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China’s third most powerful official missing from Two Sessions closing due to illness
Zhao Leji, the third most senior official in China’s ruling Communist Party and chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC)…
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Two Sessions, one theme: Chinese policymakers double down on continuity as Sino-US tensions mount
If large nations adopt a “might is right” approach, it would severely undermine the international order and allow the law…
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Navigating a flood of graduates: China’s youth grapple with job mismatch, low pay, and fierce competition
Amid China’s intensifying youth unemployment crisis, one particularly stark and troubling dimension stands out: the discrimination faced by female graduates…
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China’s life expectancy soars to 79, but demographic woes also on the climb
PEOPLE LIVING LONGER Lei Haichao, Minister of the National Health Commission, said China’s public health improvements are evident. Average life…
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China military vows to tighten ‘noose’ around Taiwan if separatism escalates
BEIJING: China’s military said Sunday (Mar 9) it would tighten its “noose” around Taiwan if separatism over the island escalated,…
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China’s deflationary pressures deepen in February
BEIJING: China’s consumer price index (CPI) in February missed expectations and fell at the sharpest pace in 13 months, while…
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China sees 27% surge in telecom and online fraud cases, new judiciary reports reveal
BEIJING: Chinese courts handled some 40,000 cases of telecom and online fraud last year, a 26.7 per cent spike from…
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China to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food products
BEIJING: China said Saturday (Mar 8) it would slap tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork, after a Beijing…
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China to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food products
BEIJING: China said Saturday it would slap tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork, after a Beijing probe into…
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Rebuffing ‘might is right’: China seeking to score points at the US’ expense, but could it backfire?
WITH MAJOR POWER COMES MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY In his Friday remarks, Wang, who’s the top diplomat by virtue of his concurrent…
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