Several international news organisations, including the BBC, Financial Times and The New York Times were denied access to the announcement, at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. The Foreign Correspondent’s Club of China said in…
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China’s Xi given 2nd 5-year term as Communist Party leader
Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday unveiled the new lineup of the ruling Communist…
China’s president given second term as Communist party leader
The makeup of the committee reflects Xi’s efforts to foster party unity by striking a balance between different interest groups in the 89-million member organization as he seeks to better position a reinvigorated party to…
Xi Jinping and other key leaders of China’s Communist Party
Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Key members of China’s Communist Party were determined at the national congress, which is…
China shuts down tens of thousands of factories in crackdown on pollution
CHINA has shut down tens of thousands of its factories in an unprecedented crackdown on pollution. Across the country, whole industrial regions are being temporarily closed as environmental inspectors do their work and blues skies…
China congress: All eyes on committee for clues to successor
The announcement of the Standing Committee, as well as the 25-member Politburo, comes after the end of the Communist Party congress, China’s most important political meeting. Delegates at the meeting elected the powerful Central Committee,…
China, Southeast Asia aim to build trust with sea drills, Singapore says
CLARK, Philippines (Reuters) – China and Southeast Asian navies aim to hold an inaugural joint maritime exercise next year, Singapore’s defense minister said on Tuesday, as they try to build trust amid conflicting claims over…
Hong Kong bookseller released by China is missing – daughter
Sweden says its citizen Gui Minhai, one of the five jailed “Hong Kong booksellers”, has been released from prison in China. But Mr Gui’s daughter, Angela, said no-one had seen him or spoken to him…
China Enshrines ‘Xi Jinping Thought.’ What Does That Mean?
Mr. Xi’s vision of a resurgent China will now permeate all party indoctrination in schools, the media and government agencies. With the conclusion of the congress, the party and the Chinese news media will begin…
China lifts Xi’s status to most powerful leader in decades
BEIJING — The ruling Communist Party on Tuesday formally lifted Xi Jinping’s status to China’s most powerful ruler in decades, setting the stage for the authoritarian leader to tighten his grip over the country while…
China’s Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party moved Tuesday to confirm Xi Jinping’s rise to becoming the country’s most powerful leader in decades by amending its constitution to add his name and ideology. Xi’s concept of…
China’s Communist Party inserts Xi Jinping into party constitution
BEIJING – China’s ruling Communist Party has amended its constitution to add President Xi Jinping’s name and ideology in an extension of his formidable political sway. Xi’s concept of “socialism with Chinese characteristics for a…
China has grand ambitions to dethrone the dollar. It may make a powerful move this year
China is looking to make a major move against the dollar’s global dominance, and it may come as early as this year. The new strategy is to enlist the energy markets’ help: Beijing may introduce…
