This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, making him the first senior … Read more
A high-profile policy meeting has revealed the key official players behind China’s science and technology drive, as the country pushes for more unified leadership in the sensitive sectors. The line-up includes finance and education ministry officials, academic chiefs, regional government heads and military officers, footage of the national science and technology work conference aired by … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping is promoting the idea of a “shared future in cyberspace” at the country’s annual internet conference this year amid an intensifying US-China rivalry that has raised concerns about technological decoupling, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors. The advance of AI technologies has improved humans’ ability to change the world, but … Read more
Apple’s sales in China fell by less than 1 per cent in last quarter, a mark of continuing decline for the US tech giant in one of its most important markets, as it tries to woo mainland officials while warding off growing competition. The iPhone maker’s sales in the Greater China market – which includes … Read more
Cooperation should go deeper in “promising areas”, such as renewable energy and carbon markets, Ding said. The vice-premier suggested stronger “integrated cooperation” in upstream, midstream and downstream energy supply chains with upgrades to related cross-border infrastructure. He also floated the idea of using “multilateral platforms” to create a “fair, balanced and inclusive” global system of … Read more
The commission was one of several new bodies formed at the “two sessions” annual legislative meetings last year, which marked the beginning of Xi’s third term as head of state. Also last year, Premier Li Qiang was announced as head the Central Finance Commission – another party body founded that March – while Ding was … Read more
This week, four of the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee – Premier Li Qiang, the country’s top lawmaker Zhao Leji, top political adviser Wang Huning and first Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang – were touring the country while President Xi Jinping was in Europe with other senior officials. Li visited Xinjiang between Tuesday and Thursday, … Read more
