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1. China passes private sector law, addressing gripes of beleaguered businesses
China passed a much-anticipated law to shore up the countryโs private economy on Wednesday, as Beijing delivers on its oft-repeated promise to protect and promote the non-state sector at a time when the Chinese economy looks to hinge more on domestic dynamism to ensure growth amid a trade war with the United States.
2. Senior PLA ideology official Miao Hua removed from Chinaโs top legislature
Miao Hua, a top general at Chinaโs powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), has been removed from his position as a member of the countryโs legislature, the National Peopleโs Congress.
3. Chinaโs Shenzhou-19 astronauts return home after forced landing site switch
Chinaโs three-person Shenzhou-19 crew successfully landed at a new site in the Inner Mongolia region on Wednesday, after poor weather delayed their return from the Tiangong space station.