https://www.scmp.com/rss/517970/feed The latest news on Chinese politician Huang Kunming, Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Yulu Ao,Ann Cao,Wency Chen Yulu Ao,Ann Cao,Wency Chen China’s most powerful economic regions – the Yangtze River Delta and the Greater Bay Area – are racing to meet President Xi Jinping’s call for breakthroughs in core technologies including artificial intelligence, as Beijing maps out priorities for the coming 15th five-year plan during the “two sessions”. As part of the annual meeting on Friday, provincial and municipal leaders of Zhejiang province outlined an ambitious strategy to become a key area of AI development and cement the province’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3345770/chinas-zhejiang-guangdong-provinces-vie-heed-xi-jinpings-call-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3345770/chinas-zhejiang-guangdong-provinces-vie-heed-xi-jinpings-call-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:41:21 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has handed in a glowing report card of technological and economic development, surpassing Shanghai and Beijing as the nation’s largest manufacturing and exporting city while solidifying a lead in artificial intelligence and start-up cultivation, its mayor has revealed. Shenzhen’s economy grew from 2.83 trillion yuan in 2020 to 3.87 trillion yuan (US$560 billion) in 2025. The city’s annualised growth rate of 5.5 per cent over that period also... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3344481/shenzhen-dethrones-shanghai-beijing-chinas-top-industrial-powerhouse-mayor-boasts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3344481/shenzhen-dethrones-shanghai-beijing-chinas-top-industrial-powerhouse-mayor-boasts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:09 +0000 Josh Ball,Ada Li,Harvey Kong,Zhao Ziwen,Wynna Wong Josh Ball,Ada Li,Harvey Kong,Zhao Ziwen,Wynna Wong President Xi Jinping opened China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou on Sunday, on a night filled with symbolism and heavy on emphasising the role the Greater Bay Area will play in the country’s future. As might be expected from an opening ceremony at a major sporting occasion in China, there was a stunning mix of old and new on display, with water at its centre and fire at its end. Hong Kong, co-hosting for the first time in its history, was well represented too, not just by its athletes and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332118/stunning-mix-old-and-new-show-national-games-officially-opened-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332118/stunning-mix-old-and-new-show-national-games-officially-opened-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:23:54 +0000 Phoebe Zhang,He Huifeng Phoebe Zhang,He Huifeng The global manufacturing centre of Guangdong in southern China has come to a halt as people brace for the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years. On Tuesday morning, the province upgraded its typhoon alert to Level 1, the highest in a four-tier warning system, as officials declared “combat-ready” status in preparation for Super Typhoon Ragasa. More than 10 cities, including the technology hub Shenzhen, have announced the closure of all markets, schools, factories and transport... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326491/super-typhoon-ragasa-food-hoarding-transport-suspended-guangdong-braces-worst?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326491/super-typhoon-ragasa-food-hoarding-transport-suspended-guangdong-braces-worst?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:16:15 +0000 City governments across China have launched online services featuring DeepSeek and local officials have started studying the potential uses of the AI start-up, which has thrown down the challenge to US rivals such as OpenAI. Nanfang Daily, a Communist Party-affiliated newspaper in the southern province of Guangdong, reported on Sunday that senior officials in the city of Zhuhai had “watched reports on DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng” at a recent retreat. The newspaper said this reflected the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3299012/chinese-cities-launch-deepseek-driven-services-local-cadres-jump-ai-bandwagon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3299012/chinese-cities-launch-deepseek-driven-services-local-cadres-jump-ai-bandwagon?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:03:22 +0000 Iris Deng,Ann Cao Iris Deng,Ann Cao DeepSeek, China’s hottest tech start-up, has become one of the most coveted destinations for young jobseekers across the country, as the company ramps up recruitment of artificial intelligence (AI) talent. Spots for dozens of jobs related to research and development in artificial general intelligence (AGI) have been opened by DeepSeek at its home base in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, and in Beijing, according to the website of parent firm High-Flyer Quant and various Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3297509/deepseek-attracts-chinas-young-jobseekers-ai-firm-ramps-recruitment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3297509/deepseek-attracts-chinas-young-jobseekers-ai-firm-ramps-recruitment?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:14 +0000 Ann Cao,Wency Chen,Ben Jiang Ann Cao,Wency Chen,Ben Jiang The first working day after the Lunar New Year break at DeepSeek began where the Chinese start-up left off last week, with more plaudits heaped on its highly touted feat of building powerful and more cost-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) models in spite of US tech restrictions. But DeepSeek’s head office in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, on Wednesday kept mum on the firm’s potential next moves, as it declined all requests from news media, including the South China Morning... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3297486/whats-next-deepseek-ai-start-stays-mum-amid-post-holiday-plaudits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3297486/whats-next-deepseek-ai-start-stays-mum-amid-post-holiday-plaudits?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:20 +0000 Record-breaking flooding in south China’s Guangdong province since Friday has killed at least four and disrupted the lives of at least 110,000 people living along a major river. Three died during heavy downpours in Zhaoqing city while another died during a rescue mission in Shaoguan city, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. Ten were missing in the cities of Shaoguan and Qingyuan and over 110,000 residents have been moved from affected areas. Helicopters and rubber boats have been... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3259880/rescuers-chinas-guangdong-race-save-residents-flooding-after-heavy-rain-pummels-province?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3259880/rescuers-chinas-guangdong-race-save-residents-flooding-after-heavy-rain-pummels-province?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:44:12 +0000 [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Five years ago, the the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) Development Plan was unveiled. By leveraging the strengths of nine cities and two special administrative regions in south China, the GBA was widely considered a front runner in the nation opening its economy to the broader world. In 2023, the total economic output of the GBA was estimated to exceed 13.6 trillion yuan, an increase of about 3.8... https://www.scmp.com/presented/special-reports/topics/gba-development-plan-fifth-anniversary/article/3255164/5-years-surging-greater-bay-area-driving-chinas-economic-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/special-reports/topics/gba-development-plan-fifth-anniversary/article/3255164/5-years-surging-greater-bay-area-driving-chinas-economic-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:47:37 +0000 Nearly seven years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of the framework agreement on deepening cooperation between Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province as part of the Greater Bay Area, which was envisioned as a world-class cluster of cities in the Pearl River Delta. Some two years later, in 2019, the central government released a document outlining the direction for the bay area scheme as a unified economic hub. Since then, the Greater Bay Area has become one of the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3253238/how-hong-kong-can-avoid-being-sidelined-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3253238/how-hong-kong-can-avoid-being-sidelined-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Feb 2024 01:30:11 +0000 Top officials in China’s economic heartlands got back to work on Sunday with a series of tech and investment-centred conferences across the country, signalling Beijing’s focus this year is firmly on the economy. In a State Council meeting attended by vice-premiers, state councillors and ministry chiefs, Premier Li Qiang called for “quick results” in tackling domestic economic problems. “All departments must … quickly enter into work mode and pay close attention to implementation,” state news... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3252339/chinas-economic-powerhouses-target-top-tier-industrial-tech-national-high-quality-growth-drive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3252339/chinas-economic-powerhouses-target-top-tier-industrial-tech-national-high-quality-growth-drive?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Feb 2024 22:00:32 +0000 Hong Kong and other cities in the Greater Bay Area are forging increasingly stronger links among their financial sectors and the southern network should strive to become a beacon for talent to better seize development opportunities, city ministers and Guangdong provincial officials have said. The officials were exploring ways to fine-tune Beijing’s plan to create a cross-border economic powerhouse by linking 11 cities and more than 86 million people on the fifth anniversary of the blueprint on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3252338/hong-kong-and-other-greater-bay-area-cities-pledge-even-more-cooperation-beijings-cross-border?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3252338/hong-kong-and-other-greater-bay-area-cities-pledge-even-more-cooperation-beijings-cross-border?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:05:08 +0000 Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong and the Chinese Communist Party chief for Guangdong province have agreed to make boosting cross-border connectivity a “main priority” in the wider effort to link the city and the rest of the Greater Bay Area, the Post has learned. A source who was briefed on the matter told the Post on Friday that the meeting would lay the groundwork for Beijing’s further deliberations on connectivity proposals, including the return of a multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3248287/cross-border-connectivity-top-agenda-efforts-link-hong-kong-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3248287/cross-border-connectivity-top-agenda-efforts-link-hong-kong-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:10:43 +0000 Talks are under way between Hong Kong and mainland China to resume a multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen residents before Lunar New Year, a government source has said, with the retail sector praising the potential move as a boost for the economy. But the insider on Thursday also said a final decision had not been made yet, as many cross-border measures required further discussion with mainland officials. “It’s possible [to resume the scheme before Lunar New Year],” the source said. “The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3248031/hong-kong-and-mainland-china-talks-over-bringing-back-multiple-entry-visas-shenzhen-residents-lunar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3248031/hong-kong-and-mainland-china-talks-over-bringing-back-multiple-entry-visas-shenzhen-residents-lunar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 04:32:06 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s mother and sister have made a rare appearance in a documentary series as part of a publicity campaign about the family and Xi’s upbringing around the 110th anniversary of the birth of his father, Xi Zhongxun. Xi’s mother Qi Xin, 97, is featured among interviewees in the documentary that aired on state broadcaster CCTV this week. The series titled Chicheng, which means “total devotion”, consists of six episodes that recount the revolutionary career of the elder... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3243554/chinese-presidents-mother-and-sister-make-rare-media-appearance-documentary-about-xi-jinpings-father?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3243554/chinese-presidents-mother-and-sister-make-rare-media-appearance-documentary-about-xi-jinpings-father?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Dec 2023 04:00:08 +0000 The late father of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been hailed as a spiritual icon by officials in Guangdong province for his role in contributing to the development of the Greater Bay Area, ahead of the 110th anniversary of his birth. Xi Zhongxun was born on October 15, 1913. Xi Jinping is the third child of Xi Zhongxun and his second wife Qi Xin. Party committees in major cities in the province have held recent meetings to follow up on provincial party chief Huang Kunming’s call earlier this... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3237867/xi-jinpings-later-father-lauded-communist-party-ahead-110th-anniversary-birth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3237867/xi-jinpings-later-father-lauded-communist-party-ahead-110th-anniversary-birth?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:16:57 +0000 Heavy rain that started on Thursday has left the southern city of Shenzhen flooded, causing traffic to stall and schools to close, and prompting the release of water from the city’s reservoir just after midnight. With a red alert warning – the highest in a four-tier system – in place on Friday, local authorities cautioned people to stay home as much as possible and seek official aid if needed. Shenzhen weather bureau said that by 10.30am Friday, a monitoring station in Luohu district received a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3233841/shenzhen-flooding-officials-china-close-schools-and-release-reservoir-water-amid-heavy-rain-typhoon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3233841/shenzhen-flooding-officials-china-close-schools-and-release-reservoir-water-amid-heavy-rain-typhoon?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:33:39 +0000 Guangdong’s top official called for a “near-war state” as the southern province braced for the arrival of Super Typhoon Saola. Huang Kunming, the Communist Party chief of Guangdong, made the comments at a meeting of senior provincial officials on Thursday night, according to the Nanfang Daily. Huang said authorities in Guangdong should “stand by and make every effort to win the tough battle against the typhoon and effectively safeguard the lives and property of the people”. Super Typhoon Saola:... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3233065/china-braces-super-typhoon-saola-guangdong-party-boss-calls-near-war-state-combat-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3233065/china-braces-super-typhoon-saola-guangdong-party-boss-calls-near-war-state-combat-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:12:27 +0000 Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has hailed the “high degree of consensus” on collaboration that Hong Kong and four mainland Chinese cities have forged during his trip to the Greater Bay Area, saying it also serves as a starting point for the financial hub to make up for time lost because of the political turmoil of recent years. Wrapping up the four-day trip with 83 lawmakers and bureau chiefs to Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan and Guangzhou, city leader Lee on Monday also pointed to the “harmonious... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218206/hong-kongs-john-lee-hails-high-degree-consensus-forged-4-mainland-chinese-cities-says-it-will-help?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218206/hong-kongs-john-lee-hails-high-degree-consensus-forged-4-mainland-chinese-cities-says-it-will-help?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:38:11 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic disrupted plans to transform Hong Kong, Macau and nine Guangdong cities into an economic powerhouse, but the area is now poised for a new lift-off to become an international, market-oriented business region as envisioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the province’s top official has said. Newly promoted Guangdong party secretary Huang Kunming on Friday said he also encouraged young people from Hong Kong to head north for opportunities and wanted the 11 Greater Bay Area... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3211486/coronavirus-disrupted-plans-greater-bay-area-region-now-poised-lift-says-newly-promoted-guangdong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3211486/coronavirus-disrupted-plans-greater-bay-area-region-now-poised-lift-says-newly-promoted-guangdong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:03:20 +0000 Leaders of Guangdong province have pledged to enhance collaboration with Hong Kong in several key areas, especially the flow of talent, innovation and technology, and financial services, according to the city’s chief executive, who made his first official visit to the Greater Bay Area on Thursday. John Lee Ka-chiu, who led a government delegation to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, also announced that he would head to Macau next week, followed by the remaining seven mainland Chinese cities in the bay... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3211287/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-wraps-guangdong-day-trip-talent-it-and-financial-services-among-key-areas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3211287/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-wraps-guangdong-day-trip-talent-it-and-financial-services-among-key-areas?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:40:23 +0000 China’s southern economic powerhouse of Guangdong must harness “high-quality development” if it is to overcome risks and its limits on growth, according to its Communist Party chief. That was the message Guangdong Communist Party chief Huang Kunming delivered to more than 1,000 officials and businesspeople attending a meeting on economic development in the provincial capital of Guangzhou on Saturday, exactly three months since being appointed to the top job in Guangdong after the 20th party... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3208371/guangdongs-future-rests-high-quality-growth-communist-party-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3208371/guangdongs-future-rests-high-quality-growth-communist-party-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:00:10 +0000 After three years of tough pandemic controls, China’s sudden U-turn on its zero-Covid policy last month has brought relief but also anxiety that the country is unprepared for the surge in cases. In the first of a five-part series on the policy change and its impact, William Zheng looks at the political factors behind Beijing’s decision to reopen. In the last two months of 2022, the world watched in astonishment as China made an abrupt U-turn on its strict zero-Covid strategy, calling off three... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3206089/how-political-and-economic-pressure-led-beijings-abrupt-u-turn-zero-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3206089/how-political-and-economic-pressure-led-beijings-abrupt-u-turn-zero-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:00:17 +0000 Li Ziliu, the former mayor of Guangzhou who played a key role in the southern Chinese city’s transformation into a trade hub in the 1990s, died on Sunday aged 91. Li died in the city which made his name after a sudden heart attack, according to Nanfang Daily, Guangdong province’s official newspaper. On the same weekend, Guangdong officials led by Communist Party chief Huang Kunming visited a handful of the province’s party elders, including President Xi Jinping’s mother Qi Xin, who lives in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3204597/guangzhous-influential-mayor-li-ziliu-leaves-transformative-legacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3204597/guangzhous-influential-mayor-li-ziliu-leaves-transformative-legacy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:00:10 +0000 Just days after China announced an easing in coronavirus rules, local governments throughout the country are grappling with the growing challenge of containing new outbreaks without imposing excessive measures. On Wednesday, the country reported 20,059 new local infections, including 18,491 asymptomatic cases, up from 17,772 a day earlier. China reported about 1,000 local infections daily at the end of last month. In Beijing, Peking University locked down the entire campus after finding one... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3199827/coronavirus-chinas-eased-zero-covid-rules-put-test-cases-spike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3199827/coronavirus-chinas-eased-zero-covid-rules-put-test-cases-spike?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:45:47 +0000 China’s decision to relax its Covid-19 restrictions is a chance for Guangdong to refocus some of its stretched resources on the most critical cases as the southern province tries to contain its latest major outbreak, according to health officials. But some officials also said they were worried that they would still be held responsible if the outbreak continued to escalate after the relaxation. Coronavirus cases are on the rise on the mainland, with the National Health Commission reporting 11,950... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3199396/chinas-easing-covid-tracking-rules-free-stretched-resources-guangdong-official?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3199396/chinas-easing-covid-tracking-rules-free-stretched-resources-guangdong-official?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:00:11 +0000 Former Chinese propaganda boss Huang Kunming has been appointed to the top job in Guangdong province, confirming an earlier report by the South China Morning Post. The appointment of Huang as the province’s Communist Party secretary was made public on Friday evening by state news agency Xinhua. It is one of a number of key appointments expected to follow the unveiling of a new leadership line-up on Sunday after the party’s national congress. Huang, who has been China’s top propaganda and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3197544/former-propaganda-chief-tipped-top-job-guangdong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3197544/former-propaganda-chief-tipped-top-job-guangdong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:57:51 +0000 Beijing mayor Chen Jining has been promoted to Communist Party chief of Shanghai, confirming an earlier report by the South China Morning Post. The official announcement was made on Friday morning by state news agency Xinhua. Chen had arrived in Shanghai on Thursday evening, sources told the Post. Yin Yong, deputy party chief of Beijing, was named acting mayor of the city. At 53 he is one of the youngest ministerial-level cadres in China. Chen, 58, is an environmental scientist who studied... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3197505/beijing-mayor-chen-jining-tipped-surprise-promotion-top-job-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3197505/beijing-mayor-chen-jining-tipped-surprise-promotion-top-job-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:00:34 +0000 Shanghai party chief Li Qiang has bounced back from his flawed handling of a coronavirus outbreak in the financial hub to emerge as the front runner in the race for China’s next premier, the Post has learned. With current Premier Li Keqiang due to step down in March when his constitutionally limited two terms are up, all eyes are on the ongoing 20th Communist Party congress and President Xi Jinping’s choice of a replacement. Xi, who is on the cusp of a record-breaking third term as paramount... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3196640/how-revised-chinese-law-makes-shanghai-party-chief-hot-candidate-role-premier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3196640/how-revised-chinese-law-makes-shanghai-party-chief-hot-candidate-role-premier?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:00:13 +0000 The Communist Party is set to hold its 20th national congress in mid-October, a gathering that will usher in a new line-up of the party’s leadership. In the third piece in a three-part series exploring the rules of the personnel reshuffle, Mimi Lau looks at the shared traits among those likely to be promoted to key national positions. In February 2020, the Communist Party faced one of its worst crises in three decades as the deadly coronavirus, first detected in the central Chinese province of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3193290/what-does-it-take-get-promoted-chinese-politics-and-comers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3193290/what-does-it-take-get-promoted-chinese-politics-and-comers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:00:10 +0000 The Communist Party is set to hold its 20th national congress in mid-October, a gathering that will usher in a new line-up of the party’s leadership. In the second piece in a three-part series exploring the rules of the personnel reshuffle, Jane Cai looks at the conventions surrounding the Politburo Standing Committee. At the end of the ruling Communist Party’s twice-a-decade congress in October, following a leadership reshuffle, those at the very top of Chinese politics will walk down a red... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3191834/why-size-matters-when-it-comes-chinas-new-leadership-line?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3191834/why-size-matters-when-it-comes-chinas-new-leadership-line?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:00:21 +0000 China has hosted a two-day “internet civilisation” conference in the northern city of Tianjin, where the country’s top ideological cadres and cyberspace administrators hailed Beijing’s progress in controlling online information and content. Through the “Great Firewall” that blocks non-sanctioned online information from overseas, a vast army of online police that censors domestic internet content, and a raft of hefty fines than punish businesses and individuals for violations of content rules,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3190607/chinese-censors-hail-countrys-internet-civilisation-beijing-secures-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3190607/chinese-censors-hail-countrys-internet-civilisation-beijing-secures-its?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:00:31 +0000 China’s World Internet Conference (WIC), an annual event that promoted the country’s model of internet governance, said it has transformed into an “international organisation” as part of Beijing efforts to push its vision of global cyberspace. Although WIC did not not publish a list of the founding members of the new body, the official Xinhua news agency reported that they include “institutions, organisations, businesses and individuals” from nearly 20 countries. Zhuang Rongwen, the director of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3185151/chinas-world-internet-conference-goes-international-beijing-seeks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3185151/chinas-world-internet-conference-goes-international-beijing-seeks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:00:32 +0000 Li Shulei, the top ranked vice-president in the Communist Party’s academy, has been appointed the No 2 propaganda chief of the party. Li, 58, attended a Ministry of Ecology and Environment event in Liaoning on Sunday in the capacity of executive deputy chief of the party’s propaganda department, according to a post by the ministry. The news is the first confirmation of the new role for Li, seen by many as a rising star who might be further promoted to the 25-strong Politburo at the national... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3180567/chinas-big-political-reshuffle-looming-new-no-2-propaganda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3180567/chinas-big-political-reshuffle-looming-new-no-2-propaganda?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:44:56 +0000