China: Daily Scan, March 12, 2021

Highlights of press briefing on improving electoral system of HKSAR: China Daily

March 12, 2021

China's State Council Information Office held a news conference in Beijing to brief the media on the decision to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). China's top legislature adopted the decision on Thursday. Click here to read... [2]

China, US called on to engage in talks:China Daily

March 12, 2021

Premier Li Keqiang called on Thursday for China and the United States to carry out dialogue in multiple areas and at various levels to dispel misunderstandings and help manage and mitigate differences. Click here to read... [3]

China embarks on new journey toward socialist modernization as key blueprint approved: People’s Daily

March 12, 2021

China's top legislative body on Thursday approved a development blueprint for the next five to 15 years to guide the country's march toward modernization, a dream pursued by many generations of Chinese. Click here to read... [4]

China's top legislature wraps up annual session: Xinhuanet

March 11, 2021

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, concluded its annual session Thursday afternoon.Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan attended the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 13th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Click here to read... [5]

Growth target of over 6 percent not low: Chinese premier: Xinhuanet

March 11, 2021

A growth target of over 6 percent in 2021 is not low considering the size of the Chinese economy, and the target is set to guide expectations to consolidate economic recovery foundation and pursue high-quality development, said Premier Li Keqiang Thursday. Click here to read... [6]

CNN seems to have changed little since truth-twisting Tibet coverage: Global Times

March 11, 2021

"Don't behave like CNN" is the lesson the Chinese people has learned after the news network's truth-twisting approach in its coverage and analysis of the unrest in Tibet in 2008. Thirteen years have passed, and it seems that CNN has made few improvements, and this perception still holds. "With fewer academics willing to travel to China, and those who do make it after the coronavirus pandemic encountering a more closed nation, the result could be fewer Western minds reporting on and studying China firsthand at a time when, arguably, the world has never had a greater need to understand the country." Click here to read... [7]

GT Voice: Development of Yarlung Zangbo River should be pushed forward despite difficulties: Global Times

March 11, 2021

The just concluded two sessions of China have passed the proposals for formulating its 14th Five-Year Plan and future targets for 2035, setting tone for the prospect of the world's second largest economy. Among dozens of plans in the proposal version, one has drawn wide attention - forming a hydropower development plan on the Yarlung Zangbo River. Click here to read... [8]