State Council appoints, removes officials: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
The State Council, China's cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of officials Thursday. Song Tao was appointed director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, replacing Liu Jieyi. Gao Xiang was appointed president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, replacing Shi Taifeng. Du Jiangfeng was appointed president of Zhejiang University. Zhang Pingwen was appointed president of Wuhan University. Click here to read...
Former provincial political advisor stands trial for bribery, abuse of power: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
Xiao Yi, former vice chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, accused of taking bribes and abusing his power. Click here to read...
Largest China-Nepal land border crossing resumes two-way trade: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
The Gyirong port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the largest land border crossing between China and Nepal, has resumed two-way trade. The port of Gyirong, located in the city of Xigaze, Wednesday saw the entry of six lorries carrying 825,800 yuan (about 118,321 U.S. dollars) worth of goods from Nepal. The cargo consisted mainly of handicrafts, signaling the official resumption of two-way trade, according to Dekyi Tsomo, deputy head of the regional department of commerce. Click here to read...
China adjusts tariff plan to include more items: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
China has decided to adjust its tariff plan for 2023 and expand the number of tariff items in line with the need for industrial development and technical advancement, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said Thursday. Click here to read...
China's top economic planner stresses sound development in 2023: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
China's top economic planner has stressed efforts to properly implement the country's optimized epidemic response while better coordinating epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development in 2023. Click here to read...
China announces latest 19 national archaeological parks: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) on Thursday announced its latest list of 19 national archaeological parks, increasing the total number in the country to 55. Click here to read...
100th Chinese-developed ARJ21 jetliner delivered: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
The 100th ARJ21 aircraft was delivered to its client on Thursday, bringing China's first indigenously developed passenger jetliner to a new stage of mass production and large-scale operations. Click here to read...
China holds briefing on latest epidemic response: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2022
China's State Council Information Office is holding a briefing on Thursday afternoon on the country's latest COVID-19 response measures. Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under the National Health Commission (NHC), Jiao Yahui, head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the NHC, and Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced epidemic prevention and control in the new phase, medical resource preparation and treatment situation, among others. Click here to read...
China to facilitate green technology innovation with new implementation plan: Qiushi
December29, 2022
China has released an implementation plan designed to further improve the market-oriented green technology innovation system, in order to unleash innovation vitality. The plan, jointly released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology, aims to strengthen companies' leading role in innovation, improve the market mechanism for transformation and application of green technology, and create an environment where all types of innovators can thrive amid enhanced and more efficient cooperation between enterprises, universities and research institutes. Click here to read...
US should stop hyping up "China threat" and space confrontation: China Military
December 29, 2022
China urges the US side to reflect on its negative moves in the space domain, stop hyping up "China threat" and space confrontation, and instead take an active part in international space arms control, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. The spokesperson made this remark while asked to comment on the reports about the Commander of the US Space Command who recently called China a pacing challenge to the US for its continuously growing capabilities that hold America's space assets at risk. Click here to read...
PLA military actions targeted at "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and external interferences: China Military
December 29, 2022
The military actions by the PLA are targeted at "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and external interferences, aiming to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. Click here to read...
Revised law boosts protection of women's rights: China Daily
December 29, 2022
China has further improved the legal protection system for women and continued to crack down on crimes that infringe their lawful rights and interests. In October, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislative body, approved the revised law on the protection of women's legitimate rights and interests. Click here to read...
Nation takes big leap on vaccinations: China Daily
December 29, 2022
From offering the world's first inhaled COVID-19 vaccines and developing Omicron-targeted vaccines to rolling out second booster shots and targeted immunization plans for seniors, China's vaccination efforts have gained steam this year, according to authorities. Click here to read...
China sets space mission record in 2022 with over 50 rocket launches, 100% success rate: Global Times
December 29, 2022
China on Thursday drew a perfect ending to this year's rocket launch mission as a Long March-3B carrier rocket successfully lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, sending an experimental satellite into preset orbit. Click here to read...
Travel curbs targeting China ‘discriminatory,’ against trend: Global Times
December 29, 2022
Most countries around the world have welcomed China's move to open up to travelers from all over the globe and encouraged Chinese to travel abroad, after the country's COVID-19 battle entered a new stage. However, a small number of countries and regions, such as the US and Japan, see China's reopening as another chance to defame Beijing. They have imposed travel restrictions on arrivals from China, citing what experts called "unfounded" and "discriminatory" measures to defend their moves, but the real intention is to sabotage China's three years of COVID-19 control efforts and attack the country's system. Click here to read...
China’s daily output of ibuprofen, acetaminophen quadrupled in quick response to market needs: Global Times
December 29, 2022
China's daily output of ibuprofen and acetaminophen is now four times higher than at the beginning of December, Wang Jiangping, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said on Thursday. This is happening as the government and drug producers are ramping up measures to secure the supplies of cold and fever reducing drugs in responding to surging market demand. Click here to read...
World's first hydrogen-energy urban train with independent IPR rolls off assembly line in SW China’s Chengdu: Global Times
December 29, 2022
The world's first hydrogen-energy urban train with independent intellectual property rights jointly developed by CRRC Changchun Railway Co and Chengdu Rail Transit officially rolled off the assembly line in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Wednesday. Click here to read...
China becomes important driving force for global innovations in green, low-carbon technologies: People’s Daily
December 29, 2022
In the last five years, the number of patents for green and low-carbon technologies granted in China has grown at an average annual rate of 6.5 percent, making the country an important driving force for global innovations in green and low-carbon technologies, an official said on Wednesday. Click here to read...
Preferential tax policies give boost to innovative development of enterprises: People’s Daily
December 29, 2022
Enterprises play a principal role in innovation. They are also the primary driving force for innovation. Today, the research and development (R&D) expenditure of Chinese enterprises accounts for over 70 percent of all R&D expenditure of China. Click here to read...
China's vast countryside in rush to bolster COVID defences: Reuters
December 29, 2022
China's thinly resourced countryside is racing to beef up medical facilities before millions of factory workers return home for the Lunar New Year holiday next month from cities where COVID-19 is surging. Having imposed the world's strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and relentless testing for three years, China reversed course this month towards living with the virus, leaving its fragile health system overwhelmed. Click here to read...
China's COVID policymaking under scrutiny as infections soar: Reuters
December 29, 2022
After China scrapped three years of zero-COVID curbs in 30 days, setting off a massive wave of infections, Beijing's policymakers face an immense challenge to treat the sick and minimise deaths while winning back public trust dented by previous policies. Click here to read...
U.S. plane has near miss with China fighter over South China Sea: Kyodo
December 30, 2022
The U.S. military said Thursday that its patrol aircraft had a close call with a Chinese fighter jet in international airspace over the South China Sea last week. According to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, a J-11 fighter of the Chinese navy flew within some 6 meters of the nose of an RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the U.S. Air Force on Dec. 21. Click here to read...
Tech war: China to revamp chip strategy under US pressure, but US$143 billion support package is not on the cards: South China Morning Post
December 30, 2022
China is set to overhaul its semiconductor strategy under US pressure, focusing on enhancing strengths instead of fixing weaknesses, in an admission that Beijing’s current plan is not working, according to a Chinese chip industry veteran. Wei Shaojun, an official at the China Semiconductor Industry Association, said in a live-streamed speech on Thursday that the country’s current efforts to shore up the domestic chip industry by focusing on shortcomings is a strategic error. He expects Beijing to revamp its approach in overcoming US restrictions by putting more resources in areas where China has an advantage, such as mature process technologies. Click here to read...
Coronavirus in China: drugs and medical devices are the hottest tickets online: South China Morning Post
December 30, 2022
The first time Huang Lipeng came across a “pulse oximeter” was on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, last week The 30-year-old IT engineer from Zhuhai, in southern China’s Guangdong province, quickly bought an oximeter for his family after watching videos that said people with diabetes should pay special attention to their blood oxygen levels.
His 60-year-old father has severe diabetes while his mother has had surgery for uterine cancer. Click here to read...
President Xi to make New Year address to ring in 2023: Xinhuanet
December 30, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a New Year address to ring in 2023 at 7 p.m. Saturday. The address will be broadcast by major TV and radio channels of the China Media Group, and the websites and new media platforms of major state news organizations. Click here to read...
China's major power transmission project fully operational: Xinhuanet
December 30, 2022
China has put into full operation a major power transmission project that sends electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-consuming regions in the east. The construction of the Baihetan-Zhejiang 800-kilovolt ultra-high-voltage direct current power transmission project was completed and started operation on Friday, according to the State Grid Corporation of China. Click here to read...
Preferential tax policies give boost to innovative development of enterprises: Qiushi
December 30, 2022
Enterprises play a principal role in innovation. They are also the primary driving force for innovation. Today, the research and development (R&D) expenditure of Chinese enterprises accounts for over 70 percent of all R&D expenditure of China. Click here to read...
China's new energy vehicle industry in growth fast lane: Qiushi
December 30, 2022
China's new energy vehicle (NEV) industry has entered the fast lane of development, with both domestic and foreign carmakers vying for bigger shares of this rapidly expanding market. Despite the COVID-19 resurgence, China's NEV industry continued to enjoy a market boom thanks to policy incentives and more choices of competitive models.
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Party chiefs of Shanxi, Shandong adjusted: China Daily
December 30, 2022
The Party secretaries of Shandong and Shanxi provinces have recently been adjusted, according to Xinhua News Agency on Thursday. Lin Wu, former Party secretary of Shanxi province, has been appointed by the Communist Party of China Central Committee to replace Li Ganjie in Shandong province. Chen Xi, head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, announced the decision at a meeting attended by provincial cadres on Thursday. Click here to read...
China calls on application of TCM decoctions in COVID-19 treatment, releases prescriptions: Global Times
December 30, 2022
China calls on the full use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoctions in COVID-19 treatment in urban and rural grass-roots regions as TCM has played an important role in medical treatment since the beginning of the epidemic, according to the national health authorities on Thursday. TCM prescription examples are also issued based on the different climate characteristics of the southern and northern regions across the country and other factors. Click here to read...
