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Deputies share collective power
NPC members not only occupy delegate positions, they do have powers, Li Zhaoxing told reporters Thursday in response to a NPC deputy's complaint that she felt powerless when people turned to her for help.
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Blogger triggers probe of official
An official in East China's Jiangsu Province, who apparently owns four luxurious villas and practices superstitious activities, is being investigated by the Party's disciplinary commission after he was exposed on a website.
Official claims sex diary on Net is invasion of privacy
The former senior tobacco official whose purported sex diary was posted on the Internet has asked local police to arrest whoever was responsible for the leak and charge the hackers with invasion of privacy.
Narrow rise in defense spending
Officials are proposing the smallest annual growth in military spending in at least a decade, and analysts say the move is in line with China's defense principle of serving overall national development.
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Petitioners eyed during national meetings
As influential figures get ready to convene for the annual sessions of the NPC and NPPCC in Beijing, some local governments are trying hard to keep regional petitioners from visiting the capital.
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Henan rolls out coal industry reform
Northern Henan Province in central china announced Tuesday that a new round of mergers and acquisitions of its coal industry will be launched.
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64 people injured in Taiwan earthquake
The 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan at 8:18 am Beijing Time on Thursday has left 64 people injured, according to the latest statistics from local fire department.
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US-China bridge repairs begin
High-level US diplomats arrived in Beijing Tuesday in a bid to defuse bilateral tensions stoked by US arms sales to Taiwan and a White House visit by the Dalai Lama.
- China urges US to take concrete actions to bring ties back on track
- Chinese special envoy to attend presidential handover in Chile
- China urges resolution of Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, negotiation
- No information about Kim Jong Il's visit, Chinese FM
- CPC delegation leaves for Sweden, Finland, Norway, Malta visit
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China postpones some military exchanges with US
China has postponed several high-level exchanges between US and Chinese military leaders since Washington angered Beijing by announcing a $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan.
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China Telecom joins GSM Association
The GSM Association (GSMA), an organization representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, announced Monday that China Telecom.
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