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China’s Communist Party

What next for the struggling rural mothers in China who helped to build AI?

Data-labelling workshops once hailed as a solution in the country’s poverty alleviation campaign face a painful reckoning.

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Mainland China

On This Day | China’s Xi Jinping declares defeat of extreme poverty in 2021 – SCMP archive

US-China relations

US ‘kill line’ shocks Chinese social media as economic woes shatter illusions

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Chinese biker chases TV crew for 100km to show skills, now owns US$99 million firm

Determined lover of two-wheeled vehicles who was born into rural poverty chases dream by becoming mechanic, stunt rider.

A young man from China chased reporters for 100km to showcase his motorcycle skills and gain media exposure before founding his own motorcycle brand. Photo: SCMP composite/Bilibili
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Chinese homeless man fakes wealth, hires women for companionship, lives luxury life

Chen regularly visits upscale venues, always with different women, whom he has convinced to cover all expenses.

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Chinese girl gains nationwide sympathy as she scavenges for food in the cold

Little street girl with no socks whose mother is dead longs to have some toys, but has no money; says her father ‘does not care about her’.

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Fame for China food vendor who resembles Japan animator, offers free meals to needy

Visitors to wonton street shop say owner looks like he ‘stepped out of a fairy tale’ and often pay over the odds to thank him for his generosity.

A wonton shop owner in China has gained fame for his resemblance to renowned Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, as he generously provides free meals to those in need. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/AFP
China's economic recovery

‘Unforgivable’: Chinese county still living in shadow of wild spending binge

In the 2010s, Dushan splashed billions on high-rises and a fake Big Ben. Today, the buildings are mostly empty – but the debts remain.

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China economy

Chinese vice-premiers’ tours highlight hi-tech push, poverty relief, Aids fight

Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong have visited Zhejiang and Sichuan, one driving China’s hi-tech hopes and the other battling high Aids deaths.

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Singapore singer praised for anonymous US$1.4 million donation to China’s deprived

Fellow star reveals that generosity shown over several years came from singer Sun; says move will spread ‘positive energy’.

Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun has been praised for her generous donation of aid to impoverished regions of China. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/Sohu
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Chinese man opens ‘house of compassion’ for relatives of sick at nearby hospital

Former brain tumour patient rents flat, installs bunk beds, offers basic cooking facilities; works as medical escort to help sick, frail.

A Good Samaritan in China has rented a flat to offer free lodging for families caring for sick relatives at a nearby hospital. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China couple cut costs by having plain wedding, donating savings to help orphans

Newlyweds slash guest list, ditch traditional trimmings, even use artificial intelligence to generate photographic backdrop at ceremony.

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China girl who begged with blind dad gained national profile; gets university place

Mountain girl from family with tortured history of mental illness, disability sets sights on helping others like herself.

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China courier puts sick daughter in delivery box at work to save on childcare

Outpouring of online sympathy for mother whose 4-year-old daughter with tumour even presses lift buttons on way to and from deliveries.

A Chinese mother has drawn online attention and sympathy after delivering food with her four-year-old daughter, who has a tumor, in a courier box. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
China society

My Take | Is China a just society? Economic woes erode public perception of fairness

The case of Chinese actress Nashi, who was found to have used subterfuge to get ahead in her studies, touched a raw nerve on the mainland.

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Posters of Chinese actress Nashi are ripped from a mainland store’s window amid the controversy over the fraud she committed to get ahead in her studies. Photo: SCMP
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Profile | Meet China PhD student Pang Zhongwang – from waste collector to cultural ambassador

Pang is pursuing a PhD in precision instruments at Tsinghua University, has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals.

China’s Communist Party

China extends anti-corruption rules to village chiefs and grass-roots officials

19,000 village officials have been investigated in first quarter of this year, according to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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China's economic recovery

China’s Xi Jinping calls for economic transition on Guizhou visit

On his first inspection tour since the national legislative session, China’s president said the relatively underdeveloped province should build ties with other regions.

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President Xi Jinping paid a visit to Guizhou province, one of China’s poorest regions. Photo: Xinhua
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China eatery owner rebuked for telling people making US$680 a month not to dine out

Boss clarifies that young people can postpone desires to focus on self-improvement, a point not communicated clearly.

US-China trade war

Opinion | Another US-China trade war? How about a war on income inequality

Instead of hiking tariffs, the US and China should focus on reducing their wealth gaps so more people can enjoy the benefits of trade.

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Abandoned disabled China girl sells hairpins on street, dreams of grandma trip

Determined youngster with cerebral palsy displays true grit despite hardships, describes herself as ‘lucky’, vows to ‘stay strong’, live happy life.

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A disabled and abandoned girl in China is making ends meet by selling hairpins on the street while dreaming of taking her grandmother on a trip. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
China economy

China’s powerhouse province renews ‘common prosperity’ pledge for 2035

Political mission to narrow China’s wealth divide, thought to have fallen out of favour, makes appearance in Zhejiang’s long-term plans.

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Zhejiang province in eastern China has one of the country’s most affluent countrysides, presenting an exception to the national rural-urban divide. Photo: Xinhua
Diplomacy

Opinion | China offers world an optimistic problem-solving framework

China’s collectivist world view isn’t about undermining individuality but about emphasising interdependence. The idea could reshape global governance.

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China teacher panned for quiz ranking family status from ‘indecent’ to ‘good’

Social standing questionnaire for secondary school students posed by intern educator sparks mainland social media storm.

Xi's poverty alleviation campaign

Are China’s lauded anti-poverty triumphs at risk of vanishing?

In the country’s vast rural regions, officials armed with poverty relapse dossiers are struggling to track and help the vulnerable avoid destitution.

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China society

Opinion | Why China is taking wealth redistribution seriously

Growing income inequality is a global problem as pressing as climate change. Creative interventions, anathema to the West, deserve a chance.

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Women ride a scooter near a poster promoting the Chinese Dream in Beijing in June 2022. The Chinese government recognises that allowing wealth to be concentrated among the few is not in the people’s best interests. Photo: AP
China society

Opinion | What China watchers should know about where the country is headed

The reforms outlined in the third plenum sets the groundwork for deepening efforts such as poverty alleviation to sustainable development.

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China scavenger boy with kidney disease cares for sick uncle, breaks hearts online

A 13-year-old boy in China who has led a life of tragedy has caught the attention of online observers who want to help him, thanks to a chance encounter with a social media influencer.

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