Social stability

China’s third plenum: tight security surrounds crucial meeting amid big policy questions

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China’s third plenum: tight security surrounds crucial meeting amid big policy questions

The one-paragraph Xinhua report on Monday morning did not offer any further details of the meeting. 09:12 China’s third plenum: what to expect from the much-delayed policy meeting China’s third plenum: what to expect from the much-delayed policy meeting The event – formally known as the third plenum of the 20th Central Committee – is … Read more

China to boost countrywide network of community ‘grid’ workers, once a key force in tackling Covid

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China to boost countrywide network of community ‘grid’ workers, once a key force in tackling Covid

China has rolled out new rules to strengthen its nationwide network of community workers, the group that was once key to enforcing its “zero-Covid” strategies on the ground. The stronger network will aim to “maintain social stability and consolidate the party’s long-term rule”, China’s cabinet and the ruling Communist Party’s central decision-making body said in … Read more