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As it happened: China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024 – Beijing defends realistic GDP goal, vows to crack down on financial market irregularities

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As it happened: China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024 – Beijing defends realistic GDP goal, vows to crack down on financial market irregularities

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing in our spring flash sale. China’s finance and commerce ministers, as well as the heads of the People’s Bank of China, National Development and Reform Commission and China Securities Regulatory Commission, met the press … Read more

Singapore Airshow: China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet lands 40 orders on international debut

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Singapore Airshow: China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet lands 40 orders on international debut

China for the first time flew the home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet in an international aviation event on Tuesday, securing more orders for it and the ARJ21 regional jet on the opening day of the Singapore Airshow. The C919 conducted a flyover of Changi Exhibition Centre, marking its maiden official appearance during the largest aviation … Read more