The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is planning to impose a new local surcharge tax, with a theoretical revenue scale of nearly $1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) per year to solve its local governments revenue difficulties after its top meeting earlier this CCP to Impose New Local Taxes to Alleviate Financial Difficulties
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is planning to impose a new local surcharge tax, with a theoretical revenue scale of nearly $1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) per year to solve its local governments revenue difficulties after its top meeting earlier this 
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TOKYO—Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile production there, describing
BEIJING—Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed at least 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions elsewhere, state media reported on Sunday. Cyclonic winds from Gaemi,