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Xi orders fortifying public health protection network
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Sunday afternoon joined a deliberation with deputies from Hubei Province at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
2020-05-24 19:25 -
Xi stresses analyzing China's economy from comprehensive, dialectical, long-term perspective
President Xi Jinping on Saturday stressed analyzing China's economic situation from a comprehensive, dialectical and long-term perspective, urging efforts to foster new opportunities amid challenges and make new advances amid changes.
2020-05-24 11:38 -
China's national legislature starts annual session
China's national legislature started its annual session Friday morning in Beijing.
2020-05-22 15:49 -
Chinese military urges US to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan
The Chinese military expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on Sunday to the US selling Taiwan $180 million of equipment including torpedoes, and strongly urged the US side to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan and stop military ties with Taiwan.
2020-05-24 23:03 -
Safeguarding national security common responsibility: HKSAR gov't officials
Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that safeguarding national security is a common responsibility that bears on the vital interests of all Hong Kong residents.
2020-05-25 00:53 -
National security legislation for HKSAR by top legislature has sufficient Constitutional, legal basis
The deliberation by China's top legislature on national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been welcomed by many law experts in Hong Kong as a critical effort to plug loopholes in the national security system and safeguard the constitutional order established by the Constitution and the Basic Law.
2020-05-24 11:32 -
Hong Kong residents voice support for national security legislation
A petition activity was launched here on Sunday in support of national security legislation for Hong Kong, with the number of participators quickly amounting to tens of thousands.
2020-05-24 22:20 -
China's BeiDou system offers more, greater applications
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has offered services to more countries and sectors, said a white paper setting out the country's satellite navigation industry development.
2020-05-24 11:27 -
Military deputies to NPC talk about advancing actual combat training
The PLA has showcased various new-type combined arms forces on our military training range and carried out intensive actual combat training. Behind these drills is the common focus on systematic support.
2020-05-22 18:49 -
Liaison office of China's central gov't in HKSAR says national legislative session's agenda on HKSAR imperative
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said Friday that the ongoing national legislative session's agenda on the HKSAR is an imperative move to close the legal loopholes in the SAR concerning national security.
2020-05-22 19:06 -
National security legislation for HKSAR to lay solid foundation for steady, enduring growth of "one country, two systems": spokesperson
Establishing and improving at the national level the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security will lay a solid institutional foundation for the steady and enduring growth of the cause of "one country, two systems," said a central government spokesperson on Friday.
2020-05-22 19:07 -
Draft decision on HK national security legislation submitted to NPC
A draft decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security was submitted to China's national legislature for deliberation on Friday.
2020-05-22 15:55 -
Top HK officials, leaders back national security law
Hong Kong's top officials and community leaders have thrown their support behind a decision by the nation's top legislature to introduce a national security law for the city.
2020-05-23 15:45 -
National lawmakers, political advisors from HK support national security legislation
Members of the national legislature and top political advisory body from Hong Kong have voiced support for a draft decision on national security legislation for the special administrative region (SAR).
2020-05-23 18:16 -
Xi stresses "people first" on first day of annual legislative session
President Xi Jinping stressed acting on the people-centered philosophy in every aspect of work when he participated in a deliberation on the first day of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
2020-05-23 15:38 -
China further lowers defense budget growth to 6.6 pct
China will continue to lower its defense budget growth rate to 6.6 percent in 2020, according to a draft budget report Friday.
2020-05-22 15:00 -
China has no "hidden military spending": spokesperson
China is transparent about its military spending and there is no such thing as "hidden military spending," a spokesperson for the annual session of the country's national legislature said Thursday.
2020-05-21 23:18 -
China's military spending transparent, NPC spokesman says
China's military spending is transparent and without concealed items, Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, said on Thursday night.
2020-05-22 08:53 -
Military delegation to annual NPC session established
Delegation of the PLA and PAP to the third session of the 13th National People's Congress was established on May 21, with General Xu Qiliang elected as head of the delegation and General Zhang Youxia as deputy head.
2020-05-22 14:52 -
Chinese armed forces to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security
Chinese armed forces will resolutely safeguard the country's national sovereignty, security and development interests, said a government work report submitted Friday to the national legislature for deliberation.
2020-05-22 10:58 -
China resolutely opposes "Taiwan independence" activities
China will resolutely oppose and deter any separatist activities seeking "Taiwan independence," said a government work report submitted Friday to the national legislature for deliberation.
2020-05-22 16:09 -
China's top political advisory body starts annual session
China's top political advisory body started its annual session Thursday afternoon in Beijing.
2020-05-21 17:21 -
Draft decision on HK national security legislation submitted to NPC
A draft decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the HKSAR to safeguard national security was submitted to China's national legislature for deliberation on Friday.
2020-05-22 10:56 -
US' potential weapons sale to Taiwan draws ire
China denounced the United States on Thursday over a potential arms sale to Taiwan, urging Washington to cut military ties with the island to prevent further damage to cross-Straits and Sino-US relations.
2020-05-22 08:49 -
Establishing, improving legal system, enforcement mechanisms for HKSAR to safeguard national security imperative and pressing
The upcoming third session of the 13th NPC is set to deliberate the bill put forward by the NPC Standing Committee on reviewing a draft decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the HKSAR to safeguard national security.
2020-05-22 08:35 -
Beidou navigation system used in majority of countries and regions, designer says
China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been used in more than half the world's countries and regions, according to the system's chief designer.
2020-05-21 21:44 -
PLA naval deputy to NPC talks about technological innovation in equipment protection
"The corrosion prevention and control of equipment is a strategic project for the navy. It is necessary to think from a macro-strategic perspective, and start with the innovative details", said Cao Jingyi, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) of China and research director with the PLA Navy Academy.
2020-05-21 21:34 -
Online survey shows that Chinese people have high expectations for national defense and military reforms
According to a survey about the two sessions conducted by the People's Daily Online, as of May 17, 2020, "People's Army" ranked fifth among the ten most popular keywords about the two sessions.
2020-05-21 17:21 -
Special "two sessions" in a crucial year
This year's "two sessions," postponed for more than two months, bear a special meaning as the unprecedented coronavirus epidemic complicates the nation's efforts to eradicate absolute poverty and complete building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
2020-05-21 17:55 -
Chinese defense minister holds phone talk with Philippine counterpart
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Wednesday spoke over the phone with Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on COVID-19 prevention and control.
2020-05-21 01:14 -
Chinese defense ministry denounces US congratulation on Taiwan leader's inauguration
The Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China issued a written statement to express strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's congratulating Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration on Wednesday.
2020-05-20 19:25 -
China's top political advisory body to hold annual session from May 21 to 27
The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, will open its annual session on Thursday afternoon in Beijing, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
2020-05-21 09:33 -
Chinese military launches pilot program on non-staple food supply
Recently, the CMC Logistic Support, together with seven national ministries and commissions, jointly issued a notice on the pilot program for regionally centralized procurement of military non-staple food.
2020-05-20 17:51 -
Chinese tracking vessel Yuanwang 6 sails to Pacific Ocean for multiple monitoring missions
China's upgraded tracking vessel Yuanwang 6 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean from a port in East China's Jiangsu province Wednesday for multiple maritime missions of spacecraft monitoring.
2020-05-20 15:10 -
Chinese military's last Type 051 destroyer to retire and settle down in Zhuhai
The Chinese military's last Type 051 guided-missile destroyer Zhuhai (Hull 166) is about to retire and scheduled to settle down in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China.
2020-05-18 22:10 -
Harvesting vegetables with 'sand-to-earth' tech on S. China Sea island beach
Chinese navy garrisoned on an island in the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea recently harvested 1.5 tons of vegetables on sandy beaches for the first time, using technology which experts said could support communities on islands.
2020-05-20 15:12 -
Nigerian military rescues 18 crewmen following pirates' attack on Chinese vessel
Eighteen crew members aboard a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, were rescued unhurt by the Nigerian military following a recent attack by pirates within the Gulf of Guinea.
2020-05-20 01:44 -
Chinese military tries to entrust civilian agencies to carry out procurement projects
Recently, the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC) issued a notice on the pilot program of organizing military entrusted civilian agencies to implement military procurement projects.
2020-05-18 22:06 -
PLA shares experience in COVID-19 fight with militaries from multiple countries
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has shared its experience in fighting COVID-19 with militaries from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa and Ukraine by videoconference seperately in early May.
2020-05-17 13:39 -
Chinese, Malaysian defense ministers talk over phone
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held phone talks with the Malaysian Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday afternoon.
2020-05-17 00:00