Coronavirus in China: cities ease some rules, ban blocking of exits amid protests and surge in cases: South China Morning Post
November 28, 2022
Authorities in Beijing and Guangzhou have eased some zero-Covid measures and warned that essential exits must not be blocked, amid calls for an end to lockdowns following last week’s deadly fire in Urumqi. Health authorities in Beijing said high-risk areas should be defined by units and buildings. These areas could be expanded when transmission risks were unclear or transmission was widespread in the community but only after “rigorous assessmentClick here to read...
China delays civil servant exam: China Daily
November 28, 2022
China has decided to delay the civil servant exam scheduled on Saturday and Sunday with no specific time was announced, according to the National Civil Service Administration. Click here to read...
Chinese premier meets Kazakh PM, calls for enhanced cooperation: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held a meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov via video link on Tuesday, calling for closer high-level exchanges and enhanced cooperation between the two countries. Click here to read...
Chinese vice premier calls for deepening China-Russia energy cooperation: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022
Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday attended the opening ceremony of the fourth China-Russia Energy Business Forum and put forward a three-point proposal on deepening China-Russia energy cooperation. Click here to read...
Xi holds talks with Mongolian president: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Monday at the Great Hall of the People during his state visit to China. Xi welcomed Khurelsukh and pointed out that the two presidents meeting again after two months as promised fully reflects the high level of China-Mongolia relations. Click here to read...
China's C919 jet obtains approval for production: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022
China's domestically developed C919 large jetliner received its production certificate on Tuesday, meaning the model can enter mass production. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the C919's developer, received the certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) East China Regional Administration. Click here to read...
China to launch weeklong campaign to publicize Constitution: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022
China will launch a weeklong campaign to improve public knowledge of the country's Constitution on Dec. 4, the ninth national Constitution Day. The campaign will focus not only on promoting the comprehensive implementation of the Constitution, but also studying, publicizing and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in October. Click here to read...
China launches campaign to boost employment for college graduates: Xinhuanaet
November 29, 2022
China has launched a campaign to offer employment services to college graduates to help them land jobs. The campaign, lasting from Nov. 28 to Dec. 18, will organize a string of online and offline activities, including recruitment and assessment, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Click here to read...
China's pursuit of sci-tech goals to benefit world: Qiushi
November 29, 2022
China's pursuit of self-reliance and strength in science and technology does not mean it will decouple from the world, experts said, adding that the goal is to turn the country into a more capable and innovative contributor when tackling global challenges with the international community. Click here to read...
Chinese gov't spokesperson stresses enforcement of HKSAR national security law: People’s Daily
November 29, 2022
It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council said on Monday. Click here to read...
UK-China ties at crossroads after Sunak announced end of 'golden era': Global Times
November 29, 2022
UK-China ties are now at a crossroads after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in his first foreign policy speech on Monday that the "golden era" of UK-China relations is over. Whether Sunak is continuing the status quo of "hot economics, cold politics," or is seeking to become more hawkish and shortsighted on his China policy remains to be seen, experts said. Click here to read...
China sees 191 million underage internet users: China Daily
November 30, 2022
The number of underage internet users in China hit 191 million in 2021, leading to an internet penetration rate of 96.8 percent among Chinese minors, according to a report released on Wednesday. Click here to read...
US dismisses China protests to S China Sea mission: Taipei Times
November 30, 2022
The US Navy yesterday dismissed Beijing’s objections over a “freedom of navigation operation” conducted near the Spratly Islands in the latest incident drawing new attention to one of the world’s potential military flashpoints. In an unusual move, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China’s objections to yesterday’s mission, calling it “the latest in a long string of [Chinese] actions to misrepresent lawful US maritime operations and assert its excessive and illegitimate maritime claims” in the South China Sea. Click here to read...
World's top supercomputers to aid high-quality development of Yellow River Basin Global Times
November 30, 2022
The Yellow River is regarded as the "Mother River" of the Chinese nation. For thousands of years, its basin has been a political, economic, and cultural hub in the long history of the Chinese civilization. Today, the 5,464-kilometer-long waterway has fed 12 percent of China's population, irrigated 17 percent of all arable land, and supplied water to more than 50 large- and medium-sized cities. Click here to read...
Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home: Global Times
November 30, 2022
Several districts in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, issued notices on Wednesday to adjust the epidemic prevention and control measures, with Haizhu district allowing close contacts who meet the conditions to be quarantined at home, and Tianhe, Conghua, Panyu and Huadu districts lifting restrictions in temporary control zones. Click here to read...
China factory, services activities slide to 7-month lows on COVID curbs: Reuters
November 30, 2022
China's manufacturing and services activities shrank further in November to seven-month lows, official data showed, stung by the country's strict COVID-19 restrictions and rising infections that analysts said will hurt the economy well into 2023. Click here to read...
China wants US not to interfere in ties with India – Pentagon: Reuters
November 30, 2022
China has warned the United States to not interfere in its relationship with India following deadly border skirmishes between the Asian giants in 2020, the Pentagon said in a report. Ties between India and China have nosedived since the worst border clashes between them in 45 years killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. Deployment of troops has remained high on their Himalayan border since then, though India's imports from China have surged. Click here to read...
Factbox: A chronology of dissent in China in recent decades: Reuters
November 30, 2022
Over the past week, thousands of Chinese in numerous cities have protested against China's COVID-19 lockdown policies, in one of the biggest acts of public defiance seen since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. Click here to read...
China, Russia conduct joint aerial strategic patrol: China Military
November 30, 2022
According to the China-Russia annual military cooperation schedule, the air forces of the two countries conducted routine joint aerial strategic patrol in the air space over the waters of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the west Pacific Ocean on November 30. Click here to read...
US dismisses China protests to S China Sea mission: Taipei Times
November 30, 2022
The US Navy yesterday dismissed Beijing’s objections over a “freedom of navigation operation” conducted near the Spratly Islands in the latest incident drawing new attention to one of the world’s potential military flashpoints. In an unusual move, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China’s objections to yesterday’s mission, calling it “the latest in a long string of [Chinese] actions to misrepresent lawful US maritime operations and assert its excessive and illegitimate maritime claims” in the South China Sea. Click here to read...
Jiang Zemin passes away: Xinhuanaet
November 30, 2022
Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 96, it was announced on Wednesday. The announcement was made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the State Council of the PRC, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commissions (CMC) of the CPC and the PRC. Click here to read...
China to enhance prevention, control of invasive alien species: Xinhuanaet
November 30, 2022
China will enhance its capabilities in preventing and controlling invasive alien species to safeguard agriculture development and biodiversity. The country faces multiple risks of invasive alien species due to its long land border, foreign exchanges, illegal introduction and breeding of exotic pets, and illegal release of animals, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement. Click here to read...
China to further boost COVID-19 vaccination among elderly: Xinhuanaet
November 30, 2022
The Chinese government has released a work plan to ramp up vaccination among its elderly population to protect this vulnerable group against COVID-19. The work plan issued on Tuesday by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 aims to leverage the protective effect of vaccination to reduce the risk of severe or critical illness and death among infected seniors. Click here to read...
China safeguards climate justice, boosts global confidence in climate governance at COP27: Qiushi
November 30, 2022
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Click here to read...
World's top supercomputers to aid high-quality development of Yellow River Basin Global Times
November 30, 2022
The Yellow River is regarded as the "Mother River" of the Chinese nation. For thousands of years, its basin has been a political, economic, and cultural hub in the long history of the Chinese civilization. Today, the 5,464-kilometer-long waterway has fed 12 percent of China's population, irrigated 17 percent of all arable land, and supplied water to more than 50 large- and medium-sized cities. Click here to read...
Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home: Global Times
November 30, 2022
Several districts in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, issued notices on Wednesday to adjust the epidemic prevention and control measures, with Haizhu district allowing close contacts who meet the conditions to be quarantined at home, and Tianhe, Conghua, Panyu and Huadu districts lifting restrictions in temporary control zones. Click here to read...
U.S. not seeking decoupling from Chinese economy: Kyodo
December 1, 2022
The United States will keep pressing China to address economic practices that create disadvantages for U.S. companies, but is not seeking to cut economic ties with the Asian powerhouse, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday. Click here to read...
Vice premier stresses optimizing COVID-19 response: Xinhuanaet
December 1, 2022
Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Wednesday underlined the importance of constantly optimizing the country's COVID-19 response. Sun made the remarks at the National Health Commission when listening to experts' opinions and suggestions on improving epidemic containment measures. Click here to read...
Xi holds talks with Lao president: Xinhuanaet
December 1, 2022
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks Wednesday with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland reports 4,080 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanaet
December 1, 2022,
The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 4,080 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Altogether 31,720 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read...
China-Japan defense hotline to start next spring, expected to benefit regional stability: Global Times
December 1, 2022
A defense hotline between China and Japan is expected to be launched next spring, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi revealed on Tuesday. Chinese observers said the move can avoid escalation of tensions if miscalculation or other frictions happen between the two sides in their maritime and air relations. Click here to read...
China to further upgrade its virus control policy: People’s Daily
December 1, 2022
China's COVID-19 prevention and control work is facing new situations and new tasks, with the weakening pathogenicity of Omicron, increasing uptake of vaccination and growing disease response experiences, Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan said on Wednesday. Click here to read...
