China unveils measures to build basic systems for data: Xinhuanet
December 19, 2022
An official document was released on Monday, detailing China's specific measures to build basic systems for data to put data resources to better use. Under the document jointly released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, the country's systems for data will involve the establishment of a property system, a circulation and trading system, an income distribution system, and a governance system to cope with the new challenges arising with data as a new type of production factor. Click here to read...
China's Guangzhou increases fever clinics to brace for COVID-19 peak: Xinhuanet
December 19, 2022
South China's Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, has almost doubled the number of fever clinics as health authorities predicted a peak of COVID-19 cases. Hospitals in the city have increased the number of fever clinics from 114 to 199, said Zhang Yi, deputy director of the city's health commission. Click here to read...
Chinese flight uses sustainable aviation fuel for first time: China Daily
December 19, 2022
China Petrochemical Corp said on Monday that the first commercial cargo flight using sustainable aviation fuel in the Chinese mainland has successfully completed its maiden flight. Click here to read...
China’s proposal at Biological Weapons Convention reflects common will of developing countries: Global Times
December 19, 2022
The just-concluded Biological Weapons Convention marked important progress in global biosafety governance, and China's proposal at the Convention to promote the peaceful use and sharing of biotechnology reflects the common will of the majority of member states, especially that of developing countries, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Click here to read...
Aircraft carrier Liaoning hosts fighter jet drills in West Pacific: Global Times
December 19, 2022
After sailing across the Miyako Strait on Friday, the aircraft carrier Liaoning of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has reportedly started to host fighter jet exercises in the Philippine Sea, with analysts saying on Monday that the ongoing drills could feature more sophisticated and realistic combat-oriented courses than last time in May. Click here to read...
Zhejiang Party chief visits Alibaba, as support for online platforms highlighted at top meeting: Global Times
December 19, 2022
Chinese authorities have signaled stronger and unswerving support for the private sector and online platforms in recent days, asking firms to care for both development and regulation, after a key economic meeting encouraged the private sector and digital economy platforms to "fully display their talent" in leading development, creating jobs and competing internationally. Click here to read...
BRNN facilitates media cooperation along Belt and Road: People’s Daily
December 19, 2022
Chinese authorities have signaled stronger and unswerving support for the private sector and online platforms in recent days, asking firms to care for both development and regulation, after a key economic meeting encouraged the private sector and digital economy platforms to "fully display their talent" in leading development, creating jobs and competing internationally. Click here to read...
BRNN facilitates media cooperation along Belt and Road: People’s Daily
December 19, 2022
The Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) Second Council Meeting will kick off on the evening of Dec. 19 at the People’s Daily in Beijing. Representatives of 38 council members of the BRNN from 23 countries will hold an in-depth exchange of views on joint efforts for common development through cooperation. The BRNN is launched to better tell stories of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and give play to the media’s role in promoting high-quality cooperation under the BRI. Click here to read...
Rich Chinese step up hunt for foreign investment bets to mitigate risks at home: Reuters
December 19, 2022
Wealthy Chinese individuals are paring holdings of local securities and are increasingly looking at assets in the United States and elsewhere overseas - a trend that is set to gather pace in 2023, fund managers and industry sources said. Click here to read...
China's official COVID death counts raise doubts amid virus surge: Kyodo
December 19, 2022
China's official COVID-19 death counts have raised doubts amid an apparent surge of infections in major cities, with only two deaths reported since the government significantly eased its tight restrictions earlier this month despite long queues of vehicles forming at cremation sites. Click here to read...
BRICS international journalism training program opens: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022
The second edition of an online journalism training program for media professionals from BRICS countries kicked off on Monday. A total of 50 trainees from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other developing countries will take part in the three-month training program, hosted by Xinhua News Agency. Click here to read...
China's central bank conducts reverse repos to boost liquidity: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022
China's central bank Tuesday conducted 146 billion yuan (about 20.9 billion U.S. dollars) of reverse repos to maintain liquidity in the banking system. The amount included 5 billion yuan of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 2 percent, and 141 billion yuan of 14-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 2.15 percent, according to the People's Bank of China. Click here to read...
China builds world's largest clean energy corridor: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022
The Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second-largest in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational Tuesday in the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China, according to China Three Gorges Corporation. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland reports 2,656 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
December 20, 2022
The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 2,656 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. A total of 2,017 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Monday, said the commission in its daily report. Click here to read...
Xi stresses writing new chapter in China's Constitution practice in new era: Qiushi
December 20, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed writing a new chapter in the practice of China's Constitution in the new era, as the country marks the 40th anniversary of the enactment of its current Constitution this year. Click here to read...
China, Russia to host joint naval exercise from Dec. 21 to 27: China Military
December 20, 2022
According to the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries, the China-Russia joint naval exercise Joint Sea2022 is to be held from December 21 to 27 in waters east of the sea area from Zhoushan to Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Click here to read...
Ex-minister expelled from Party, dismissed from post: China Daily
December 20, 2022
Xiao Yaqing, former minister of industry and information technology, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and stripped of his post in public office due to violations of Party discipline and national laws, the country's top anti-graft watchdogs said on Monday. Xiao has also been demoted to a lower rank in public office and asked to retire, said a statement issued by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. Click here to read...
No test, health code needed for traveling: China Daily
December 20, 2022
China's transportation authorities have directed all domestic transportation service providers to resume regular operations in response to the optimized COVID-19 containment measures and boost the flow of goods and passengers, while also facilitating the resumption of work and production. Click here to read...
China issues 20 measures to build basic systems for data to boost devt, security: Global Times
December 20, 2022
China on Monday released 20 measures to build basic systems for data, aiming to give full play to China's massive data and rich application scenarios to strengthen the digital economy and boost high-quality economic development, while also stressing regulations to protect national security related to data transactions. Click here to read...
China races to install hospital beds as COVID surge sparks concern abroad: Reuters
December 20, 2022
Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free was a concern for the world. China this month abruptly began dismantling its stringent "zero-COVID" regime of mass lockdowns after protests against curbs that had largely kept the virus at bay for three years but at significant costs to society and the world's second-largest economy. Click here to read...
Rich Chinese step up hunt for foreign investment bets to mitigate risks at home: Reuters
December 19, 2022
Wealthy Chinese individuals are paring holdings of local securities and are increasingly looking at assets in the United States and elsewhere overseas - a trend that is set to gather pace in 2023, fund managers and industry sources said. Click here to read...
China's official COVID death counts raise doubts amid virus surge: Kyodo
December 19, 2022
China's official COVID-19 death counts have raised doubts amid an apparent surge of infections in major cities, with only two deaths reported since the government significantly eased its tight restrictions earlier this month despite long queues of vehicles forming at cremation sites. Click here to read...
Tokyo unwitting host to Chinese "police station": Kyodo
December 20, 2022
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Monday shared with lawmakers a rights group's report claiming that Tokyo is unwittingly hosting a so-called Chinese overseas police station, believed to monitor and threaten Chinese citizens abroad. Click here to read...
US trade chief says new tools needed to counter China’s ‘20-year distortions’ affecting global economy: South China Morning Post
December 20, 2022
The United States needs to develop wider strategic approaches beyond narrowly tailored defensive tariffs to counter “20-year distortions” created by China and affecting the global economy, according to Washington’s top trade negotiator. The Biden administration will continue to press Beijing on its “state-centred and non-market trade practices”, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai told a forum on Monday. Click here to read...
China’s shrinking working-age population to send ripples through global economy: South China Morning Post
December 20, 2022
Disruptions to global supply chains caused by coronavirus lockdowns in China may be a short-term problem, but another challenge that will last for decades is emerging. As Chinese workers fled a Covid-19 lockdown at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in the past two months, Apple warned shoppers around the world to expect delays in receiving its products. Click here to read...
