Chinese Government

China leads the list of nations targeting citizens abroad

According to a US democracy research group, a growing number of countries are using abductions, violence, or deportation of citizens abroad to silence dissent, with China being the biggest violator

China deletes Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, other ideologies from government rulebook

State Council officials under the leadership of incoming premier Li Qiang referred solely to the political thought of Xi Jinping, a rulebook that has been edited down from 64 articles to just 43.

TikTok Troubles: Why security concerns about the platform keep causing worry

China's foreign ministry has accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok's potential security risks

Chinese think tank predicts Russia-Ukraine conflict will end before autumn of 2023: Report

Beijing considered the assessment to be solid enough to try to assume the role of a mediator in the standoff before it potentially ends, according to a report

Explained: How new Chinese premier Li Qiang will influence Xi Jinping's leadership

Some commentators believe that Li Qiang, who is expected to be chosen as China's premier on Saturday, is more trusted, and therefore more influential, than his predecessor, who was seen as a rival to Xi Jinping

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, says report

Over half of foreign journalists in the country were forced to leave a place or denied access on health and safety concerns last year, despite posing "no health risk by China's own standards," according to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC's) annual report

‘Not enough to even subsidise a bowl of noodles’: Beijing’s $6 monthly handout to offset inflation irks residents

Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform will start giving 40 Chinese yuan to around 300,000 people from end of February

How spy balloon incident throws spotlight on China's military-civil bond

The international uproar over high-altitude balloons has shed light on China's ‘military-civil fusion’ programme. Chinese president Xi Jinping has pushed for the recruitment of commercial businesses to help build what he has described as a world-class military to guard Beijing's rise as a superpower

China accuses US of indiscriminate use of force over balloon

The US shot down a balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft

Explained: How 'zero COVID' workers are causing unrest in China

In the eastern city of Hangzhou, several COVID workers climbed on the roof of a test kit factory and threatened to jump to protest unpaid furloughs. At a separate test manufacturing plant in the city, workers protested for days over a wage dispute