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Policy
China’s top court moves to draft guidelines to tackle AI-related disputes
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) is accelerating work on a judicial guideline to improve the handling of disputes involving artificial intelligence (AI), as the country's judiciary steps up protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in fast-growing high-tech sectors, CCTV News reported on Monday. During a press conference on China's IPR protection on Monday, the SPC released a work report detailing Chinese courts' overall intellectual property protection performance
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China, U.S. share broad space for cooperation - Chinese vice premier
China and the United States share broad space for cooperation and extensive common interests, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Monday. He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Myron Brilliant, senior advisor to the U.S. consulting firm Albright Stonebridge Group. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, me
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China to expand domestic demand
China is ramping up efforts to expand domestic demand by placing greater emphasis on boosting consumption, expanding effective investment and raising incomes, as policymakers move to make the vast domestic market a stronger anchor for growth and sustain economic resilience amid external uncertainties, officials and experts said on Friday. Expanding domestic demand has been identified in the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) for national economic and social developm
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China to improve drug price formation mechanism
The Chinese government has rolled out guidelines on improving the drug price formation mechanism, with the aim of keeping drug prices within a reasonable range. These guidelines, recently issued by the General Office of the State Council, stress the need to refine the market-oriented mechanism for drug price formation, support the high-quality development of the pharmaceutical industry, and ensure that the people have access to medicines that are both high in quality and reas
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Economy
China's catering revenue goes up
China's catering revenue rose in the first quarter, supported by seasonal offerings and a shift toward outdoor and experience-driven dining, underscoring the sector's role as a steady pillar of consumption. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed catering revenue reached 1.46 trillion yuan ($213.9 billion) in the first three months, up 4.2 percent year-on-year. Revenue from larger catering enterprises climbed 3.8 percent to 422.9 billion yuan. Growth moderat
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China's civil aviation passenger trips rise 12.1 percent in March
China's civil aviation sector handled 66.63 million passenger trips in March, up 12.1 percent year on year, the country's civil aviation authority said on Monday. Data released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China showed that passenger trips on domestic routes totaled 59.51 million in March, up 11.5 percent from a year earlier. Passengers board a plane at Xianyang International Airport in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Feb 6. [Photo by Yuan Jingzhi/For China Daily] Pass
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China secures solid Q1 growth
China's economy grew 5 percent in the first quarter of 2026, outpacing expectations of some foreign institutions and reinforcing the country's role as a stabilizing force in an increasingly volatile global economy. The world's second-largest economy generated 33.4 trillion yuan (about 4.87 trillion U.S. dollars) in output during the period, accelerating by 0.5 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.
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China's economy to grow 4.4% in 2026, IMF forecasts
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected China's economy to expand by 4.4 percent in 2026, a forecast that underscores the country's resilience amid global headwinds from the Middle East conflict. The forecast was unveiled during the 2026 Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, or WBG, held in Washington from April 13 to 19. The latest World Economic Outlook was released as the heads of the IMF, the WBG, and the International Energy Agency met on Mond
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Culture
Renowned Chinese documentary director dies at 43
Chinese television documentary director Ye Jun, known for Masters in the Forbidden City and the short film series Every Treasure Tells a Stor y, died at 43 on Saturday. According to media reports, the cause was acute gastric hemorrhage. Ye was born in 1983 in Daye, Hubei Province. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 2006 and later earned a postgraduate degree there. Ye Jun （left）attended a meeting at Shih Hsin University in Taipei on December 12, 2017. He worked at Sha
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Paper-cutting pioneer fuses scissors with software
At first glance, Hao Guifen's latest work looks like a high-definition oil painting. In reality, the 67-year-old intangible cultural heritage inheritor's work is a 300-year-old craft reimagined for the 21st century. By utilizing computer-aided layer decomposition to create 18-layer, three-dimensional paper-cuttings, Hao is elevating Yangliuqing paper-cutting to a recurring national gift on the world stage. Yangliuqing paper-cutting was included in the second batch of Tianjin'
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Newly revamped train offers travelers luxury of a star-rated hotel
An inaugural 12-day trip on a newly renovated five-star travel train set off from Wuhan, Hubei province, on Wednesday night, expecting to provide luxurious experiences for tourists. A total of 172 tourists are on board to visit Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, nshun, Bijie and other destinations in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces as a travel group. They will visit attractions such as Erhai Lake, Huangguoshu Waterfall, Cangshan Mountain and Yulong Snow Mountain, experience tie-dye handicr
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Over 800 events to be staged at Xuhui West Bund in 2026
More than 800 events across culture, tourism, commerce, sports, and exhibitions will be held at Shanghai's Xuhui West Bund in 2026, as announced at a media briefing held at West Bund Orbit. Chen Anda, deputy general manager of Shanghai West Bund Development Group Co, outlined a lineup of flagship events for the year: the Jazz Spring West Bund music festival over the May Day holiday, the Shanghai leg of the FISE World Series and the urban sports carnival in October, and the We
Apr 10
Science & Technology
China removes tens of thousands of 'AI-modified' videos in content crackdown
China's television regulator said it has removed tens of thousands of AI-altered videos and penalized multiple accounts as part of a campaign to curb problematic online content. In a statement, the National Radio and Television Administration said a month-long campaign launched in January targeted videos that used artificial intelligence to modify classic television dramas, including adaptations of China's four great classical novels, as well as works with historical and revo
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China to carry out intensive space missions in 2026, says CNSA
China will carry out intensive space missions in 2026, including Tianwen-2's close approach and observation of its target asteroid, an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday. The country will also conduct crewed missions including Shenzhou-23, flight verification tests of multiple reusable rockets, and promote high-quality development in the commercial space sector, said Liu Yunfeng, deputy director of the CNSA's system engineering departmen
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Smart tech allows China's second cruise giant to come early
China's second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, will be delivered in Shanghai on Nov. 6, nearly two months ahead of schedule thanks to digital and intelligent technologies that have helped accelerate construction, its builder said on Thursday. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, said that it overcame the challenges of compressed construction timelines and overlapping multi-trade operations by
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China explores nuclear power to drive AI
China is exploring leveraging nuclear energy to meet artificial intelligence's huge demand for electricity, as the token economy becomes the latest buzz word sweeping across the global tech industry. A token is the fundamental unit of data processed by an AI large language model. The momentum for the growth of the token economy grew stronger after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described tokens as "the new commodity" during a recent conference, and global tech companies are ramping
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