China to pilot property tax reforms
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, on Saturday adopted a decision to authorize the State Council to pilot property tax reforms in ...
US watching China’s weapons development, Austin says, after hypersonic missile report
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday Washington was closely watching China‘s development of advanced weapons systems, while declining to comment directly on a report that Beijing ...
China launches second crewed mission to build space station
China on Saturday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts, including one woman, to the core module of a future space station where they will live and work for six months, ...
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to achieve “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, and did not directly mention the use of force after a week of tensions with the Chinese-claimed ...
Biden, Xi plan U.S.-China virtual summit before year’s end, U.S. says
The United States and China have agreed in principle for their presidents to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday, ...
Exploring the essence of democracy to build a better future
China’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, argues that by exploring the essence of democracy we can address practical issues and create better conditions for people
“Democracy”, a concept that ...
After 24-year search, Chinese man reunited with kidnapped son
A man has finally reunited with his abducted son after a 24-year hunt across China, handing out missing-person flyers, that burned through his savings and left him with massive debts.
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More Chinese companies added to US economic blacklist
The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two ...
China launches first crewed mission for space station construction
China on Thursday successfully launched the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission.
It is China’...
China to launch Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship on June 17
The Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship is expected to be launched at 9:22 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency (...
China urges NATO to stop exaggerating ‘China threat theory’
The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) on Monday rejected NATO’s claim of presenting “systemic challenges,” saying it is a slander on China’s peaceful development and represents “...
G7 to counter China’s belt and road with infrastructure project
The Group of Seven rich nations will announce on Saturday a new global infrastructure plan as a response to China’s belt and road initiative, a senior official in US ...
FT: China’s growing demand raises hope for US farmers
China’s increased import demand and rising global food prices are fueling a recovery in U.S. agriculture which was hit hard by the U.S. trade war with China, ...
China launches new meteorological satellite
China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by ...
Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
China will support couples that wish to have a third child, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of Communist Party of China Central Committee held on Monday.
Implementing ...
Economic Watch: China to relax foreign investment rules amid further opening up
China will relax rules for foreign investment, increasing its market appeal to global investors and signalling its determination to deepen opening up.
The country’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has ...
Biden orders review of COVID origins as lab leak theory debated, China responds
President Joe Biden ordered aides to find answers to the origin of the virus that causes COVID-19, saying on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies are pursuing rival theories potentially ...
China bars U.S. evangelical in response to sanctioning of Chinese official
China said on Wednesday it had blocked an American evangelical leader and businessman and his family from visiting following the U.S. sanctioning of a Chinese official for alleged religious ...
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed – WSJ
Three researchers from China‘s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
China’s proposals point direction for anti-pandemic efforts
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been pledging for concerted global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and calling for a better global governance in the public health domain.
China has ...
China says U.S. warship illegally enters its territory in S. China Sea
China said on Thursday a U.S. warship had illegally entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, and was expelled by its forces, an assertion the United States ...
US-China trade frictions need resolving for global well-being
The trade disputes between the United States and China in the past few years have harmed global well-being and should be resolved as soon as possible, said David Brown, chief ...
China speeds up top-level design for carbon-neutral push
China is accelerating the formulation of the top-level design and industry-specific policies to further clarify its roadmap towards carbon neutrality, according to the country’s economic planner.
The country is ...
China succeeds in Mars landing (Video)
The lander carrying China’s first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday morning.
It is the first time ...