China defends human rights in judicial practice

A more efficient and fairer justice system has improved human rights protection in China with many wrongful convictions corrected, court proceeding streamlined and better protection of lawyers' rights.

China keeps 'high pressure' on corruption

China's judicial authorities said Sunday the country had maintained "high pressure" on corruption to press on with an anti-graft drive lasting more than three years.

China to build int'l maritime judicial center

China will establish  an international maritime judicial center in its latest bid to protect national sovereignty and maritime rights.
?China's int'l manhunt for fleeing corrupt officials nabs 124

China's int'l manhunt for fleeing corrupt officials nabs 124

Chinese authorities managed to return to the country 124 corruption suspects previously on the run in a 17-month international manhunt that started in October 2014, a report said Sunday.

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China's RMB internationalization stays strong

China's private sector put on equal footing

China does not intend to push a privatization as what Margaret Thatcher did in the 1980s, but its pledge to shore up the non-public sector seems clear.

Too early to talk about exit of CSF: CSRC chief

China's securities regulator chief said Saturday that it is too early to talk about when China Securities Finance Corporation Limited (CSF) will exit from the market.

China to push IPO registration reform gradually

China will press ahead with IPO registration system reform in a gradual manner as it takes time to work out related reform, the country's securities regulator said Saturday.

No massive layoffs expected in SOE reform: official

China will not experience another upsurge in layoffs like the one seen in the 1990s during the ongoing reform to revitalize inefficient and overstaffed state-owned enterprises (SOE), a senior official said Saturday.

Peking Opera best way to introduce China

A top Chinese Peking Opera artist argues that promoting the traditional opera genre overseas is the best way to introduce China to the world and could improve the nation's image in the hearts of Westerners.

No need to stimulate exports by devaluating RMB

Despite sluggish foreign trade, there is no need for China to resort to special measures to improve competitiveness of the country's exports, central bank governor said Saturday.

RMB value back to reasonable level

The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, has started to return to its normal and reasonable level after volatility, central bank governor said Saturday.

China able to meet growth targets without big stimulus

The growth targets China has set for this year and the 13th Five-Year Plan period can be realized through improving domestic demand, consumption and innovation, without big stimulus, central bank governor said Saturday.
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Political advisor calls to weed out 'pernicious vestiges' of graft

A Chinese political advisor on Friday called on the country to eliminate "pernicious vestiges" left by corrupt officials in the oil industry as the country presses ahead with its anti-corruption drive.

NPC deputy: Wind turbine manufacturing not hurt by overcapacity

Zhang Chuanwei, an NPC deputy and an industrial figure, dismissed the allegation that overcapacity is bogging down China's wind turbine manufacturing sector.

Pessimism over China's economy overstated

From economists to entrepreneurs, Chinese elites are refuting western predictions of China's "economic collapse" and mulling policy prescriptions to ride through challenges, during the NPC and CPPCC sessions.

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• Li Keqiang
• Zhang Dejiang
• Yu Zhengsheng
• Liu Yunshan
• Wang Qishan
• Zhang Gaoli

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Should China establish overseas military bases?

The Annual Government Work Report is delivered by the incumbent government leader at the annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC. (More)