The decree will come into effect at the beginning of the new school year. Schools will have to use Mandarin, according to the principle of bilingual education. The government announces severe punishment for anyone who…
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Beijing tells Trump: No connection between US-China trade and North Korea’s ICBM threat
China said Monday the US should not link trade to discussions about North Korea’s nuclear programme, after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of failing to restrain Pyongyang despite profiting from business with America. “We believe…
One of China’s ‘most-wanted’ fugitives returns after 19 years in U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s “most-wanted” overseas fugitives turned herself in on Monday after spending 19 years in the United States, the anti-corruption agency said. Huang Hong, 50, was a Beijing-based accountant for a…
PPP projects have entered the ‘fast lane,’ says China
BEIJING: China’s public-private partnership (PPP) project construction has entered the “fast lane” and will become a unified, standardized, transparent market, a government research office said. As of the end of June, there were 13,554 projects…
Vice premier urges efforts on air pollution control in north China
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli Monday urged solid efforts on air pollution control in north China in the coming fall and winter seasons. China has made progress in the fight against…
Very disappointed with China, says Trump on Beijing’s inaction on North Korea
US President Donald Trump has accused China of doing nothing on North Korea and said he was “very disappointed” with Beijing, a day after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile test. Trump also said he…
High stakes in the Himalayas: China-India standoff fuelled by nationalism and new self-confidence
Saša Petricic is the CBC’s Asia correspondent, based in Beijing. He previously covered the Middle East, from Jerusalem, through the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war. He has filed stories from every continent for…
China marks army’s 90th anniversary with massive parade
“China could easily solve this problem!” Trump wrote, referring to North Korea’s two test launches in July of intercontinental ballistic missiles, as Fox News reported. China’s military has long been viewed as a corrupt and…
China Shows Off Military Might, and Xi Jinping Puts Rivals on Notice
BEIJING — China’s president, Xi Jinping, has opened a public campaign to deepen his grip on power in a coming leadership shake-up, using a huge military parade on Sunday, speeches and propaganda, along with a…
In China, Designer Goods Delivered to Your Doorstep
BEIJING — In China, legions of delivery personnel power the world’s largest e-commerce boom. Known for their careening three-wheeled carts, they terrorize pedestrians and sometimes dump their packages on doorsteps and desks with the delicacy…
China flexes its muscles with military parade
BEIJING — China’s military has the “confidence and capability” to bolster … and system of the party’s absolute leadership over the army,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported. “Always listen to and follow the party’s…
In latest Twitter tirade, Trump targets China, Republican senators
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump is tweeting about his disappointments, particularly with China and its lack of action on North Korea. Trump tweets that past American leaders have allowed China to make hundreds of…
China’s Xi calls for building elite forces during massive military parade
It was the first time China has marked Army Day, which formally falls on Aug. 1, with a military parade since the Communist revolution in 1949, state news agency Xinhua said. It was also the…
