State media reports top political advisory body decides to revoke seats of executives from three major companies

The appointment of Shao Xinyu comes as the leadership is seeking to promote more officials with science and technology backgrounds.

In letter to the late American general’s grandson, Xi also called for more exchanges between people from the two nations, according to Xinhua.

Politburo member Yuan Jiajun appears at commemorations in Chongqing with general’s descendants.

John Lee speaks out a day after Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao drops controversial cartoonist Zunzi after 40 years.

Both sides agree to pursue deeper cooperation to serve country’s development.

Chief Executive John Lee says he welcomes foreign officials to city, including UK trade minister.

As head of the Communist Party’s Organisation Department, Chen oversaw the emergence of a group of Tsinghua and tech cadres at the very top of Chinese politics.

Mainland Affairs Council says Ma Ying-jeou’s speech at Hunan University echoed Beijing’s one-China principle, hurting Taiwanese sovereignty and dignity.

The e-commerce giant’s initiative with Chongqing reflects its improved relationship with local governments after Beijing eased its crackdown on Big Tech firms last year.

The expected confirmation of Xi protégé Li Qiang as the country’s new premier could be the most watched moment of the legislative session.

Despite a flurry of recent promises from Beijing, China’s entrepreneurs are sceptical about how much policy support they can actually count on, and whether the government is serious about addressing structural reform.

Chongqing party chief is a key regional role that often sees incumbents further raised to senior national leadership.

Yin moves into position from Fujian, a power base for President Xi Jinping.

The three-day event once known for attracting big international names was more low-key this year amid Covid controls and a shift in focus to business-to-business tech.

Alibaba CEO pledges to support integrated development of digital economy and real economy as a strong driving force for national economic growth.

The National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee, which convened a meeting from Wednesday to Sunday, may have begun top political appointments, including vice-premier postings that are critical to China’s economy.

Four younger leaders have been promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee but there are no obvious successors among them.

More scientists added to the top ranks of the party and military command.

Attention to opaque selection process of Beijing’s top leadership has intensified as Xi solidifies grip and US-China ties fray.

Those with business or tech backgrounds, regional leadership experience and connections to Xi most likely to be promoted, observers say.

The Chinese president made the pledge during a government forum in Hangzhou on Monday, attended by delegates from Qualcomm and Boeing.

Analyst believe this year’s leadership shake-up will see more cadres with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics taking on key roles.

Where the tech giants led, other entrepreneurs are following with lavish donations to charitable causes to meet the national goal.

With no clear successor in sight, Chinese leader is expected to stay in power beyond two terms. Next year’s leadership reshuffle will shed light on how he plans to tackle succession.

After Beijing slapped a record fine on Alibaba, Communist officials in Zhejiang province say they will follow Beijing’s order to tame China’s internet giants.

The Zhejiang Communist Party pledged on Monday to bring progress to the platform economy, answering a call from Beijing to tame capital expansion after launching recent investigations into Alibaba and Ant Group.