Fifth plenary of 19th Central Committee of CPC proposes major social and economic development targets for the 14th Five-Year Plan

BEIJING – China Wednesday called into question the US forcing of smaller countries into picking sides in Sino-US trade war. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson denounced certain U.S. officials’ move to force small and medium-sized countries to pick sides. “It is so typical of some U.S. officials to force small and medium-sized countries to pick sides,” said Wang Wenbin, the …

BEIJING – The communiqué of the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was released on Thursday. The communiqué was passed at the session held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, 2020. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the session, according to the …

BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said improving skills to solve practical problems is an urgent need when coping with the current complex situation and the arduous tasks China faces. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the comment during the opening ceremony of …

BEIJING – China’s State Council on Wednesday held a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The reception, held a day ahead of the National Day, was attended by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, …

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for global efforts to continue green development and increase the potential for high-quality economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. He made the remark in a video address to the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity, held under the theme “Urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development”. Xi stressed the need to keep an …

11th China Steel Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction Forum held in line with China’s President Xi Jinping’s vision BEIJING – Top experts, industrialists and government officials have highlighted strengths and long-term planning of low-carbon and high-quality development of iron and steel in China in the epidemic times. The views by experts were expressed at the occasion of 11th China Steel …

New measures announced by President Xi Jinping to support the United Nations will offer a strong boost to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, bolster the level of food security and reduce extreme poverty for the world’s least developed countries, officials and experts said. In a speech delivered via video at the general debate of the 75th session of the …

New York – China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Thursday fought back at U.S. accusations against China over the handling of COVID-19. At a summit-level debate on “global governance after COVID-19,” the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, repeated President Donald Trump’s demand to hold China accountable for the spread of the virus. …

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to promote innovation and enhance the entrepreneurial environment in rural areas while injecting a new impetus into rural development to facilitate employment and income growth among farmers. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in an …