How Chinese hybrid grass technology is changing the world for the better
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April 3, 2026
Major projects in China's 15th Five-Year Plan open up new job opportunities
Major projects outlined in China's 15th Five-Year Plan are creating jobs that require stronger technical skills, more specialized expertise or broader cross-sector capabilities, challenging the long-held view that construction work is largely manual labor.
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April 3, 2026
High-level forum highlights China's push for tech, industrial innovation
The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) Annual Conference has once again drawn global attention to China's innovation drive, with a focus this year on closer integration between technological and industrial innovation.
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April 2, 2026
Centuries-old Ganju Opera finds a modern voice
William Shakespeare's King Lear is often associated with the grand theaters of London's West End or New York's Broadway. But on a winter night in Leping, a county-level city in east China's Jiangxi Province, the tragic king takes an unexpected form as Li Er, brought to life through Ganju, a centuries-old local opera tradition.
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April 2, 2026
Beyond the podium, China's quiet sports revolution in everyday life
Medals and trophies still matter, but for more people, sport is becoming a personal and participatory pursuit. It is evolving into an activity shaped less by national ambition and more by a quieter, introspective question: how to live better.
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April 1, 2026
Sci-tech cluster, green development: Xiong'an offers glimpse into China's 'City of the Future'
At the Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence (AI) industrial park, blue signage panels line the walls, each bearing the name of a different AI startup. Offices sit just a door apart, and entrepreneurs often meet in the roadshow hall or over coffee in the shared lounge -- casual encounters that frequently spark collaboration.
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March 30, 2026
China's grassroots leagues kick sports economy into high gear
Amateur football leagues are exploding in popularity across China, turning ordinary players into hometown heroes and transforming weekend matches into citywide celebrations.
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March 30, 2026
From observers to pace-setters, Global South pushes for better global governance at Boao forum
Amid rising global uncertainty and a shifting economic landscape, the Global South is emerging as a more active force in shaping global economic governance, as calls for greater solidarity and reform of the existing mechanisms grew at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026.
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March 27, 2026
25 years on, Boao forum provides reassuring voice amid global instability, uncertainty
As the humid spring breeze drifts in from the South China Sea, Boao, a tranquil town on China's tropical island of Hainan, once again draws global attention.
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March 25, 2026
10 years on, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation deepens industrial, human bonds
As spring ice melts along the upper reaches of the Lancang River in northwest China's Qinghai Province, 37-year-old ranger Chozin sets out on his patrol. Clad in full gear and holding binoculars, he carefully monitors the water source, a routine he has followed for years.
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March 20, 2026
China doubles down on 'investing in people' for demand-led growth
In the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the country's policymakers have set a dual strategy focusing on investment in "both physical assets and people." The government work report also highlighted investment in human capital for the second consecutive year.
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March 20, 2026
China's industrial modernization drive set to spur innovation-driven growth, global opportunities
China's recently unveiled development blueprint places building a modern industrial system and consolidating the foundation of the real economy at the top of national strategic tasks to be pursued over the next five years.
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March 17, 2026
China's economy remains a sturdy anchor in choppy waters
The curtain fell last Thursday on an important political gathering in China this year. As the "two sessions" concluded, Beijing sent an unequivocal message to a world grappling with heightened uncertainty: China will remain the most stable engine of the global economy.
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March 16, 2026
China's five-year blueprint set to fast-track tech adoption on factory floor
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), adopted on Thursday, places the integration of technological and industrial innovation in a prominent position, aiming to move lab-born technologies onto factory floors to unlock trillion-yuan opportunities across its real economy sectors.
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March 13, 2026
China approves 2026-2030 blueprint, maps out high-quality path toward modernization
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development sets a slew of goals, with high-quality development high on the agenda. Key indicators span areas including economic development, innovation, public well-being, green transition, and security. Many of the indicators focus on people's livelihoods, sending a clear signal that development is ultimately meant to benefit the people.
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March 13, 2026
China's two sessions highlight innovation, promote shared growth
With embodied artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interfaces and 6G mobile communications featuring prominently in documents released during the "two sessions," innovation is set to drive China's high-quality development in the new stage.
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March 10, 2026
China's five-year roadmap bets big on innovation in strategic leap
Inside Beijing's conference rooms, the final draft of China's 15th Five-Year Plan is being scrutinized. A centerpiece of the top-level roadmap sets out a profound internal gear shift to transform the world's factory into a global innovation powerhouse by 2030.
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March 10, 2026
China's AI push shaping a burgeoning 'smart economy'
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly moves from laboratories to solve problems in factories, hospitals and supply chains, Chinese policymakers have set their sights high, anticipating the rise of a "smart economy."
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March 9, 2026
China ramps up consumption push as policy priorities set through 2030
Getting people to spend more has emerged as a major economic task for China in 2026 and beyond, aligning with the country's broader shift toward a consumption-driven growth model.
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March 9, 2026
Global observers call China's economic growth target proactive, pragmatic
As 2026 marks the opening year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period, the country's economic outlook is drawing close global attention.
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March 6, 2026
China targets quality growth in 2026 and beyond amid weakening global economy
For a global economy straining under the weight of trade tensions, geopolitical fragmentation and weak growth, China's dual pledges -- to sustain its own steady expansion and to open its vast market further to the world -- offer a rare note of predictability.
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March 5, 2026
China kicks off annual 'two sessions' with spotlight on new five-year plan
China on Wednesday began its annual "two sessions," an event that carries extra weight this year as it is set to unveil a new development plan for the world's second-largest economy.
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March 5, 2026
China leads shift to IQ Era, says president of ChinaEU
This year's MWC highlights the deep convergence of telecommunications, AI, robotics, cloud computing, and next-generation network technologies. Luigi Gambardella, president of the international digital association ChinaEU said Chinese companies are leading the global acceleration towards an "IQ era" of Intelligence-Driven Infrastructure.
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March 4, 2026
Virtues of planning ahead: Why five-year plans work for China
When China's national lawmakers and political advisers gather in Beijing for the annual "two sessions," one document will stand out: a draft 15th Five-Year Plan, the blueprint that will guide the world's second-largest economy from 2026 to 2030.
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March 3, 2026
What to watch at China's 'two sessions' as new five-year plan begins
As China enters a fresh planning cycle, the "two sessions" offer a window into how the country aims to advance its high-quality development and sustain the momentum of its reform in an ever-changing global landscape.
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March 3, 2026
Explainer: What is driving China's rapid rise in robots?
Why has China's robotics industry developed so rapidly? What opportunities might this momentum create for the world?
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March 3, 2026
Upcoming 'two sessions' set stage for strong start to China's new five-year plan
As the annual national "two sessions" approach, China is expected to send strong and fresh signals on pushing high-quality development, leveraging greater policy and reform support to ensure steady economic growth and social progress.
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March 2, 2026
Elderly fitness fuels silver economy in China
As China's population ages at speed, its roughly 300 million seniors are trying to find new ways to grow old with dignity, purpose and good health. Physical fitness for seniors has emerged as one of the pillars of that shift, as well as a new frontier for both public policy and private enterprise.
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February 28, 2026
Snowscapes, vineyards, and beyond: the rural revitalization in China's villages
China's rural revitalization strategy, launched at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2017, aims to achieve basic modernization of agriculture and rural areas by 2035.
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February 28, 2026
Understanding common prosperity through China's new five-year blueprint
Over the past months, widening income gaps and strains on social security in some of the world's most developed capitalist countries have become a heated topic of discussion in China and beyond.
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February 27, 2026
How China's poverty alleviation efforts inspire rural revitalization abroad
Located deep in China's Wuling Mountains, Shibadong Village is widely known as the birthplace of "targeted poverty alleviation." This approach became a cornerstone of China's successful national campaign to eradicate poverty.