NPC may mandate prison for disrespecting national anthem

China’s legislature is considering a bill mandating prison sentences of up to three years for disrespecting the national anthem, amid rising nationalist appeals from the

Trade | Xi promises reform in event with US business leaders

President Xi Jinping has promised to open China’s economy wider during a meeting with American business leaders ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump

China, South Korea move to resolve disputes and hold summit talks

South Korea and China announced yesterday that they will work to improve their relationship, which has been badly strained by the deployment of an American missile

Climate change | Beijing says it still wants US cooperation

A Chinese official said yesterday that his country still wants to cooperate with the U.S. on climate change and hopes an upcoming meeting on the issue in

Kim Han Sol | Police breaks up plot to kill Kim Jong Un’s nephew, report says

Chinese police arrested several North Koreans dispatched to Beijing on suspicion of plotting to murder Kim Jong Un’s 22-year-old nephew, South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported.

Economy | Big four Chinese banks post double-digit gains in lending income

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Bank of China Ltd. and Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. yesterday reported average net interest income gains of 15

Taiwan president making state visits amid China stalemate

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen left Saturday for the United States and three South Pacific nations in an effort to crack the diplomatic isolation imposed by rival

Hong Kong | Friend says bookseller Gui freed, now with family

Mainland Chinese authorities have released a detained Hong Kong bookseller and he has been reunited with his relatives, one of his friends said. Chinese dissident

Elderly population to hit 400m by 2035, say experts

China’s elderly population has been increasing rapidly and is estimated to hit around 400 million by the end of 2035, according to experts. Since China became

Xi’s former secretary gets top Shanghai job

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted an ally to the top job in Shanghai, media reported yesterday. The elevation of Li Qiang is another sign

Communist Party praises Xi as Marxist thinker

The party yesterday praised Xi’s contribution to ideology, adding to intense propaganda promoting his personal image as Xi begins a second five-year term as leader.

Trump on Xi: ‘Now some people might call him the king’

President Donald Trump spoke yesterday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulating Xi on beginning a second, five-year term as leader. China’s ruling Communist Party this

New Silk Road runs straight through junk territory

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new Silk Road to Europe traverses territory where most bond investors fear to tread. Of the 68 nations China lists as

19th Party Congress | The politburo’s magnificent seven

Key members of China’s Communist Party were determined at the national congress, which is held every five years and concluded this week. yesterday, members of the

Analysis | Absence of Xi heir among new China leaders raises questions

China’s Communist Party leader Xi Jinping unveiled the new lineup of six men who will assist him as he embarks on a second five-year term centered on

Hong Kong | Activist Joshua Wong freed on bail pending appeal

Hong Kong’s highest court freed pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law on bail yesterday pending an appeal of their prison sentences after they were convicted of

19th Party Congress | China lifts Xi’s status to most powerful leader since Mao

The ruling Communist Party yesterday formally lifted Xi Jinping’s status to China’s most powerful ruler in decades, setting the stage for the authoritarian leader to tighten

China, US open to joint sea drills with Asean

The U.S. and China were both open to joining separate maritime drills with Southeast Asian nations as early as next year, Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen

Party promotes three potential central bank leaders

China’s ruling Communist Party has promoted three potential successors to long-serving central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan, setting up a possible handover as Beijing tries to rein in

China’s Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution

BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party amended its constitution to add President Xi Jinping's name and ideology today (Tuesday) in an extension of his formidable political sway. Xi's concept of

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