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)…
A political row over former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has intensified after his guilty verdict, with the Hong Kong government condemning what it called “despicable political manipulations” and the United States calling for his release. The clash overnight followed Monday’s guilty verdict against the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. Lai was…
The Hong Kong government has exercised its power under the city’s domestic national security law for the first time to ban two organisations deemed subversive. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Tuesday prohibited the operation of the Canada-based “Hong Kong Parliament” and the Taiwan-based “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union” in the city. The ordinance…
BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed adopting high standards for building the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when hearing a work…
The State Department said last month that it would “restrict US visas for Central American nationals … intentionally acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party” and who “knowingly direct, authorise, fund, provide significant support to, or carry out activities that undermine the rule of law in Central America”. “The United States, under the guise…
On the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II, China watcher Kawashima Shin highlights Beijing’s recent celebrations in the context of Xi Jinping’s rewriting of history to support his domestic and foreign policies. The Meaning of September 3 On September 3, 2025, the eyes of Japan’s China watchers were trained on Beijing’s Tiananmen…
The main focus of the gathering will be the next five-year plan, which will set out the country’s economic, political and social goals amid ongoing tensions with the United States. The date was announced following a meeting of the Politburo on Monday that set the tone for the fourth plenary session, which will be attended…
new video loaded: In a Rare Sign of Protest, a Chinese Activist Challenges the C.C.P. By Chevaz Clarke•September 2, 2025 In an act of defiance against China’s Communist Party, an activist projected anti-C.C.P. slogans on a building and managed to flee one of the world’s most surveilled countries without being caught. Recent episodes in International…
US aid to China during World War II was driven by Washington’s self-interest, and the dynamics between the two nations before 1949 was that of “coloniser and oppressed”, according to a top Chinese government-backed historical journal. Another paper in the same issue of the periodical characterised Moscow’s wartime support as “offering fuel in snowy weather”…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday made a rare visit to Tibet, stressing Beijing’s determination to strengthen its control over the region as it marked 60 years of being declared a Chinese autonomous region. Xi Jinping highlights political importance of his visit. While addressing a gathering of 20,000 people in Lhasa, Xi Jinping underlined the…