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China orders govt agencies, state firms to dump foreign PCs within 2 years

It's likely to directly affect sales by HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc., the country's biggest PC brands after local champion Lenovo Group Ltd

Ukraine war: China facing pressure to condemn Russia at BRICS summit

As it is, China is aware it is the only BRICS member that has not yet spoken to Russia to resolve the dispute through dialogue and diplomacy, a media report added

China abandons 'common prosperity' plans as Xi seeks re-election: Report

Xi's "common prosperity" marketing campaign is a pledge to close the country's widening wealth gap

China reports 846 new local Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths in last 24 hours

As many as 32 people, all in Shanghai, succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours, Xinhua reported

German Parliament to discuss situation of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang

This comes after Beijing launched a crackdown that has swept more than one million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities into detention camps and prisons in its western Xinjiang province

Political stakes high as Beijing responds to Covid-19 outbreak

Xi Jinping and the party's main policymaking body, the Politburo, reaffirmed their commitment to a zero-Covid policy

World shares jump as Chinese leaders pledge to support slowing economy

World stocks advanced Friday after Chinese leaders pledged to do more to support the slowing economy as the country weathers its worst outbreaks of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Germany's DAX gained 1% to 14,120.47 while the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.9% to 6,567.01. Britain's FTSE 100 climbed 0.5% to 7,547.01. The future for the S&P 500 was 0.3% lower while the Dow was almost unchanged. Chinese state media reported that the ruling Communist Party's powerful Politburo agreed at a meeting Friday to step up efforts to boost growth while also curbing coronavirus outbreaks. The party's COVID-zero policies have put pressure on President Xi Jinping and other leaders to counter the blow to the economy from shutdowns aimed at vanquishing the virus. Such restrictions are affecting the world's second-largest economy through disruptions in shipments, manufacturing and other business activity. It is very important to do a good job of economic work and to ensure and improve people's ...

Xi Jinping set to secure historic third-term as China's President

The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 20th National Congress is likely to re-elect General Secretary Xi Jinping for a historic third term, setting a new precedent for the country

China will step up infrastructure construction to boost growth: Xi Jinping

China will step up infrastructure construction to boost domestic demand and drive economic growth going forward, state TV reported on Tuesday

Setback for efforts on cutting emissions as China promotes coal-fired power

Official plans call for boosting coal production capacity by 300 million tons this year, according to news reports

In commment about autocrats, Biden says 'India has its own problems'

US President Joe Biden has said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping once told him that he was strengthening Quad against China. China, which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, has been vehemently opposing the Quad alliance since its formation. Biden, during a Democratic Party fundraiser event at a private residence in Seattle on Friday, said that he had indicated to Xi that I was going to pull together the Quad: Australia, India, Japan and the United States. He said, 'You're just doing that to affect us.' I said, 'No, it's because we're trying to put together those folks who have an opportunity to work together in the Indo-Pacific'". "The point being that one of the things that the autocrats fear the most -- and India has its own problems; all those countries have their own problems -- is the notion that somehow we can work together in concert and contrary to what are essentially dictatorships, which a lot of countries have become,

Xi Jinping once told me Quad was against China: US President Joe Biden

"I said, No, it's because we're trying to put together those folks who have an opportunity to work together in the Indo-Pacific," said Biden

US warns Solomon Islands PM Sogavare over security pact with China

China and Solomon Islands have signed a framework agreement on security cooperation that neighbours of the South Pacific archipelago fear could open the door to a Chinese naval base in the country

Chinese President Xi Jinping all set to get endorsement for rare third term

Xi, 68, was elected delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party's Guangxi regional Congress by a unanimous vote on Friday

Chinese credit card processor UnionPay rebuffs Russian banks: Report

UnionPay's decision affects Sberbank, Russia's biggest commercial bank, and smaller institutions, RBC reported Wednesday

Xi Jinping urges greater global coordination to aid pandemic recovery

China's President Xi Jinping urged greater coordination of global efforts to fight the pandemic, calling for a continued focus on people's health despite debate over the costs of Covid Zero policies

China inducts 3 warships into PLA Navy ahead of its founding anniversary

China has built many advanced warships like the Type 052D destroyer, the Type 055 large destroyer and the Type 075 amphibious assault ships over the past few years

Communist Party urges support for Xi as anger grows on Covid lockdowns

China is struggling to contain a worsening outbreak that risks weakening growth in the world's second-largest economy and disrupting global supply chains

Covid surge hits record high in Shanghai amid growing public anger

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 3,472 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, besides 20,782 asymptomatic cases, according to the National Health Commission (NHC)

With problems of his own, Xi hesitates on bailing out SL, Pak as debt soars

China hasn't reissued loans totalling $4 billion that Pakistan repaid in late March, and hasn't responded to Sri Lanka's pleas for $2.5 billion in credit support