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Xi Jinping delivered an hour-long speech on the milestone, in what was seen as an attempt to consolidate power before his second term ends Author of the article: The Telegraph Sophia Yan and Ben Farmer Publishing date: Feb 25, 2021  •  February 25, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  85…

President Xi Jinping said China has eradicated extreme poverty during a ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. At an event held in the Great Hall of the People, Xi handed out awards to key individuals involved in the campaign, which has been a central goal since he took over power in…

State media credit Xi’s leadership with lifting nearly 100 million people from poverty, a milestone he declared in December and framed as a birthday gift for this year’s 100th anniversary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news…

BEIJING, Feb 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the “human miracle” of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party’s criteria for making the claim. In a glitzy ceremony in Beijing, Xi bestowed medals on officials from rural communities, some wearing…

HONG KONG, Feb 24, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - On February 21, 2021, China issued 2021 No. 1 Central Document titled "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization and Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization". It requested the…

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Born two years before Mao Zedong’s Communist Revolution, Jin Liqun was “sent down” by the party to help rural peasantry as a young man, and spent his teens farming paddy rice, wheat and cotton in the sunbaked countryside. In the evenings, he volunteered to keep the village accounts in a…

Biden says he told China’s president the US would speak up against abuses and crackdowns that contravened American values Secretary of state deems US in a stronger position against China when it works with allies and leads from the front rather than using Trump tactics Published: 6:00pm, 17 Feb, 2021…

(WSJ) An effort by police to shut down a pipeline for pirated content has resurrected debate around censorship in China, opening a window into the anxieties felt by many Chinese as the country grows more inward-looking under leader Xi Jinping.For several months, authorities in Shanghai have been investigating members of Renren…

Two Chinese netizens have reportedly gone missing since Feb. 9, after participating in a live-streaming event to mock Chinese leader Xi Jinping on YouTube, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). Several YouTube channels run by Chinese netizens prepared a Feb. 11 joint live-streaming session aimed at ridiculing Xi ahead of…