7 d. ago China’s new Arbitration Law: Modernised and internationalised

China’s new Arbitration Law: Modernised and internationalised  Law.asia

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2 w. ago Xi taps Hu Yaobang’s legacy to rally Communist Party to ‘crack hard nuts’

Chinese President Xi Jinping has paid tribute to late reformist leader Hu Yaobang by urging today’s Communist Party cadres to follow in his footsteps to tackle the country’s tough issues. At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Xi said that opening up and reform were the “magical instruments” of China’s modernisation but the party still had to “crack the hard nuts” to counter challenges and to improve governance. He issued the call at a symposium to mark the 110th anniversary of...

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2 w. ago How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US 7th fleet?

When President Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian on November 5, China became only the second nation to have an aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult system. It is also notable that, last month, two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea. These events crystallise a strategic reality often obscured by aggregate force comparisons: the relevant naval balance is not between the 11 US aircraft carriers and China’s three, but between what the United States can...

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2 w. ago Opinion | How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US 7th fleet?

Opinion | How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US 7th fleet?  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US seventh fleet?

When President Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian on November 5, China became only the second nation to have an aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult system. It is also notable that, last month, two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea. These events crystallise a strategic reality often obscured by aggregate force comparisons: the relevant naval balance is not between the 11 US aircraft carriers and China’s three, but between what the United States can...

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2 w. ago Opinion | How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US seventh fleet?

Opinion | How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US seventh fleet?  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago To become a developed nation, China must still prioritise manufacturing

Following the Communist Party of China’s fourth plenum, debate has intensified over the direction of the country’s economy, with manufacturing remaining a central pillar of Beijing’s ambitions for the coming decade. The Communist Party’s Central Committee’s recommendations for the 15th five-year plan, released on October 28, reaffirm China’s goal of achieving socialist modernisation by 2035, measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita – a vision outlined in the 14th five-year plan and...

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4 w. ago China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet

China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet  France 24

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