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China’s top legislative body is expected to reveal more of its stimulus plans days after Donald Trump won the US presidential election. Photo: Siqi

China has ‘more room’ for debt, higher deficit ratio, finance minister says

China’s top legislative body approves additional debt for local governments, says more policies are on the way.

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Explainer | Will China’s top legislature give the green light to fiscal stimulus package?

4 Nov 2024 - 4:22PMvideocam

China’s NPC meeting key to galvanise US$4 trillion market rally

30 Oct 2024 - 7:43AM

Foreign firms, upbeat after spending boost from China’s stimulus, urge more

Foreign firms have enjoyed a boost in consumption and easier access to capital as Beijing has rolled out stimulus measures over the last month.

29 Oct 2024 - 2:57PMvideocam

Tourists enjoy Chongqing hotpot in a restaurant at the Nanshan scenic spot in Chongqing, southwest China. Photo: Xinhua

China’s top legislature to meet amid US election, take result into consideration

China’s top legislature meeting provides a window for potential fiscal stimulus announcement; current agenda includes discussion of financial work and review of law revisions.

25 Oct 2024 - 7:13PMvideocam

Editorial | Raising the retirement age inevitable amid China’s demographic changes

It is never a good time to tell people they have to work longer but if China’s public pension system is to be saved, there really is no alternative.

18 Sep 2024 - 11:52PM

China’s security chief calls for crackdown on separatists in Tibetan areas

Chen Wenqing’s four-day visit comes as security is tightened in sensitive Tibet region ahead of National Day on October 1.

16 Sep 2024 - 9:00AM

Chen Wenqing (third from right), head of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, in Lhasa, as part of his tour of Tibet and Sichuan’s Ganzi prefecture. Photo: CCTV

China’s pension reform a ‘milestone’, but will it fix funding woes?

Beijing has ‘no choice’ but to raise retirement age as working population shrinks, but more is needed to fill fiscal gaps, analysts say.

15 Sep 2024 - 6:05PMvideocam

China is poised to amend its anti-corruption law for the first time

Changes would include allowing bail during investigations but also extending the period suspects are denied access to a lawyer.

14 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Deputy commander of China’s army among 5 stripped of lawmaker status in probe

Deng Zhiping, hailed after Vietnam border clashes in ’70s and ’80s, is latest to fall in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign.

14 Sep 2024 - 2:16PMvideocam

Deng Zhiping was among five lawmakers removed from the NPC, China’s top legislature, on Friday. Photo: Weibo

Lawmakers discuss plan to gradually lift retirement age in China

The move comes as the country is grappling with a declining birth rate and rapidly greying population.

11 Sep 2024 - 10:26PMvideocam

China’s leadership wants to raise the retirement age, which is among the lowest in the world. Photo: AFP

Chinese students face more national defence education

Proposals being considered by China’s top legislative body, include the first significant updates to a law first adopted in 2001.

11 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM

China may ditch unified AI rules due to ‘considerable disagreement’, timing

A lack of consensus between industry and academics is holding up efforts to craft comprehensive national rules to govern AI, experts say.

17 Jul 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

China drops controversial ‘hurt feelings’ clause from public security admin law

NPC law committee member Shen Chunyao says the proposal was subjective and open to misinterpretation.

29 Jun 2024 - 5:32PMvideocam

Earlier phrasing for amendment has been described as subjective in nature, with potential for misinterpretation. Photo: Robert Ng

JD.com pledges US$900 million for appliances, consumer goods trade-in programme

About 20 million consumers on the mainland are expected to take part in the nationwide trade-in programme via JD.com’s platform.

15 May 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Government authorities in March announced a plan to boost domestic consumption by encouraging consumers to trade in and upgrade their home appliances and vehicles. Photo: Shutterstock

Editorial | China data integrity vital for confidence

As Beijing restructures the economy, the importance of having accurate and precise information from across the country is critical.

2 May 2024 - 12:22AM

Call for Hongkongers to learn about socialism given Communist Party achievements

Patriotic education will help Hongkongers understand nation’s history, culture, achievements and governance, says Starry Lee.

21 Apr 2024 - 4:28PM

Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong tells city not to be dispirited about economy

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office, says Hong Kong should stick to its ‘superconnector’ role to ensure economic growth.

10 Apr 2024 - 1:18AM

Residents head across the border in droves at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint at the start of the Easter holiday. Photo: Edmond So

Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong to brief officials, lawmakers on ‘two sessions’

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, is expected to offer key takeaways from last month’s ‘two sessions’ in Beijing.

3 Apr 2024 - 11:31PMvideocam

Editorial | China’s challenges ahead will test strengthening of party leadership

State Council institutions must follow new line that aims to improve efficiency, deliver growth and ensure technological transformation.

13 Mar 2024 - 1:41AMvideocam

China’s northern gate seeks to avoid ‘hollowing out’ amid population exodus

China’s northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which borders Russia and Mongolia, is concerned about so-called hollowing out amid an exodus of young people impacting economic development and national security.

12 Mar 2024 - 12:59PM

A bride and bridegroom take part in a blessing ceremony in front of a traditional housing in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion | Why I miss the Chinese premier’s annual press conference after the ‘two sessions’

The much-anticipated press conference at the close of the National People’s Congress was cancelled, discontinuing a customary practice that was established in the early 1990s.

12 Mar 2024 - 8:55AMvideocam

Chinese Premier Li Qiang presides over a press conference after the closing ceremony of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2023. Photo: AP

Xi issues hi-tech military call in push for integrated armed forces

Xi Jinping says the People’s Liberation Army needs to innovate and explore new types of combat force models.

8 Mar 2024 - 10:37PMvideocam

China vows to revise law to promote patriotism and public defence support

Premier Li Qiang says Beijing will help unity ‘between the military and the government, and between the military and the people’.

8 Mar 2024 - 7:37PMvideocam

‘Two sessions’ 2024: China’s construction of particle collider may start in 2027

The Circular Electron Positron Collider, known as a Higgs factory, will take a decade to build and become the next global centre of particle physics: Wang Yifang.

8 Mar 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

China’s proposed Circular Electron Positron Collider CEPC would create millions of Higgs bosons and allow scientists to make discoveries beyond the Standard Model. Photo: Shutterstock

Editorial | China’s confident Wang rises to occasion in positive message to the world

Foreign minister makes it clear that China will be a stabilising, cooperative force in international affairs, and calls on US to honour its pledges with a warning over Taiwan.

8 Mar 2024 - 12:17AMvideocam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi contrasted what China is doing in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa with what the US and others are doing, during his press conference. Photo: EPA-EFE

China poised for ‘long game’ with Manila over South China Sea disputes

‘Avoiding an escalation’ will be Beijing’s priority as it seeks to wear out Manila’s patience and eventually compel it to accept China’s terms, observers say.

7 Mar 2024 - 11:32PMvideocam

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China takes swipes at the US but also makes ‘direct appeal’ for cooperation

Foreign Minister Wang Yi sends message to US, the world and domestic audience that China ‘is very strong’ during press briefing, analyst says.

7 Mar 2024 - 9:49PMvideocam

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National People's Congress (NPC)

Latest news and updates about the National People's Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature. It holds one full session annually to vote on new laws and amendments, and review government’s work and policies. The NPC has about 3,000 members who are elected for five-year terms.

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9 September, 2024