China’s top legislature will begin its annual parliamentary meeting on March 5 next year – a session that will be closely watched by investors as Beijing will announce its growth target and decide on ways to stimulate the country’s stalled economy. The start date of the third annual session of the 14th National People’s Congress … Read more
Li Xiaopeng, son of former Chinese premier Li Peng, has taken a semi-retirement role on the country’s top political advisory body, drawing an end to the closely watched political career of a member of one of China’s most powerful families. Li was assigned the role of deputy director of the economic affairs committee of the … Read more
The report by state-run Xinhua news agency was brief and did not give a reason for his resignation. The 60-year-old Zhang was a ministerial-level official, putting him below the usual retirement age of 65 for that rank. He began working at the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) in 1989 after graduating from the … Read more
China is preparing independent AI academies in Shanghai and Beijing to nurture the talent it needs to grow the artificial intelligence industry, according to an award-winning AI expert. Zhu also called for China’s academic institutes to open up to the global community as part of efforts to lead the country’s technological innovation. 12:53 ‘Overtaking on … Read more
He then took part in a discussion with the NPC delegation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Armed Police Force on Thursday. Xi, who is also China’s top military commander, called on the military representatives to integrate hi-tech development with the PLA’s war capacity to “comprehensively enhance strategic capabilities in emerging areas”. … Read more
“[We should] improve basic research and apply basic research to fight the battle well for key technologies and cultivate new drivers of intellectual productivity,” Xi said. He also asked for “pragmatic” advice from the country’s top scientists on making reforms to the system – including how to develop talent – and better use of incentives … Read more
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing in our spring flash sale. China’s finance and commerce ministers, as well as the heads of the People’s Bank of China, National Development and Reform Commission and China Securities Regulatory Commission, face the press … Read more
It is one of the rare occasions when a top Chinese leader takes questions from local and international media. Those questions are often tightly scripted and chosen in advance, but it offers the outside world a chance to hear directly from a top Chinese leader on policy directions. In particular, it has been seen as … Read more
“The long-term positive economic trend will continue to consolidate and strengthen and the future is bright.” 02:31 China GDP: Beijing’s long to-do list to boost its economy in 2024 China GDP: Beijing’s long to-do list to boost its economy in 2024 Echoing state media outlets a day earlier, Liu cited increases in spending over the … Read more
China’s annual legislative sessions – the once-a-year opportunity for lawmakers to discuss policy – could be shorter for the foreseeable future. Beijing is expected to keep this year’s “two sessions”, the annual meetings of the country’s top legislative body and political advisory body, brief, wrapping them up in just eight days, far shorter than the … Read more
