In a move to resolve the legal limbo surrounding autonomous vehicles, Beijing has set in motion the first sweeping revision of the Road Traffic Safety Law since it took effect in 2004. The draft requires the manufacturer or importer to answer to the authorities if a vehicle breaks traffic rules while its automated system is driving.
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16 Oct 2026
Beijing’s ‘six networks’ infrastructure plans for the 15th 5-year plan cover water, new-type power grids, computing power, next-generation communications, urban underground pipes and logistics. Their progress depends on who operates them, how they earn and who can finance them.
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14 Oct 2026
Land can stay on the farmland register even as poor soil, weak irrigation, and ageing drains cut its output. The PRC’s new farmland law puts quality and upkeep alongside land-loss controls.
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09 Oct 2026
The overseas degree that once bought a hukou (household registration), a subsidy and a salary premium now, at best, buys equal treatment. The official line is ‘no discrimination’, and no special favour either. An overseas degree has been losing its premium for a decade, as more of those who study abroad come home.
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02 Oct 2026
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how far can PRC driverless cars go?
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what do Beijing’s six networks reveal?
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putting farmland quality into law
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haigui privilege ain’t what it used to be
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farmlandthree ruralsag SOEsnew ag operatorsgrain reservesag price settingag subsidiesfood safety strategyfood security strategyfood productiongrain...read more07 Oct 2026
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farm upscalingstate farms (nongken)farmlandthree ruralsag SOEsag industrialisationnew ag operatorsrural non-farm industryag machinerygreen agag insurancefood security strategyfood consumptionfood production...read more07 Oct 2026
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He HaoranBeijing Normal University School of Economics and Business Administration professor Beijing Normal University , China Economic Quarterly
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