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Territorial incursion protested

China strongly protested the trespassing of a United States warship into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, dispatching battleships and fighter jets to warn off the vessel.

Indian trespassing labeled 'very severe'

A Foreign Ministry official described on Monday the trespassing by Indian troops across the China-India border at the Sikkim section as "essentially different" to previous standoffs with Chinese border troops, as this time they crossed a clearly demarcated borderline between the two countries.

Li oversees swearing-in of officials

Premier Li Keqiang oversaw the swearing-in of 62 officials to 39 departments under the State Council on Monday, the second such event to highlight compliance with the country's fundamental law.

China committed to human rights cause

China is committed to pushing forward global governance on human rights, according to a senior official.

Senior judges return to the bench

More court presidents and chief judges are picking up their gavels again in a move to improve the quality of case hearings, China's top court said on Monday.

Reduced rainfall eases flood pressure

Flooding in southern China should ease off on Tuesday as the rainfall that has troubled the region for more than 10 days subsides.

Senior official demoted for disciplinary violations

Zhang Xiwu, former deputy head of China's State-owned assets supervisory authority, has been demoted for "serious disciplinary violations", the country's top anti-graft authority announced on Monday.

Lam set to present HK$5b education plan

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Monday she would unveil detailed plans to raise recurrent education spending during a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday. She called for support for the plan from lawmakers, saying she wants to address such issues in the next couple of months.

High-level drill improves skills of aircraft carrier crew

China's aircraft carrier battle group carried out a full drill in first-degree combat readiness on Saturday, the highest level of a four-tier defense readiness protocol, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.

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Party's story remains one of success as it nears 100

Communism was called a haunting ghost more than a century and a half ago, and few believed the Communist Party of China would survive when it was founded in 1921.