March 7, 2026 – China Headlines

Story gist: Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Jiangsu delegation’s deliberation during the Two Sessions. A special report recorded his emphasis on ‘practicing internal skills and strengthening ourselves.’

Bias summary: Left-leaning Xinhua frames the story glowingly, with a commentator article praising Xi’s leadership for solving new problems and creating innovative situations, using positive tone and emphasis on self-reliance. Center- and right-leaning outlets absent, omitting any coverage and perspectives that might scrutinize or ignore Chinese leadership events.

Story gist: China’s State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense launched a study and education campaign on establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlet (sastind.gov.cn) reports directly from official source with neutral announcement tone. Center-leaning (thepaper.cn) frames via municipal party committee meeting on party building, emphasizing organizational deployment. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential critical scrutiny of government campaigns.

Story gist: China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate announced it will use rule-of-law mechanisms to ensure implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan outline. The announcement appeared alongside Two Sessions coverage of the plan’s draft.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlet (spp.gov.cn) emphasizes the procuratorate’s proactive legal role in safeguarding plan execution, using official tone. Center outlet (Sina Finance/Xinhua) highlights new indicators and attractive features of the draft, focusing on positive novelties during Two Sessions. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential skeptical views on government planning or enforcement.