China's AG600M large amphibious aircraft secures new order: Xinhuanet
December 16, 2022
China's independently-developed AG600M large amphibious aircraft has secured a new order for five aircraft, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced on Friday. AVIC General Huanan Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Xiangyue General Aviation Co., Ltd. on Thursday signed a purchase agreement for five AG600M firefighting aircraft, said the AVIC, the country's leading plane-maker. Click here to read...
China issues first national five-year plan on modern logistics: Qiushi
December 16, 2022
China has released its first national five-year plan on modern logistics to accelerate building a modern logistics system and promote high-quality development. The five-year plan on modern logistics for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) was released by the General Office of the State Council. Click here to read...
Hefei starts administering inhalable COVID-19 vaccine: People’s Daily
December 16, 2022
Hefei, the capital city of east China’s Anhui Province, recently started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine comes in a mist form that is sucked in through the mouth, and is being offered for free as a booster dose for previously vaccinated individuals. Click here to read...
State Department launches 'China House' amid rivalry with Beijing: Reuters
December 16, 2022
The U.S. State Department on Friday launched its long-planned "China House" unit, an internal reorganization to help expand and sharpen its policymaking toward its top geopolitical rival. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in May announced the creation of China House, calling it a department-wide, integrated team that would coordinate and implement U.S. policy across issues and regions. Click here to read...
Chinese capital Beijing reports first COVID deaths since policy easing: Reuters
December 16, 2022
Two former Chinese state media journalists have died in the capital Beijing in recent days due to COVID-19, local media reported on Friday, among the first reported fatalities since most epidemic control policies were removed on Dec. 7. Yang Lianghua, a former People's Daily reporter, died on Dec. 15, aged 74, while Zhou Zhichun, a former China Youth Daily editor, died on Dec. 8, aged 77, according to financial magazine Caixin. Click here to read...
China holds Central Economic Work Conference to plan for 2023: Xinhuanet
December 17, 2022
The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Thursday to Friday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2023. Delivering an important speech at the conference, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviewed the country's economic work in 2022, analyzed the current economic situation and arranged next year's economic work. Click here to read...
Xi urges global consensus on biodiversity: China Daily
December 17, 2022
President Xi Jinping has underlined the need to build international consensus on biodiversity protection, and called for efforts to improve global biodiversity governance and build a community for all life on Earth. Click here to read...
Authorities order enhanced medical services in rural areas before festival travel rush in preparation for potential outbreak: Global Times
December 17, 2022
China's top COVID epidemic control group on Friday rolled out guidelines on instructing rural areas with relatively limited medical resources on how to cope with potential outbreaks of the COVID-19 infections during the upcoming New Year and Spring Festival holidays, as rural areas are anticipated to come under great pressure during this time of the year when China embraces chunyun, the world's largest human migration, while the country continues to optimize its COVID-19 response measures and relax requirements for cross-region travel. Click here to read...
National reunification is not like buying vegetables at a farmers’ market where you can randomly bargain: Global Times
December 17, 2022
"What benefits will national reunification bring to the people of the Taiwan island?" The participating experts at the 2023 Global Times Annual Conference shared their views at one of the panels that focuses on the Taiwan questions. After national reunification, Taiwan island can enjoy long-lasting stability and peace as the cross-Straits political differences can be resolved once and for all, experts said. Some others believe that Taiwan island would save at least NTD $650 billion annually for military spending and maintaining diplomatic "allieClick here to read...
New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China: Reuters
December 17, 2022
China's abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). According to the group's projections, cases in China would peak around April 1, when deaths would reach 322,000. About a third of China's population will have been infected by then, IHME Director Christopher Murray said. Click here to read...
China to focus on stable growth in 2023 by prioritizing spending: Kyodo
December 17, 2022
The Chinese leadership has decided to focus on ensuring stable economic growth in 2023 by prioritizing the recovery and expansion of consumption, state-run media said Friday, as the world's second-largest economy has been slowing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. An annual meeting to craft economic plans for next year pointed out that, at present, the foundation for China's economic recovery is "not yet solid" and vowed to implement support measures, such as "a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy," according to China Central Television. Click here to read...
China prepares for virus spread amid holiday travel: Taipei Times
December 17, 2022
China set out urgent plans to protect rural communities from COVID-19 yesterday, as millions of city-dwellers planned holidays for the first time in years after Beijing abandoned its stringent system of lockdowns and travel curbs. There is particular concern about China’s hinterland in the run up to China’s Lunar New Year holiday starting on Jan. 22. Click here to read...
China Association for Promoting Democracy convenes 13th national congress: Xinhuanet
December 18, 2022
The China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) opened its 13th national congress in Beijing on Sunday. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attended the congress' opening and delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read...
Fever clinics made from nucleic acid sampling stations: China Daily
December 18, 2022
The Suzhou government has been praised recently by many Chinese netizens for changing nucleic acid sampling stations into fever clinics, which can provide fever and pain medications to patients in need. Click here to read...
Chinese localities prepare for peak of COVID-19 infections in January: Global Times
December 18, 2022
Multiple places across China are anticipating and getting prepared to cope with the peak of COVID-19 infections in January, as a travel rush during the Chinese New Year holidays is expected to speed up the spread of the virus, according to media reports on Sunday.Click here to read...
China, other economies complete ratification of WTO agreement on services domestic regulation: Global Times
December 18, 2022
China, the US, the EU and other 52 participants have completed the domestic approval procedure of the Joint Statement Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation (SDR) under the framework of the WTO, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Sunday. Click here to read...
Forum on China-Bangladesh human resources development cooperation held in Dhaka: Xinhuanet
December 18, 2022
Chinese and Bangladeshi officials have met in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to discuss how to promote human resources development cooperation between the two countries. The two sides had the discussions at the Forum on China-Bangladesh Human Resources Development Cooperation and Reunion of Participants of Chinese Government Training Programs, which were organized by the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh on Saturday. Click here to read...
End of an era? Chinese official who blazed a trail on social media under investigation: South China Morning Post
December 18, 2022
Chinese graft-busters announced this week that a provincial propaganda official in the southwest is under investigation – a case that is generating interest online because of his embrace of social media. Wu Hao, the 52-year-old deputy head of the Yunnan Radio and Television Bureau, was the first Chinese official at that level to join Weibo – China’s Twitter – using his real name and identity in 2009. He was among a handful of cadres using social media to communicate with the public at that time, and has since racked up 1.5 million followers. It is one of the most popular personal Weibo accounts of Communist Party officials. Click here to read...
China's authority requires resumption of public transport: Xinhuanet
December 19, 2022
China's transport authority has required efforts to resume the regular operation of public transport services, a further step to optimize the COVID-19 response. The requirement that allows passengers to travel to other regions without negative nucleic acid test results, health code, test upon arrival, or information registration, should be strictly implemented, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Transport. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland reports 1,918 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 19, 2022
The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,918 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. A total of 1,344 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report. Click here to read...
Chinese Modernization Demands Whole-Process People's Democracy: Qiushi
December 19, 2022
Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core has taken a new historic stance, deepened its understanding of the law governing the development of politics and democracy, and advanced the whole-process people's democracy as a major concept. Click here to read...
High-quality Development is the Top Task: Qiushi
December 19, 2022
High-quality development is the top task of building China into a modern socialist country in all respects. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, clearly pointed out the following changes based on China's economic development in the new era. While socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, China's economic development has also embarked on a new phase, characterized by its economic shift from rapid growth to high-quality development. Click here to read...
Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions: China Military
December 19, 2022
China's tracking ship Yuanwang-3 departed from a port on Sunday for new spacecraft monitoring missions. The crew members will spend the New Year holiday and Spring Festival during this voyage. Before setting sail, they had examined facilities, received training, and replenished supplies to ensure the success of the missions. Click here to read...
Space sector set to rocket into future: China Daily
December 19, 2022
Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China's southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country's space industry because it has boosted business at his eatery in recent years. Click here to read...
‘China House’ signals US tougher gears for competition: Global Times
December 19, 2022
The US State Department has established the Office of China Coordination, commonly known as the "China House," to coordinate US policy toward Beijing, a move that signals the US is seeking to reinforce its competition with China, analysts said, warning that the Biden administration continues to say one thing while doing another and takes no effective measures to resolve disputes with China. Click here to read...
Chinese business confidence falls to lowest in almost a decade on COVID: Reuters
December 19, 2022
China's business confidence fell to its lowest since January 2013, a survey by World Economics showed on Monday, reflecting the impact of surging COVID-19 cases on economic activity with the abrupt lifting of many pandemic control measures. Click here to read...
'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge: Reuters
December 19, 2022
Headhunter Candice knows the COVID-19 infections engulfing Beijing and much of China will soon hit her home of Shenzhen city, but she would rather face it without a vaccine booster, saying she fears potential side effects more than the virus. Click here to read...
End of an era? Chinese official who blazed a trail on social media under investigation: South China Morning Post
December 18, 2022
Chinese graft-busters announced this week that a provincial propaganda official in the southwest is under investigation – a case that is generating interest online because of his embrace of social media. Wu Hao, the 52-year-old deputy head of the Yunnan Radio and Television Bureau, was the first Chinese official at that level to join Weibo – China’s Twitter – using his real name and identity in 2009. He was among a handful of cadres using social media to communicate with the public at that time, and has since racked up 1.5 million followers. It is one of the most popular personal Weibo accounts of Communist Party officials. Click here to read...
‘No ibuprofen, no aspirin, absolutely nothing’: China’s Covid patients feel the pain of drugs shortage: South China Morning Post
December 19, 2022
The fever started on Thursday for Zong Xiaoyan. “Every bit of my body was hurting like hell,” the 67-year-old retired factory worker in eastern China said. “I was so worried because I’ve had serious asthma all my life,” said Fan, aware that chronic conditions could worsen the impact of Covid-19. Her husband Fan Weiguo, who did not have a fever but was coughing non-stop, rushed to get medication from drug stores nearby. He came back empty-handed. Click here to read...
