China targets quality growth in 2026 and beyond amid weakening global economy
China on Thursday set an economic growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026, aiming for a good start to the new five-year plan that charts the course for high-quality development and offers much-needed certainty to a troubled world economy.
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Feature: A taste of home for Chinese evacuees from Iran in Azerbaijan
At around 5 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) Tuesday, a bus carrying 48 Chinese nationals evacuated from Iran slowly pulled up in front of the Caspian Business Hotel in the capital of Azerbaijan.
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China hits record R&D spending, unveils innovation push through 2030
China achieved historic milestones in innovation in 2025, with R&D investment hitting record highs and breakthroughs in humanoid robots, AI and biotech.
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What is the NPC?
Curious about China's National People's Congress (NPC)? Here's your quick flashcard-style breakdown. Get up to speed on the highest organ of State power in China.
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Xi urges major provincial economies to gain experience in solving new problems
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged major provincial economies to redouble efforts to gain experience in analyzing new situations and solving new problems.
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China's 2026 economic growth target helps steer attention toward high-quality development
China's economic growth target for 2026 helps steer attention toward high-quality development, an official said Thursday.
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China reviews draft law on promoting ethnic unity, progress
China is seeking to bolster the legal foundation for advancing high-quality development and common prosperity among its 56 ethnic groups, with a draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress submitted to national lawmakers for deliberation on Thursday.
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How China sets stage for strong start to its next Five-Year Plan, opens global opportunities
This year's Two Sessions carries added significance as it marks the inaugural year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period, a crucial phase for the country's development through the latter part of this decade.
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China vows to resolutely fight 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces
China has pledged to resolutely fight separatist forces aimed at "Taiwan independence" and oppose external interference, according to a government work report submitted to the annual session of the National People's Congress, or the national legislature, which opened on Thursday.
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China argues against selective approaches, double standards in fighting terrorism
The international community must firmly reject selective approaches and double standards in the fight against terrorism and eliminate the breeding ground for terrorism by reducing conflicts and poverty and respecting the diversity of civilizations, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to
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Government work report: China to advance Peaceful China Initiative
China will advance the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level through different efforts, according to the government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
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MIIT minister: Value of China's AI industry hit 1.2 tln yuan in 2025
The output value of China's artificial intelligence (AI) sector reached 1.2 trillion yuan ($165.78 billion) in 2025, with more than 6,200 companies operating in the field, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng said on Thursday.
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China's 2026 economic growth target 'proactive and pragmatic': official
China's economic growth target for 2026 is "proactive and pragmatic," reflecting a broad assessment of domestic conditions and shifts in the external environment, an official said Thursday.
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China to foster emerging industries and future technologies
China will nurture emerging and future industries, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
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