by Nectar Gan in South China Morning Post, Sept 23, 2017 A new book of President Xi Jinping’s remarks on the youth wing of the Communist Party – many of which have been made public for the first time – may shed some light on the decline of this once influential faction in Chinese politics. The book released this month by an official publisher comes as it was confirmed this week that the Communist Youth…
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by Frank Tang & Sidney Leng in South China Morning Post, Sept 22, 2017 at 7:20pm A war of words has broken out between Beijing and a rating agency over the state of China’s economy, just a month before the important party congress at which President Xi Jinping will consolidate his power. On one side is S&P Global Ratings, the US agency that assesses the credit worthiness of 125 countries around the world, with a…
Xinhua Sept 22, 2017 at 23:03:39 China’s State Council Friday launched online platforms to encourage the public to take a stand against cults. It opened the website China Anti-Cult Network (www.chinafxj.cn) and Weibo and WeChat social media accounts to promote preventive measures and policies already in place to combat cults, offer an interpretation of the Anti-Cult Law and related information.http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1067760.shtml
Xinhua Published: 2017/9/22 18:15:49 Three people have been detained in connection with a drug-trafficking case in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, police said Friday. Police with the Public Security Bureau of Changning County said that they confiscated about 68 kg of drugs hidden in the water tank of a truck. On Monday, the police were tipped off about a man planning to transport drugs from Myanmar for sale in east China’s Jiangxi Province. They intercepted the…
Xinhua Published: 2017/9/22 18:29:28 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for stronger reform, innovation and resource integration to improve integrated military and civilian development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks while presiding over the second plenary session of the central commission for integrated military and civilian development, which he also heads.http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1067735.shtml