Xi Jinping, newly elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the PRC, makes a public pledge of allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2023. Xi was unanimously elected president of the People’s Republic of China and …

Experts say China’s GDP target of around 5 percent for 2023 shows the country’s pursuit of high-quality development, highlighting the country’s role as the main engine for global economic growth. #GLOBALink

This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows the scenery of a sea of clouds at Shitan Village in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China’s Anhui Province. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua) This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows the scenery of a sea of clouds at Shitan Village in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China’s …

Tourists have fun in cole flower fields in Ziliu Village of Shimeitang Township, Changde City, central China’s Hunan Province, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan) Tourists have fun in cole flower fields in Ziliu Village of Shimeitang Township, Changde City, central China’s Hunan Province, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan) Tourists have fun in cole flower fields in Ziliu Village of Shimeitang …

HARBIN, March 14 (Xinhua) — Every time Wu Guifeng performs a ballad unique to the Hezhen ethnic group, as an inheritor of Yimakan storytelling, memories flood her mind of a rainy afternoon when her village welcomed President Xi Jinping. In May 2016, during an inspection tour in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of …

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) — China’s national legislature passed an amendment to the Legislation Law on Monday, aiming to promote high-quality development and guarantee good governance by improving the quality of legislation. The amendment was adopted at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC). The amended law will come into effect on March …

President Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday morning at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s national legislature. Here are the highlights. Xi says people’s trust is biggest motivation for him to forge ahead President Xi Jinping said Monday that the people’s trust is the biggest motivation that drives him to …

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday morning at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s national legislature.

BEIJING: For any China observer, the “two sessions” provide a chance not to be missed to get a glimpse of how its grand blueprint for modernization turns into policies and actions. With development and reform priorities reviewed and discussed by over 5,000 national lawmakers and political advisors ranging from farmers to state leaders, the annual meetings of China’s top legislature …

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) — China will further expand opening up this year in alignment with high-standard international trade rules, and will open its door wider to the world with a better business environment and services, Premier Li Qiang said Monday. This year marks the 45th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up, which has not only developed China but …

JIUQUAN, March 13 (Xinhua) — China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the country’s northwest region, on Monday. The remote sensing satellite was launched at 12:02 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2C carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully. The launch was the 466th flight mission of …

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang met the press after the closing of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress on Monday. ■ Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets the press after the closing of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of …

Hangzhou, March 13, (Xinhua)– Farmers in Hangzhou now start harvesting Longjing tea leaves ahead of the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (meaning “pre-Qingming”) tea, which is made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Xinhua/Xu Yu) A farmer stirs and roasts fresh Longjing tea leaves in Longjing Village of Hangzhou, east …

CHANGSHA, March 13, 2023 (Xinhua)– The drill-through of the right-line tunnel, together with the left-line tunnel drilled through a year ago, means the construction of the main part of the two-way river-crossing passway is near completion.

BEIJING 12 March, 2023: China’s economy has shown remarkable resilience and enormous potential, as evidenced by key indicators that have surpassed expectations and signs of consumer and investor confidence. This has become a significant driving force for the struggling global economy, according to market experts. China has set a GDP target of around 5 percent for 2023, according to a …

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping was unanimously elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the PRC on Friday at the ongoing session of the 14th National People’s Congress۔ Xi Jinping, newly elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission …

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, newly elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC, made a public pledge of allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.

* China’s devotion to advancing opening up has reinforced its appeal for foreign companies and investors amid flagging global economic recovery and headwinds of protectionism. * Last year, foreign direct investment in the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 6.3 percent year-on-year to 1.23 trillion yuan (about 178 billion dollars). * Ahead of the “two sessions,” in a global survey …

Beijing (Xinhua)– This photo taken on March 9, 2023 shows a branch venue of a video conference of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Kaixiong) This photo taken on March 9, 2023 shows a branch venue of a video conference of the first session …

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) — China’s inflation remained tame last month with a mild year-on-year consumer price increase and a slight drop in costs for goods at the factory gate, official data showed. China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. The …

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Armed Police Force during the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2023. …

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese courts and prosecuting agencies will strive to serve Chinese modernization, particularly the country’s high-quality development, Chief Justice Zhou Qiang and Procurator-General Zhang Jun said Tuesday. A justice system with modernized capacity will contribute to Chinese modernization and provide powerful judicial services for building a modern socialist country in all respects, Zhou said when delivering …

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — Immigration authorities across China had handled 39.722 million exits and entries as of Tuesday since Jan. 8 this year, up 112.4 percent year on year, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) said Wednesday. China started managing COVID-19 as a Class B infectious disease on Jan. 8 this year. NIA statistics showed that over 1.01 million exit …

HEFEI, March 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (JAC) has reported a year-on-year increase of 41.57 percent in sales for the month of February. Last month, JAC sold a total of 49,700 vehicles, among which 15,700 were exported, marking a staggering increase of over 171 percent year on year, according to the company. JAC’s booming …

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — China is open to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s wish to visit the country this year, as it is very important for the commerce departments of both sides to maintain dialogue and communication, a Chinese commerce ministry official said on Wednesday. “We have noticed relevant media reports but have not received any proposal from the …

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Monday urged proper guidance for the healthy and high-quality development of the private sector. Xi made the remarks when visiting national political advisors from the China National Democratic Construction Association and the …

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a high-quality public good initiated by China and jointly built by all partners, with its benefits shared by the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, Qin said the …

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a press conference Tuesday on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress. Qin answered questions of journalists from home and abroad on China’s foreign policy and foreign relations.

Beijing ( Xinhua ) -The second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu) Hu Chunhua presides over the second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National …

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for more efforts to cultivate children’s confidence in the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while attending a deliberation with his fellow …

BEIJING, March 5 : Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on Sunday that high-quality development is the first and foremost task in building a modern socialist country in all respects. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while attending a deliberation with his fellow deputies from …

BEIJING, March 5 2023: The Chinese central government will support Hong Kong and Macao in growing their economies and improving people’s lives, and maintain long-term prosperity and stability in the two regions, according to a government work report on Sunday. The report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation pledged efforts to fully, faithfully and resolutely implement the policy of …

BEIJING, March 5 2023: Over the past five years, China remained committed to opening up wider to the world and expanded international economic and trade cooperation to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes, said a government work report. In response to changes in the external environment, China pursued a more proactive strategy of opening up and worked to boost reform and development …

BEIJING, March 5 2023: China has created new ways to improve work related to ethnic groups, religious affairs and overseas Chinese over the past five years, according to a government work report made public Sunday. Fresh headway has been achieved in ethnic solidarity and progress, and religions in China have been further adapted to the Chinese context, said the report …

BEIJING, 5 March: The past five years for China have been truly momentous and remarkable as the country has met numerous tests and made major achievements in economic and social development, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation. China’s GDP increased to 121 trillion yuan (about 17.5 trillion U.S. dollars), registering an annual …

BEIJING, March 5: China took concrete steps to improve the people’s wellbeing and accelerated the development of social programs over the past five years, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation. The country kept annual budgetary spending on education at over 4 percent of GDP and realized a significant increase in spending per …

* The around 5-percent GDP target for 2023 is consistent with the growth potential of the Chinese economy at present and with the capability of resources and production factors to support the economy. * Delivering steady and quality growth is key to realizing the CPC’s grand blueprint for building a great modern socialist country by the middle of this century. …

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — The 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Wang Qishan attended the opening meeting. Zhao Leji, executive chairman …

BEIJING : China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% on Sunday as it kicked off the annual session of its National People’s Congress (NPC), which is poised to implement the biggest government shake-up in a decade. The economy gave one of its weakest performances in decades last year, when the gross domestic product (GDP) …