Mass demonstration opposes Hong Kong Article 23 bill

APEC leaders meeting in Shanghai adopted the Shanghai Accord, setting a regional agenda for trade facilitation, transparency and digital commerce. Hosting the meeting showed China’s growing role in...

China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization after a 15-year accession process. Membership accelerated trade and investment integration and helped make China a major manufacturing and...

China and ASEAN states signed a declaration intended to manage disputes and encourage confidence-building. It reflected China’s growing role in regional diplomacy but did not resolve territorial...

The World Health Organization issued a global alert after cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome appeared across several countries. The outbreak tested China’s public-health transparency and...

The mainland and Hong Kong governments signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, reducing trade barriers and expanding economic integration. The agreement responded to Hong Kong’s economic...

The World Health Organization announced that the last known chain of person-to-person SARS transmission had been interrupted. SARS began in southern China and became a transnational health crisis; the...

Yang Liwei launched aboard Shenzhou 5, making China the third country to independently send a human into space. The mission signaled technological and industrial capabilities associated with a...

The National People’s Congress amended the constitution to state that citizens’ lawful private property is inviolable and that the state protects inheritance rights. The change recognized a larger...

The National People’s Congress adopted a law setting out the PRC’s position on preventing Taiwanese independence and authorizing “non-peaceful means” under specified conditions. Beijing framed it as a...

The People’s Bank of China moved from a strict US dollar peg toward a managed floating exchange-rate regime referencing a basket of currencies, and revalued the renminbi. The step responded to...