News & Insights Across Asia
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China has announced plans to intensify efforts to explore a ‘One Country, Two Systems’ solution for the Taiwan region, considering the island’s realities and working towards peaceful reunification.
China urges the U.S. to remove negative China content from its defense policy bill, calling for the abandonment of a Cold War mentality and warning against undermining China’s core interests.
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has called on the Philippines to promptly remove the U.S. Typhon missile system, urging a cessation of actions that it claims escalate regional tensions.
China’s top political advisory body, the CPPCC, proposes to convene its third session on March 4, 2025, in Beijing.
The 14th National People’s Congress will open its third annual session in Beijing on March 5, 2025, focusing on China’s economic and social development plans and key legislative reviews.
China’s top legislator, Zhao Leji, urges people’s congresses to fully embrace their role in advancing Chinese modernization, emphasizing the importance of upholding whole-process people’s democracy.
2024 was a complex year for China-U.S. relations, marked by trade negotiations, technological competition, and moments of cooperation. We look back on the key events that shaped interactions between the world’s two largest economies.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged strict regulation of enterprise inspections to stabilize market expectations and enhance governance, following a State Council meeting that approved key guidelines and reforms.
In 2024, the Middle East grapples with escalating conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Sudan, impacting regional and global security and amplifying the people’s desire for peace.
In 2024, China continues its path to modernization by prioritizing its people’s well-being. President Xi Jinping emphasizes serving the people, advancing rural revitalization, and ensuring food security.
China has condemned the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, citing negative China-related provisions and urging the U.S. to abandon its Cold War mentality.
Forty-five senior officials from China’s State Council pledged allegiance to the Constitution during a ceremony overseen by Premier Li Qiang, who emphasized upholding constitutional authority and advancing reforms.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2024 domestic tours emphasized development, cultural preservation, technological innovation, and ecological sustainability, highlighting China’s comprehensive modernization efforts.
Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, has promoted Chen Hui, Political Commissar of the PLA Army, to the rank of general during a ceremony in Beijing.
Members of the Group of ‘Friends for Peace’ convened on December 18, 2024, to discuss the Ukraine crisis, emphasizing the need for peaceful solutions and urging a cessation of hostilities.
China urges the Philippines to withdraw the U.S. mid-range missile system, calling it a provocative move that threatens regional peace and stability.
China provided $1 million in emergency aid to Vanuatu after a devastating earthquake, supporting disaster response and reconstruction. The Red Cross Society of China also donated $100,000.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the transit of Russian gas, following Ukraine’s opposition to gas transit to Slovakia through its territory.
China and Italy reaffirmed their commitment to enhanced collaboration and mutual prosperity during the launch of the 2024 Development Report on Chinese Enterprises in Italy.
Chinese and Italian officials reaffirm their commitment to enhanced collaboration and mutual prosperity at the launch of the 2024 Development Report on Chinese Enterprises in Italy.
