National Peoples Congress

China's Xi Jinping spotlights national security in congress closing speech

Xi also thanked the thousands of delegates at Beijing's Great Hall of the People for giving him a third term, vowing to 'take the needs of the country as my mission, and the interests of the people as my yardstick'

China approves three-child policy as population growth slows, offers sops to reluctant parents

China had permitted all couples to have two children in 2016, scrapping the decades-old one-child policy, however, it had failed to enthuse couples owing to heavy expenditure in raising children

China adopts 14th Five Year Plan with hydropower project on Brahmaputra river near Arunachal Pradesh

The National People’s Congress, China's legislature with over 2,000 members mostly drawn from the ruling Communist Party, adopted the plan 'for national economic and social development'

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: China says calls for boycott of next year's Games are doomed to fail

A small but vocal core of international lawyers, politicians and activists have brought pressure on Olympic sponsors, sports federations, governments and athletes to shun what they are branding as the “Genocide Games”

Looking to combat juvenile crime, China lowers age of criminal liability to 12 for serious offences

The amendment comes after a white paper in June by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate showed a rise in juvenile crimes from 2018 to 2019

Chinese legal scholar Xu Zhangrun sacked by university after criticising Xi Jingping's leadership

In his criticism of Communist Party leadership, Xu opposed the removal of presidential term limits, which will allow Xi Jinping to stay in the post after 2023.

Support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests dips, but 49% strongly oppose China's national security law, finds survey

Events on the ground also point to a loss in momentum, with most demonstrations in recent weeks attended only by hundreds and ending quickly

Key takeaways from China's new security law that will tighten Beijing's grip on Hong Kong, subdue political strife

China released a sweeping blueprint on Saturday to tighten its control over Hong Kong, revealing plans to establish a security agency in the territory to help Beijing extinguish challenges to its power after months of unrest

China readies National Security Law to strip Hong Kong of its autonomy, allow Beijing's intelligence agencies to formally enter island city

While the Chinese government broadly abided by Sino-British Joint Declaration for the first decade or so after the handover, it has, in recent years, tried to tighten its grip over the island city.

China agrees to foreign investment law, pledges cooperation with US, European firms

Under the bill, foreign investors will enjoy the same privileges as Chinese companies in most sectors.