23 Apr 2021
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June 3, 2026
Senior officials meet UK foreign secretary
Beijing and Westminster want to keep the positive momentum going. On June 2, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper kicked off a three-day visit to China. Some context: After years of frosty ties, Anglo-Chinese relations had a breakthrough back in January… Read More »
June 3, 2026
Beijing bets big on agtech in sectoral five-year plan
Beijing is putting agricultural technology at the center of its rural modernization push. The State Council published the 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization on June 2. That was fast: The last version didn't drop until… Read More »
June 3, 2026
Another Wang Qishan lieutenant falls
Wang Qishan’s tiger hunter has become the tiger. On June 2, the Party's disciplinary commission (CCDI) announced that Li Xiaohong is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law." As former head of the office of the Central Leading… Read More »