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Monthly Archives For October 2022
Beijing party chief Cai, Xi loyalist, vaults to top rank
Cai Qi catapulted to the top rung of China’s leadership on Sunday, capping a late career rise that overcame a less than ideal stretch as Beijing’s Communist Party boss.
Beijing Party Chief Cai Uses Loyalty to Xi to Vault to Top Rank
Using a title previously only used by Mao’s propagandists to refer to the founder of the People’s Republic, Cai told the Beijing delegation during last week’s party congress: “Gen …
Questions swirl after China’s former leader Hu leaves event
The twice-a-decade congress of China’s ruling Communist Party is a tightly choreographed event. So when former Chinese President Hu Jintao was guided off stage without explanation Saturday — as the …
China’s Xi Jinping emerges from Communist Party congress with dominance
Xi Jinping has emerged from a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress stronger than ever after securing a third term as party boss and pushing all but his most loyal of allies out of the picture.
China congress: Xi cements power by packing top team with loyalists
On Sunday the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled its Politburo Standing Committee, with Mr Xi re-elected as general secretary. Observers say the line-up, handpicked by Mr Xi, shows he prizes …
China’s Central Bank Chief Seen Retiring As Reformers Axed
Yi Gang, chief of China’s central bank chief, is likely to step down after being dropped from the Communist Party’s Central Committee, sources have said. There has been much speculation about the …
China’s next premier Li: A Xi loyalist who oversaw Shanghai lockdown
Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai’s grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China’s commercial hub, is on track to become China’s next premier after President Xi Jinping unveiled …
In a park in central Beijing, muted support for Xi’s third term
On televisions, newspapers and billboards across China, Xi Jinping’s appointment as Communist Party leader for another five years has been greeted with a flood of official fanfare. Perched on a bench …
Hu Jintao ‘not feeling well’ when he left China congress, says state media
Xinhua news agency says former Chinese president was led from political gathering to ‘rest’ amid mystery around his departure …
Nasdaq halts IPO listing of small-cap Chinese firms after massive rise and fall in share prices
Nasdaq is seeking more information, especially from Asian companies, and has stopped giving approval after price spike in recent IPOs Nasdaq halts IPO listing of small-cap Chinese firms after massive …
China’s Xi expands powers, promotes allies after securing historic third term
President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party.
China’s next premier: Xi loyalist who oversaw Shanghai lockdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai’s grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China’s commercial hub, is on track to become China’s next premier after President …
