China’s population is expected to peak at about 1.45 billion around 2030, according to the national population development plan for 2016-2030 released by the State Council, China’s cabinet, Wednesday. The country will enter a key transitional period b… read more
President Xi Jinping has called for building a strong military by further enhancing the military’s political awareness, pushing forward reform, and governing it according to law. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Centra… read more
President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders have visited their predecessors with seasons greetings ahead of the Spring Festival. Former leaders including Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao got personal visits either from the current leaders or from their re… read more
Shanghai railway police arrested two men illegally carrying more than 50 ivory products, bought in Zimbabwe, as they were about to board a train. A thin man, who appeared to have a disproportionally large stomach, raised the suspicions of security sta… read more
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged faster progress in poverty relief, saying that innovative mechanisms are needed and more funds should be collected to fight poverty. He made the remarks during an inspection tour of southwest China’s Yunnan Provinc… read more