Beijing To Increase Defence Spending By 8.1 Pct
China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving the world's largest armed forces a boo... Read more
One Country, Two Systems Omission Played Down
The former head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Wang Guangya, has dismissed suggestions that there may be cha... Read more
Tung Says Many HK People Don't Understand China
A vice-chairman of the central government’s top advisory body, former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, says ma... Read more
Dropping Term Limits Is 'in Line With CCP Charter'
The spokesman for the National People's Congress says the proposed amendment to China's constitution to drop the two-ter... Read more
Work On Patriotism Done "meticulously"
The outgoing chairman of China's top advisory body said on Saturday that the Communist Party has worked "meticulously" t... Read more
China Hits Out At Western Critics
China kicked off this year’s parliamentary season on Friday with an attack on those in the West who seek to besmirch t... Read more
Not Told Of HK, Taiwan Offices' Merger: Delegates
Hong Kong representatives of the mainland's top advisory body say they've not been formally notified about a rumoured pl... Read more
CEFC Dismisses Report Of Probe On Oil Tycoon
CEFC China Energy has dismissed a media report that said the oil and gas firm's high-flying chairman was under investiga... Read more
China Silent On US Tariffs, Slams Trade Report
China has expressed "grave concern" about a US trade policy report that pledges to pressure Beijing, but had no immediat... Read more
Beijing Clamps Down Ahead Of Key Meetings
Unprecedented security is being implemented in Beijing ahead of historic political gatherings in the coming weeks. D... Read more
Wealth Of Super Rich Delegates Rises To US$650bn
The Chinese Communist Party's annual legislative session will count more than 150 "super rich" members whose total net w... Read more
Beijing Lodges Protest Over US Bill On Taiwan
China lodged an official protest with the United States on Thursday, saying it was "strongly dissatisfied" after the US ... Read more
CEFC-linked Shares Tumble On Graft Probe Report
Shares of two firms linked to Chinese conglomerate CEFC China Energy tumbled on Thursday after a report that its high-fl... Read more
US Senate Passes Bill To Push Travel To Taiwan
The United States Senate has passed a bill promoting US-Taiwan relations – legislation that is likely to infuriate Chi... Read more
Manila In Talks For Sea Pact With Chinese Firm
The Philippines said on Thursday it is in talks with a Chinese state firm for joint South China Sea energy resource expl... Read more