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    Advance and green technology aims to power Chinese economy

    China’s top leadership has unveiled a new push to turn advanced technologies into large-scale industrial priorities as part of the country’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan, which will guide economic and social development from 2026 to 2030. Officials say the plan is designed to move cutting-edge technologies out of laboratories and into factories, supply chains and…

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    The “Two Sessions” is a carefully choreographed annual meeting where the country’s leadership signals its priorities for the year ahead

      China is about to show the world its plan to win the future

      Beijing  —  China spent the last five years cultivating innovation and new technology at home. The next half decade will be dedicated to deploying the fruits of its labor to transform its economy – and its place in the world. That’s set to be an overarching message as thousands of delegates from across China gather…

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      Macao riding tide of Greater Bay Area - Opinion

        Macao riding tide of Greater Bay Area – Opinion

        MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY The 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30) represents a critical stage in which China will consolidate the substantial achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), intensify efforts across the board, and largely realize socialist modernization. As Macao pursues its own economic diversification and actively integrates into the country”s overall development, a major challenge…

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          Trump’s Asian allies fear Iran war will sap defences against China

          Japanese lawmakers reeling from attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel gathered on Monday at the ruling party’s offices in Tokyo to ​question bureaucrats about evacuation plans, energy stocks and the legal basis for ​U.S. action. But one query posed at the closed-door meeting, described to Reuters by a politician who attended, reflected…

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          China’s 'ice-cold' calculus: Why Tehran can’t count on Beijing

            Why China’s Support for Iran is More Rhetorical Than Real | World News

            Despite Iran’s critical economic reliance on China, Beijing’s response to strikes on its leader was limited to verbal condemnation and calls for de-escalation. China prioritizes its broader economic interests and balanced regional ties over defending Tehran militarily, demonstrating a strategic calculus that favors diplomacy and deniability over direct intervention or security guarantees. When American and…

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              U.S. tech rivalry China | Opinion

              March 3, 2026, 10:56 a.m. ET Recently, the head of antitrust for the Trump administration’s Department of Justice, Gail Slater, resigned from her post. Per reports, this stemmed in large part from tension with Attorney General Pam Bondi, who grew frustrated with Slater’s insistence on blocking a merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprises, or HPE, and…

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