CHINA: China is strengthening its tax compliance measures as part of a broader effort to create a more unified and transparent national market. Authorities are increasing oversight, improving digital tax systems, and targeting irregularities that disrupt fair competition. The initiative aims to reduce regional protectionism and ensure consistent enforcement of tax laws across provinces. Officials [...]

CHINA: At least eight people were killed and two others injured when a powerful explosion tore through a fireworks retail store in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Sunday afternoon. The blast occurred in Donghai County after a local resident improperly set off fireworks near the shop, triggering a fire that rescue teams later extinguished. Authorities [...]

CHINA: China has signaled that it sees new opportunities emerging from growing disorder in the global system. Officials argue that economic fragmentation and geopolitical tension are reshaping international power dynamics. Beijing appears intent on expanding its influence through trade, diplomacy, and strategic partnerships. Supporters frame this as adaptation to a changing world, while critics warn [...]

CHINA: China, Iran, and Russia have officially signed a trilateral strategic agreement that brings the three countries into a coordinated framework of cooperation spanning diplomatic strategy, economic resilience, and broader geopolitical alignment. The pact builds on long-standing bilateral agreements — including a 20-year Iran-Russia strategic partnership and a 25-year Iran-China cooperation program — but now [...]

CHINA: China's foreign investment officials have promised to keep increasing market access and promoting openness, especially in working with foreign investors in the services sector this coming year. According to Chinese experts, this new phase of openness addresses both urgent needs in the domestic economy and long-term strategic goals. They also highlighted that it shows [...]

CHINA: A major Protestant church in China reports that key leaders have been taken into custody, indicating a rising crackdown on underground churches. The Early Rain Covenant Church stated that police raided homes and their church office in Chengdu, central China, leading to the detention of nine individuals, although five have since been released. Meanwhile, [...]

CHINA: In one of the biggest efforts to shut down underground Christian groups in recent years, Chinese authorities have officially arrested 18 leaders of the Beijing Zion Church, according to the Christian rights group ChinaAid. The members of this group had been held since early October during a large nationwide operation aimed at unregistered churches, [...]

CHINA: A record number of individuals are preparing to take China’s famously tough national civil service exam this weekend, showing that more Chinese workers want jobs in the public sector instead of the private one. About 3.7 million people have signed up for the tests, which will be the first since the government raised the [...]

CHINA: Beijing has criticized Japan's missile deployment on an island just 110 km (68 miles) from Taiwan, calling it “extremely dangerous.” They argue that this move increases regional tensions and military conflict as the relationship between the two Asian nations worsens. More than two years after starting its economic security strategy, the European Union is [...]

CHINA: China's key proposals are ambitious and impactful, effectively addressing anti-globalization sentiments. These proposals lay out a clear path for the Asia-Pacific region to progress together through integrated development and boost confidence in supporting multilateralism, free trade, and an open world economy. Xi also revealed that Shenzhen, China, will host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' [...]