Two years ago, Zhou Xiaoxuan publicly accused one of China's most recognizable people of groping and forcibly kissing her, setting off a firestorm in a country that did not specify sexual harassment as a legal offense. Last week Zhou and dozens of other women who ...
The number of convictions related to corruption in China nearly doubled last year, according to a report by Beijing's top prosecutor, as President Xi Jinping ramped up his crackdown on graft. According to the annual report from the Supreme People's Procuratorate submitted to the national ...
What to watch as China’s virus-delayed legislature finally convenes
Some events surrounding it will be held virtually, though, as the country recovers from the outbreak.
Xi’s annual political pageant to start in late May after virus-caused delay
China’s plan to resume annual parliamentary sessions delayed by the coronavirus outbreak next month could be seen as a statement of the country’s commitment to get back to normal. The actual gathering may end up showing how much has changed. The National People’s Congress will ...
China mulls delaying annual legislative meeting amid virus spread, sources say
China is considering postponing the annual meeting of its national parliament scheduled in early March, as the country grapples with the outbreak of a new pneumonia-causing coronavirus, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Every year, the National People's Congress takes place for at least ...
Time to hit pause button on panic over China's economy
The buzzword for China's leaders in 2017 is stability. The current trajectory puts them on track to achieve it.
Beijing has yet to realize that China will not achieve long-term stability if its economic reforms are not accompanied by political reforms.
Xi Jinping will be elected president of China and Li Keqiang will be named premier during the National People’s Congress session that has kicked off.
