Xi Jinping welcomes International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach ahead of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
25 Jan 2022 – In the traditional courtesy visit to the host Head of State ahead of the Olympic Games, IOC President Thomas Bach was today welcomed in person by President Xi Jinping. With the Chinese new year approaching, President Bach…
Property tax concerns for China’s homeowners, buyers amid Xi Jinping’s common prosperity drive
China’s property tax plan is part of Xi Jinping’s so-called common prosperity campaign to redistribute wealth and to address widening social inequality After a five year pilot programme, both residential and non-residential properties will taxed based on their values, but…
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping set for November 17 meeting in Chile to sign interim trade war deal: source
By Zhou Xin From South China Morning News Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump set to meet on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Chile next month, a source says The two state leaders are expected…
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He handed greater clout for Washington talks in bid to end trade war
By Teddy Ng, Kinling Lo From South China Morning Post Xi Jinping delegates authority to Liu through special envoy status to show Beijing means business as fresh talks begin Possible memorandum of understanding to be discussed as clock ticks towards…
Xi Jinping urges China to become more self-reliant during tour of southern manufacturing hub
By He Huifeng From South China Morning Post Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China must become “self-reliant”, state media reported, as he toured the country’s manufacturing hub. Xi arrived in the southern province of Guangdong on Monday, and…
China’s first giant passenger jet makes successful takeoff and landing in maiden flight
By Sophia Yan CNBC From Yahoo News The maiden test flight of the C919 airliner made a successful takeoff, and landing, after a 90-minute flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Friday, according to a livestream via Twitter carried on…
