President Xi Jinping has called for national security and social stability to be upheld in China’s border regions and for Mandarin to be spoken more broadly in those areas, according to state media. Addressing a Politburo study session on Monday, Xi said maintaining security and stability was the “baseline requirement” for border governance, state news … Read more
However, more than a decade later, the party has come to realise many have exploited this to make false accusations against officials. At a major party conclave in July, Xi and other top officials pledged to “take stronger steps to handle false accusations”. Observers say unfounded claims about corruption waste resources, undermine careers, dampen morale … Read more
A former mid-level official from northeastern China has hit the headlines after allegedly amassing a fortune in illegal gains before leaving the country. Li Chuanliang, deputy mayor of Jixi in Heilongjiang province during the early 2010s, is accused of having pocketed as much as 3.6 billion yuan (US$423 million) in bribes and embezzled public funds. … Read more
China is trying to bring new economic life to its northeastern rust belt by parachuting in cadres from the upper ranks of the central government and more prosperous parts of the country. Since the start of the year, at least a dozen senior officials from central government ministries and the powerhouse provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang … Read more
Next, she tried for a clerical job with the military, and failed again. “I felt that I desired freedom too much to get in,” said Li, who now works as a website editor in Beijing. 03:15 Young feminist defies Chinese government’s childbearing drive as population shrinks Young feminist defies Chinese government’s childbearing drive as population … Read more
It is the first time since late 2019, and the arrival of Covid-19, that many Chinese tourists have enjoyed their winter holidays without worrying about lockdowns and infections. A woman wearing a swimsuit skis during the Naked Pig Skiing Carnival at the Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, northeast China. Photo: Getty Images Data … Read more
