Xi meets with HKSAR chief executive: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022
President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee, who is on a duty visit to Beijing. During the meeting, Xi heard a report from Lee on Hong Kong's current situation and the HKSAR government's work. Click here to read...
Chinese FM holds phone talks with U.S. secretary of state on bilateral ties: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the latter's request. Wang said that last month, President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden met successfully in Bali, which provided strategic guidance for steering bilateral relations out of grave difficulties and back to a healthy and stable track, sending a positive signal to the outside world. Click here to read...
China vows further judicial protection for traditional medicine intellectual property: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022
China's apex court has introduced guidelines on strengthening the judicial protection for intellectual property in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in all respects. The 16-article guidelines issued recently by the Supreme People's Court put forth targeted measures regarding major areas and key issues of TCM, providing clear guidance for the adjudicatory work related to TCM intellectual property. Click here to read...
China to rectify medical insurance constraints: Xinhuanet
December 23, 2022
China's National Healthcare Security Administration has launched a campaign to identify and remove inappropriate constraints concerning medical insurance to protect the interests of the insured, according to a circular recently issued by the administration. Click here to read...
Resilient China injects certainty into global economic recovery: Qiushi
December 23, 2022
The Chinese economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in a tough year, bringing much-needed certainty and vitality to a world facing unprecedented challenges amid COVID-19-induced disruptions and geopolitical tensions. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland opposes Taiwan-related provisions in US defense act: China Military
December 24, 2022
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday voiced firm opposition to Taiwan-related provisions in a new US defense act. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, as a domestic law of the United States, blatantly makes irresponsible remarks on the Taiwan question, and includes provisions of providing "military financing" and selling arms to the Taiwan region, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Click here to read...
Former mayor receives suspended death sentence for corruption: China Daily
December 23, 2022
A former mayor of Hegang, a city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Friday for multiple crimes involving corruption, according to a local court. Click here to read...
Large fever clinic opens in Foshan convention center: China Daily
December 23, 2022
A large clinic was launched inside a convention and exhibition center in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Thursday to facilitate treatment of people with fever.
Medical workers are being sent by a number of hospitals to the new clinic in the Tanzhou Convention and Exhibition Center, which initially allocated 10 rooms for both adult and minor patients and offers 24-hour services. Click here to read...
China develops first home-grown DPU chip: China Daily
December 23, 2022
Yusur, a leading Chinese startup on data processing units, or DPUs. Chinese researchers have developed the country's first Data Processing Unit (DPU) chip, marking a milestone in the domestic chip industry. Click here to read...
Chinese experts say second booster still necessary for people who have been infected: Global Times
December 23, 2022
Is the second booster shot still necessary for people who have been infected with COVID-19? China's State Council joint epidemic prevention team said yes, calling on the public to choose a different vaccine from the previous three doses as their second booster shot. Click here to read...
E-commerce platform links China’s cryptocurrency: Global Times
December 23, 2022
With China's digital yuan becoming more widely used across a growing number of scenarios and platforms, it will serve the real economy and people's lives by being better, faster and more inclusive in usage, experts told the Global Times. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland opposes Taiwan-related provisions in US defense act: China Military
December 24, 2022
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday voiced firm opposition to Taiwan-related provisions in a new US defense act. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, as a domestic law of the United States, blatantly makes irresponsible remarks on the Taiwan question, and includes provisions of providing "military financing" and selling arms to the Taiwan region, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Click here to read...
China central banker calls for strengthening property sector policies: Reuters
December 24, 2022
A top advisor to the People's Bank of China on Saturday called for strengthening of real estate policy in light of sluggish economic growth over the past several years as China has pursued its zero-COVID policy. Click here to read...
China turns to online help as Covid outbreaks swamp health facilities: South China Morning Post
December 24, 2022
Earlier this week, Amy Luo, who lives in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, tested positive for Covid-19. While she struggled with a fever, she managed to obtain hard-to-find medicines at a pharmacy, but as her symptoms began to change, she was not sure how often, or how much of the medicine to take. “I didn’t go to a nearby hospital to see the doctor,” Luo said. “Too many people were there. I was afraid to get cross-infected.” Instead, she turned to Ask Doctor, a mini-programme offered on the Baidu Health platform, which is operated by China’s biggest search engine. Click here to read...
Xi stresses building up China's strength in agriculture at key rural work conference: Xinhuanet
December 24, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for enhanced efforts to build up China's strength in agriculture and do a good job in work on agriculture and rural areas. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing the annual central rural work conference held from Friday to Saturday in Beijing. Click here to read...
Eight major achievements of China's major-country diplomacy in 2022: Xinhuanet
December 25, 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that over the year 2022, China has conducted major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in an all-round way, making new contribution to upholding world peace and promoting common development. Click here to read...
China's National Health Commission stops publishing daily COVID information: Xinhuanet
December 25, 2022
China's National Health Commission (NHC) has stopped publishing daily epidemic information starting from Sunday, and relevant epidemic information will be released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for reference and research, according to a notice on the NHC website. Click here to read...
China prioritizes people's health in COVID-19 fight: Xinhuanet
December 25, 2022
Unlike the ordeal at the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic three years ago, Wuhan resident Huang Jianmei was not in a state of panic after getting infected with the Omicron variant this time. Huang caught a cough, but the symptom was mild. She took some medicine and recovered, without going to the hospital. She has completed a full course of vaccination against COVID-19 including a booster shot. Click here to read...
Daily new COVID infections in Zhejiang reach over 1 mln, peak expected with 2 mln daily around New Year’s Day: Global Times
December 25, 2022
With daily new infections surpassing 1 million, the COVID-19 epidemic in East China's Zhejiang Province is expected to peak earlier around the New Year's Day and enter a high-level stage with the highest daily tallies reaching 2 million, local authorities said on Sunday. Click here to read...
China navigates complex international issues, striking balance in major-country diplomacy in 2023: Global Times
December 25, 2022
China has greatly advanced its diplomatic agenda in 2022 with head-of-state diplomacy setting the pace for the country's overall diplomatic work, which was highlighted by one home-ground event, two major initiatives and three important visits, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday in reviewing the country's diplomatic work for 2022. Chinese experts believe that the overall successful diplomatic work helped China navigate complex global and regional issues, consolidate consensus and strike a balance in maintaining strategic stability in relations with other major countries such as the US and Russia. Click here to read...
New improvements expected for China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet: Global Times
December 25, 2022
Chinese military analysts said constant upgrades are expected for China's J-20 fighter jet, after foreign media reported recently that a new and more powerful variant of the stealth aircraft has appeared. Click here to read...
Railway transportation in Xinjiang region completes annual target ahead of schedule: Global Times
December 25, 2022
Railway transportation in Northwest China’s Xinjiang region has completed its annual work load target at 201.3 million tons set for the year eight days ahead of schedule on Friday, domestic news portal chinanews.com.cn reported over the weekend. Click here to read...
Xizang’s largest photovoltaic supply project begins grid-connected power generation : Global Times
December 25, 2022
A 120,000-kilowatt photovoltaic plant, the largest photovoltaic supply project in Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region constructed by China Huadian Corporation connected with the grid and began power generation on Sunday, the company said via its official Wechat account. Click here to read...
China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation: Reuters
December 25, 2022
China's military said it had conducted "strike drills" in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to what it said was provocation from the democratically-governed island and the United States. Click here to read...
China must raise self-reliance in agricultural technology, Xi says: Reuters
December 25, 2022
President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. Click here to read...
Estimated several million daily COVID cases in China amid virus surge: Kyodo
December 25, 2022
Daily new COVID-19 infections in China are believed to have reached several hundred million based on figures released by regional authorities, amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus since the government significantly relaxed its strict antivirus measures earlier this month. Zhejiang Province in eastern China said Sunday the number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the area has topped 1 million and that the figure is expected to double around the turn of the year. Click here to read...
Hong Kong to reopen China border in mid-January: Taipei Times
December 26, 2022
Hong Kong intends to start reopening its borders with mainland China before mid-January, aiming to return to pre-2020 cross-border travel arrangements, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said. Click here to read...
China stops reporting daily cases: Taipei Times
December 26, 2022
Authorities are making nearly no effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 ahead of Lunar New Year travel, analysts said in a report The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) yesterday ceased publishing daily COVID-19 data amid doubts about the reliability of numbers, as infections explode in the wake of an abrupt easing of tough restrictions. Click here to read...
Why has China had such a struggle vaccinating the elderly against Covid-19? : South China Morning Post
December 26, 2022
Chinese cancer patient Xiao Cuiru, 75, has been unsure about whether to have a Covid-19 jab. He has had several operations to remove malignant bladder tumours since July last year and this summer, after finishing the first phase of chemotherapy, received conflicting advice about vaccination. Two doctors from Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, who first detected his cancer, advised him to wait and prepare instead for a second round of chemotherapy three months later. But two other doctors, from his hometown in Hunan province, said his condition was stable enough for him to get jabbed. Click here to read...
Opening-up in major sectors seen next year: Qiushi
December 26, 2022
Advanced manufacturing, smart power, modern services to attract foreign funds. China will continue to widen opening-up and guide foreign companies to invest in key areas such as advanced manufacturing, modern services and energy conservation in its market in 2023, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. Click here to read...
New high-speed railway line linking Chengdu and Kunming opens to traffic: China Daily
December 26, 2022
A new railway line in China's southwestern region opened on Monday, rediucing travel time between the region's two major cities Chengdu and Kunming, capitals of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, respectively. Click here to read...
Grassroots fever clinics open across China as COVID-19 cases surge: Global Times
December 26, 2022
Grassroots clinics for fever patients are being opened in many places across China, especially in small towns and cities, to enhance the capacity of the local medical system to deal with the epidemic. These changes are among the latest efforts by Chinese cities to cope with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. Click here to read...
