The Chinese government’s top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Sunday said the electoral system in Hong Kong must be improved for long-term stability, saying reform would bring about a “brighter … ( read original…
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Vice-premier describes Hong Kong electoral overhaul as a ‘battle’ against subversion during meeting in Beijing
Attendees at the meeting say Vice-Premier Han Zheng made a case for the necessity of the changes to avoid a repeat of the social unrest of 2019. ( read original story …)
Beijing prepared to accept the pain to ‘fix’ Hong Kong, observers say
Beijing is ready to face the short-term pain and possible backlash from the West to reform Hong Kong’s political system, which it sees as a chink in China’s national security armour, mainland … ( read…
China says hopes U.S. will remove ‘unreasonable’ restrictions on cooperation
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Sunday that Beijing willing to communicate with the United States on the basis of mutual respect and hopes Washington will remove all … ( read original…
China at least 30 years away from becoming manufacturing ‘great power’: former minister
China is at least 30 years away from becoming a manufacturing nation of “great power”, a former industry minister said on Sunday, despite boasting the world’s most complete industrial supply chains. ( read original story…
China’s Exports Surge From 2020 Lockdown as Demand Booms
China’s exports surged in the first two months of the year, reflecting strong global demand for manufactured goods and figures partly skewed by the low base in 2020 when the economy was in lockdown. (…
Chinese exports surge as global demand recovers from virus
China’s exports surged 60.6% over a year earlier in the first two months of 2021, after factories reopened and global demand started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic … ( read original story …)
China exports spike to highest in decades after Covid-19 hit
China’s export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought activity to … ( read…
China February exports post record surge from COVID-19-depressed 2020 levels
China’s February exports grew at a record annual pace from a year earlier when COVID-19 battered the world’s second-biggest economy, customs data showed on Sunday, while imports rose less sharply. … ( read original story…
China exports jump 60.6% y/y in January-February, imports up 22.2%
China’s exports jumped 60.6% in January-February from a year earlier and imports increased 22.2%, faster than expected from depressed 2020 levels, customs data showed on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Winter Olympics: Is it time to boycott Beijing 2022?
Ever since its inception the Chinese Communist Party has known the power of sport in aggrandising its image on the world stage. In 1959, a young man called Rong Guotuan won the gold medal at…
China has built the world’s largest navy. Now what’s Beijing going to do with it?
Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. ( read original story …)
China faces huge climate and tech challenges in its bid for global leadership
China’s leaders are finalizing their political and economic agenda for the rest of 2021 and beyond. How the country achieves technological independence and tackles the climate crisis will be near the … ( read original…
