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Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency is the official state-run news agency in China, distributing official news, updates and information related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese government. Xinhua has correspondents and journalists in China and around the world, offering multilingual news coverage in various formats. It is headquartered in Beijing.
Chairman / President
Fu Hua
CEO / Managing Director
Lv Yansong
Industry
News
Website
m.news.cn
Headquarters address
No 57, Xuanwumen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Year founded
1931
President Xi Jinping has urged officials to rely more on “technological empowerment” to maintain social order and mitigate potential unrest. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Xi Jinping orders security apparatus to defuse risks ahead of party congress

The directive signals Xi is pivoting back to the domestic agenda following his summit with Donald Trump in Washington.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Warm welcome, trade truce extended: the takeaways as Xi arrives in US

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China’s Communist Party

Communist Party sets October plenum date as Xi prepares for Trump summit

Hong Kong politics

‘His love for Hong Kong was profound’: Tung Chee-hwa honoured at state funeral

In sombre ceremony, political and business elite pay final tribute to city’s first postcolonial leader, as President Xi sends condolences.

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The coffin with the body of Tung Chee-hwa is carried by Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front left pallbearer) and Leung Chun-ying (front right pallbearer), a CPPCC vice-chairman and former city leader, at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Sunday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Director Xia Baolong leaves the service. Photo: Karma Lo
Leung Chun-ying helps carry the coffin. Photo: Karma Lo
John Lee at the service. Photo: Karma Lo
China trade

China elevates Li Chenggang to nation’s top international trade role

Appointment comes as Vice-Premier He Lifeng leads a delegation to the US ahead of expected Xi-Trump meeting.

China manufacturing

Xi’s industrial power play sees China bet big on AI, chips and smarter factories

Beijing is accelerating its push for resilient supply chains amid geopolitical tensions and domestic weaknesses.

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China economy

In Focus | Is China’s new local surtax a game-changer, or a bureaucratic tweak?

Analysts say the proposed surtax – a reworking of three local revenue sources into one semi-autonomous levy – should help streamline finances.

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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific media outlets forge new partnerships ahead of Shenzhen Apec summit

SCMP and Nanfang Media Group have signed an MOU to deepen media cooperation, as the southern tech hub prepares to welcome regional leaders.

China trade

What Xi’s tour of Egypt and Central Asia reveals about China’s trade strategy

Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal floods: debris lake the size of 1,000 Olympic pools in breach danger

Nearly 500 confirmed dead as frantic hunt for survivors continues and barrier lake threatens to overflow.

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A barrier lake has formed after the debris flow from Wednesday’s mudslide in Nepal blocked a river upstream from Gyirong Port on the Chinese side of the border. Photo: Xinhua
China consumption

Chinese durian lovers rejoice as better logistics send prices lower

Improved cold-chain transport links are making durians cheaper in the world’s biggest market for the pungent tropical fruit.

Expanding supply and faster cross-border cold-chain links are driving down durian prices for Chinese consumers. Photo: AP
Accidents and disasters in China

China’s Typhoon Maysak death toll soars as flooded region tallies final losses

Six weeks after ‘historically rare’ disaster, Guangxi authorities update fatalities, quadrupling total from 39.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Southwest China landslide death toll rises to 51 as search and rescue continues

The Chongqing disaster two weeks ago swept away several residential buildings and buried others in gigantic boulders and mud.

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China's economic recovery

China’s Politburo pledges policy support, spending to counteract sluggish growth

The high-level decision-making body also set October for the fifth Central Committee plenum, which will set the stage for next year’s party congress.

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President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 8. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

China’s plenum plan reveals focus on party discipline ahead of 2027 congress

Politburo calls on Central Committee to draw on the ‘valuable experience’ from the anti-corruption campaign.

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The plenum is the most important political meeting ahead of next year’s party congress, when Xi Jinping is due to begin a fourth term as leader. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

New peak in US-China tech rivalry? Tibet drone hub launches on Mount Everest

Centre’s establishment represents Beijing’s first research and application platform dedicated to drones operating at high altitudes.

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Hong Kong sports

On This Day | Windsurfer wins Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold in 1996 – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, Hong Kong won its first Olympic gold. It would take almost exactly 25 years to win another one.

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China trade

Biggest to best? Port of Shanghai eyes maritime top spot with high-value push

World’s busiest container hub is taking strides to challenge global rivals across the shipping ecosystem as Shanghai eyes high-value services.

Shipping containers are seen stacked at a Port of Shanghai terminal on July 14. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Chinese offshore investment

Beijing targets offshore tax dodging, intensifying cross-border capital scrutiny

Major financial outlets blast offshore shell structures after case involving the Hong Kong entity of a mainland social media platform.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Chinese social media accounts ‘profit from leaking official corruption scandals’

‘Grey market’ exploiting legal loopholes has made prosecution difficult, state media report warns.

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Fame and celebrity

Jia Qianqian was a literary high-flier. Then came the online claims of plagiarism

Scandals are coming thick and fast in Chinese academia, with a former child prodigy also stripped of her master’s.

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The plagiarism allegations against Jia Qianqian were first raised online, which has become more common in China. Photo: Handout
Accidents and disasters in China

Should heavy-duty drones be used to rescue China’s flood victims?

DJI says its drones should not be used to airlift people, but more lives could have been lost in Typhoon Maysak without the emergency tech.

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Photos and discussions about China’s recent use of heavy-duty drones to “airlift” villagers affected by flooding in Guangxi have gone viral. Photo: Weibo/ 小凡好摄
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China links family of ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui to ‘rampant corruption’

The former Xinjiang party chief ‘lost his ideals and beliefs’ and betrayed the party’s principles, watchdog finds.

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China's economic recovery

Shanghai port secures second place in global ranking, overtaking London

A core focus for the port, the busiest in the world and China’s shipbuilding centre, is to become a premier international shipping hub.

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E-commerce

China fines 4 internet celebrities US$1.9m for tax evasion

In some cases, popular live-streamers with online stores and millions of fans paid taxes as low as a few hundred yuan, authorities say.

Celebrities usually open or endorse stores, which include online e-commerce shops. Photo: Shutterstock Images
E-commerce

Temu owner PDD embraces China’s ‘city of the future’ after regulatory debacle

Operator of big-name budget marketplaces Pinduoduo and Temu is buying an office and adding 5,000 jobs in the hyped-up Xiongan New Area.

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PDD, which operates budget marketplace Pinduoduo, is raising its profile in China’s Xiongan New Area. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Wang Yi warns Rubio to approach Taiwan affairs with ‘utmost caution’

Beijing’s top diplomat tells US Secretary of State to expand cooperation, manage risks in Taiwan-related issues during call on Tuesday.

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China-India relations

Exclusive | Indian officials said to be in talks to allow reporters from China to return

Last Chinese journalist left India after being denied visa extension in 2023 and sources say both sides are working to restore reciprocity.

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