An article by President Xi Jinping on building an ecological civilization was published in the flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday. The article, in the third issue of semimonthly Qiushi Journal in 2019, was a speech Xi delivered at a tone-setting meeting on...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau visited the headquarters of People's Daily in Beijing on Friday, and Xi said that boosting integrated media development and the construction of all media has become an "urgent topic." Xi,...more

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Monday that China's GDP was 90.03 trillion yuan ($13.26 trillion) in 2018, posting a 6.6 percent growth rate for the year. China's GDP has reached 90 trillion yuan for the first time, but 6.6 percent is the lowest annual growth rate...more

Thursday, Moscow and Beijing issued statements in support of Venezuela against U.S. meddling with the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic through military interference, which includes a planned coup d'état. The Russian ministry says, "Only Venezuelans have the right to determine their future," and that "destructive external intervention is...more

The 2019 China Military Power report, released Tuesday by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) affiliated to the US Department of Defense, provided an overall description of the status quo and development of China's military power. "Beijing's long-standing interest to eventually compel Taiwan's reunification with the mainland and deter...more

According to a report by the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, the US may suggest to hold the second US-North Korea summit in Vietnam next month. What should be the consideration while choosing a venue for the talks? First, the spot should have the facilities to host such a...more

Notwithstanding the uncertain outcome of the ongoing China-US trade talks, Beijing has initiated a new round of opening-up since last year. Opening-up policies in various fields have already been formulated and implemented. For instance, tariffs on imports such as automobiles have been significantly reduced, and Tesla's factory has...more

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was in Beijing again, a new testament to the strengthening relations between China and North Korea. Kim has paid four visits to China in less than 10 months, which is unprecedented. He brushed aside diplomatic protocol and came to Beijing at a critical...more

The Communist Party of China (CPC) released 74 regulations in 2018 to accelerate the construction of intra-Party governance, which Chinese experts said shows the Party's determination to strengthen self-discipline and regulate exercise of power from grassroots level amid an anti-corruption campaign. The CPC has made historical achievements in...more

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) factory in Beijing on Wednesday, one day after his 35th birthday, in a choice of location apparently linked to economic development opportunities for his country outside the remit of current UN sanctions. The visit to the Tong...more

China's Ministry of Education (MOE) released a list of universities that have been selected to build centers of ideological and political work targeting campuses. With the purpose of leveraging "the advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics to cultivate talent, strengthen the Party's leadership and construction, and enhance the...more

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013 examined a number of important issues regarding comprehensively deepening reform. The Communiqué adopted thereafter points out that the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reform was to improve and develop...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, expounded on the connotation of Chinese mainland's basic policy on Taiwan in the new era in remarks to commemorate the 40th anniversary of issuing the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan. Xi, whose...more

Hebei, China. The song The Chinese Dream was recently released during a ceremony at a school in North China's Hebei Province, located in the county where Chinese President Xi Jinping worked in the 1980s. The Chinese dream, which targets the "great renewal of the Chinese nation," was proposed...more

In the pursuit of its own interests, the US constantly imposes unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdictions on third parties, thus becoming more and more of a major troublemaker for other countries as well as transnational companies. In the case of the sanctions on Iran, for instance, while former...more