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Draft amendments to a law and rules related to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, will be submitted to the fourth session of the 13th NPC for deliberation, Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the session, said at news conference on Thursday. Amendments to the NPC's organic law and procedural rules aim to promote the people's congress system, advance the rule of law, conclude system-related achievements made by the country in past decades and adapt to new social developments and people's new demands, he said. Looking back at last year's legislative achievements, he said, "The pace of legislative work accelerated and the effort on making and revising laws on public health, State security and major national strategies improved." In 2020, the NPC and its standing committee took people's health and life safety as a priority in legislation, making a legislative plan concerning public health and revising the Law on Animal Epidemic Prevention, Zhang said. Lawmakers passed ... » Learn More about NPC to consider law and rule changes for top legislature

The social chaos, including rioting, in Hong Kong that has led to an economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic pose the greatest challenge to Hong Kong since its return to China in 1997. The mayhem caused by the violent protesters prompted the National People's Congress pass the national security law in June last year to stem the growing risk of separatism and restore order in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, so the city's residents could resume normal economic and other activities. Thanks to the implementation of the national security law, Hong Kong is gradually returning to the normal track, by overcoming a host of the difficulties. As part of this measure, the SAR judicial authorities charged 47 politicians and activists with subversion on Sunday. But instead of appreciating the hard work of the Hong Kong law enforcers to restore order in the city, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the immediate release of the separatists. "We condemn the detention of ... » Learn More about Security law guards HK’s prosperity

In normal circumstances, the requirement that only patriots should govern Hong Kong would not cause even an eyebrow to be raised, never mind be met with any outcry. Yet given the trepidation in the West at China's rise, which has prompted a concerted campaign to portray it as a maverick, and the vitriol that has so theatrically been directed at the central and SAR authorities for implementing a national security law in the special administrative region, the decision to overhaul and improve the electoral system in the SAR, which is to be deliberated on by the National People's Congress, will no doubt be greeted with another hue and cry from those in the West who habitually cry foul at anything China does. But despite the invective it will attract, there is really no doubt that the legislative move is necessary to ensure that no anti-China disruptors can enter the power structure of the HKSAR to bend and distort the "one country, two systems" framework. Public opinions were ... » Learn More about Nothing untoward in new HK decision: China Daily editorial

That the United Kingdom imported more goods from China than from any other trading partner in the second quarter of 2020 speaks volumes about how important trade with China is to the economy of the UK. It also explains why UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that he was "fervently Sinophile" at a Downing Street roundtable on Feb 12. It was reported that the UK prime minister also signaled that he wanted a resumption of formal trade discussions between the two countries by reactivating — two forums — the Economic and Financial Dialogue and the China-UK Joint Trade and Economic Commission. It is understandable that Johnson should enthuse about promoting trade ties with China — "whatever the political difficulties" — as the UK's economy shrank by 9.9 percent in 2020, the worst among G7 industrial countries. The prospects for its economy are not looking bright this year either because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-Brexit difficulties it is facing. Developing trade ties ... » Learn More about UK has to drop bias to promote trade: China Daily editorial

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), and its standing committee have formulated or amended 23 laws and adopted nine decisions on legal or major issues since the third session of the 13th NPC in May 2020, a spokesperson said Thursday. The work included legislation on public health, such as making relevant work plans and revising the law on animal epidemic prevention, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the fourth session of the 13th NPC, told a press conference. Lawmakers advanced legislation on national security, including drafting the law on biosecurity and amending the law on national defense, he said. Zhang also mentioned strengthening legal guarantee for major national strategies, and facilitating legislation on people's wellbeing and social governance. Enditem ... » Learn More about China’s top legislature formulates, amends 23 laws since last annual session

Hopes for peace and tranquility can often end up being shattered by someone bent on making trouble. Which fits exactly into the recent situation in the South China Sea. While the US navy has frequently conducted what it likes to call "freedom of navigation" missions in the South China Sea, with some of its warships even sailing within 12 nautical miles of Chinese islands, it seems that other countries are now eager to join its game. Germany announced on Tuesday that one of its frigates will set sail for Asia in August and, on its return journey, become the first German warship to cross the South China Sea since 2002. That news came just weeks after the French navy announced it was deploying a nuclear attack submarine along with naval support ship to the maritime area to "affirm that international law is the only rule that is valid, whatever the sea where we sail". Moreover, one of its amphibious assault ships and a frigate are to travel to the Pacific on a three-month mission, ... » Learn More about South China Sea patrols provocative: China Daily editorial

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China hopes that the United States will view China and China-U.S. relations in an objective and rational manner, adopt a pragmatic policy toward China, and make efforts to bring bilateral ties back on the right track, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a press briefing in response to a question on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent comments on China-U.S. relations. China has always been an architect of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of the international order, Wang said, adding that China's development is a growing force for world peace and an opportunity rather than a challenge to the world. China has always safeguarded the international system with the United Nations at its core, and maintained the international order based on international law, rather than following an international order defined by individual countries ... » Learn More about China hopes U.S. will view bilateral ties in objective, rational manner

Although US President Joe Biden signed an executive action banning the use of rhetoric such as the "China virus" or the "kung flu" within the federal government, the rise of hate crimes against Asians in the United States has not been checked. Many believe that is due to the xenophobia fostered by the previous president, who habitually used such terms when talking about the pandemic. An 84-year-old Thai immigrant in San Francisco died last month after being shoved to the ground during his morning walk. An 89-year-old Chinese American woman was slapped and set on fire by two strangers in New York. A 61-year-old Filipino American was slashed in the face by a stranger on the New York subway with a box cutter. These are just some of the recent attacks on Asians in the US. Although it might be difficult to determine the exact number of such hate crimes and instances of racial discrimination against Asians in the US, statistics from a number of local police forces, rights groups and ... » Learn More about Xenophobic anti-China rhetoric behind rising number of attacks on Asians in US: China Daily editorial

The US strike in eastern Syria on Friday shows the new US administration under Joe Biden, for all its stated willingness to amend its predecessor's foreign policy woes, has no intention of changing the US policy in the Middle East. This is certainly not good news for either the region or the world at large. In what was intended, and widely perceived to be a strike with limited scope and time frame, the United States struck the positions of Iran-backed militia groups in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour near the Iraqi border, killing 22 fighters. The US claimed it was responding to the recent rocket attacks launched by the militia groups on US forces in the region. But the strike serves multiple purposes, not least sending the message that the US is willing to again flex its military muscles to advance its interests in international settings. Being locked in a proxy war in Syria, the US throwing its weight behind the rebels which are in a defensive position against the ... » Learn More about US military action not a good omen: China Daily editorial

National legislators have welcomed the first batch of judicial interpretations of the Civil Code, regarding it as a strong step in promoting a fundamental and comprehensive civil law. The first batch involved seven interpretations of laws, including some related to property, labor disputes, marriage and family, and inheritance. They were released by the Supreme People's Court, the country's top court, at the end of last year. The interpretations and the code took effect on Jan 1. The top court has reviewed 591 existing interpretations and normative documents since the code was passed by the National People's Congress, the country's top legislative body, in May. It has revised 111 and abolished 116 that were inconsistent with the code or could not meet the new requirements for social and economic development. Regarding the code as a milestone in the improvement of the civil legal system, Ma Yide, an NPC deputy, said the formulation and clarification of the interpretations will ... » Learn More about Legislators welcome first judicial interpretations