Category: Politics

BEIJING – The Communist Party of China (CPC) will remain confident in its rule of the world’s most populous nation despite mounting pressures on social stability, as long as it represents people’s interests, a leading…

WASHINGTON – The just concluded first China-US Governors Forum was described as a historical event between the world’s two largest economies, a senior US State Department official said Tuesday. The three-day event was held in…

Solution to potential crisis lies in deepening reform of the tax distribution system and expanding revenue sources The total amount of local government debt in China has been a sensitive and contentious issue for a…

The execution of the former vice-mayors of Hangzhou and Suzhou on Tuesday for taking huge sums of money in bribes, demonstrates the authorities’ resolution to fight against corruption. But the way both officials extracted bribes…

It seems to be no secret that US President Barack Obama is deeply mired in his country’s economic mess. Recovery is painfully slow, unemployment (and under-employment) persistently soaring. The debt crisis is profound, while the…

BEIJING – A senior official with the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, spoke highly of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s pledge to promote employment and social security for all citizens….

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Monday met with visiting Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan to enhance the bilateral economic ties. During his visit, the minister and Azerbaijan’s Vice Premier Abid Sharifov jointly presided…

The Chinese Communist Party has been running the largest country in the world for 62 years. How has it done? We all know the facts: In 1949 when the Communist Party took over, China had…

Sustained oil prices above $100 could further heighten tensions over control of the South China Sea, as Vietnam, China and other Asian nations look to stake their claim on potential untapped energy resources and reduce…