: The recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, “If you’re not at the table in the international system, you’re going to be on the menu,” carries a comically menacing undertone. One might jestingly inquire, “Who talks like that? Hannibal Lecter?” Blinken’s statement at the recently concluded Munich Security Conference also makes one wonder how U.S. Western allies …

BEIJING: A total of 214 cities in 29 provinces across China had established real estate financing coordination mechanisms as of Feb. 20, forming part of the country’s efforts to promote the sound development of the property market. China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said Tuesday that it had issued batches of “white lists” involving 5,349 real estate projects eligible …

BEIJING: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has released the revised regulations on the Party’s disciplinary inspections. Based on the Party Constitution and the achievements made in the theoretical, practical and institutional innovation of the inspection work in the new era, the revised regulations further improve the institutions, mechanisms and responsibility system for disciplinary inspections, according …

BEIJING: Various parties, including China, expressed strong disappointment by and dissatisfaction with the United States once again vetoing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. “The U.S. veto pushes the situation in Gaza into a more dangerous one,” spokesperson Mao Ning said at a …