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Xi strikes belligerent tone at CPC centenary, says China won't be bullied

A defiant President Xi Jinping on Thursday asserted that the Chinese people will not allow any "foreign force" to "bully China

China's leader Xi Jinping hands out medals amid party celebrations

Xi called for adherence to Marxism.

Wuhan lab's classified info hampering search for Covid origins: Report

A review of Wuhan Institute of Virology's revealed the existence of classified projects and discussion of lab's responsibilities under state secrets law, which hamper the search for the virus' origins

Ahead of CPC's centenary, Xi administers loyalty pledge to senior leaders

Since Xi took over power in December 2012

China orders Meituan billionaire to lie low after poem post sparks fury

The Tang Dynasty poem - describing the burning of books under China's first emperor - was widely seen as anti-establishment

China passes new law to counter sanctions against its officials, entities

China's Parliament passed the Anti-foreign Sanctions Law

China moves to three-child policy as working-age population shrinks

China has been gradually reforming its stringent birth policy that for decades limited most families to only having a single child

Doubts over Chinese President Xi Jinping's chances of securing third term

As Chinese President Xi Jinping's hard-line policies beyond Chinese shores are squandering Beijing's soft power, doubts are emerging over Xi securing an unprecedented third term

China knowingly sacrificed health workers' lives to cover-up Covid: Report

The reason for the cover-up is unclear, although it is speculated that some factors may have been a reluctance to cancel political meetings and a fear of public panic

Jack Ma's SCMP joins Hong Kong media groups facing China control

Beijing has moved to stifle Hong Kong's democracy motion over the previous 12 months

China fires back at UK govt charges of Hong Kong treaty violation

The statement came after UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Saturday said China is in a "state of ongoing non-compliance"

China approves 'patriotic' plan to control elections in Hong Kong

The NPC's passage of the "draft decision" was all but assured, even though it was only placed on the agenda a week ago and the full text wasn't published before the vote

Jack Ma loses title as China's richest man after Beijing's scrutiny

Ma's recent woes were triggered by an Oct. 23 speech in which he blasted China's regulatory system

China grants conditional approval to its homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

China has granted conditional approval to the country's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, an official announcement said on Thursday

Pompeo slams Beijing for stealing IP, research from Chinese students in US

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed China for stealing research and intellectual property from Chinese students studying in American colleges

Biden is a very weak President, could start wars: Chinese govt advisor

'He is certainly a very weak president, if he can't sort out domestic issues, then he will do...something against China. Trump is not interested in war... but a Democratic president could start wars.'

China draws plan to modernise PLA, bring it on par with US military by 2027

The just-concluded key conclave of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) has finalised plans to build a fully modern military on par with the US by 2027, media reports here said. By the year 2027, which marks the centennial of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), China will build a fully modern military, a goal that is in alignment with the national strength and will fulfil the future national defence need, state-run Global Times quoted Chinese analysts as saying on Saturday. The Plenary session of the ruling CPC headed by President Xi Jinping which held a four-day meeting adopted his proposals for the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. While the 14th Five-Year plan envisages massive overhaul of the country's domestic market to boost consumption in order to reduce China's reliance on shrinking exports markets, the Vision 2035 visualises a long-term pla

China would rather see TikTok US close than a forced sale by ByteDance

Trump has given ByteDance a deadline of mid September to finalise a deal

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China court imprisons 2 for skipping quarantine

Wealthy Chinese consumers are seeking comfort in retail therapy but they are not eating out yet, report says.

China's mega banks post worst profit slump in a decade on bad debt wave

Pressured by the government to lend to businesses, loans and advances at the four big banks rose between 7% and 10% in the first half, even though bad debt surged