China's ex-senior provincial legislator prosecuted: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022
A public prosecution has been initiated against Sun Guoxiang, a former senior legislator of northeast China's Liaoning Province, over suspected bribe-taking. The Langfang Municipal People's Procuratorate in Hebei Province recently filed a lawsuit against Sun with the Intermediate People's Court of Langfang, an official statement said Tuesday. Click here to read...
Key messages western media have missed in Xi-Biden summit: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had their first face-to-face meeting on Monday since the latter assumed the American presidency. With translators providing simultaneous interpretation in a three-plus-hour meeting, the two leaders had a "candid, constructive and in-depth exchange of views" on a wide range of issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional affairs. Click here to read...
China to promote green development of nonferrous metals industry: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022
China has released a plan to advance the low-carbon development of its nonferrous metals industry, a key producer of industrial carbon emissions, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Tuesday. Click here to read...
State Council appoints official: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022
China's State Council announced the appointment of an official on Tuesday. Sun Weidong was appointed as vice minister of foreign affairs, according to the announcement. Click here to read...
China works to bolster employment prospects for college graduates: Xinhuanet
November 15, 2022
China is rolling out multiple measures as part of efforts to help 11.58 million graduates streaming out of colleges to enter the workforce or start their own businesses in 2023. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security jointly held an online video conference on Tuesday to further improve employment promotion policies and make arrangements for helping graduates find jobs or start businesses next year. Click here to read...
Chinese military issues trial provisions on promoting transparency in Party affairs: China Military
November 15, 2022
With the approval of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), the CMC General Office recently issued trial provisions on promoting transparency in Party Affairs in Chinese military, which will come into force on January 1, 2023. Click here to read...
China's ex-senior provincial legislator prosecuted: China Daily
November 15, 2022
A public prosecution has been initiated against Sun Guoxiang, a former senior legislator of Northeast China's Liaoning province, over suspected bribe-taking. The Langfang Municipal People's Procuratorate in Hebei province recently filed a lawsuit against Sun with the Intermediate People's Court of Langfang, an official statement said Tuesday. Click here to read...
Chinese TCM drug Lianhua Qingwen sees booming market demand in Shijiazhuang: Global Times
November 15, 2022
Chinese drug producer Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical (Yiling Pharmaceutical) has ramped up production amid the booming demand of the company's popular Chinese herbal medicine Lianhua Qingwen in Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei Province, where the company's headquarter is located. Click here to read...
China’s defence minister tipped to lead talks with US military, but sanctions on likely successor may pose early challenge: South China Morning Post
November 15, 2022
China is expected to send the outgoing defence minister Wei Fenghe to represent it in the first talks with the United States military since Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan earlier this year prompted Beijing to freeze dialogue with the Americans. One major issue China wants to resolve in the talks with Wei’s US counterpart Lloyd Austin is the sanctions imposed in 2018 on Wei’s probable successor, Li Shangfu. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland reports 1,568 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
November 16, 2022
The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 1,568 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Altogether 18,491 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read...
Xi's proposals on global cooperation, development gain worldwide support: China Military
November 16, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for collective actions and close cooperation to make global development more inclusive, beneficial to all, and more resilient, and stressed the importance of joint efforts to unclog industrial and supply chains and stabilize market prices to tackle food and energy crises. Click here to read...
Chinese customs intercept new insect species, possible carrier of disease-spreading germs: Global Times
November 16, 2022
Customs officers in South China's Guangdong Province have found a new species of cockroach-like insects while examining logs imported from French Guiana. The new species could carry unknown pathogens that might cause diseases. Click here to read...
Xi's intensive meetings with world leaders show charm of major-country diplomacy: Global Times
November 16, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping met a number of foreign leaders - including some from US allies and major developing economies - on the first day of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia, fully underscoring the strategic and guiding role of head-of-state diplomacy and implications of Chinese diplomacy following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as the world expects China-proposed solutions and its wisdom in handling issues of concern amid growing geopolitical uncertaintiesClick here to read...
U.S. FBI director says TikTok poses national security concerns: Reuters
November 16, 2022
The U.S. operations of Chinese-owned TikTok raise national security concerns, FBI Director Chris Wray said on Tuesday, flagging the risk that the Chinese government could harness the video-sharing app to influence users or control their devices. Risks include "the possibility that the Chinese government could use to control data collection on millions of users or control the recommendation algorithm, which could be used for influence operations," Wray told U.S. lawmakers. Click here to read...
Big-power rivalry overshadows Biden-Xi cooperation pledge: Reuters
November 16, 2022
Their photo op looked good for U.S. and Chinese leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, but the superpowers remain driven by geopolitical rivalry despite their pledge to cooperate on global issues like climate change and public health. Biden and Xi sought in their meeting in Bali this week to ease tensions between the United States and China, and some experts saw an improvement in the mood after relations atrophied to near historic lows this summer. Click here to read...
China, France seek respect for Ukraine's territorial integrity: Kyodo
November 16, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Tuesday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for respecting Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty and stopping escalation of the war in Ukraine as they met in Indonesia's Bali. Click here to read...
China COVID-19 cases rise despite less testing: Taipei Times
November 16, 2022
China’s COVID-19 cases rose further yesterday, including in the capital, Beijing, even as many cities scaled back routine testing after authorities last week announced measures aimed at easing the impact of the country’s heavy coronavirus curbs. Click here to read...
COVID-19 lockdowns spark protests in Guangzhou: Taipei Times
November 16, 2022
China’s tough COVID-19 lockdowns are fueling an increase in public anger, with some residents in Guangzhou, one of the country’s biggest cities, staging rare protests against the stringent rules. In videos circulating on social media, hundreds of protesters were seen marching in the street and pushing over police barriers in Haizhu district, which has been in lockdown since late last month. Click here to read...
How China’s language shifted after Xi-Biden meeting: Taipei Times
November 16, 2022
After Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke for more than three hours on Monday with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit, China’s readout of the meeting indicates the country’s approach to US ties is shifting. Click here to read...
Top US-China panel urges halt to normal trade relations if no WTO compliance: South China Morning Post
November 16, 2022
Congress should suspend normal trade relations with China if Washington determines Beijing has not complied with the World Trade Organization market access agreement it signed decades ago, the US government’s top advisory panel on China policy said on Tuesday. In a sweeping annual report comprising 39 recommendations and covering nearly every aspect of the bilateral relationship, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission also called on US lawmakers to study the feasibility of blockading Chinese energy imports in the event of a military conflict involving Beijing, particularly those transiting the Strait of Malacca.
And in the latest sign of Washington’s growing alarm that Chinese leader Xi Jinping may attempt to invade Taiwan, the panel urged Congress to put more manpower into preparing for economic punishment and military resistance against Beijing if it were to attack the self-governed island. Click here to read...
Full text: Chinese FM briefs media on Xi-Biden meeting and answers questions: Xinhuanet
November 16, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views here on Monday on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues. After their meeting, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed the media on the meeting and answered questions. Click here to read...
Full text of Xi's remarks at Session I of G20 summit in Bali: Xinhuanet
November 16, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled "Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future" here Tuesday at the first session of the 17th summit of the Group of 20 (G20).
The following is the full text of the speech: Click here to read...
