China: Daily Scan, December 08, 2022
Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta
New Party chiefs appointed for Chinese provinces: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided that Yuan Jiajun no longer concurrently serves as secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee. Yi Lianhong has been appointed as secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee, and no longer serves as secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee.

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CPC leadership analyzes economic work for next year, makes arrangements for anti-graft work: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the economic work in 2023, and make arrangements for improving Party conduct and moral integrity, and combating corruption.

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Chinese, Arab media organizations launch initiative to deepen exchanges, cooperation: Xinhuanet

December 7, 2022

Chinese and Arab media organizations have launched an initiative to deepen bilateral media cooperation to help cement the China-Arab friendship and jointly contribute to the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future.

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China launches nationwide workplace safety checks: Xinhuanet
December 7, 2022

The Office of the Work Safety Commission under China's State Council has ordered a nationwide workplace safety inspection starting from Wednesday to March 2023, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).

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Policy looks to boost industry growth: Qiushi
December 7, 2022

China has introduced measures to shore up the growth of its industries, pledging to boost the resilience of industry and supply chains, steady the exports of industrial products and step up services and support for foreign businesses.

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COVID quarantine made voluntary: China Daily
December 7, 2022

Centralized quarantine for COVID-19 patients has been made voluntary and the rule requiring a negative nucleic acid test result for domestic travel and entry to public venues has been scrapped, as the country takes "small, yet continuous steps" to adjust to the disease.

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Chinese scientists establish first deep-sea in-situ spectroscopy lab in South China Sea: Global Times
December 7, 2022

Chinese scientists have successfully developed the first lander-based multi-channel Raman spectroscopy system, which can be mounted on the lander to form a deep-sea, in-situ spectroscopy lab in the South China Sea.

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China’s newly released 10-point plan an active move to optimize COVID response, more scientific and precise: Global Times
December 7, 2022

China's newly released 10-point plan is a more scientific and precise move that the country has taken proactively to further optimize COVID-19 response, rather than "a complete relaxation," leading health experts said during a press conference on Wednesday.

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New energy, heating equipment drive foreign trade, highlighting the resilience, rapid response of China's industrial chain: Global Times
December 7, 2022

Chinese foreign trade has begun to show a clear diversification amid the epidemic, with traditional manufacturing under order pressure. However, some sectors such as new energy, heating equipment and World Cup-related products are witnessing rising demand.

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Digital industrial clusters prosper in China: People’s Day
December 7, 2022

The rapid development of the digital economy over the recent years in China has led to a tide of the construction of digital industrial clusters. A batch of digital industrial clusters with international competitiveness has taken shape and grown strong across China, injecting fresh impetus into the high-quality development of the Chinese economy.

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Reaction to China relaxing COVID restrictions in major policy shift: Reuters
December 7, 2022

China announced on Wednesday the most sweeping changes to its tough zero-COVID policy since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but had hobbled the world's second-largest economy and sparked protests.

The relaxation of rules, which include allowing infected people with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home and dropping testing for people travelling within the country, are the strongest sign yet that Beijing is preparing its 1.4 billion people to live with the disease.

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'Too many positives!': As China rows back COVID curbs, virus fears spread:Reuters
December 8, 2022

As many Chinese embraced new found freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, some cities warned residents to maintain vigilance against a virus that, until now, has been largely kept in check. Three years into the pandemic, many in China had been itching for Beijing to start to align its rigid virus prevention measures with the rest of the world, which has largely opened up in an effort to live with the disease.

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Senior Guangdong provincial legislator under probe:: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

Li Chunsheng, vice director of the Standing Committee of Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, is under probe for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws. Li has turned himself in and is being investigated by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, according to an official statement Thursday.

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New Party chief appointed for Chongqing: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided that Chen Min'er no longer concurrently serves as secretary, standing committee member, and member of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, and that Yuan Jiajun concurrently serves as member, standing committee member, and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee.

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Full text of Xi's signed article on Saudi media: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping was published Thursday on the Saudi newspaper Al Riyadh, as he is attending the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, and paying a state visit to Saudi Arabia in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

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Xi lands in Riyadh for China-Arab States Summit, China-GCC Summit, state visit: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday afternoon to attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, and pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.

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Chinese mainland reports 4,031 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 4,031 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Altogether 17,134 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

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CPC leadership analyzes economic work for next year, makes arrangements for anti-graft work: Qiushi
December 8, 2022

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the economic work in 2023, and make arrangements for improving Party conduct and moral integrity, and combating corruption. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

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China's leadership holds symposium for soliciting advice on economic work: Qiushi
December 8, 2022

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held a symposium with non-CPC personages to solicit opinions and suggestions on this year's economic situation and economic work for the next year. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium on Dec. 2 and delivered an important speech.

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Nations step up space cooperation: China Daily
December 8, 2022

Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells.

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Vaccination drive targets elderly in Guangzhou: China Daily
December 8, 2022

Gu Qiongzhi, 75, reassured her family members over the phone after she had received her third dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site for elderly people in Guangzhou's Huangpu district on Tuesday. It took only minutes for Gu to complete her vaccination against the novel coronavirus, she said.

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma steps down as head of Zhejiang entrepreneur association: Global Times
December 8, 2022

Jack Ma Yun, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has stepped down as head of the General Association of Zhejiang Entrepreneurs, domestic news site ThePaper.cn reported on Wednesday.
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