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China’s Politburo promises ‘active’ moves to bolster domestic demand in 2025
Decision-making body of Communist Party revives 2009-era language on monetary policy, echoing response to global financial crisis.
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Accidents and disasters in China
Zhuhai car attack: senior heads roll in south China city where dozens died
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China preps policy support for economic conference held under Trump’s shadow
China’s annual tone-setting central economic work conference is expected to convene this week at a key time for the world’s second-largest economy.
9 Dec 2024 - 9:04AM
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China’s high youth unemployment rate is expected to be high on the agenda at the central economic work conference. Photo: AFP
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Crime in China
China’s security chief urges all-out efforts for safe New Year, Spring Festival
Call from Chen Wenqing comes as China doubles down on social stability and judicial fairness after string of public attacks.
8 Dec 2024 - 8:38PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
9 killed in fire at cold storage facility in eastern China
Thermal insulation materials ignite, sparking the blaze at warehouse under construction, state media says.
8 Dec 2024 - 5:27PM
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China’s graft watchdog targets villages in national anti-corruption campaign
About 77,000 village officials were reprimanded in first three quarters of this year.
8 Dec 2024 - 2:32PM
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Taiwan
Taiwan’s Lai suits US with low-key stops but may draw ire from mainland China
Analysts note a shared caution against provoking Beijing in the Taiwanese leader’s layovers in Hawaii and Guam.
7 Dec 2024 - 4:08PM
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Taiwanese leader William Lai arriving in the Marshall Islands on Tuesday, as part of a Pacific tour that included layovers in the US state of Hawaii and American-controlled Guam. Photo: EPA
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Accidents and disasters in China
China’s traffic barrier business is booming after deadly vehicle rammings
As orders for products like stone granite balls and steel barricades surge, some suppliers have doubled their workforces to meet demand.
7 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM
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China warns foreign spies are hiring teens to steal state secrets
Anti-espionage agency says Chinese students tricked into sharing information on military facilities and other infrastructure for money.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
Another Hainan ‘tiger’ tangled in a Chinese corruption investigation
Haikou Communist Party boss Luo Zengbin is the 54th senior official to face a discipline investigation this year.
6 Dec 2024 - 7:20PM
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Taiwan
US personnel seen training elite Taiwanese coastguard unit: report
Witnesses say the American personnel were aboard three vessels over two days off the southern city of Kaohsiung.
6 Dec 2024 - 12:08AM
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Taiwan’s coastguard has been stepping up cooperation with its US counterpart. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Accidents and disasters in China
13 missing in Shenzhen after railway building site collapse
Nearby residents have been evacuated and temporary traffic measures are in place as rescuers’ search continues.
7 Dec 2024 - 2:16PM
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China’s Communist Party
Shanghai vice-mayor Hua Yuan to touch down in Taipei on cross-strait mission
Hua will be the first senior official from his city to attend an intercity forum in person in six years.
4 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s security ministry warns spies are using crowdsourcing to steal secrets
Ministry of State Security says foreign espionage agencies are duping people to gather intelligence through simplified everyday tasks, internet devices.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:25PM
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China’s Communist Party
In wake of mass attacks, China’s judges urged to ensure fairness
In rare People’s Daily commentary, senior official calls on judiciary to focus on fixing conflicts to prevent ‘social risks from escalating’.
3 Dec 2024 - 8:33PM
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A Chinese legal official warns judges and prosecutors that if they are more concerned with closing cases than delivering justice, they might “intensify conflicts”. Photo: Shutterstock
Politics
Health in China
China promotes fidelity for elderly as HIV/Aids cases rise in over 50s
Rising infection rates attributed to loneliness, a lack of understanding about safe sex and reluctance to discuss it with doctors.
3 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM
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Diplomacy
Belt and Road Initiative
Xinjiang eyes closer ties with Pakistan and Central Asia to offset US sanctions
Far west region boosts role as belt and road gateway by opening Pakistan border for the winter and growing ties with Kazakhstan’s Zhetysu.
3 Dec 2024 - 10:05AM
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Xi Jinping
China’s Xi calls for the protection of belt and road interests overseas
In ‘new phase’, belt and road projects need risk control and a mechanism to protect the interests of host countries, Xi says.
3 Dec 2024 - 11:12AM
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China’s Communist Party
Chinese cities fight lying flat mentality with ‘snail awards’ for poor workers
‘In China, if you do something wrong, the consequences are rather high, so the officials would rather stay inactive,’ scholar says.
2 Dec 2024 - 4:04PM
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Some Chinese cities are tackling poor performance by cadres by calling them out. President Xi Jinping has repeatedly urged the “lying flat” phenomenon to be eliminated for China to prosper. Photo: AFP
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Espionage
China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source data
Ministry of State Security says improperly handled publicly available data such as social media is a ‘key source’ of intelligence for foreign spies.
2 Dec 2024 - 2:21PM
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China’s Communist Party
Chinese county grapples with how to reward workers for difficult, low-level jobs
Report finds frontline workers overwhelmed leaving ‘little time or energy for systematic learning or professional development’.
1 Dec 2024 - 4:00PM
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Politics
China’s Communist Party
China looks beyond Confucius in latest move to win narrative war with West
Newly set up Chinese Zhuzi Research Institute seen as latest testament to China’s focus on reclaiming intellectual heritage for governance.
1 Dec 2024 - 1:55PM
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Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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