The closing of the congress saw Xi Jinping at the peak of his power with his philosophy enshrined at the core of the party doctrine and his rivals sidelined.
Monthly Archives For October 2022
Hu Jintao: The mysterious exit of China’s former leader from party congress
Footage of China’s former leader, Hu Jintao, being asked to leave the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during China’s Communist Party Congress is drawing global attention as people try …
Beijing Protester’s Battle Cry Sends Ripples Worldwide
Slogans on banners denouncing Chinese leader Xi Jinping have re-emerged in Paris and New York, and have been seen scrawled on the walls of public bathrooms in China.
China reaffirms Xi’s dominance, removes No. 2 Li Keqiang
China’s ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader.
Economic and finance shake-up on China’s Central Committee heralds new era in face of global uncertainty
The 20th party congress adopted development security, tech self-reliance and common prosperity as new overriding guidelines Reshuffle follows Central Committee retirements, banking crises and Xi …
Vatican and China Renew Agreement on Bishops as Beijing Tightens Control of Religion
Rome views the accord on the appointment of bishops as a necessary compromise to keep Chinese Catholics united, but that critics view as acquiescence to the Chinese government’s growing control of …
China Central Bank Head Likely to Step Down Amid Reshuffle – Sources
Yi Gang attends a news conference on China’s economic development ahead of the 70th anniversary of its founding, in Beijing, China September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo Reuters BEIJING/HONG KONG …
China says it’s running on a new version of democracy that doesn’t rely on elections. Experts say it’s just another mind game.
China said it had asked 8.54 million people how they feel the country should be run, but experts question the validity of China’s new “democracy.” …
Europe is in desperate straits this winter. Hope for ending its energy crisis hinges on a weakened China
China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and ensuing economic slump have, inadvertently, been a lifeline for an entire continent thousands of miles away. Ever since the Ukraine invasion eight months ago, Europe …
China’s Premier Li Keqiang dropped in leadership shuffle
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation’s No. 2 official and a chief proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members of the nation’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will …
China’s climate goals need $14tn for power and transport, says World Bank
China will need investment in power and transport estimated at $14tn to hit Beijing’s goal of net zero emissions by 2060, according to a World Bank report, as the ruling party congress this week …
China’s Xi further cements power as party congress closes
China’s ruling Communist Party wrapped up its twice-a-decade congress on Saturday, cementing Xi Jinping’s iron grip on power and revealing a new Central Committee missing two key officials lacking …
This man says he lost all his savings gambling online in China, where players visit ‘mirror’ websites that change URLs daily and fake ‘friends’ recruit gamblers in chat groups
In China, where gambling websites are blocked, companies like Bet365 use “mirror websites” which copy their real websites with URLs that change to bypass bans.
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