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Tag: CPPCC

Posted inChina

Retirement age debate to dominate China’s congress

by Frank Chen March 4, 2021October 20, 2021

China’s National People’s Congress and People’s Political Consultative Conference will debate the contentious proposal to ask Chinese workers in their 50s to work beyond the current retirement age of 60 amid reports that national pension funds are depleting. The issue, now being weighed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, is expected to […]

Posted inChina

China belts to tighten as Covid hits state finances

by Frank Chen March 2, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted inOpinion

China’s Two Sessions send world a message

by Federica Russo May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Hong Kong. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

When HK streets are renamed to honor Chinese leaders

by Ben Kwok March 5, 2018February 18, 2020
New rules from the Cyberspace Administration of China will force blockchain companies to censor information deemed 'threatening' to national security and allow authorities to access and inspect user data. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Taiwan, World

China’s National People’s Congress to ratify the Xi era

by Avinash Godbole March 5, 2018
President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, prepare to leave at the end of the opening session of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, World

China pledges friendship with Taiwan amid tensions over US bill

by Reuters March 3, 2018February 18, 2020
People participating in the Two Sessions usually have to stand for long periods at the Great Hall of the People. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Macau

The dark side of the Great Hall in Two Sessions

by Ben Kwok March 2, 2018February 18, 2020
A security officer holds a curtain during the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo:REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Posted inBeijing, China, Taiwan

Unraveling the complexity of Communist acronyms

by Benny Kung March 6, 2017February 18, 2020
Paramilitary policemen stand guard after flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East

BBC reporters attacked in China, forced to ‘confess’

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020
The National People's Congress. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inBeijing, China, Shanghai, World

Over 100 billionaires among China’s top Communist legislators

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020
Delegates to the CPPCC in traditional costumes add a bit of color to an otherwise gray event, during which Chinese leaders are expected to focus on adding stimulus to the nation's otherwise gray economy this year. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Fiscal stimuli seen as key focus at China’s ‘two sessions’

by Jeff Pao March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

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