20th CPC Central Committee to hold 2nd plenar

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The second plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held from February 26 to 28 in Beijing according to a decision made at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held in Beijing on Tuesday Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting The meeting discussed a work report of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to the CPC Central Committee

Also discussed at the meeting was a draft plan for the reform of Party and state institutions, and it was decided that the plan would be revised according to the opinions pooled at the meeting and submitted to the upcoming plenary session for deliberation

The meeting discussed a list of proposed candidates for the leading positions of state institutions to be recommended to the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress and a list of proposed candidates for the leadership of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee to be recommended to the first ses- sion of the 14th CPPCC National Committee

The work report, the draft reform plan and the proposed candidates’ lists will be on the agenda at the second plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, according to the meeting

Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has been making the reform of Party and state institutions a significant task in the drive to modernize the country’s system and capacity for governance, according to the meeting Party and state institutions have been reformed to achieve a systematic and thorough restructuring of

indian politician promises employment , securit y to men who ‘trap 10 Muslim girls for each hindu girl’

Indian politician Pramod Muthalik has urged young hindu men to lure “10 Muslim girls if we lose one hindu girl through what he called love jihad” and promised to provide them security and employment Muthalik, the chief of the hindu nationalist party Sri Ram Sena, while speaking at a public event in Karnataka s Bagalkote on Feb 19, alleged that thousands of hindu girls were being “exploited in the name of love jihad”, the belief that Muslims are seeking to deceive hindu women through marriage and convert them to Islam

“We are aware of the situation I would like to invite the youth here If we lose one hindu girl, we should trap 10 Muslim girls If you do so, Sri Ram Sena will take responsibility for you and provide every kind of security and employment,” the report quoted Muthalik as saying

Our girls are exploited in love jihad Across the country, thousands of girls are cheated in the name of love We should warn them,” the politician further said

The report also stated that in a conversation with The Indian Express, Muthalik had said that he had made similar statements more than 10 times and would continue to do so to “protect hindu women I am not saying this because elections are around the corner My statements have always been in the interest of hindus,” the report quoted him as saying

The report added that Muthalik’s comments have been widely criticised, with “love jihad” considered to be a baseless conspiracy theory that courts have rejected their functions the meeting noted stressing that the reform has provided a strong guarantee for achieving historic achievements and changes in the cause of the Party and the country and accumulated precious experience for further reform of Party and state institutions

At the 20th CPC National Congress, important plans were made for deepening the reform of Party and state institutions the meeting said

It underscored efforts to ensure that the Party’s leadership over socialist modernization becomes more refined in institutional setup, more optimized in the division of functions, more improved in institutions and mechanisms, and more efficient in operation and management

The Indian politician s remarks were condemned by a number of civil society members in the country Journalist Mohammed Zubair who was arrested for allegedly insulting hindu religious leaders on Twitter asked why the Karnataka police was not taking action against Muthalik

Author and activist Rahul Easwar tweeted that “in our Arsha Bharatha Sanskriti, we consider woman as devatas [goddesses]”

“It’s up to every Patriot to serve & protect all women from all traps this way or that way he added

In another tweet, he said: “Can we pls spare our hindu and Muslim sisters out of this?? And we males fight/debate these topics without ‘trapping/dragging in Indian woman’ ”

Indian director Mansoor hussain Khan said that Muthalik’s “bigoted and sexist hate speech” had brought shame to the people of Karnataka he also called on the police to take strict action against the politician Ag e n c i e s

C hina says deeply concerned over ‘out of control ’ Ukraine conflic t

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China’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is deeply concerned about the conflict in Ukraine, which is “intensifying and even getting out of control”

China has sought to position itself as a neutral party on the crisis in Ukraine, while maintaining close ties with its strategic ally Russia

Beijing has pledged to publish a proposal aimed at finding a “political solution” to end the war ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion on February 24

The United States has accused China of mulling arms shipments to Russia claims Beijing has denied

“It has been nearly a year since the crisis in Ukraine escalated across the board,” Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang said at a conference on global security in Beijing

“China is deeply concerned that the conflict is intensifying and even getting out of control Qin urged the countries concerned to stop adding fuel to the fire as soon as possible, to stop shifting the blame to China”

Beijing would “offer Chinese wisdom for the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, and work with the international community to promote dialogue and consultation address the concerns of all parties and seek common security,” he added

And regarding the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which China considers its territory, Qin urged countries to “stop making an uproar by shouting Today Ukraine Tomorrow Taiwan'

“The pressures and attempts to contain China, coming from the outside, are getting stronger and stronger they are getting worse and worse, posing a serious threat to China’s sovereignty and security,” he said

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that with regard to the Ukraine conflict, Beijing was against attacks on nuclear power plants, opposed the use of biochemical weapons and was willing to work with all parties

‘R e d l i n e’: Wang is due in Moscow for talks on his final stop of a European tour that has seen him also visit France, Italy, hungary and Germany

The Kremlin said on Monday that Wang may meet with President Vladimir Putin during his visit according to the official TASS news agency

The high-level visits follow accusations by US top diplomat Antony Blinken that China could be “considering providing lethal support to Moscow ranging from ammunition to the weapons themselves”

The EU’s foreign policy chief said he had warned Wang at a meeting over the weekend that any material support for Moscow’s war would be a “red line in our relationship”

“he told me that they are not going to do it, that they don t plan to do it But we will remain vigilant,” Josep Borrell told journalists Monday ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels Beijing on Monday rejected the allega- tions, accusing Washington of “spreading false information”

“It is the United States and not China