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Hailing from one of the country's poorest provinces, Wang Yang lacks the revolutionary pedigree of the so-called "princeling" party leaders. Yet since taking office in 2007, Wang has led a far-reaching crackdown on corruption resulting in several high-profile convictions, including that of former Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng. He has also overseen a rise in government transparency, making the provincial capital of Guangzhou the mainland's first city to publish its budget.
- Large parts of the country are under lockdown in an effort to contain Covid-19, hitting poor rural areas and bringing economic activity to a standstill
- Senior official Wang Yang warns that disease poses a major challenge to President Xi Jinping’s drive to eradicate extreme poverty by end of year
China has rightly understood the transformative effect Christianity can have on a society, and the faith will prove its resilience in the face of persecution once again.
China has rightly understood the transformative effect Christianity can have on a society, and the faith will prove its resilience in the face of persecution once again.
While Muslim communities are in lockdown, the Han population is voting with its feet and leaving the region, sources say.
While Muslim communities are in lockdown, the Han population is voting with its feet and leaving the region, sources say.
Appointment of Wang Yang seen as ‘calculated move’ to assuage international concerns, but analysts doubt it will mean a change in Beijing’s hardline approach to the region.
Appointment of Wang Yang seen as ‘calculated move’ to assuage international concerns, but analysts doubt it will mean a change in Beijing’s hardline approach to the region.
Wang Yang, the country’s No 4 official, meets a delegation from Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and tells them situation may last for a long time.
Wang Yang, the country’s No 4 official, meets a delegation from Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and tells them situation may last for a long time.
China must be ‘prepared to fight tough battles’ this year, the nation’s largest political advisory body is told on the final day of ‘two sessions’.
China must be ‘prepared to fight tough battles’ this year, the nation’s largest political advisory body is told on the final day of ‘two sessions’.
Veteran Wang Yang is expected to go up a rung to executive vice-premier, while Shanghai chief Han Zheng will head political advisory body, sources say.
Veteran Wang Yang is expected to go up a rung to executive vice-premier, while Shanghai chief Han Zheng will head political advisory body, sources say.
"In fact, reforms are aimed at cutting off pieces from one's own body." Wang Yang's words may sound sadistic but they encapsulate the enormous challenges and difficulties the mainland leadership has in pushing ahead with any major reform - political, economic or social.