34 h. ago Tim Cook Praises China's 'Jaw Dropping' Output, Says Country's Developers 'Hugely Important' To Apple (CORRECTED)

Tim Cook Praises China's 'Jaw Dropping' Output, Says Country's Developers 'Hugely Important' To Apple (CORRECTED)  Yahoo Finance

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52 h. ago China’s Communist Party kicks off fourth plenum amid tight security in Beijing

China’s ruling Communist Party kicked off a key four-day conclave on Monday that will determine the country’s development over the next five years. The fourth plenum of the party’s Central Committee began on Monday morning, according to state news agency Xinhua. Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also the nation’s president, delivered a work report to the meeting and outlined the party’s proposals for the next five-year plan, which will be submitted for deliberation, a brief report said...

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1 week ago Chinese regulators step up efforts to target disorderly price competition

Chinese regulators have launched renewed efforts to tackle the phenomenon of disorderly price competition, including the potential formulation of state-sanctioned cost assessments and firm actions against below-cost bidding. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) – the country’s top economic planner – and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a joint policy paper on Thursday outlining measures designed to limit the intense competition within some...

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1 week ago China’s regulators step up efforts to cool down industry price wars

Chinese regulators have launched renewed efforts to tackle the phenomenon of disorderly price competition, including the potential formulation of state-sanctioned cost assessments and firm actions against below-cost bidding. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) – the country’s top economic planner – and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a joint policy paper on Thursday outlining measures designed to limit the intense competition within some...

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1 week ago Unfair funding is holding back science in China. Can Beijing fix it?

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we explore why achieving equitable funding distribution is important for Beijing to break free from Western sci-tech containment and lead the world. For more stories in this series, click here. Yusufu Aibibula, a theoretical physicist from Xinjiang University in China’s west, decided to change careers to raising chickens...

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2 w. ago Before plenum, party paper calls China’s economy ‘unsinkable’ aircraft carrier

In a series of eight op-eds published in the Communist Party’s mouthpiece newspaper ahead of a meeting that will set the tone for China’s next five years of development, Beijing described the country’s economy as an “unsinkable economic aircraft carrier” capable of withstanding internal and external uncertainties. The articles in People’s Daily, carrying a byline widely seen as representing the party’s Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission, touted China’s stability and resilience...

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2 w. ago Artefacts from Tang dynasty shipwreck, ancient replica boat meet Western art

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we will explore what China will do in the field of science and technology, particularly regarding the introduction of scientific talent. For more stories in this ongoing series, click here. A shipwreck loaded with Tang dynasty (618-907) ceramics buried off Indonesia; an ancient Chinese sailing boat replica built upon...

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2 w. ago China’s WTO concession only marks phase one of a protracted campaign

When Beijing announced in September that it would no longer seek the special benefits that come with developing-country status at the World Trade Organization (WTO), some Western media outlets framed it as a concession. Meanwhile, to critics of China’s trade policy, it likely came across as a belated acknowledgement that the world’s second-largest economy should not be treated the same as, say, Cambodia or Ghana. However, China’s logic is far from being understood. Through the lens of Mao...

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2 w. ago China charts path to global competitiveness in chips and AI over next five years

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we explore what China will do in the field of science and technology, particularly regarding the introduction of scientific talent. For more stories in this ongoing series, click here. China aims to become a global leader in science and technology by 2035, and has identified the next five years as a critical, decisive...

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2 w. ago US image, morale of China team could suffer after government shutdown: analysts

The American federal government has been effectively shut down since Wednesday after the US Congress failed to pass a bipartisan funding bill, a development that could erode the country’s image and sap the morale of its team dealing with China, according to analysts. The shutdown happened because Congress could not pass either a Democratic-backed proposal aimed at extending healthcare subsidies due to expire soon or a Republican-supported stopgap measure that would have funded the government for...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong’s global standing vital to country’s development: Michael Kadoorie

Hong Kong may lack natural resources such as gold and oil, but its international standing remains valuable to mainland China, tycoon Michael Kadoorie has said, while also encouraging younger residents to view the city’s situation as a glass half full rather than half empty. In a 20-minute TV interview aired on Saturday, the chairman of electricity supplier CLP Holdings and Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH), which owns and runs the luxury Peninsula group of properties, weighed in on issues that...

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3 w. ago Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong urges US consul general to be ‘constructive’

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong has laid down the scope of engagement for the new US consul general in the city, urging her not to interfere in local matters and the country’s internal affairs, while playing a constructive role in the development of China-US relations. Cui Jianchun, the commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, also told newly appointed US Consul General Julie Eadeh that Washington should lift sanctions concerning the city during her courtesy call on...

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3 w. ago How Hong Kong’s role in China’s economic strategy may evolve in the next 5 years

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we examine how these documents inform and reflect high-level policy priorities, what to expect in the coming iteration and how Hong Kong could strengthen its position as a “superconnector” linking the mainland with global markets. For more stories in this ongoing series, click here. In a LinkedIn post earlier this month,...

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3 w. ago How Hong Kong’s role in Beijing’s economic strategy could evolve in the next 5 years

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we examine how these documents inform and reflect high-level policy priorities, what to expect in the coming iteration and how Hong Kong could strengthen its position as a “superconnector” linking the mainland with global markets. For more stories in this ongoing series, click here. In a LinkedIn post earlier this month,...

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3 w. ago How Hong Kong’s role in Beijing’s economic strategy could evolve in next 5 years

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we examine how these documents inform and reflect high-level policy priorities, what to expect in the coming iteration and how Hong Kong could strengthen its position as a “superconnector” linking the mainland with global markets. For more stories in this ongoing series, click here. In a LinkedIn post earlier this month,...

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3 w. ago Why does China maintain that it is still a developing country?

Why does China maintain that it is still a developing country?  El Mundo America

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3 w. ago Why weak links in China’s unrivalled supply chains may not exist in 5 years

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we examine how these documents inform and reflect high-level policy priorities, what to expect in the coming iteration and how fine-tuning supply chains would work to China’s advantage. For more stories in this ongoing series, click here. On paper, when Apple unveiled its latest flagship smartphone earlier this month, all...

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3 w. ago Explainer: Why did China give up the title of ‘developing country’?

Explainer: Why did China give up the title of ‘developing country’?  TRT World

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3 w. ago WTO chief lauds China’s decision to forgo developing country benefits as ‘momentous occasion’

WTO chief lauds China’s decision to forgo developing country benefits as ‘momentous occasion’  https-//www.semafor.com

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4 w. ago WTO hails Chinese decision to forgo developing country benefits

WTO hails Chinese decision to forgo developing country benefits  Reuters

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