I live in an enclave of hotel buildings for long-term residents set amid a patchwork of folk communities. My neighbors are mostly Chinese professionals who have come to the capital for a few weeks on business.
Nearly 3,000 deputies to the national legislature made their choice on Thursday, electing Xi Jinping as the leader of China and its military.
Li Keqiang, 57, was appointed Chinese premier on Friday. He takes on the role at a time when China is the world's second-largest economy. He is the first premier born after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and holds dual academic degrees in economics and law.
More than a hundred days after becoming a member of the top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party of China, Zhang Dejiang was elected as China's top legislator on Thursday to lead the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the institution at the apex of State power in China.
"As an official, one should show reverence for history, people and life and let what he has done live up to the expectations of the people," Li Yuanchao once said to officials.
As President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the other members of China's new leadership team get down to work, politicians and influential thinkers across the globe have speculated about the direction in which Xi and his colleagues will lead the world's fastest-emerging power.
Given its unquestionably central role in international relations, we are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration with China, so that it can fully play its role in a peaceful and constructive environment.
The country's top two judicial organs have ushered in leaders with profound legal experience.
A senior judge in Guangdong province has called for the establishment of a tougher social credit system to improve effective execution of judgments and verdicts given by the court and protect the lawful rights of parties involved.
Brussels has sent a strong message to China's new leadership in which the EU says it expects Beijing to boost their strategic partnership and continually be "a key source of growth and stability" for the world.
About 1,500 monitoring sites releasing daily readings of fine particles will be set up in all prefecture-level cities by the end of 2015, top environmental officials said on Friday.
China's top legislature should accelerate the introduction of an aviation law to ensure the industry can enjoy sound development and rapid growth, lawmakers suggested.
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