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Around a month after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine, US counterpart Joe Biden declared that the Russian leader was a dangerous man who should not be allowed to remain in power. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said in an address outside the Royal Castle in Warsaw,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3211786/global-impact-battle-lines-drawn-more-ways-one-ukraine-war-marks-first-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3211786/global-impact-battle-lines-drawn-more-ways-one-ukraine-war-marks-first-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Feb 2023 06:00:15 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! The talk was “open and candid”, according to US President Joe Biden, when asked about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali ahead of the G20 summit in November. “So we covered an awful lot of territory. And – and I must say that he was as straightforward as he has been with me in the past. And I – I think that... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3210239/global-impact-how-much-damage-has-alleged-spy-balloon-done-us-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3210239/global-impact-how-much-damage-has-alleged-spy-balloon-done-us-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Feb 2023 06:00:09 +0000 The state funeral of former president Jiang Zemin marked the end of an era and the turning of a new page in Chinese politics. President Xi Jinping heaped praise on his predecessor for his statesmanship, upholding socialism and defending the Communist cause, while also pressing ahead with reform and opening up in the aftermath of Beijing’s crackdown on a pro-democracy movement. “Comrade Jiang Zemin, who is sincerely loved by the whole party, the army and the people of all ethnicities, will live... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3202929/global-impact-xi-jinping-urges-china-write-new-chapter-socialism-chinese-characteristics-after-jiang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3202929/global-impact-xi-jinping-urges-china-write-new-chapter-socialism-chinese-characteristics-after-jiang?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:00:22 +0000 The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party ended last Saturday with the election of a new Central Committee and amendments of the party constitution. Then, on the following day, President Xi Jinping further cemented his paramount leader status with a third term as the general secretary, while also confirming a new line-up for the Politburo and its powerful Standing Committee. The results were largely as expected as some of the familiar faces like Premier Li Keqiang and... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3197836/global-impact-now-dust-has-settled-after-20th-party-congress-where-china-heading-under-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3197836/global-impact-now-dust-has-settled-after-20th-party-congress-where-china-heading-under-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:00:16 +0000 The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party formally closed on Saturday. The 2,200-odd delegates will now return to their provinces and work units having completed their three sacred tasks – electing a new Central Committee, endorsing a norm-breaking third term for President Xi Jinping as the party boss and adopting amendments to the party constitution. The week-long congress has so far been run strictly according to the script. Xi delivered the work report last Sunday, laying down... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3197007/global-impact-20th-party-congress-wraps-xi-jinping-lays-down-his-vision-chinas-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3197007/global-impact-20th-party-congress-wraps-xi-jinping-lays-down-his-vision-chinas-future?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:00:12 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/military/article/3195706/chinas-military-who-are-top-decision-makers-worlds-biggest-standing-army?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/military/article/3195706/chinas-military-who-are-top-decision-makers-worlds-biggest-standing-army?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:05:35 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/society/article/3195576/chinas-20th-politburo-and-standing-committee-members-and-new-faces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/society/article/3195576/chinas-20th-politburo-and-standing-committee-members-and-new-faces?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Oct 2022 09:52:05 +0000 An epoch-making event is about to unfold in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, who has been called China’s most powerful leader since Deng Xiaoping, will open the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party together with over 2,200 party delegates at the Great Hall of People. The delegates, who represent 96 million Communist Party members nationwide, were chosen through a stringent selection process which started more than a year ago. While a fair share of them are senior party and government... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3196186/global-impact-its-here-20th-party-congress-set-begin-xi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3196186/global-impact-its-here-20th-party-congress-set-begin-xi?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:10 +0000 As the week-long National Day holiday draws to a close, preparation for the 20th party congress enters its final leg. On Sunday, party elites will kick off a plenary meeting to start reviewing a set of documents to be tabled for discussion by the 2,000-odd delegates at the congress from next week. Little has been revealed about their content, but they include amendments to the party constitution and two work reports by the policymaking Central Committee and the anti-graft Central Commission for... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3195399/global-impact-20th-party-congress-preparations-enter-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3195399/global-impact-20th-party-congress-preparations-enter-final?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:00:20 +0000 The 20th party congress is less than a month away. Apart from the opening date of October 16, little information about the conclave has been released. A monthly Politburo meeting is expected this week. It will be followed by the seventh plenum of the 19th Central Committee on October 7 – just over a week before the start of the congress – during which members will review a draft report, amendments to the party constitution and a work report by the party’s top anti-corruption watchdog. In the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3193933/global-impact-newsletter-chinas-20th-party-congress-less?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3193933/global-impact-newsletter-chinas-20th-party-congress-less?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:00:26 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185759/chinas-ruling-communist-party-faces-watch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185759/chinas-ruling-communist-party-faces-watch?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:00:18 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185751/connections-chinas-most-powerful-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185751/connections-chinas-most-powerful-people?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:00:17 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185694/chinese-communist-party-19th-central-committee-visually?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185694/chinese-communist-party-19th-central-committee-visually?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:00:15 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185672/chinas-new-politburo-and-its-standing-committee-who-will-leave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3185672/chinas-new-politburo-and-its-standing-committee-who-will-leave?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:00:14 +0000 China has had five major leaders since the founding of the People’s Republic, each of them distinctive and each with their own path to power. In his new book China’s Leaders: From Mao to Now , American political science professor and leading China scholar David Shambaugh not only charts the rise of each man but does it in a way that is accessible to the general reader. Here, Shambaugh talks about how he sees Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping – from their... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3151769/mao-now-david-shambaugh-compares-and-contrasts-chinas-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3151769/mao-now-david-shambaugh-compares-and-contrasts-chinas-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:30:15 +0000