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China has reported large increases in arrests and cases of phone and internet scams last year, as leaders showcase the ruling Communist Party's determination to safeguard national security and public order

Trump gets re-elected in November and implements his promise of imposing a 60% tariff on Chinese imports? A step like that would affect the economies of many countries, including India, as new opportunities as well as challenges would arise. So far, Beijing has been silent about how it will deal with this possible Made-in-America challenge. Premier Li Qiang recently presented his 'work report', the Chinese version of a budget speech, without revealing much about the country's economic strategy to deal with this and other issues. Chinese leaders are watching the evolving situation within its own economy and the US political scene, instead of rushing to formulate new policies. CPC has also not held its third plenum to formulate economic policy for 2022-27. The party holds seven plenums on different issues every five years, and the third one is reserved for discussion on economic matters. Silence on the part of authorities is giving the impression that Xi Jinping, who also happens to be party general secretary, is ending the tradition.

China and the Maldives have signed an agreement paving the way for greater Chinese military assistance to Male. While the details of the agreement are remain unclear, The agreement, details of which are still unclear, follow a string of decisions in recent months by president Mohamed Muizzu’s government to reduce his country’s reliance on India. Mint takes a look.

By Joe Cash, Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao

China reiterated a call for "reunification" with Taiwan, but added emphasis that it wants to "be firm" in doing so and dropped the descriptor "peaceful", which had been used in previous reports. Although it is not the first time that China had omitted the word "peaceful", the change in language is closely watched as a possible sign of a more assertive stance towards Taiwan. China has been increasing its military budget, and it has been more than doubled under President Xi Jinping's 11 years in office, Reuters reported.

China's blueprint for its economy in 2024 is replete with goals and promises, but it's also notable for not spelling out specific moves to attain long-promised reforms that foreign businesses and investors have been hoping for

China is increasing its defense budget by 7.2% this year, similar to last year's rise

The Chinese government says it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the news media

Li Qiang has announced that China's economic growth target for this year is around 5%, in line with last year's performance despite forecasts for a slowdown. The ruling Communist Party has said it is prioritizing efforts to encourage consumer spending to help drive the economy. Last year, the economy grew at a 5.2% pace, but that was after a very slow 3% annual growth rate in 2022, when the country was enduring the worst disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

BEIJING—It is the end of the Chinese growth miracle as we know it, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping seems fine with that. The question now is whether he can steer the country onto a new course—and keep the rest of China on board. After three years of pandemic-era distortions, the longer-term trajectory of the world’s second-largest economy is coming into focus, and it is showing a plateauing of growth that would have alarmed previous Chinese leaders.

The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country’s financial sector

By Kevin Yao

Also Read: Chicago Distressed Properties Lure Bargain-Hunting Buyers Feb. 18: Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for “pragmatic and forceful" action to boost the nation’s confidence in the economy. Officials should focus on solving practical problems faced by individuals and companies as the holiday ends, Li said, adding that they need to “win the trust of the people with real work and achievement." Feb.

BEIJING — China is beefing up national security measures by expanding its protections of state secrets to include a broad category of «work secrets.»

American tariffs of over 60% on Chinese imports? “Add even more," rages one online commentator in the mainland. “I’d be curious to see how ordinary Americans would live." Others think Mr Trump would increase the odds of a war. The world will “never be at peace" with him around, reckons another netizen.

China tightens grip on stocks with net sale ban at open, close The first pair of pandas — a male and a female — could arrive in San Diego by late summer, officials at the zoo told the Associated Press. China is also discussing renewing its cooperation with Washington, D.C.’s National Zoo and Austria’s Schönbrunn Zoo, according to the embassy.

The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s yearslong anticorruption drive

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Amit Shah as saying in Lok Sabha. “Our leadership displayed resolve and not an inch of India's land was lost," he added. Congress-led Opposition parties have attacked the PM Modi-led Union government on the issue and claimed that Chinese troops have encroached on India's territory.

In August, Ali Bongo, then-president of the Central African nation of Gabon, made a startling revelation to a top White House aide: During a meeting at his presidential palace, Bongo admitted he had secretly promised Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Beijing could station military forces on Gabon’s Atlantic Ocean coast. Alarmed, U.S. principal deputy national security adviser Jon Finer urged Bongo to retract the offer, according to an American national security official.

When China started rolling back its zero-COVID policy, the early official numbers on the disease’s spread were so low that they were publicly ridiculed. But on a screen in his Hong Kong office in December 2022, Charles Li could see signs that more people were becoming ill.