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Liaoning province

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Liaoning province
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Liaoning province. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
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Party Secretary of Liaoning Hao Peng
Chinese state media says geological authorities used 3D monitoring and other prospecting technologies to uncover potentially large deposits of gold. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Science

2,000 tonnes of gold: China says new technology helped find largest deposits

Discovery of two large gold deposits could help China maintain its pace of gold production and prevent a decline in output.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Profile | Chinese ballet dancer and social media star shows what’s behind the curtain

Trending in China

Profile | Who is Jolin Zhu? Chinese woman, sixth wife of elderly Oracle founder

China’s Communist Party

Why China is sending southern officials north to rusting economic front lines

More than a dozen senior cadres from the central government and powerhouse provinces have taken up new northern posts this year alone.

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A series of central government and southern officials have been given the job of helping revitalise the country’s former heavy industry heartland. Photo: Xinhua
China’s military

What do sightings of Type 094s say about China’s nuclear sub force?

Chinese magazine says surfacing of vessels point to combat-ready crews, command chain and logistics.

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Women and gender

Is search for love in the ‘iron rice bowl’ killing growth in northern China?

Paper shows having a government job may outrank salary, education, ability, appearance or love for young Chinese seeking a partner.

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China-Middle East relations

Jordanian minister banks on Mideast stability in courting Chinese investment

China’s ties with Middle East go beyond trade, say analysts on World Economic Forum panel who argue Beijing could bear greater responsibility.

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The crisis in Gaza – now in its ninth month and with no end in sight – is expected to dent economic growth in the Middle East.. Photo: AFP
China society

Opinion | China’s northeast is turning ice and snow into silver and gold

The spectacular tourism boom in Harbin and other parts of China’s northeast has sparked hope that the rust belt – the pride of early Chinese industrialisation that has fallen on hard times – may begin to find its feet again.

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Health in China

Editorial | China’s latest virus outbreak calls again for caution

Rise in respiratory illnesses in mainland China may be driven by known pathogens, but, as with Covid-19, vigilance and transparency are required

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China manufacturing

Self-reliance, security, SOEs: Chinese premier has clear message on rust belt tour

During a three-day tour of China’s northeast, a former centre of industry, Premier Li Qiang has placed seemingly deliberate focus on the country’s continuing efforts to break through bottlenecks.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang has emphasized stable, autonomous manufacturing in an inspection tour to the country’s northeast. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

How US tech curbs could revive China’s industrial powerhouse near Russia

“Curbs [from the United States] have inevitably impacted our supply chain, but at the same time it has also offered opportunities to develop our local industrial chain

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Amid efforts by Washington to cut off China from the global hi-tech supply chain, the nation’s northeast rust-belt region could see a rise in opportunities. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
China GDP

Explainer | These 3 Chinese regions have the most daunting debt piles slamming GDP

Beijing is ramping up efforts to mitigate the outsized economic implications of risky debt holdings among China’s poorest regions, reaching into its policy toolbox to fix the problem.

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China-Russia relations

China’s use of Russian port to ship goods is ‘symbolic’, but hurdles remain

The bilateral agreement takes effect in June, giving China a shorter and cheaper route to transport goods from its northeastern region to its eastern economic powerhouse.

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China trade

Exclusive | In 1 month, truck routes may fully resume between China and North Korea: source

A travel agency in China’s bordering Liaoning province is also promoting itineraries to North Korea starting from mid-June, while a source says the full reopening of the land border remains ‘entirely up to North Korea’.

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A bridge connecting the Chinese city of Dandong with the North Korean city of Sinuiju, seen here in 2018, is expected to fully reopen to trade and tourists next month. Photo: AFP
Canada

Dinosaur fossil found with its last meal still inside of it

The discovery shows the dinosaur ate a long list of animals including mammals, fish, birds, and lizards, the university announced. Microraptor fossils were first discovered in the early 2000s in Liaoning, China.

Close up photograph of the mammal foot among the ribs of Microraptor. Photo: McGill University / TNS
Electric & new energy vehicles

BMW confirms it will invest another US$1.4 billion in Chinese EV battery plant

BMW has confirmed that it will invest an additional 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) towards increasing capacity at a battery plant in China’s northern Liaoning province.

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China’s 20th Party Congress

Xi heads to China’s rust belt in renewed push for ‘common prosperity’

President vows to peg the country’s modernisation to the principle of ‘wealth and happiness for all’.

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Corruption in China

China to ‘build strong dams’ to prevent, punish fraud ahead of economic census

China will officially launch its fifth national economic census next year, with the national statistics agency chief promising efforts will be made to prevent and punish data fraud.

The reliability of China’s economic data has long been questioned, primarily by overseas observers, who have called into question figures, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth, household income and unemployment. Photo: Shutterstock
Financial regulation

Bad loans and criminal charges expose risks at China’s small banks

The province of Liaoning epitomises the precarious nature of China’s regional banking system, which has been blighted by allegations of financial crimes and bad loans.

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China GDP

Coronavirus testing across China could cost 1.7 trillion yuan a year

As more cities announce mass-testing initiatives, analysts warn that the cost of such efforts will further pressure local authorities and municipal coffers that are already being strained by attempts to shore up economic growth.

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Xi's poverty alleviation campaign

Covid lockdowns risk China’s working class, poor ‘falling back into poverty’

A year after President Xi Jinping declared an end to extreme poverty in China, the economic fallout from Beijing’s zero-Covid ambitions is taking a hefty toll on livelihoods, especially in poorer regions.

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Residents of Changchun, Jilin province, line up for coronavirus testing. Authorities in the provincial capital will distribute cash and medical supplies to more than 50,000 people. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus China

‘Rigid, crude’ lockdowns only choice for China’s poor regions under zero-Covid

For many local authorities in places such as China’s northeastern rust belt, the economic costs of stringent lockdowns may be nothing compared with the political implications of a runaway outbreak.

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Medical workers perform coronavirus tests on residents in Changchun, Jilin province, this week. Photo: Xinhua
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Chinese province sees third police chief in a row accused of corruption

Wang Dawei is the latest in a string of senior police and judicial figures to be targeted by the country’s top graft-busting watchdog.

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China GDP

China’s local governments race to lure foreign investment as headwinds mount

China’s local governments are pulling out all the stops to lure investment – especially in advanced technology – amid mounting economic challenges, including a slowdown in the property market.

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China’s power crisis

On or off? Power crunch causes chaos, uncertainty in China’s northeast

After poor planning by local governments and grid operators, a severe shortage of coal continues to fuel questions about when the rolling blackouts will come to an end.

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The stockpile of thermal coal in China’s Liaoning province has increased in the past month, but there is still a shortage. Photo: EPA
Food and agriculture

Will China ever make wine as good as the Old World?

Despite hostile climates – from frigid and dry to humid and rainy – wine is being grown across many regions of China today and its quality is improving fast

China is cultivating a new tradition in winemaking. Photo: Kanaan Winery
China economy

Beijing aims to boost rust-belt province as ‘golden place’ for tech development

China’s top economic policymakers took a field trip to Liaoning province this week to solicit opinions on the region’s next stage of development, with an aim to promote Beijing’s push for technological self-sufficiency.

Coronavirus China

Chinese health authorities deny plans to end birth control restrictions

The National Health Commission said comments that three provinces would be allowed to adopt new policies did not mean it would end limits on family size.

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