While the world faces complex security threats, “we will … take the future destiny of Asia’s long-lasting peace and security into our own hands, so that the flame of peace can be passed on from one generation to the next,” Zhao said, without specifically mentioning the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and the Red Sea. Zhao … Read more
Seventeen commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) took their oath of office and allegiance before President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja. NPC is Nigeria’s principal data mining commission responsible for collecting, collating, analysing and publishing data about the Nigerian people and economy. It also has the mandate to undertake demographic sample surveys, compile, … Read more
China’s northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region would prioritise addressing the “hollowing out” of its border areas amid population concerns that could hinder its economic development and add to security risks. “Inner Mongolia … has more than 4,000km (2,485 miles) of borderline, shouldering a major political responsibility in safeguarding national security and border peace,” said Wang … Read more
The CPPCC, which ended its weeklong annual meeting on Sunday, did not independently confirm the decision. ‘You are a slave’: why China can’t lure home overseas tech talent The issue was also raised on Friday by the president of the Supreme People’s Court, who highlighted such “invisible overtime” in his work report to the National … 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
Huang added that Zhuhai would forge closer links with Hong Kong and Macau to attract more consumers to the city. “The development of a region or a city depends on policies in the short term, population in the medium term but the city’s services in the long run,” Huang said. 01:27 Construction of Greater Bay … Read more
The sixth-ranked Politburo Standing Committee member was referring to security legislation that the city is required to pass under Article 23 of the Basic Law, its mini-constitution. “[Ding said] we must be 100 per cent [committed] in supporting the Article 23 legislation, [it’s] not acceptable with just 99 per cent,” So said, meaning there should … Read more
The bill comes at a time when Premier Li Qiang – who was sworn in as the customary head of the State Council at the NPC last March – appears to be scaling back his office’s role in diplomacy and public discourse as the party focuses on loyalty to President Xi Jinping. Li, China’s No … 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
Former premier Li Keqiang also mentioned foreign interference in his remarks at the NPC session in 2022, but the topic did not appear in any other government work report in the past decade. 02:40 Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers his first work report amid concerns about state of the economy Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers … Read more
