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Some 16 people sheltered from a storm in Changzhou in Jiangsu province before the pavilion they were in was struck by lightning and collapsed on Sunday night. Photo: Shutterstock Images

6 dead in China after lightning strikes pavilion sheltering visitors from storm

Cities urged to make infrastructure more resilient as more severe weather forecast for the country.

  • Cities urged to make infrastructure more resilient as more severe weather forecast for the country

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China must unblock internal circulation, No 4 official Wang Huning says

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Beijing talks the talk with foreign, private firms ahead of China’s third plenum

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TikTok’s US lawsuit to fight ban cheered on by Chinese state media

Xinhua, China Daily and others ran articles on Wednesday supporting TikTok and ByteDance’s lawsuit against the US government.

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The TikTok office in Culver City, California, on March 13, 2024. Photo: Reuters

10 million vehicles have used Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge since opening: Xinhua

Xinhua reports vehicle flow reached 3.26 million on mega bridge last year, after government-funded Voice of America referred to it as ‘ghost’ crossing in recent article.

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China-US relations: state media backs Xi Jinping in call for ‘brighter future’

Xinhua’s conciliatory editorial line is in sharp contrast to its accusation just weeks earlier that the US had a ‘friend or foe’ mindset that would lead nowhere.

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‘Hong Kong is over’? Scholar defends article; Xinhua slams ‘so-called experts’

State media weighs into wider debate, saying some Western news outlets and ‘so-called experts’ spread false claims to use ‘Hong Kong to contain China’.

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Light at the end of a tunnel in Ngau Tau Kok. Economist Stephen Roach says clouds remain on the horizon given problems in mainland China’s economy and the threat of a talent exodus. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Shanghai fails to achieve 5.5% economic growth target for 2023

The city’s GDP expanded 5 per cent last year as the global economy turned out to be weaker than expected, Mayor Gong Zheng told an annual session of the Shanghai People’s Congress on Tuesday.

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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes remote western China, state media reports

Tremors were felt across the Xinjiang region and as far away as the neighbouring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Caught in a tram: Chinese city’s ‘white elephant’ project named and shamed

A city in China’s northwest has been thrust into the spotlight for a light rail project that has seen delays, environmental criticism and cost overruns amid a campaign to curb excessive spending.

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The first phase of Tianshui’s tram line, which began operations in May 2020, only had an average of 800,000 passengers a year, generating around 1.6 million yuan of yearly income. Photo: Handout

Tesla secures site in Shanghai to build its Megapack battery factory

The US carmaker will produce 10,000 massive batteries a year at the Megafactory in Shanghai’s Lingang free-trade zone when construction of the plant is complete.

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It will be Tesla’s first manufacturing facility for energy-storage batteries outside the US. Photo: SCMP Handout

China’s cabinet urges Shanghai Lingang free-trade zone to deepen reforms

The State Council, China’s cabinet, has urged Shanghai to further simplify customs procedures and liberalise financial markets to spur cross-border cargo and capital flows in the Lingang free-trade zone.

In rare move, state report shows overstaffing in one of China’s poorest regions

Expansion of part-time workers weighs heavily on county’s already-strained fiscal budget at a time when local-level debt has become a major concern across the country.

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Li Keqiang’s sudden death ‘a total surprise’ to China’s top leaders

‘State media obviously did not prepare full obituary’ as they do for very ill leaders, while brief initial announcement aimed to quash conspiracy theories, observer says.

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Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang died early on Friday after suffering a heart attack. Photo: Reuters

Beijing tells China’s poor that help is coming via wider social security net

China’s State Council also puts the onus on local governments to bolster support for those most in need, including the poor and elderly, while also vowing to keep them warm this winter.

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China’s State Council says more must be done to ensure that people, particularly in poorer rural regions, stay warm this winter. Photo: AFP

China’s Xi Jinping appeals to decades-old mantra of reform, eyeing economic jolt

The president addresses some oft-mentioned gripes among the international community, acknowledging that China must do more to open up to the rest of the world.

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Premier Li eyes ‘combination of punches’ at critical economic juncture

At a symposium with experts, Chinese Premier Li Qiang reiterates Beijing’s determination to shore up the nation’s economy with effective policies.

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Baidu’s Ernie Bot tops Xinhua’s Chinese large language model rankings

Ernie Bot performs better in a series of tasks than competing services from Alibaba, iFlyTek and SenseTime, according to Xinhua Institute.

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The logos of Ernie Bot and Baidu are seen in this arranged photograph. Photo: Shutterstock

China to embrace AI advances but also control risks as ChatGPT wave spreads

Politburo recently concluded that China must ‘pay attention to the development of AGI’ but also ‘take risk prevention into account’.

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How does China pick top officials? Beijing mouthpiece sheds new light

The criteria include being 68 or younger and having more than five years of experience in ministerial or provincial leadership roles, according to state media in rare disclosure about nomination and promotion rules.

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Xinhua chief vows to toe party line to pave way for party congress

Fu Hua says ‘primary political task’ is to propagate Xi Jinping’s political thoughts and party control of the internet.

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This aerial photo shows an image welcoming the 20th Communist Party Congress, created by growing different varieties of rice, in Hangzhou. State-run media has been proclaiming loyalty to the party ahead of the mid-October event. Photo: AFP

China Briefing | History hints at how China will select its next leaders at 20th party congress

China’s new leadership line-up could be finalised by the end of September, if officials follow a similar timetable to the last congress. But don’t expect any straw polls – or to find out who made the cut until the final day.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping claps while addressing the media as he introduced new members of the Politburo Standing Committee on the final day of the 19th party congress at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People in 2017. Photo: AP

President Xi Jinping’s visit to a laser equipment maker signals tech focus

Xi visited Wuhan Huagong Laser Engineering’s manufacturing lines for laser cutting equipment, used in the semiconductor, consumer electronics and autos industries.

‘Worsening’ economic slowdown to limit China’s growth as headwinds build

The International Monetary Fund has cut China’s economic growth forecast from 4.8 per cent to 4.4 per cent, amid intense efforts by state media to play down concerns about the country’s slowing growth outlook.

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Chinese broadcaster Shandong Television plots NFT, metaverse, blockchain initiatives

The provincial broadcaster’s foray into NFTs comes months after state-owned Xinhua announced the country’s first ‘news digital collectibles’.

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Chinese provincial broadcaster Shandong Television says its digital collectibles will revolve around the themes of cultural heritage, ancient architecture and natural scenery. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s Xinhua enters NFT market with thousands of ‘news digital collectibles’

State-run Xinhua’s NFT-backed package of digital collectibles consists of 110,001 copies of selected news photos, which will be available through its app on Christmas Eve.

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State-run Xinhua News Agency makes its foray into NFTs with the launch of ‘news digital collectibles’ on Christmas Eve through its mobile app in China. Illustration: Shutterstock

China’s state media accuses US of ‘plot’ to derail nation’s chip ambitions

The accusation by Xinhua highlights China’s concerns about being behind in the development of its semiconductor industry.

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China vows ‘more substantial progress’ in tackling tech turmoil by year’s end

Economic uncertainties and diminishing GDP growth also prompt high-level warnings on financial risks, while Beijing is considering various tools and channels to help struggling private businesses.

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14 August, 2024
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