14 Dec 2021
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On Saturday, Wang Yang, the Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, presided over the opening of the 13th Straits Forum in Xiamen, Fujian.
Some context: Founded in 2009, the Straits Forum focuses on people-to-people exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan (just acro...
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Retired officials are calling for the Party to radically rethink its approach to the private sector. On Saturday, a group of former and sitting officials and private businesspeople held a symposium in Beijing to discuss innovating Party theory regarding private… Read More »
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Premier Li Qiang is throwing his support behind Chinese exporters. On Wednesday, Li sat down with participants at the 135th China Import and Export Fair (known as the Canton Fair). ICDYK: Held twice a year in Guangdong, the Canton Fair… Read More »