Chinese Communist Party

20 May 2013

A mainland scholar has suggested downsizing the ruling Communist Party by setting up an "exit mechanism" to cut at least 31 million members.

8:53AM

Unacceptable to invoke Maoist dogma in today's Hong Kong

30 Jan 2013

It comes as something of a shock to learn that there are political leaders in our midst whose minds are still mired in the Maoist ideological dogmas of the 1950s, who do not seem to be aware of...

4:25AM

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Sex photos lead to probe of retired Henan official

24 Jan 2013

A retired official in China’s central Henan province is being investigated after photos of him having sex with a former mistress appeared online, China’s Southern Metropolis Daily reported this...

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Netizens pay tribute to late Zhao Ziyang

17 Jan 2013

Chinese netizens discreetly paid tribute to the late Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang on social network sites on the 8th anniversary of his death on Thursday.

5:44PM

Shenzhen party chief ditches Audi for electric car

17 Jan 2013

Shenzhen’s Communist Party chief Wang Rong recently replaced his Audi A6 with a China-made electric car in a bid to promote green living, reported China's Southern Metropolis Daily on Thursday.

2:26PM

Veteran revolutionary Yang Baibing dies

16 Jan 2013

Yang Baibing, a veteran revolutionary and strong proponent of economic liberalisation, has died. He was 92.

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Time to put China's amended criminal law to the test

The good news as 2013 opens is that there is movement in judicial reform in China as amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law come into effect. Among other things, the amended law offers...

4:51AM

Quickest way to get corrupt officials to change is threat of trial by microblog

From his speech at the 18th national party congress last month, it was clear that, for outgoing President Hu Jintao, fighting corruption was a priority. President-to-be Xi Jinping also appears to...

3:23AM

China sets date for 12th National People’s Congress

China has fixed March 5, next year, as the date it will convene a key legislative session, state media reported on Friday, with new Communist Party chief Xi Jingping set to become president during...

9:13AM

MONEY MATTERS

A cure for cancer of corruption will take more than an iron fist

New Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping has been vocal about corruption. In his first Politburo meeting as chief, he said: "Corruption is getting worse. The party will perish, so will our...

4:28AM

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Beijing must provide evidence to support political warning

Tension is rising after Beijing apparently stepped up its rhetoric on how Hong Kong should be governed. After a war of words over an alleged pro-independence force in the city, a top mainland...

2:34AM

MONITOR TOM HOLLAND

Cautionary fable from 1994 holds good for China today

If China's new leaders really want to understand the economic challenge they face, they should dig out an essay published in the November 1994 edition of Foreign Affairs magazine by American...

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