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Politburo Standing Committee directs cadres to prepare for emergencies as flood risk rises

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Politburo Standing Committee directs cadres to prepare for emergencies as flood risk rises

Communist Party cadres across China must work tirelessly to “resolutely prevent” infrastructure failures and prepare for emergencies as the risk of severe flooding increases, the party’s top leadership warned on Thursday. The warning was issued at a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee, chaired by President Xi Jinping, where cadres were told that they must … Read more

Life in Chongqing, unlikely wartime capital of China, captured in photographic ode to the city

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Life in Chongqing, unlikely wartime capital of China, captured in photographic ode to the city

Chungking – as English speakers referred to Chongqing in the early 20th century – was an unlikely capital. Deep inside China, in Szechuan (Sichuan) province, the city became the seat of Chiang Kai-shek’s government on November 20, 1937, when Chiang officially transferred China’s government from its previous long-time capital, Nanking (Nanjing). In a mobilisation unlike … Read more