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Sinopharm Chairman Claims He Received COVID-19 Vaccine One Year Ago, Has Antibodies Yu Qingming, party chief and chairman of Sinopharm, told Chinese state media on March 4 that he and others at the firm’s management received CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines a year ago and still have a high level of antibodies. His claim ignited a heated discussion over the origins of the virus strains and the timeline of China’s vaccine development. Sinopharm is also known as China National Phar...

At annual political meetings, China lays out its plan to surpass the U.S. Alice Su © Provided by The LA Times Delegates at Chinas National Peoples Congress applaud the votes in support of a plan to give a pro-Beijing committee power to appoint more of Hong Kongs lawmakers. (Sam McNeil / Associated Press) In smugly celebratory tones, China wrapped up political meetings Thursday at which officials praised the countrys repressive political system, hailed its ongoing recovery fro...

Beijing is working towards matching, and then overcoming, the United States.

March 10, 2021 A string of well publicised cases of domestic violence has some asking how to better educate China’s young people about relationships. The New Paper University is a place where people often find their career, find their passion and, in many cases, find love.  But a series of incidents of domestic violence against women has led many in China to seek solutions.   In November 2020, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, a female student at Sichuan University Jinjiang College ...

‘Atmosphere will be more conducive for political reform discussions’ once government confident ‘loopholes’ closed, Executive Councillor Ronny Tong says.

Political advisor details plans to improve ability to find, recover looted relics Xu Keyue and Wan Lin Published: Mar 10, 2021 09:15 PM Visitors take pictures of the bronze horse zodiac head that was stolen by invading forces when British and French troops razed the Old Summer Palace in 1860. The statue finally returned to its home, Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace. Photo: Li Hao/GT China will continue to recover cultural relics in various ways, including the promotion of improved laws ...

Two Sessions 2021: Government Urged to Tackle Housing Crisis A public rental housing development is under construction in Beijing on Sept. 22. Photo: VCG Chinese leaders have dwelt on the country’s housing crisis during the ongoing “Two Sessions” annual political meetings in Beijing. In recent years, many Chinese cities have suffered from high home prices, unaffordable rents, social housing shortages, unscrupulous property agents and monopolistic real estate practices. The problems are pa...

Political advisor urges establishment of Yarlung Zangbo national park in Tibet Cao Siqi Published: Mar 10, 2021 08:46 PM Aerial photo taken on February 13, 2021 shows the view of Yarlung Zangbo River and Medog county in Nyingchi  of Southwest Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region. Photo: XinhuaA Chinese political advisor suggested the country should accelerate building the Yarlung Tsangbo national park in the southeastern part of Southwest Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region, an action to further preser...

Strict implementation of environmental controls in Tangshan paralyzes iron ore procurement Spot iron ore procurement in Tangshan, China’s top steel producing province, were slowed significantly by strict implementation of environmental controls on truck deliveries and sintering operations on March 9, following a renewed emergency response to heavy pollution weather on March 7. A notice released by the Tangshan government on March 7 said: “The city will initiate Level II emergency response t...

China’s debt-reduction campaign a 2021 priority as coronavirus drives surge in borrowing Beijing’s latest work report says deleveraging is one of ‘five major tasks’ for the government in 2021 Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, China’s debt burden has grown roughly 30 per cent