11 h. ago China’s ethnic affairs chief to take Communist Party helm in Xinjiang

A senior Chinese official with a background in water resources and ethnic affairs has been named as the new Communist Party boss of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In a one-paragraph announcement on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua said the party’s Central Committee “recently decided” that Chen Xiaojiang would serve as party secretary of Xinjiang. The move might clear the path for Chen, one of the 300 or so members of the Central Committee, to be promoted within the party’s hierarchy, given...

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11 h. ago China’s ethnic affairs overseer to take Communist Party helm in Xinjiang

A senior Chinese official with a background in water resources and ethnic affairs has been named as the new Communist Party boss of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In a one-paragraph announcement on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua said the party’s Central Committee “recently decided” that Chen Xiaojiang would serve as party secretary of Xinjiang. The move might clear the path for Chen, one of the 300 or so members of the Central Committee, to be promoted within the party’s hierarchy, given...

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14 h. ago China’s Xi tells party ‘power is granted by people’ amid corruption crackdown

China must allow for more public and media oversight of the government and the Communist Party to ensure accountability and to uncover abuses of power, according to President Xi Jinping. Addressing a group study session of the 24-member Politburo on Monday, Xi said the country needed a “clear, transparent and traceable” process to oversee the national anti-corruption drive, according to state news agency Xinhua. “To fight corruption, [we must] regulate the exercise of power,” Xi said on the eve...

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4 d. ago Beijing approves convention establishing global mediation organisation in Hong Kong

Beijing has approved the convention establishing the world’s first intergovernmental organisation on mediation in Hong Kong, while indicating it would not bring forth World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes to the new body. Observers said on Friday the move was an indication of Beijing’s support for the WTO and that it would still bring other disputes to the new organisation. The state-run Xinhua News Agency said the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress had approved the...

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4 d. ago Harvinder Singh returns to Beijing in emotional quest for redemption

Harvinder Singh returns to Beijing in emotional quest for redemption  World Archery

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6 d. ago Xi may skip Brics, Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. In a first, Xi will miss Brics in Rio as Li leads China delegation: sources Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources. 2. White House clarifies Trump’s comment on China buying Iranian oil US...

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7 d. ago ‘Summer Davos’ panel mulls US economy secret sauce: did China crack the recipe?

The American economy has outperformed others by relying on a sort of secret, magic “sauce”, but Washington’s tariff and immigration policies are threatening to shift the outlook, according to leading US scholars attending the “Summer Davos” in China. At the gathering, formally known as the World Economic Forum’s 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, they collectively took stock of the US economy and debated whether it would be China or the US that most advances the frontier of tech and...

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8 d. ago Xinhua News | China calls on int'l community to promote deescalation of Israel

Xinhua News | China calls on int'l community to promote deescalation of Israel-Iran conflict: FM spokesperson  Xinhua News

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8 d. ago GLOBALink | Trendy stroll around Beijing Central Axis: where heritage meets new vitality

GLOBALink | Trendy stroll around Beijing Central Axis: where heritage meets new vitality  Xinhua News

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8 d. ago GLOBALink | "Little ambassador" hopes to build bridge between Croatia, China

GLOBALink | "Little ambassador" hopes to build bridge between Croatia, China  Xinhua News

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8 d. ago GLOBALink | American students visit China's Xiong'an New Area, eyeing enhanced exchange

GLOBALink | American students visit China's Xiong'an New Area, eyeing enhanced exchange  Xinhua News

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8 d. ago Beijing cultivates robotics ecosystem with exciting demonstrations

Beijing cultivates robotics ecosystem with exciting demonstrations  Xinhua News

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9 d. ago Xinhua News | Beijing urges public to take precautions amid lingering heatwave

Xinhua News | Beijing urges public to take precautions amid lingering heatwave  Xinhua News

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1 week ago Chinese religious groups warned of ‘hidden danger’ from foreign infiltration

The head of China’s United Front Work Department, the Communist Party body that oversees religious organisations, has warned faith groups to guard against “hidden dangers in the religious field and resolutely resist foreign infiltration”. Li Ganjie visited a number of religious organisations this week to deliver the warning, state news agency Xinhua reported. It follows a series of similar warnings by similar figures, including President Xi Jinping, who called for continued efforts to promote...

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1 week ago Beijing Shougang Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. Invites You to Attend the 2025 SMM (First) North China Cable Industry Conference | SMM

Beijing Shougang Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. Invites You to Attend the 2025 SMM (First) North China Cable Industry Conference | SMM  Shanghai Metals Market

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1 week ago KOD World Street Dancing Championship returns to Beijing in July

KOD World Street Dancing Championship returns to Beijing in July  China Daily

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1 week ago Xinhua News | Xi returns to Beijing after attending 2nd China

Xinhua News | Xi returns to Beijing after attending 2nd China-Central Asia Summit  Xinhua News

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1 week ago Economic Watch: Application scenarios expand as humanoid robot industry gains speed in Beijing

Economic Watch: Application scenarios expand as humanoid robot industry gains speed in Beijing  Xinhua News

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2 w. ago Trump breaks with G7 stance, Nvidia to attend China expo: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Breaking with G7 stance, Trump says he’d welcome China and Russia in bloc US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would welcome the inclusion of China and Russia in the G7, putting him directly at odds with the bloc’s position on the two countries just as the Group of Seven summit got under way in Canada. 2. As US urges foreign investment, Chinese firms...

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2 w. ago China hails Nvidia expo appearance as ‘vote of confidence’ amid tensions

China has announced that US semiconductor giant Nvidia will attend its flagship supply chain event for the first time, despite growing tensions between the two countries over a string of trade and technology issues. Nvidia will be among more than 100 exhibitors from the United States and Europe attending the China International Supply Chain Expo in July, the event’s organiser confirmed during a press conference on Tuesday morning. The artificial intelligence chip firm’s appearance in Beijing...

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