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China positions itself as force for global stability at its annual Congress

China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise

The Independent UK

What China's latest economic plans say about its tech ambitions and rivalry with the US

Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities

The Independent UK

China sets lowest growth target in over 30 years as economy feels strain

Beijing is trying to shift from investment-led to consumption-led growth

The Independent UK

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China sets lowest GDP growth target for decades as it braces for economic slowdown

‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroad

The Guardian - AU

China’s Two Sessions: what are the meetings and why do they matter?

Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agenda

The Guardian - AU

More generals purged as delegates gather for China’s Two Sessions event

Spectre of military upheaval will hang over annual meetings where Beijing’s five-year plan will be launched

The Guardian - AU

19 deputies of China's legislature, including 9 military officers, removed before annual meeting

China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up

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Hong Kong police arrest four linked to group in Taiwan over alleged 'subversion'

Taiwan is one of the democratic territories where many Hong Kongers have emigrated due to fears over the city’s sweeping security law introduced in 2020.

Euronews

China Wraps Up Key Political Meet With Call For 'Unrelenting Struggle'

China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to "struggle unrelentingly" for the country's rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner.

International Business Times

China Eyes Five Percent Growth Despite US Trade War

China set an ambitious annual growth target of around five percent on Wednesday, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit exports.

International Business Times

China sets 5 percent growth target despite trade war with US

Beijing pledges to make domestic demand its main economic driver as escalating trade war with the US hits exports.

Al Jazeera

Explained: what is China’s Two Sessions meeting?

The annual political gathering begins this week in Beijing, with the economy, tech and Donald Trump’s trade war high on the agenda

The Guardian - AU

China sets GDP target of 5% for 2025 amid tariff war with Trump

Economists believe that meeting the target will be challenging as Beijing grapples with Donald Trump’s new trade war

The Guardian - UK

China's Two Sessions Focus On AI And Economic Recovery

China's Two Sessions to address AI, economy, and defense budget for 2025 with focus on innovation and economic stability.

Top News

China's 2024 National People's Congress Focuses On Economy

Explore the focus on economic revitalization and potential leadership changes at the 2024 National People's Congress in China.

Tribune News Service

Biden expected to have call with China’s Xi Jinping but no date set

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to hold a phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, once the legislature concludes its annual gathering and the government in Beijing returns to work, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

WEKU

Xi Jinping's show: Who's who in China's new government

China has put the finishing touches on a sweeping leadership reshuffle that has been years in the making and puts trusted allies of leader Xi Jinping in key spots throughout the administration.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Names Li Qiang Premier, Tasked with Reviving Economy

China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. Li was nominated by Xi and appointed to the position at Saturday morning’s session…

The Independent UK

Loyal and experienced, China's other top leaders take posts

With Chinese leader Xi Jinping receiving a norms-breaking third five-year term as president, the other six men who serve with him on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee are taking up their new portfolios

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