Taiwan is examining the legality of its people holding public office on the mainland, its bitter rival before cross-strait reconciliation in 2008. Such public posts include those on the local and...
15 Mar 2013
While an overwhelming 2,952 delegates voted yes for China’s newly elected President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the only “no” vote has attracted considerable attention and debate on
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13 Mar 2013
The head of a national research institute in China said English-language studies were "destructive" to education, which is facing an "unprecedented crisis".
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12 Mar 2013
A senior Chinese politician whose brother defected to the US in a major spy scandal was on Monday elected as chairman of the country’s highest-profile advisory organisation, state media reported...
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10 Mar 2013
The Communist Party's top disciplinary body has yet to put a draft of the mainland's first anti-corruption law on its agenda, a top anti-graft official said this week, despite frequent pledges to...
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8 Mar 2013
As the Chinese parliament and its political advisory body hold their annual gatherings this month, “lianghui” (or “two sessions” a collective name for both National People’s Congress and Chinese...
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Mainland director and CPPCC delegate Feng Xiaogang expressed interest in shooting a film about the Cultural Revolution on Wednesday, according to a report in Southern Metropolis Daily.
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"We must pay attention to the problems triggered by curbs on milk powder transportation and respond to people's concerns on the issue."
Yu Zhengsheng, Standing Committee member of the...
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The 2,237 members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference include 24 "princelings" - descendants of revolutionaries. Among them are Mao Xinyu, grandson of Mao Zedong , Zhou...
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This year's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference meetings are important in the sense that a new government will be "sworn in". The new premier will...
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Delegates to China's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference this week, can hardly avoid the realisation that they are at a pivotal moment in China's...
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Opinions among members of China's top political consultative body about Hong Kong's new measures to curb exports of milk formula were a mixed bag on Sunday.
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