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State Council institutions must follow new line that aims to improve efficiency, deliver growth and ensure technological transformation.
The much-anticipated press conference at the close of the National People’s Congress was cancelled, discontinuing a customary practice that was established in the early 1990s.
The Ministry of State Security kept a secretive presence for years, but now it is on social media and creating a more high-profile public image. It has every reason to expand its public reach, but it must be more mindful of the potential impact of its daily musings on political and economic matters.
China’s Communist Party leaders set the tone for national parliamentary sessions in March and stress need for wider focus.
Top economic meeting makes it clear that the way forward for the nation in complex conditions is to build resilience and capacity for longer-term growth.
While China’s rainmakers have been essential to the country’s great market opening, corruption concerns and a changing geopolitical balance have seen them pushed to the sidelines.
- Inspection tours by members of the Politburo Standing Committee, including Premier Li Qiang, suggest what the main focus for the third plenum in July will be
- The meeting, which has been delayed for unknown reasons, will set out the country’s economic strategy for the next five to 10 years
With the government pulling out the stops to show support to the private sector, some scholars have called for an official delineation between entrepreneurs and ‘capitalists’ to demonstrate ideological sincerity.
Entourage features senior Chinese diplomats and officials who oversee the country’s economic and trade affairs.
Facing budget blowouts and new policy directions, local governments are finding ways to shed ‘iron rice bowl’ positions without mass redundancies.
China’s Communist Party will hold one of its most-watched meetings in July, as analysts predict the political body will lay out reforms to aid in the country’s economic recovery.
Beijing’s top anti-graft agency says Liu, who once served on Interpol executive committee, is ‘suspected of serious violations of discipline and law’ which is widely understood to mean corruption.
Announcing the conclave, Politburo highlights the ferocity of international competition and risks ‘lurking in key areas’ of the economy.
Yan Pengcheng has been confirmed as one of He’s deputies at the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission, a key party body.
A ‘basic system of professional community workers’ must be built within five years, Communist Party and State Council say in joint notice, as Beijing continues drive to strengthen central control.
China will inspect vital finance and economy-related entities as part of a round of discipline inspections amid Beijing’s focus on a financial revamp.
People familiar with the matter say Cai Qi has been appointed to head the Communist Party’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.
Tendency intensified in line with closeness to top officials in Beijing, study by US-based researchers finds.
China Media Group chief says the state broadcaster will spread Xi’s message about the crackdown to audiences at home and abroad.
The poker-style pastime, enjoyed by senior leaders, has spread beyond Beijing’s bureaucracy to junior and senior party officials alike.
At the ‘two sessions’ parliamentary gatherings in Beijing, officials have broken down what it will take for China to meet an annual economic growth target that many analysts contend is out of reach.
Amendment to Organic Law of the State Council shows role of China’s cabinet as Xi’s ‘loyal policy implementer’ is endorsed by highest legislative body, researcher says.
Premier unveiled this year’s economic targets as he delivered his first work report amid growing concerns about the state of the economy.
This year’s top political advisory body meets amid lingering questions over key posts and concerns about top-level vetting.
CPPCC spokesman talks up the country’s economic prospects, pointing to increased holiday spending over the Lunar New Year.
While the tools can be useful for some mundane tasks, they are limited by not being trained on the latest information.
Zhang remains a Communist Party and CPPCC member but is no longer the body’s deputy secretary general.
He also encourages young and middle-aged cadres to be innovative and free from corruption as Communist Party officials face growing pressure from anti-graft campaign and economic slowdown.
During the pandemic, China’s biggest political event of the year was pared down to 8 days from 2 weeks.
Central Committee notifies all party organs across China of compulsory learning activities to embed the Chinese leader’s doctrine into minds.
Statement from NPC Standing Committee meeting says Qin Gang was not dismissed or expelled.
China’s political elite and lawmakers will gather in March for the country’s annual legislative sessions which will set budgets and lay down Beijing’s plans for the country’s economy, diplomacy, trade and military.
Side-by-side comparison finds Li Qiang and predecessor Li Keqiang had different priorities early in their terms determined by economy at home during their era and geopolitics abroad.
