Policy

China's top political advisor, Wang Huning, has called on members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to strengthen their advisory role and fully utilize the consultative body in supporting the country's development. Wang, who is Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks on Tuesday while chairing a meeting of the

Since its founding 105 years ago, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has kept standing at the forefront of China's transformation, leading the country through construction to become one of the world's foremost economic powers. Now with more than 101 million members, the CPC is steering the country on a new journey toward modernization by building on decades of development. What has enabled the CPC to remain vibrant and resilient for more than a century? How has it mobilized t

China aims to basically establish a clean, low-carbon, secure and efficient new energy system by 2030, according to a plan recently issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration. The plan, which covers the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), sets out targets for strengthening energy security, advancing the green transition, boosting technological self-reliance and improving market mechanisms, among others. By 2030, China's

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday that it has decided to add 10 U.S. entities to its export control list, citing the need to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations, including non-proliferation. The entities are Aveox, Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones, IMSAR, Jaia Robotics, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Oshkosh Defense, L3Harris Maritime Services, MP Materials Corp., and USA Rare Earth. The ministry said the move was

China has unveiled a new white paper outlining its vision for a more balanced and inclusive system of global governance. Issued by the State Council Information Office, the document, titled “More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s Principles, Proposals and Actions,” presents Beijing’s approach to addressing global challenges and strengthening international cooperation. The paper highlights China’s support for multilateralism and its call for a global governance fra

China's State Council has issued a plan on implementing the employment-first strategy during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), clarifying the objectives, key tasks and policy measures for promoting high-quality and full employment. The plan sets the goals for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, including maintaining overall employment stability, ensuring more adequate employment opportunities, and creating a fairer employment environment, while further optimizing employ

China's new regulations implementing the Mineral Resources Law took effect on Monday. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) described them as a comprehensive and systematic legal framework for safeguarding mineral resources, and said they are significant in strengthening the country's capacity in this area, pledging more systematic measures going forward. Chinese experts noted that the strengthened legal framework is primarily aimed at improving the overall governance syste

China has targeted illegal practices in cosmetic surgery, pregnancy and childbirth services, online health education and pharmaceutical procurement as part of an annual campaign to improve governance in the healthcare sector, authorities said. The priorities were outlined in a circular recently issued by the National Health Commission and 13 other government departments in the last week, marking the launch of an annual campaign aimed at cracking down on irregularities in the

China's market regulator said Wednesday it completed a nationwide inspection of online food delivery services covering 14 major platforms — including Meituan, Taobao and JD.com — finding an overall noncompliance rate of 2.3%, media reports said. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said the campaign involved 1,307 food samples collected from 875 food delivery businesses across 24 major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Inspections targeted po

With China's national college entrance exam, also known as gaokao, set to kick off this weekend, around 12.9 million candidates will potentially have access to more academic options, following the introduction of a raft of new majors. Multiple Chinese universities have rolled out new undergraduate programs such as embodied intelligence, low-altitude economy and management, and marine intelligence and unmanned technologies, in seeking to meet the country's emerging strategic a

China's industrial subsidy policy is strictly within World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday. Mao made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a report released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development related to industrial subsidies. Mao said that Chinese firms make their way to the top not on subsidies, but through market competition, tireless innovation, global presen

The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued a plan to accelerate agricultural and rural modernization during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period. The plan seeks to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas to drive Chinese modernization, and has identified key tasks and policy measures for this purpose during the period. According to the plan, by 2030, the nation's food security will be continuously enhanced; the quality, efficiency and competitive