How China strides forward with confidence

    BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Innovation-driven development is reshaping a dynamic and vibrant China. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, the country, for the first time, entered into the top 10 list in the global innovation ranking for 2025, the year that also marks the completion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)…

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    China’s Xi Jinping doubles down on Greater Bay Area integration on Guangdong trip

    China’s Xi Jinping doubles down on Greater Bay Area integration on Guangdong trip

    President Xi Jinping has given the southern province of Guangdong the task of strengthening technology, infrastructure and regulatory cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau to advance the Greater Bay Area scheme. “Developing the Greater Bay Area is both a major responsibility and a rare development opportunity for Guangdong,” state news agency Xinhua quoted Xi as…

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    Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Zheng Shanjie, Director of the Central Policy Research Office Jiang Jinquan, Director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Han Wenxiu,  Chinese Science and Technology Minister Yin Hejun, and Chinese National Health Commission Minister Lei Haichao attend a press conference on the fourth plenum of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, in Beijing, China, October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

    Unusual absences and record punishments rock China Communist Party’s top meeting

    Chairman Xi Jinping’s tightening grip on power was on full display at the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenary Session, where strikingly low attendance and a record number of disciplinary actions underscored intensifying purges and unease within China’s elite political and military circles. The Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee, held in Beijing on 20…

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    Beijing’s Wang Huning takes aim at ‘Taiwan independence’ in restoration day address

    Beijing’s Wang Huning takes aim at ‘Taiwan independence’ in restoration day address

    Beijing will leave no room for any form of “Taiwan independence” separatist activities, one of Beijing’s most senior leaders said on Saturday, marking the 80th anniversary of the island’s return from Japanese rule. “[We] must continue to deepen cross-strait exchanges and integration, and foster a shared sense of Chinese national identity.” Beijing’s ratification of the…

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    Chinese state media says US ‘dying from within’ as Beijing drafts next 5-year plan

    Chinese state media says US ‘dying from within’ as Beijing drafts next 5-year plan

    Chinese state media has labelled the US a failed state, claiming it is “dying from within” as its global hegemony declines. The commentary published in Beijing Daily on Tuesday came as China’s policymakers prepared to outline long-term plans amid intensifying competition with Washington. Beijing on Monday began a key four-day conclave that will determine the…

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