China's State Council, the country's cabinet, has called on all departments and localities to take concrete measures to carry out key development tasks outlined at the just-concluded two sessions, as ...

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its annual session on Monday, during which lawmakers approved and passed a series of work reports and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Monday to promulgate a revised Organic Law of the State Council, which took effect on the same day.

Chinese officials on Monday vowed to make concrete efforts to mitigate financial and other risks and boost high-quality development following the two sessions, which concluded on the day in Beijing, ...

China's top political advisory body held its closing meeting on Sunday morning. At this year's two sessions, political advisors engaged in effective and pragmatic discussions on a range of topics, ...

Many multinational companies operating in China have drawn great confidence in their prospects in the Chinese market from the two sessions, where top Chinese officials, national lawmakers and political advisors ...

China's Government Work Report has set a GDP growth target of around 5 percent for 2024. Considering the international and domestic economic conditions, with a potential annual growth rate of ...

As the aging population continues to increase, China is committed to improving the social security system to address the funding issue for elderly care, as well as encouraging social capital ...

A government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Tuesday has revealed the main targets for China's development in 2024 in various fields. In terms of culture, ...

Editor's Note: The second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will conclude ...

The assertion that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has become a "ruin of an international financial center" is groundless, as the basic elements underpinning Hong Kong's status as ...

The Government Work Report submitted Tuesday to China's national legislature for deliberation during the ongoing annual two sessions has generated strong confidence among Japanese enterprises in China as it shows ...

Food security is one of the core issues being discussed during the annual two sessions in China, with political advisors in the agriculture sector emphasizing the need for technology innovation ...

At the ongoing two sessions, the annual meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, the top political ...

The Chinese economy has fared quite well and has showed strong resilience under the huge combined pressure over the past years. We still believe that China was, is, and will ...

Developing new quality productive forces has become a major theme in China's policymaking since it was first put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2023. It is also ...

The Global South is no longer the "silent majority," but a key force for reforming the international order and a source of profound hope as the world undergoes changes unseen ...

Addressing a question raised by a Global Times reporter during the news conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China stands ready to work with its neighbors toward building ...

When talking about the China-US relations, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi raised four questions to the US during a press conference on Thursday, urging the US to view China's ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged countries from outside the region to not stir up troubles in the South China Sea, as he vows to take justified actions ...

Europe's labeling of China as a partner, competitor and systemic rival at the same time is like driving to a crossing and finding the red, yellow and green lights all ...

China will further implement visa-free policies for six European countries - Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg - from March 14 in part of efforts to facilitate the travel ...

In his first public appearance before media since taking his new post, Wu Qing, head of China's securities watchdog, outlined on Wednesday his plan to ensure the stable development of ...

China's commercial aerospace enterprises were inspired as the Government Work Report vowed to step up the development of commercial spaceflight to foster new growth engines.

With an extensive historical and cultural legacy and world-class tourist destinations, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region boasts a vast tourism market and cultural development, said political advisors during the ongoing two sessions. ...

The planning of large-scale scientific facilities and basic research requires long-term perspective and more investment, said Wang Yifang, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of Chinese Academy ...

China will unveil its fourth aircraft carrier soon and answer the question as to whether it will be nuclear-powered, said the political commissar of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) ...

During this year's two sessions, the Global Times is launching a series of stories to illustrate the whole-process people's democracy from some of such details. The third story is about ...

Chinese lawmakers started deliberating a draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council on Tuesday. This marks the first revision of the law, which was adopted in December ...

International media outlets and foreign diplomats are paying high attention to the ongoing two sessions as they are eager to learn - from the country's annual political events - the ...

Protecting the legitimate rights and interests of investors, especially small and medium-sized consumers, is the core task of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Wu Qing, chairman of the CSRC, ...

As the high-speed train zoomed from Beidaihe in North China's Hebei Province to Beijing on Sunday, Li Dandan, residents' committee director of Dongjing Road Community in Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao, ...

This year's Government Work Report omitted the term "peaceful reunification" when talking about the Taiwan question. Chinese observers believed this signals that countering secessionism has already become a priority in ...

China on Tuesday set a growth target of around 5 percent for its economy in 2024, a "forward-looking and pragmatic" goal which deputies and economists said sends strong signals that ...

Invigorating China through science and education was listed among the 10 major tasks in this year's Government Work Report, reflecting the emphasis Chinese policymakers have attached to the vital area ...

China vows to use scientific and technological innovation to lead the modernization of its industrial system and move faster to develop new quality productive forces in the Government Work Report ...

China will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) Plus initiative to promote the innovative development of digital economy, according to a government work report submitted on Tuesday to the national legislature ...

China's Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun pledged on Tuesday to work out favorable policies and provide more resources to support young talent and scientific researchers under the age ...

China plans to systematically address funding shortages facing some major projects in the course of advancing the national rejuvenation, and it will issue ultra-long special treasury bonds starting this year ...

China will ramp up efforts to attract foreign investment, including further shortening the “negative list” for foreign investment, and all market access restrictions on foreign investment in manufacturing will be ...

China's central government aims to create over 12 million new urban jobs in 2024, with surveyed urban unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, according to the Government Work Report delivered ...

China on Tuesday announced a defense budget draft for 2024 worth 1.66554 trillion yuan ($231.36 billion), an increase of 7.2 percent from the previous year.

China on Tuesday set a growth target of about 5 percent for its economy in 2024, which exceeds expectations of some international institutions, demonstrating that the country's top policymakers remain ...

This week, China kicked off the two sessions, one of the most important political gatherings annually. The event offers an important window for the outside world to understand China's development, ...

Enterprises from the Taiwan region are optimistic about the economic development of the Chinese mainland and pledge to continue investing to better take advantage of the economic recovery in 2024, ...

During this year's two sessions, the Global Times is launching a series of stories to illustrate the whole-process people's democracy from some of such details. The first story is about ...

Puppy love, once a taboo at Chinese schools, may now be encouraged as an antidote to China's long-term challenges stemming from declining birthrates, shrinking workforce and aging population that constrain ...

China's top political advisory body started its annual session on Monday in Beijing, ushering in an important political season that will highlight new missions to steadily boost high-quality development in ...

China's annual two sessions officially kicked off on Monday when the country's top political advisory body opened its annual session and the national legislature published agenda of its own annual ...

This week, China kicked off the two sessions, one of the most important political gatherings annually. The event offers an important window for the outside world to understand China's development, ...

As the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry kicks off a new wave of development enthusiasm, AI technology is set to be a hot topic during the two sessions, with a ...

China will officially kick off the annual two sessions on Monday, one of the most important political gatherings for the year that will set the tone for the country's policy ...

The second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on ...

A political advisor suggested China expand the scope of visa-free and visa-on-arrival countries, optimize visa processing and offer convenient policies for foreign arrivals, in order to strengthen international exchanges and ...

The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, will hold its annual session from Monday to March 10, which will continue ...

Thousands of Chinese lawmakers and policy advisors are gathering in Beijing for the annual two sessions. The event not only offers an important opportunity for the world to understand China's ...

Political advisors will continue to put forth suggestions and strategies to promote and enlarge employment, a spokesperson for the Second Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's ...

Most people who submitted their opinions show support for Article 23, Starry Lee Wai-king, a Hong Kong member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, told the Global ...

China's Weihai-1 laser-based communication payloads that were successfully sent to preset orbit on February 3, will soon carry out inter-satellite and satellite-ground technology convergence experiment in order to realize real-time ...

The Chinese economy is resilient, has huge potential and vitality and its growth momentum will continue to strengthen and lead to a bring future, according to a spokesperson for the ...

China is set to enter the two sessions period on Monday, focusing the world's attention on how one of the most important political events in the country will set priorities ...

The Amendment (XII) to the Criminal Law officially came into effect on Friday, clearly listing serious bribery situations, adjusting and increasing the penalties for corporate bribery crimes, and making corresponding ...

All the suggestions and proposals given to the State Council during the two sessions last year were handled, Xing Huina, a spokesperson for the Information Office of the State Council, ...

China on Thursday released the statistical communique on national economic and social development in 2023, reaffirming that the Chinese economy maintained recovery momentum and made solid progress in pursuing high-quality ...

With the anticipation of a shrinking workforce in China in the near future as China has experienced declining newborns over the past few years, delaying retirement is expected to become ...

China will likely continue its trend of moderately increasing its defense budget in 2024, prompted by the country's needs in military modernization, the challenging security environment, and the recovering economic ...

Chinese authorities will promote the development of inclusive childcare services and create a friendly social atmosphere for childbearing, with more efforts to be conducted to boost the healthy development of ...

Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a revised Law on Guarding State Secrets at a session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, to take effect on May ...

As China moves closer to the annual "two sessions," a press center for China's upcoming annual legislative and political consultative sessions opened Tuesday, at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing, ...

Editor's Note: Selectively neglecting China's strong economic momentum and targeted policies, Western media outlets have been churning out a flurry of columns smearing the Chinese economy and hyping that the economy ...

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee started its 8th session in Beijing Monday and the session lasts till Tuesday. One of the important tasks of the 8th session ...