China’s Li Xiaopeng, son of former premier Li Peng, signals end to closely watched career

China’s Li Xiaopeng, son of former premier Li Peng, signals end to closely watched career

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

Chinese tech giants from ByteDance to Meituan see surge in ‘golden week’ consumer spending

Chinese tech giants from ByteDance to Meituan see surge in ‘golden week’ consumer spending

Chinese tech giants providing dining and travel-booking services saw consumer spending surge on their platforms during the “golden week” National Day holiday, according to data released by on-demand local services firms including Meituan and ByteDance-owned Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. During the first five days of the annual break, which ran this year from … Read more

Chinese local official dies in alleged stabbing after housing dispute

Chinese local official dies in alleged stabbing after housing dispute

A county level official previously responsible for housing in northern China has allegedly been stabbed to death by a man the government said was illegally occupying a state asset. On Wednesday, the government website of Qin county in Shanxi province released an obituary stating that Qin county Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference party secretary and … Read more

China to woo belt and road partners at ‘digital silk road’ forum in April amid an increasingly divided cyberspace

China to woo belt and road partners at ‘digital silk road’ forum in April amid an increasingly divided cyberspace

China will host a forum next month to promote its digital-economy growth model and facilitate the development of digital infrastructure in partner nations of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s plan to grow global trade. The Digital Silk Road (DSR) Development Forum will open on April 16 in Xian, capital of western Shaanxi province, … Read more