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Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening ceremony of the third session of China’s 14th National People’s Congress on March 5. Photo: EPA-EFE
China's economic recovery

‘Work quickly’: China’s Premier Li puts government officials on notice

After ‘two sessions’, State Council passes work plan that clarifies division of tasks among departments, emphasising interdepartmental coordination.

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Two Sessions 2025

Webinar | ‘Two sessions’ 2025 key takeaways: insights into China’s economic strategy

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Two Sessions 2025

Why was China’s No 3 official Zhao Leji missing at the end of ‘two sessions’?

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China's economic recovery

Xi Jinping tells entrepreneurs ‘east wind’ will carry China above rivals

The president evoked a Mao Zedong slogan to reiterate his confidence in China’s economic triumph at a high-profile meeting on the private sector.

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President Xi Jinping has reassured China’s entrepreneurs they have the country’s support at a high-profile symposium. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

Chinese media echoes Xi’s speech on private sector with flurry of editorials

Soon after the Chinese president openly backed the country’s private firms, state news outlets followed suit with numerous commentaries.

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China's economic recovery

Analysts assess Beijing’s strategic schmoozing of private sector

Central leadership seen shifting ‘from rectification to revitalisation’ after years of economic slowdown, regulatory tightening.

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Corruption in China

Chinese defence industry exec Liu Weidong under investigation for corruption

CSGC deputy general manager named by anti-corruption watchdog just days after restructuring discussions announced.

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Liu Weidong, deputy general manager of China South Industries Group Corporation, a major state-owned ordnance equipment manufacturer, has been targeted by China’s anti-corruption fcampaign. Photo: QQ.com
China’s Communist Party

No ‘red packets’ online for Lunar New Year, China’s Communist Party warns cadres

Exchange of digital presents that may influence official work to be seen as violating ‘red lines’ in party discipline, personnel office says.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China hands out punishments over deadly May Day highway collapse

Four government offices and 32 officials have been held accountable over tragedy in which more than 50 people died.

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From our archives

When China put a journalist under house arrest in retaliation for jailings

Anthony Grey was caught in the crossfire when Hong Kong jailed a Chinese news agency correspondent over anti-British demonstrations in 1967.

Anthony Grey, the journalist placed under house arrest in Beijing for 26 months from July 1967. Photo: Post Staff Photographer
China’s Communist Party

As China’s think tanks seek wider influence, is more autonomy the answer?

2,000 intellectual groups now advise Beijing, but experts say they are producing fewer ‘constructive comments’ to influence decision makers.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
China’s Communist Party

Foreign spies recruiting Chinese by phone, social media, security ministry warns

Ministry of State Security advises vigilance after citizens duped by agents posing as recruiters, lovers to steal secrets.

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China’s Communist Party

China risks catastrophic errors if anti-corruption crackdown eases: Xi Jinping

More tenacity needed in fighting the biggest threat to the Communist Party, Xi tells disciplinary body.

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China’s Communist Party

Play up economic success, China’s ideology tsar Cai Qi tells propaganda chiefs

Instructions follow the silencing online of some economic critics questioning the national outlook.

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China’s propaganda officials have been instructed to push a positive message about the economy. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

China’s civil servants to get long-delayed pay rise, but will it boost economy?

Public sector workers expect salary increase ahead of Lunar New Year, but some warn impact could be limited after years of belt-tightening.

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One analyst cautions that previous pay adjustments in China’s public sector have been followed by inflation, cancelling out the real effect of higher salaries. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Communist Party

Chinese officials urged not to ignore public opinion

Cadres warned to pay attention to complaints from members of the public to avoid more serious problems later on.

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Law

Zhengzhou the first city in China to ban cellphone use in schools

Legislature imposes ban at all primary, secondary and secondary vocational schools in the Henan capital.

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China's economic recovery

Cutthroat competition puts China ‘sectors in distress’, economic official warns

The worsening problem of ‘involution’, or neijuan, is forcing Beijing to ramp up rhetoric to overcome a major obstacle to China’s economic growth.

Employees work on an electric-truck assembly line in China’s Jiangsu province. The nation’s EV sector is facing problems from “involution”. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

China’s Xi calls on Politburo to lead by example in anti-corruption fight

Fight ‘all forms of misconduct and corruption’ and keep an eye on both ‘family members and staff’, Xi is quoted as telling annual meeting.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s Communist Party finds room for younger faces on promotions ladder

A number of ‘post-70s’ officials born between 1970 and 1979 have achieved full ministerial rank this year.

China’s Communist Party

2 more Chinese generals fall in anti-corruption campaign in military

NPC Standing Committee announces Lieutenant General You Haitao and Vice-Admiral Li Pengcheng removed from China’s top legislature.

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Lieutenant General You Haitao is one of two senior Chinese military officials announced by the NPC as suspected of “serious violation of laws and discipline”. Photo: Weibo/清華國防
China’s Communist Party

Will corruption probe into ideology top brass Miao Hua affect China’s military?

As the head of PLA ideology comes under a cloud, the president once again stresses military loyalty to the Communist Party.

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Miao Hua has been suspended from duty and is under investigation for “suspected serious disciplinary violations”, usually a euphemism for corruption. Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

China needs incentives to power a lean, grass-roots official machine, leaders say

The economy is stalling as cadres lack the drive to take risks, annual conference told.

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China's economic recovery

China ramps up economy-boosting rhetoric ahead of critical conference

At this ‘critical stage of transformation’, with outsized challenges mounting, adherence and commitment to policy choices is said to be as important as ever.

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China’s Communist Party

Chinese cities fight lying flat mentality with ‘snail awards’ for poor workers

‘In China, if you do something wrong, the consequences are rather high, so the officials would rather stay inactive,’ scholar says.

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Some Chinese cities are tackling poor performance by cadres by calling them out. President Xi Jinping has repeatedly urged the “lying flat” phenomenon to be eliminated for China to prosper. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

China investigates head of Shanghai’s free-trade zone for corruption

Zhu Zhisong, Communist Party chief of Pudong New Area, is among a number of aerospace veterans under a cloud.

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The party chief of Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, Zhu Zhisong, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption. Photo: Weibo/侠客岛
China’s Communist Party

How Xi Jinping is going back to Confucius to define China’s future

Xi’s plan to glorify China’s deep cultural roots is embodied in Ruzang, a compilation of the philosopher’s writings and related works.

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Xi Jinping

Xi urges China’s provinces to be patient and fair in push for economic reforms

The Chinese leader also urged provincial leaders to remove the country’s internal barriers to create a national market.

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