https://www.scmp.com/rss/517888/feed The latest news on Chinese politician Li Xi, including political stories and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang Using only a childhood photograph, a woman in central China found her younger brother who had been lured away with a piece of bread more than three decades ago. Li Lin, 44, from Xiantao in Hubei province, was separated from her brother, Li Xin, in childhood after tragedy tore their family apart, Daxiang News reported. Their mother died of cancer, while their father reportedly suffered a mental collapse, left home and never returned. Orphaned at the ages of 11 and seven, the siblings survived by... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3347846/china-woman-uses-old-photo-find-brother-who-was-lured-away-bread-33-years-ago?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3347846/china-woman-uses-old-photo-find-brother-who-was-lured-away-bread-33-years-ago?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:00:09 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China and the US ended the first day of trade talks in Paris on Sunday without any major developments. Talks will continue tomorrow when the US delegation is set to leave. The Chinese delegation will stay one more day before leaving on Tuesday. The first day of the sixth round of trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies – led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – was rather uneventful for journalists waiting outside the venue, the headquarters... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346687/us-china-trade-talks-low-key-start-negotiations-after-first-meeting-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346687/us-china-trade-talks-low-key-start-negotiations-after-first-meeting-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:33:25 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng From assisting with office work to providing daily entertainment, arranging blind dates, and even helping with stock market investments, Chinese users are enthusiastically exploring the cutting-edge OpenClaw artificial intelligence tool for various purposes. While most early adopters are tech professionals, others are jumping in too, driven not only by speculation and the lure of quick gains, but also curiosity and fear of missing out on the latest AI craze. “Play OpenClaw right, and it can... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346378/stock-tips-blind-dates-why-chinese-are-obsessed-raising-lobster?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346378/stock-tips-blind-dates-why-chinese-are-obsessed-raising-lobster?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:30:12 +0000 Amber Wang,Lawrence Chung Amber Wang,Lawrence Chung Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s rare reference to “mainland China” signals caution ahead of a highly anticipated Xi-Trump summit, according to analysts who say it is premature to declare a shift in his cross-strait policy. Addressing a group of Taiwanese businesspeople operating on the mainland on Tuesday, Lai used the term “mainland China” multiple times, contrasting with his frequent use of “China” in major speeches since his 2024 inauguration as the self-ruled island’s leader. During... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344765/what-does-taiwanese-leader-william-lais-rare-mainland-china-reference-mean?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344765/what-does-taiwanese-leader-william-lais-rare-mainland-china-reference-mean?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:58:29 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Washington will keep pushing China to join a trilateral nuclear control deal with the US and Russia, but can’t compel it to do so, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, citing “strategic stability” in China-US relations ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China in April, despite long-term “irritants”. “We think ultimately, in the 21st century, for there to be a true arms control agreement, it has to involve China,” Rubio said during a press conference at a meeting of the Caribbean... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344790/new-nuclear-control-agreement-should-include-us-russia-and-china-rubio?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344790/new-nuclear-control-agreement-should-include-us-russia-and-china-rubio?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:37:52 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei Communist Party cadres have been put on notice over governance and performance appraisals as the ruling body counts down to leadership changes across the country and the start of the next five-year plan. In a campaign that will continue until July, officials from the county level up have been told to correct any deviations from the “correct” line in their own duties and in assessments of those under their watch. In an article on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua suggested that breaches of this... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344633/why-communist-party-warning-cadres-about-their-performance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344633/why-communist-party-warning-cadres-about-their-performance?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:00:18 +0000 Eunice Xu Eunice Xu On-demand helicopter services gained momentum during the Chinese New Year amid a travel rush, giving a boost to the country’s low-altitude economy. Demand increased significantly during the hectic holiday period, with overall bookings rising nearly 1.5 times compared with normal levels, said Li Xin, a manager at Shanghai Xinkong Helicopter, in an interview with China Central Television (CCTV). Capitalising on the rush, the operator launched a new route on Monday linking Shanghai with Haimen and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344484/helicopter-travel-takes-china-during-spring-festival-rush?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344484/helicopter-travel-takes-china-during-spring-festival-rush?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:00:10 +0000 Emily Chan Emily Chan Li Xia suffers from an incurable genetic disease that has left him paralysed from the neck down. Yet the 36-year-old has overcome the odds by setting up a mini farm that he cultivates from inside his home in China. https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3341881/quadriplegic-man-china-runs-smart-farm-just-1-finger?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3341881/quadriplegic-man-china-runs-smart-farm-just-1-finger?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:15:10 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan A primary teacher in China has been suspended from her job for cursing at “naughty” pupils and saying that she hoped they would all get the flu. The outburst appeared in a chat group and has gone viral online. The teacher, surnamed Li, is a music tutor at Gaoxin District Experimental School in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, northwestern China, Jiupai News reported. Her comments in a matchmaking chat group with 100 members caused outrage. “The students are so naughty and so noisy. I feel sorry for... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3336889/china-teacher-suspended-cursing-noisy-pupils-hoping-they-would-catch-flu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3336889/china-teacher-suspended-cursing-noisy-pupils-hoping-they-would-catch-flu?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:00:08 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Employees at a neighbourhood committee in China have resorted to printing out images of their colleagues’ faces and using them as masks to circumvent facial recognition clocking-in systems, shocking the online community. According to Wenzhou City Daily, a resident surnamed Li reported several members of staff at the committee in Wenzhou City, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, for using these face masks to skip work. Li said that the secretariat of the committee, also surnamed Li, led a group... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3335029/china-public-servants-use-face-masks-bypass-facial-recognition-help-each-other-skip-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3335029/china-public-servants-use-face-masks-bypass-facial-recognition-help-each-other-skip-work?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:00:09 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng Chinese President Xi Jinping has paid tribute to late reformist leader Hu Yaobang by urging today’s Communist Party cadres to follow in his footsteps to tackle the country’s tough issues. At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Xi said that opening up and reform were the “magical instruments” of China’s modernisation but the party still had to “crack the hard nuts” to counter challenges and to improve governance. He issued the call at a symposium to mark the 110th anniversary of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3333589/xi-jinping-taps-hu-yaobangs-legacy-rally-communist-party-crack-hard-nuts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3333589/xi-jinping-taps-hu-yaobangs-legacy-rally-communist-party-crack-hard-nuts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:32:46 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat Local Chinese authorities have stepped up efforts to collect taxes from citizens with unreported overseas income, urging them to remain compliant as the country refines its taxation system and local governments seek to broaden revenue streams. At least six tax authorities – including city-level administrations in Shenzhen, Beijing and Xiamen, along with provincial-level bureaus in Guangdong, Fujian and Sichuan – said they had used big data analysis to identify individuals who failed to report... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3332633/china-tightens-tax-scrutiny-citizens-overseas-income-amid-fiscal-pressures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3332633/china-tightens-tax-scrutiny-citizens-overseas-income-amid-fiscal-pressures?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:26 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo The sudden collapse of a British Crown case against two alleged spies for China sounds like a story straight out of the current dark comedy series Slow Horses, about incompetent spooks from MI5, the country’s domestic intelligence service. Meanwhile, a senator of Chinese heritage is demanding an apology from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canadian equivalent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and restitution for two community groups in Montreal that were absurdly... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3328140/how-anti-china-witch-hunts-canada-and-uk-ruin-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3328140/how-anti-china-witch-hunts-canada-and-uk-ruin-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:08 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu A Chinese man with terminal cancer went in search of his ex-wife so she could look after their daughter and was devastated to find out that the girl he had been taking sole care of was not his. The man, surnamed Li, from central China’s Henan province, met his ex-wife, surnamed Wang, who is also from Henan, while working in Shenzhen in 2013. Wang soon fell pregnant and went back to their hometown. Li sent her most of his salary every month. They married in 2015 and registered the child under... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3325025/dying-china-dad-discovers-daughter-not-biological-child-wants-ex-wife-assume-custody?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3325025/dying-china-dad-discovers-daughter-not-biological-child-wants-ex-wife-assume-custody?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:00:09 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan Two young siblings in southwestern China tragically lost their lives after being stung hundreds of times by wasps, leading to the detention of the farmer raising the bees on charges of negligent homicide. This shocking event occurred on June 28 in a village in Muding county, Yunnan province, where a seven-year-old boy and his two-year-old sister were attacked by swarms of wasps, as reported by the news portal The Paper. The children were typically cared for by their grandparents while their... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3325063/china-siblings-killed-wasps-boy-has-300-stings-girl-has-700-beekeeper-faces-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3325063/china-siblings-killed-wasps-boy-has-300-stings-girl-has-700-beekeeper-faces-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 10:00:10 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan A food delivery rider and a man on an electric bike in southern China blocked each other for at least four hours at a narrow crossing, as neither was willing to budge. Video clips of these two determined individuals went viral on mainland China, delighting millions of internet users, according to Dafeng News. The incident took place on August 24 in the bustling Huicheng District of Huizhou, Guangdong province. It involved a food delivery man and a young man, both perched on their electric bikes,... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3323876/chinese-delivery-rider-and-biker-face-4-hours-narrow-crossing-refuse-yield?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3323876/chinese-delivery-rider-and-biker-face-4-hours-narrow-crossing-refuse-yield?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:00:08 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi A slew of foreign leaders took China’s signature high-speed railway from the northern port city of Tianjin to Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, having departed from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to attend a Victory Day parade. Seven state leaders arrived on Monday night: President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Maldives Mohamed... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3324061/foreign-leaders-ride-rapid-rails-chinas-technological-prowess-after-sco-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3324061/foreign-leaders-ride-rapid-rails-chinas-technological-prowess-after-sco-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:31:46 +0000 Yuke Xie Yuke Xie China’s embattled property market is showing signs of a tentative recovery, as some developers posted stronger earnings and reduced losses, supported by government stimulus measures and recovering consumption. China Resources Land’s first-half net profit increased by 16.2 per cent from last year to 11.9 billion yuan (US$1.66 billion), according to the state-owned developer’s statement on Wednesday. Sales rose 20 per cent to 94.9 billion yuan. Sunac, one of China’s largest privately owned... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3323304/cr-land-sunac-post-better-interim-results-chinas-property-shows-signs-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3323304/cr-land-sunac-post-better-interim-results-chinas-property-shows-signs-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:00:08 +0000 Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has pledged to focus on funding for scientific research in its latest crackdown to help ensure that hi-tech development and innovation remain a driving force for the country’s economy. Li Xi, party chief of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), told a meeting of the body’s standing committee on Tuesday that it needed to ensure that the country’s scientific and technological development advanced “in the right direction” to create a good... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318538/chinas-corruption-busters-target-science-sector-crackdown-research-funding-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318538/chinas-corruption-busters-target-science-sector-crackdown-research-funding-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:00:18 +0000 Two American naval vessels were spotted sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, according to the People’s Liberation Army, which also said that it was tracking the crossing. The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command “organised sea and air forces to follow and monitor the entire movement of the US vessels, and handled them effectively”, according to spokesman Li Xi. Speaking on Wednesday morning, Li accused the US deployment of sending “wrong signals and increasing security risks”. The transit was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3298305/pla-tracks-us-navy-ships-first-taiwan-strait-transit-trumps-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3298305/pla-tracks-us-navy-ships-first-taiwan-strait-transit-trumps-return?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:19:09 +0000 Talks are at a late stage for China to finance and build a major highway in Kenya that passes through the Rift Valley to the western part of the country and possibly bankroll the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Malaba on the border with Uganda. The progress was revealed when Kenyan President William Ruto held talks with Li Xi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), at State House in Nairobi on Monday. According to the president’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3285244/chinese-officials-visit-kenyan-president-says-deal-fund-and-build-highway-close?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3285244/chinese-officials-visit-kenyan-president-says-deal-fund-and-build-highway-close?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:00:43 +0000 A city in the eastern province of Zhejiang has become the latest mainland China locale to court Taiwanese investors, despite heightened cross-strait tensions, but analysts said Beijing’s efforts are only having an impact on firms with existing relationships. Shaoxing’s four-day networking event attracted 100 Taiwanese businesspeople with interest in the local software sector. Many had existing assets in mainland China, such as factories, and had hopes to expand. Its gambit marked the latest... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3254673/mainland-china-steps-efforts-woo-taiwanese-investors-despite-cross-strait-tensions-why-arent-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3254673/mainland-china-steps-efforts-woo-taiwanese-investors-despite-cross-strait-tensions-why-arent-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Mar 2024 23:00:16 +0000 Hainan is the only province in China to have a date, 2030, by which the sale of new vehicles with internal combustion engines will be banned. What China calls new energy vehicles (NEV), a term that encompasses fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids, may have accounted for more than 35 per cent of vehicle sales in 2023, but there is as yet no date for a nationwide switch to the less polluting machines. Hainan’s leadership was probably bittersweet knowledge for the hundreds of drivers of NEVs who... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3254511/chinas-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-falls-short-lunar-new-year-holiday-woes-ev-drivers-hainan-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3254511/chinas-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-falls-short-lunar-new-year-holiday-woes-ev-drivers-hainan-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:15:13 +0000 Two men were charged on Wednesday with allegedly helping three people who had no tickets get into a Taylor Swift concert at the Singapore Sports Hub. The two men, 29-year-old Yang Chenguang and 45-year-old Li Xiao Wei, were each charged with abetting three persons to cheat the event organiser, Kallang Alive Sport Management. Both are from China. Court documents stated that the two men allegedly abetted three individuals, Shangguan Linmo, Hu Zhijun, and Yang Junhao, to gain unauthorised entry to... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3254454/2-chinese-men-charged-over-helping-trio-enter-singapores-taylor-swift-concert-without-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3254454/2-chinese-men-charged-over-helping-trio-enter-singapores-taylor-swift-concert-without-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:56:32 +0000 President Xi Jinping has called on the country’s scientific community to “fight the battle well”, as China vies for technological supremacy with the US and the leadership looks to boost the flagging economy. Xi made the call on Wednesday during a panel discussion with representatives from the science and technology sector at the annual gathering of China’s top political advisory body in Beijing. The president urged them to “further strengthen aspirations to rejuvenate the country through... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3254427/chinas-two-sessions-xi-jinping-tells-scientists-fight-tech-battle-well?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3254427/chinas-two-sessions-xi-jinping-tells-scientists-fight-tech-battle-well?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:39:18 +0000 Downwards pressure on China’s stocks may resume after the ongoing parliamentary meeting concludes, as state buying is set to taper off now that the key benchmark has scaled a psychologically important level, to allow market forces to operate freely, analysts say. The national team, a term that refers to state-backed buyers, will probably slow its pace of purchases after the Shanghai Composite Index holds up above the 3,000-mark, with no surprises at the annual legislative National People’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3254372/chinas-state-buying-may-fade-after-sentiment-improves-hot-money-trickles-stock-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3254372/chinas-state-buying-may-fade-after-sentiment-improves-hot-money-trickles-stock-market?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:30:16 +0000 China’s political elite and lawmakers have gathered for the country’s annual legislative sessions, which will set budgets and lay down Beijing’s plans for the country’s economy, diplomacy, trade and military. In the sixth part of the series, Frank Chen looks at the state of the race between China and the US for pole position in the global economy. When Chinese leaders bring up the drive for “national rejuvenation” or, more recently, the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” in speeches and... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3254126/chinas-two-sessions-2024-gdp-gap-us-widens-will-east-wind-prevail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3254126/chinas-two-sessions-2024-gdp-gap-us-widens-will-east-wind-prevail?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Mar 2024 03:00:13 +0000 Li Auto has priced its multipurpose vehicle (MPV) at 559,800 yuan (US$77,764), nearly double the price of market leader General Motors’ petrol-powered competitor, the GL8, as the nearest rival to Tesla in mainland China vies for a bigger share of the country’s premium electric vehicle (EV) market. Beijing-based Li Auto said on Friday that the fully-electric minivan, known as the Li Mega, will better cater to the travel demands of rich families because it is fitted with a refrigerator and a sofa,... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3253874/chinas-li-auto-delivers-electric-minivan-fridge-and-sofa-lure-wealthy-families-general-motors-petrol?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3253874/chinas-li-auto-delivers-electric-minivan-fridge-and-sofa-lure-wealthy-families-general-motors-petrol?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:51:01 +0000 Apple’s decision to abandon its plan to build electric vehicles has come as a surprise for China’s ambitious EV players and stirred discussions among the founders of Xiaomi, Li Auto and Xpeng. Lei Jun, founder and chairman of leading Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi, which unveiled its first car late last year, said in a Weibo post on Wednesday that he was “very shocked” by Apple’s withdrawal from the EV sector. The tech billionaire, who has long tried to cultivate his image as the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3253542/chinese-ev-players-surprised-apples-decision-cancel-car-project-xiaomi-ceo-lei-saying-he-remains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3253542/chinese-ev-players-surprised-apples-decision-cancel-car-project-xiaomi-ceo-lei-saying-he-remains?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:30:11 +0000 Although there were still four days remaining until the end of the Lunar New Year holiday earlier this month, Baiyun Railway Station in Guangzhou was already packed with migrant workers who had left their hinterland hometowns early to take up jobs in the southern manufacturing hub of Guangdong. Jobseekers of all ages, with accents from all over China, were lingering briefly at the station’s square, dragging suitcases and carrying backpacks, taking a moment to rest, before flocking to the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3253240/china-jobs-returning-migrant-workers-battling-low-salaries-lack-openings-economic-realities-hit-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3253240/china-jobs-returning-migrant-workers-battling-low-salaries-lack-openings-economic-realities-hit-home?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:00:26 +0000 Fighting corruption related to the Belt and Road Initiative and China’s rural revitalisation strategy will be among the priorities for the country’s top graft buster this year. That is according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection’s work report for 2024, which was released in full by state news agency Xinhua on Sunday – two months after it was delivered by CCDI chief Li Xi during a plenary session. The report said the CCDI would this year coordinate crackdowns both at home and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3253236/chinas-top-corruption-watchdog-puts-belt-and-road-projects-rural-strategy-cross-hairs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3253236/chinas-top-corruption-watchdog-puts-belt-and-road-projects-rural-strategy-cross-hairs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:28 +0000 Li Auto, mainland China’s nearest rival to Tesla, is giving huge bonuses to its employees after the electric-car maker’s deliveries in 2023 exceeded the target in a highly competitive market. The Beijing-based carmaker plans to grant annual bonuses ranging from four months to eight months pay to nearly 20,000 employees, compared with an industry average of two months’ salary, Shanghai-based financial media outlet Jiemian reported. While Li Auto did not reply to a request for comment from the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3251290/china-evs-li-auto-rewards-hard-working-employees-fat-bonuses-surpassing-2023-sales-target?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3251290/china-evs-li-auto-rewards-hard-working-employees-fat-bonuses-surpassing-2023-sales-target?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:31:08 +0000 Mainland Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) builders’ 2024 has got off to a bumpy start, after car deliveries dropped sharply amid mounting concerns about a slowing economy and job losses. Beijing-based Li Auto, the mainland’s nearest rival to Tesla, handed 31,165 vehicles to buyers last month, down 38.1 per cent from an all-time high of 50,353 units it recorded in December. The decline also ended a nine-month winning streak of monthly sales records. Guangzhou-headquartered Xpeng reported deliveries... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3250622/chinese-ev-builders-li-auto-xpeng-and-nio-get-2024-slow-start-sharp-drop-january-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3250622/chinese-ev-builders-li-auto-xpeng-and-nio-get-2024-slow-start-sharp-drop-january-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:00:19 +0000 Gloria Fung Gloria Fung Known as one of the world’s most attractive cities for investment and commerce, over the past two decades Singapore has increasingly become home to top talent in tech, finance and other industries. Combine these stable investment environments with a culturally diverse population, and you have a city that’s appealing to expats from just about everywhere around the world. The influence of the expat community has changed the commerce landscape, so much so that the wealthiest person now is a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3249709/who-are-10-richest-people-singapore-net-worths-ranked-leo-koguan-fan-teslas-elon-musk-haidilao-co?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3249709/who-are-10-richest-people-singapore-net-worths-ranked-leo-koguan-fan-teslas-elon-musk-haidilao-co?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jan 2024 04:38:48 +0000 Micro Connect, an investment platform co-founded by the former boss of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Charles Li Xiaojia, on Tuesday introduced a new market standard for financing China’s micro and small businesses. The market-accepted protocol, or MAP, will allow investors to value expected cash flows and the corresponding risks of daily revenue obligations (DRO), a new asset class that allows contract owners to gain a fraction of a business’s revenue for a fixed period of time, in effect... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3248662/micro-connect-unveils-new-market-standard-financing-chinas-micro-and-small-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3248662/micro-connect-unveils-new-market-standard-financing-chinas-micro-and-small-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:30:19 +0000 China Resources Land, a state-controlled developer, reported its slowest gain in sales since at least 2015, as the nation’s housing market extended a slump with buyers worried about defaults among the weakest home builders. Rental properties helped shore up revenue. The firm sold 307 billion yuan (US$42.7 billion) worth of homes last year, a 2 per cent annual increase, according to a Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Thursday. Sales in December slumped 58 per cent to 21 billion yuan from a year... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3248069/china-resources-land-reports-slowest-sales-growth-2015-amid-housing-slump-while-rental-assets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3248069/china-resources-land-reports-slowest-sales-growth-2015-amid-housing-slump-while-rental-assets?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:13:39 +0000 The battle against corruption remains “severe and complex” and there should be “absolutely no mercy” in rooting out the problem, Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the country’s top graft-busters. “Facing an ongoing severe and complex situation, [the crackdown on] corruption can never turn back or slacken, [people should] show absolutely no mercy and the charge must be forever sounded,” he said on Monday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. In a speech to the Central Commission for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3247743/xi-tells-chinas-corruption-hunters-show-no-mercy-severe-and-complex-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3247743/xi-tells-chinas-corruption-hunters-show-no-mercy-severe-and-complex-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:04:40 +0000 Tang Shuangning, former chairman and party chief of state-owned financial giant China Everbright Group, has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party over “serious violations of party discipline and law”. The announcement was made by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission on Saturday – six months after the 69-year-old was taken away for investigation. According to the statement, Tang – who headed the conglomerate from 2007 until he... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3247531/ex-china-everbright-group-chairman-expelled-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3247531/ex-china-everbright-group-chairman-expelled-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jan 2024 13:00:11 +0000 Beijing has vowed to seize “strategic opportunities” and further raise its “international influence, appeal and power” to shape a rapidly changing world by strengthening Communist Party control of foreign affairs and standing firm against “bullying” and “hegemonism” from the West. At a rare closed-door party meeting about China’s future foreign policy direction that concluded on Thursday, President Xi Jinping also urged the country’s diplomats and cadres to “break new ground”, “rally the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3246631/fighting-spirit-xi-jinping-reveals-chinas-push-global-power-after-rare-closed-door-meeting-foreign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3246631/fighting-spirit-xi-jinping-reveals-chinas-push-global-power-after-rare-closed-door-meeting-foreign?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:15:09 +0000 In February 1974, amid the Cold War, Chinese leader Mao Zedong revealed his “three worlds” theory as part of China’s anti-hegemony diplomatic strategy. Mao’s theory, since expanded by others, is that the first world comprised the US and Soviet Union, while the second world encompassed middle Western powers, including Japan, that were US allies – though they could also act as independent political forces on certain international issues. That left the vast majority of developing countries and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3246375/china-faced-hostile-west-should-make-global-south-foreign-policy-priority?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3246375/china-faced-hostile-west-should-make-global-south-foreign-policy-priority?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:30:10 +0000 When Wolf Warrior 2 swept through China’s cinemas in 2017, the harrowing war thriller resonated with audiences like no film ever had. Devoted to flag-waving patriotism, it scratched a nationalistic itch by featuring a one-man Chinese army standing up to foreign mercenaries while saving his compatriots. And aside from smashing box office records, it gave rise to a term known as “wolf-warrior diplomacy”, with official rhetoric and practices that are more confrontational and combative than calm and... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3246032/china-punches-private-security-protect-overseas-interests-hostile-unstable-regions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3246032/china-punches-private-security-protect-overseas-interests-hostile-unstable-regions?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Dec 2023 22:00:19 +0000 When a professor at Beijing’s Tsinghua University set out to write a science fiction novel about the metaverse and humanoid robots, he turned to artificial intelligence for inspiration. The AI ended up generating his entire book – which then took out a national science fiction award honour. The nearly 6,000-character Chinese-language novel Land of Memories, by Shen Yang, a professor at the university’s school of journalism and communication, was among the winners of the Jiangsu Youth Popular... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3245725/chinese-professor-used-ai-write-science-fiction-novel-then-it-won-national-award?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3245725/chinese-professor-used-ai-write-science-fiction-novel-then-it-won-national-award?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:00:11 +0000 Among those at the very top of Chinese politics, President Xi Jinping has a smaller share of direct links with members of the Central Committee than he did five years ago, an analysis by the South China Morning Post has found. That means he must rely more on his lieutenants on the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee to forge ties with the political elites of the ruling Communist Party. The findings are based on an iterative databank the Post has compiled since the 20th party congress last... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3245270/xi-jinping-relying-more-his-lieutenants-forge-ties-chinas-political-elites?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3245270/xi-jinping-relying-more-his-lieutenants-forge-ties-chinas-political-elites?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:00:23 +0000 Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator has named its first woman chief executive, choosing to promote a veteran from within its ranks to run one of the world’s largest financial bourses as it applies its equality and inclusiveness agenda to its own management. Bonnie Chan Yiting, 54, one of the firm’s two co-chief operating officers, will take over in May 2024, succeeding the incumbent Nicolas Aguzin as chief executive, according to a statement by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). Wilfred... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3245249/hkex-names-bonnie-chan-its-first-woman-chief-executive-succeeding-nicolas-aguzin-heading-asias-third?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3245249/hkex-names-bonnie-chan-its-first-woman-chief-executive-succeeding-nicolas-aguzin-heading-asias-third?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:11:44 +0000 Prada’s Pradasphere II, a public exhibition that delves into the illustrious 110-year history of the Italian fashion house, debuts this Thursday at Shanghai’s West Bund art hub, set against the scenic backdrop of the Huangpu River. The brand’s co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons curated the multisensory exhibition that showcases Prada’s engagements beyond fashion. More than 400 physical and digital artefacts from the archives across art, architecture, culture and sport, as well as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3244192/pradas-pradasphere-ii-opens-shanghai-exhibition-showcases-italian-luxury-houses-reach-beyond-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3244192/pradas-pradasphere-ii-opens-shanghai-exhibition-showcases-italian-luxury-houses-reach-beyond-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:04:31 +0000 China’s top graft-buster said corruption was becoming harder to detect, while a crackdown on extravagant government spending would be stepped up as the festive season approaches. The warning from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection came on the 11th anniversary of the “eight directives” to improve conduct. The policy, brought in by Chinese leader Xi Jinping soon after he came to power in 2012, aims to stamp out extravagance in the ruling Communist Party and government. In a post on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3243774/chinas-top-graft-buster-warns-risk-rebound-corruption-cases?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3243774/chinas-top-graft-buster-warns-risk-rebound-corruption-cases?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:00:05 +0000 Li Auto and Xpeng, two top premium electric vehicle (EV) builders in China, rewrote sales records in November, as their new car models amplified the popularity of battery-powered vehicles. Li Auto, which joined the Hang Seng Index as one of the new constituents this month, reported deliveries of 41,030 units in November, up 1.5 per cent from the previous record of 40,422 it had set in October. The Beijing-based carmaker has now broken its monthly sales record for eight straight... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3243578/li-auto-and-xpeng-continue-rewriting-monthly-sales-records-charged-mainland-chinas-love-battery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3243578/li-auto-and-xpeng-continue-rewriting-monthly-sales-records-charged-mainland-chinas-love-battery?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:30:20 +0000 To gauge the popularity of contemporary Korean literature in China today, one need not look past Kim Cho-yeop’s short-story collection If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light (2019). Published in Chinese in 2022, this year it won the Korean science fiction writer both the Chinese Nebula Award for Best Translated Work and the Galaxy Award for Most Popular Foreign Writer, an unprecedented achievement. “I accompanied Kim to the Galaxy Award ceremony in October and I could definitely feel the hype... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3241768/why-chinese-readers-are-falling-love-korean-fiction-books-adapted-k-dramas-and-movies-sci-fi-womens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3241768/why-chinese-readers-are-falling-love-korean-fiction-books-adapted-k-dramas-and-movies-sci-fi-womens?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:15:09 +0000 Li Auto, Tesla’s closest rival in mainland China, unveiled its first multipurpose vehicle (MPV) on Friday, as the electric vehicle (EV) maker looks to expand its customer base in the family segment of the world’s biggest car market. The seven-seat Li Mega MPV, to be priced below 600,000 yuan (US$82,819), will also be the first full-electric model built by the Beijing-based carmaker, after a sales boom in its four extended-range, hybrid, sport-utility vehicle (SUV) models. “We want to create a... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3241902/chinese-ev-maker-li-auto-launches-multipurpose-vehicle-targets-wealthy-consumers-seeking-bigger?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3241902/chinese-ev-maker-li-auto-launches-multipurpose-vehicle-targets-wealthy-consumers-seeking-bigger?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:22:23 +0000 China is offering its expertise in graft-busting to Vietnam, with the anti-corruption chiefs of both countries agreeing to deepen cooperation to ensure a “clean Silk Road”. In Beijing on Monday, Li Xi, the Communist Party’s seventh-ranked member, and head of the top corruption watchdog – the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – and Tran Cam Tu, the head of the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party’s top anti-corruption body, pledged to step up cooperation to battle corruption, according to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3240638/china-vietnam-promise-team-against-corruption-ensure-clean-silk-road-projects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3240638/china-vietnam-promise-team-against-corruption-ensure-clean-silk-road-projects?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Nov 2023 09:25:47 +0000