BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — The Standing Committee of the National People\’s Congress (NPC), China\’s top legislature, has set a plan for the legislative work this year, according to a report presented
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A glimpse of Chinese democracy through lens of "two sessions"
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — \”If the people are awakened only to cast a vote but become dormant afterwards, that is no true democracy.\”The scenario depicted in a 2021 white paper \”China: Democracy Tha
China Democratic League vows to contribute more to national development
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — The China Democratic League (CDL), one of the eight non-communist parties in China, will move to make more contribution to the country\’s overall development, said Ding Zho
Greek PM vows to act to avoid tragedy after train crash
ATHENS, March 1 (Xinhua) — Greece will do everything possible so that a tragedy like the one it is currently faced with will never happen again, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wedne
Survey shows Seattle ranks No. 1 depressed metro area in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — A new survey found that in the first two weeks of February, about 45 percent of U.S. Seattle-area adults were dealing with feelings of depression, ranking No. 1 in t
U.S. fabrication on China\’s airship violates int\’l obligations: FM spokesperson
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — China on Friday blamed the United States for violating its obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as Chicago Convention, and multiple
U.S. witnesses bloodiest weekend of gun violence so far in 2023
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Nine mass shootings took place in the United States over the weekend, resulting in 13 deaths and over 40 injuries, according to the data from Gun Violence Archive, making
Chinese lawmakers deliberate draft work report to annual legislative session
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese lawmakers on Thursday held group deliberations on a draft work report from the Standing Committee of the National People\’s Congress (NPC), China\’s top legislature.
China\’s largest desert probably formed 300,000 years ago: researchers
URUMQI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — The Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China, in the country\’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region may have been formed 300,000 years ago, according to rece
China ready to resume exchanges in various areas with Ireland: senior diplomat
Wang Yi (L), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets w