China: Daily Scan, 04 November, 2020

Xi Focus: Xi expounds on CPC proposals for China's new development plan: Xinhuanet

November 4, 2020

The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday unveiled in full text the Party leadership's proposals for formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan and long-range goals.
An explanatory speech made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, on the proposals was also released. Click here to read... [2]

Development pattern switch called strategic: China Daily

November 4, 2020

Shaping the new development pattern of "dual circulation" in the five-year period starting in 2021 is China's "strategic choice" in improving its socioeconomic growth and fostering new strengths in international economic cooperation and competition, President Xi Jinping said. Click here to read... [3]

New plan reveals sound government concept: China Daily

November 4, 2020

In an increasingly unstable and frighteningly unpredictable world, there is a great deal to be said for the announcement and main guidelines of China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25)－and especially for the philosophy of governance underlying it. Click here to read... [4]

China foils world’s largest stock listing 48 hours before kick-off as Ant Group delays market debut in Shanghai and Hong Kong: South China Morning Post

November 4, 2020

China’s regulators have foiled the largest stock sale in global finance as they called a halt on the November 5 debut of Ant Group’s shares on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges, less than 48 hours before the highly anticipated start of trading. Click here to read... [5]

China urges U.S. to cease meddling in Hong Kong affairs: People’s Daily

November 4, 2020

China on Tuesday urged the United States to immediately stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) judicial matters and China's internal affairs. Click here to read... [6]

India’s infrastructure push shouldn’t focus on conflict: Global Times

November 3, 2020

Amid the border tension between China and India, infrastructure construction on both sides of the disputed border has become one of the focal points of public attention. Click here to read... [7]

New 5-year plan to tackle external interference in HK and Taiwan: Global Times

November 3, 2020

The proposal of China's new five-year plan stressed high alert to outside interference in Hong Kong and Macao affairs, and vowed to resolutely contain those activities in Taiwan to safeguard national sovereignty and stability. Experts believe the adjustment shows that China is drawing lessons from the implementation of the "one country, two system" principle in the past five years, and has realized that compared to the economic role of the special administrative regions in national development, political environment and social governance are the weaknesses which urgently need to be strengthened, especially when deep collusion with outside forces in Hong Kong poses a huge challenge to stabilityClick here to read... [8]