November 21, 2025 1:19 pm
Xi Jinping’s “Beautiful China Initiative” is notable for its emphasis on improving living standards
April 12, 2024 3:41 pm
Tang retired in 2017. He was expelled from the ruling Communist Party in January.
December 09, 2022 6:50 pm
While official data showed a fall in new cases, they no longer cover large parts of the population after the government on Wednesday ended mandatory testing for many people.
December 05, 2022 9:11 am
While the Chinese party-state has, until now, been able to subdue or prevent protests using traditional means as well as new technology, protestors in the past have also been wary of embarrassing either the CCP or the central government. The latest protests are, therefore, astonishing precisely because they undermine these long-standing trends
November 15, 2022 5:42 pm
Amid a slowing economy, protests have broken out among bilked depositors targeting banks they accuse of malfeasance, sparking swift and often violent responses from the authorities.
October 24, 2022 9:02 am
Xi Jingping has nothing new to offer, only continuity with tighter political control at home, further privileging of the state against markets, and more assertive policies abroad in the name of nationalism.
October 23, 2022 4:53 pm
On Sunday, China's 69-year-old leader secured a widely expected third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, paving the way for him to remain in power for at least five more years — and possibly longer.
October 23, 2022 4:24 pm
Xi, who was elected on Sunday morning as General Secretary of the Communist Party for 3rd five-year tenure by the new seven-member Standing Committee packed with his supporters appeared before the local and foreign media to herald the new era, widely termed 'Xi era'
October 23, 2022 7:41 am
Xi, who is nearly assured reelection Sunday as general secretary, sees a world made more treacherous by U.S. support for the disputed island of Taiwan, Chinese vulnerability to technology “choke points” and the plans of Western-led alliances to increase their military presence around Asia.
October 22, 2022 12:18 pm
China's ruling Communist Party approved an amendment of the party constitution Saturday that could further enhance Xi Jinping's stature as China's leader.
October 02, 2019 9:04 am
After the military parade, dancers and floats lauding China’s history, achievements and its regions passed by, along with portraits of China’s previous leaders and Xi himself, which got loud cheers.



