Wang Yang, a former senior legislator in northeast China's Liaoning province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and removed from public office for multiple offenses including graft and election foul play.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Urbanization Forum 2016 opened in the coastal city of Ningbo on Thursday, with the 21 member economies releasing the Ningbo Initiative focusing on urbanization and inclusive growth.
Chinese courts are being encouraged to develop more tribunals, collegial benches and circuit courts to handle environmental litigation.
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published a white paper titled "Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang" on Thursday.
China upholds the principle of independence and self-management in religious undertakings and foreign organizations and individuals must not interfere, a white paper said Thursday.
There are 24,800 venues for religious activities in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, with 29,300 clerical personnel, a government document revealed on Thursday.
A government white paper on Thursday defended China's efforts in fighting religious extremism, saying it is a just act to safeguard the fundamental interests of the country and the people.
China on Thursday issued a white paper titled "Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang," saying the freedom of religious belief in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region today "cannot be matched by that in any other historical period."
China on Thursday issued a white paper titled "Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang," saying the freedom of religious belief in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region today "cannot be matched by that in any other historical period."
China's stance on the Korean Peninsula is consistent and clear, President Xi Jinping told a high-level Democratic People's Republic of Korea delegation in Beijing, urging those involved to maintain regional peace and stability.
Beijing is calling for an immediate and thorough investigation into the attack in Mali on Wednesday that killed one United Nations peacekeeper from China and injured four others, the Foreign Ministry said.
The State Council decided on Wednesday, which was International Children's Day, to introduce new measures to better protect vulnerable children in China.