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People’s Daily

People’s Daily
People’s Daily is a prominent Beijing-based state-run media outlet, and the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP). Its primary mission is to report on national and international news, reflecting governmental perspectives and disseminating CCP policies and viewpoints. The institution focuses on public information and propaganda, operating across various platforms, including a significant multilingual online presence. Recognised as the largest newspaper in the PRC and among the world’s top 10 by UNESCO, it serves as an authoritative voice for official government policy.
Institutions across China have been caught using entries from the same popular names list on documents unearthed by the media and online sleuths. Photo: Weibo/ 中国新闻周刊
China’s Communist Party

China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and graft

Construction bids, social security card records and university lists among public documents found to feature imaginary people.

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China-Japan relations

Beijing demands clarity from Japan on one-China principle as row escalates

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China-Japan relations

People’s Daily goes into anti-Takaichi overdrive, warning of Japan’s ‘demise’

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China-Japan relations

Japan is ‘unqualified’ for UN Security Council place, Chinese ambassador says

Comments are the latest attack from Beijing after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments about Taiwan.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said an attack on Taiwan could justify the deployment of the Japanese military. Photo: Kyodo
China-Japan relations

No plan for Japan-China meeting at G20 as Taiwan Strait row deepens

Beijing says Premier Li Qiang has not arranged talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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China’s fourth plenum

As China’s fourth plenum wraps, editorial hails system as anchor of stability

China is preparing to unveil its next five-year plan, which state media said provided clear direction amid global uncertainty.

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China economy

Opinion | How China can position its K visa for success in race for global tech talent

Beijing must assuage local concerns while ensuring transparent selection, institutional support and the equitable integration of foreigners.

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China’s K visa, launched on October 1, marks a significant shift in its global talent strategy. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

China must overcome tech ‘choke points’, People’s Daily warns, amid US tensions

China must avoid becoming a ‘technological subordinate to other nations’, Communist Party newspaper says.

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Corruption in China

Over 100 Chinese village officials caught making illegal welfare claims

The case from a single city in Sichuan province highlights the widespread potential for welfare fraud among grass-roots cadres.

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China’s fourth plenum

Before plenum, party paper calls China’s economy ‘unsinkable’ aircraft carrier

Series of 8 op-eds in People’s Daily sets the scene for major Central Committee meeting that will discuss next 5-year plan.

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Women try perfume samples at a Beijing shopping mall on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

China names veteran diplomat to head party’s International Department

Liu takes over the role from Liu Jianchao, who was reportedly detained earlier this year after returning from Algeria.

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Liu Haixing has dedicated much of his career to European affairs. Photo: Handout
Cantonese culture

China cancels William So concerts over drug past, but says it’s not enough

Communist Party paper People’s Daily says businesses must put artists’ moral and legal record first, not profit.

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China-Japan relations

China marks grim anniversary tied to Japan with air raid sirens, film debut

Commemoration comes amid high bilateral tensions after Beijing’s large-scale military parade and Tokyo’s deployment of Typhon missile system.

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Tibet

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Tibet for landmark anniversary

Xi will attend events to mark 60 years since the establishment of the autonomous region.

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President Xi Jinping arrives in Tibet on Wednesday for events to mark the 60th anniversary of the autonomous region on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Japan

Editorial | History of Japanese aggression teaches lessons that must not be forgotten

Japan should take seriously China’s concerns about its military expansion in recent years.

A wreath-laying ceremony is performed on August 9 at a monument in Sai Kung to pay tribute to those who died in the war of resistance against the Japanese. Photo: Dickson Lee
Semiconductors

‘How can we trust you?’: China’s state media urges Nvidia to prove chip safety

Nvidia finds itself trying to please both Beijing and Washington amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry.

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China economy

China talks tough on need to curb price wars

Food delivery companies the latest to be told to keep their competition ‘rational’ as country’s leaders tackle price cutting and overcapacity.

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Taiwan

Beijing vows punishment over Taiwan’s residency rules for mainland spouses

Taipei accused of ‘discriminatory treatment’ for requiring spouses of Taiwanese to show they have abandoned mainland residency.

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Taipei has strengthened enforcement of residency rules in an effort to cleanse what Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has called “infiltration” of Taiwanese society by mainland China. Photo: AP
China consumption

Why China’s luxury hotels are selling street food to survive

High-end hotels ditch banquets for fried rice amid weak consumption and tighter controls on lavish official spending.

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China’s Communist Party

‘Loyal communist fighter’: China’s party paper hails late premier Li Keqiang

People’s Daily article honours ‘outstanding revolutionary, exemplary leader’ who died in October 2023, months after stepping down as premier.

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China manufacturing

China’s state media guns target cutthroat industrial price wars

People’s Daily again rails against the scourge of neijuan plaguing sectors from EVs to batteries.

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Prices have been slashed on over a hundred electric vehicle models, according to People’s Daily. Photo: Reuters
China’s Communist Party

‘Play safe’: why are local officials across China saying no to dining out?

Austerity push has gone into overdrive, officials say, with top-down escalation in full play as local authorities seek to prove loyalty.

Over-zealous local implementation of austerity drive led by President Xi Jinping has been described as the latest instance of “ceng ceng jia ma” or “adding layer upon layer of control”. Photo: AFP
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