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China’s First National Ecological and Environmental Code, Explained

Timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing on a vast range of sources, these succinct articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

NEWS

The code provides a systemic legal framework for farm fires, pollutants, and human-wildlife conflicts, as well as carbon markets and environmental rights.

Jiang Xinyi

2026’s Two Sessions Takeaways: PE, Labor Rights, and Domestic Violence

Officials proposed more emphasis be placed on physical education, the abolition of the labor dispatch system, and allowing domestic violence exemptions to the mandatory 30-day “cooling-off” period prior to divorce.

Li Xin

Two Sessions: China Boosts Science and Tech Spending

The government simultaneously cut spending on business trips and meetings to free up funds for developing key sectors.

Chen Yiru

Two Sessions: China Targets 5% Growth, 12 Million Jobs in 2026

Opening China’s annual policy meetings, Premier Li Qiang pledged wider market access and progress on new trade agreements.