Key Party meeting to review proposals for medium- and long-term prospects The Communist Party of China will set the tone for the country's socioeconomic development in the next five years and beyond at this week's key Party meeting, amid economic slowdown as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and growing tensions with the United States. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, which opens on Monday, will review and adopt proposals for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for Economic and Social Development and targets for 2035 — a top-level policy blueprint for China's mid- and long-term development. President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has paid a great deal of attention to the drafting work. In the past months, he made two instructions on formulating the blueprint, and held a series of meetings and symposiums to obtain opinions and suggestions from economists, social experts, entrepreneurs,...
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China will never allow Taiwan to be separated from the motherland, Wang Yang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, said at a seminar in Beijing on Thursday. The seminar was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Taiwan, the end of Japanese rule of Taiwan and Penghu islands and the return of Taiwan to the motherland on Oct 25, 1945. It was joined by about 100 representatives from across the Taiwan Straits. Wang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that 75 years ago, victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the recovery of Taiwan completely wiped out the humiliation of the Chinese nation. 'It effectively safeguarded national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which is a glorious chapter in the annals of history,' he said.&...
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China's economy is likely to continue leading the global recovery and achieve a GDP growth close to the pre-COVID-19 level in the year's fourth quarter, after expanding by 4.9 percent in the third, experts said on Monday. The growth of the world's second-largest economy turned positive, hitting 0.7 percent year-on-year, in the first three quarters, after a 1.6 percent slide in the first half, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. 'The Chinese economy posted a continuous recovery in the first nine months and achieved significant results in coordinating development with epidemic prevention,' said Liu Aihua, an NBS spokeswoman. 'The recovery in domestic demand was strong, especially on the consumption front,' Liu said, adding that a largely stable epidemic situation has restored consumers' confidence in offline and services consumption. Retail sales growth turned positive for the first time this year in the past quarter, comi...
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President Xi Jinping reaffirmed on Wednesday China's commitment to forging ahead with reform and opening-up as he outlined a new vision for Shenzhen 40 years after it was set up as the country's first special economic zone. In a speech delivered at a celebration marking the 40th anniversary in Shenzhen, Xi urged the city to develop into a pilot zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics and set an example for cities of a modernized socialist nation. He said reform will not come to a standstill, and opening-up will only go further. 'Reform and opening-up must be moved forward at a higher level, and new advances must be made in work on the fronts of special economic zones', said Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Xi outlined the new historic mission for Shenzhen in the new era, saying that the city must bolster its capacities and levels to implement t...
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President Xi Jinping urged the Marine Corps of the People's Liberation Army Navy to turn itself into an elite force that must be integrated, capable, flexible and fast-responding as he inspected the service's headquarters in Guangdong province on Tuesday. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said that to achieve this goal, the Marine Corps should fully implement the Party's military thought and strategies for the new era, study and explore its own management and operational patterns, speed up its transformation and improve its combat capability. Xi said that all commanders and officers should concentrate on fostering their troops' combat preparedness and stay on high alert. More realistic battle training must be carried out to enhance skills and more efforts should be made to innovate in terms of combat theories, training methods and task planning, he noted. He...
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President Xi Jinping will attend a grand gathering celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Wednesday morning. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech at the meeting, which will be held in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province. The event will be broadcast live by China Media Group and on xinhuanet.com. It will also be rebroadcast simultaneously on major news websites including people.com.cn, cctv.com and china.com.cn, as well as on news apps run by the People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television.
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Children play at a rural tourist resort in Chongqing's Yubei district on Tuesday. Over 637 million visits were made to attractions on the Chinese mainland during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. WANG QUANCHAO/XINHUAA nationwide travel boom during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday sent a clear signal that China is emerging from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Figures from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Thursday showed that over 637 million visits were made to attractions on the Chinese mainland during the eight-day extended break, compared with 782 million visits during the seven-day holiday in 2019.On Sept 18, the ministry raised the cap on the number of daily visitors at tourist spots nationwide from 50 percent of operating capacity to 75 percent during the holiday. Domestic tourism market revenue exceeded 466 billion yuan ($68.6 billion) during the eight days, compared with 649.7 billion yuan during the holiday last year. The...
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BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to build Xinjiang featuring socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at the third central symposium on work related to Xinjiang, which was held on Friday and Saturday in Beijing. Xi underlined the need to fully and faithfully implement the CPC's policies on governing Xinjiang for the new era. Xi demanded law-based governance and long-term efforts to develop Xinjiang into a region that is united, harmonious, prosperous, and culturally advanced, with healthy ecosystems and people living and working in contentment. Thanks to strenuous efforts from all sides since the second symposium in 2014, major progress has been achieved in the work related to Xinjiang, Xi said, citing a series of markedly improving key indicators from 2014 to 2019, such as a soun...
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China supports United Nations' central global affairs role, rejects unilateralism China firmly supports the United Nations' central role in global affairs and opposes any country acting like boss of the world, President Xi Jinping said on Monday. Xi made the remark in a video speech delivered at a high-level meeting in honor of the UN's 75th anniversary. 'No country has the right to dominate global affairs, control the destiny of others or keep advantages in development all to itself,' Xi said. Noting that the UN must stand firm for justice, Xi said that mutual respect and equality among all countries, big or small, is the foremost principle of the UN Charter. No country should be allowed to do whatever it likes and be the hegemon or bully, Xi said. 'Unilateralism is a dead end,' he said. Xi pointed out that it is imperative that the representation and voice of developing countries be increased so that the UN is more balanced in...
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President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a company producing intelligent equipment to learn about the development of advanced manufacturing industry, in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, Sept 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]CHANGSHA -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday inspected Changsha, the capital city of Central China's Hunan province. Xi visited a company producing intelligent equipment, a cultural industry park, and a university to learn about the development of advanced manufacturing and cultural industries, the ideological and political work at colleges and the promotion of fine culture. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks with the staff members while visiting a company ...
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