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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Communist Party of China which has ruled the country since 1949 and is currently led by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The party currently has over 90 million members and it began to admit private entrepreneurs into its ranks in 2001.
China’s President Xi Jinping urged officials to adapt to the “changes in the international environment”, improve foresight and optimise the economic layout while drafting the five-year plan. Photo: Xinhua
Russia

How did China’s 5-year plans deliver an economic miracle and what’s next?

The national strategic blueprint has evolved from its roots in a Soviet-style planned economy to today’s more responsive model.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US-China trade war has left ordinary people stuck in the middle

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China economy

New law to protect China’s private enterprise can spur greater growth

China's economic recovery

Stay alert to external forces, Xi Jinping says as China embarks on 5-year planning

Xi highlights need to keep eye on global developments as the country sets its next development goals.

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China’s economic powerhouses need to keep a close watch on global conditions as they draft their plans for the next five years, Chinese President Xi Jinping says. Photo: Xinhua
Law

China mulls law on standards for national 5-year plans

Draft legislation goes before the NPC, a decade after first being mooted.

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China’s military

Absence of Chinese general He Weidong from Politburo event raises questions

In one of He’s last public appearances on March 5 he called for improvements to military training and the advance of anti-corruption efforts.

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Communist Party politics

China extends anti-corruption rules to village chiefs and grass-roots officials

19,000 village officials have been investigated in first quarter of this year, according to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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The “use of large sums of money” in villages must be reported to the township party committee and the higher-level government as part of Beijing’s revised Regulations on the Honest Performance of Duties by Rural Grass-roots Officials. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China education

China expands initiative to stamp out Western bias in ethnic studies

Beijing approves 15 more universities to establish new academic programme as it works to consolidate national identity narrative.

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Communist Party politics

Marxism and meal plans: cadres tackle weighty issues at China’s top party school

Promising young and mid-ranking officials given ‘life-changing’ lessons on political doctrine, loyalty, and how to look after their health.

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Corruption in China

China’s top graft-buster warns ‘no one is untouchable’ in corruption fight

Taking aim at the corrupt ‘a powerful measure to create a market-oriented, law-based and internationalised business environment’, CCDI says.

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The CCDI said fairness and justice were crucial for a healthy economy and society, “and corruption is the greatest injustice”. Image: Shutterstock
US-China relations

China-backed actors ‘stand out’ in threatening US infrastructure, panel hears

Beijing said to plot long-term strategy to incapacitate America’s power grid to ‘create options’ for mainland authorities and ‘sow chaos’.

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Security fencing encircles the US Capitol in Washington. American lawmakers have voiced concern about China possibly exploiting vulnerabilities in domestic infrastructure. Photo: Reuters
Science

Academic misconduct, grant fraud threaten China’s innovation push: state media

Communist Party mouthpiece says there must be greater penalties for violations that could ‘undermine the country’s strategic goals’.

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US-China trade war

After a whirlwind month, how will China’s Politburo counter Trump’s tariffs?

The meeting of the decision-making body, expected to be held at the end of April, will need to account for rapid escalation of trade conflict.

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Taiwan

Taiwan spy scandals expose frailty of political and military defences

As government aides are investigated, there is alarm over Beijing’s intensifying efforts to undermine Taiwanese authorities from within.

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High-level breaches in Taiwan have fuelled fears that Beijing’s decades-long efforts to cultivate spy networks on the island are reaching new levels. Photo: Shutterstock
Xinjiang

China’s museums get new mission: promote ‘diverse but unified’ ethnic history

Ethnic policy chief Pan Yue tells training session that exhibits should emphasise unity over ethnic division between Han and minorities.

A ceremony is held at the Museum of the War of Chinese People’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing in July, 2024. A recent high-level training session focused on unified historical narratives for museums. Photo: Xinhua
Xi Jinping

How China is turning to historical narrative to ramp up its border security

As tech advances, definition of border regions and national sovereignty expected to expand to airspace sovereignty and digital frontiers.

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China economy

Editorial | China’s domestic demand is a key weapon in fight against Trump tariffs

First-quarter GDP growth beat expectations, but in longer term, China must boost local economy and forge new trade deals around the world.

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US-China trade war

Chinese officials embark on tour to rally export firms amid Trump tariff shocks

Communist Party chiefs and mayors in China’s coastal provinces kick off company visits, while task forces help exporters find new markets.

Container ships are seen at a port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

‘Bring it on, Trump, we’re ready’: Chinese stand firm on tariff war despite risks

Citizens surveyed put forward a range of responses and, while worried about a trade war, many are in favour of Beijing’s strong response.

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US-China trade war

China prepared to ‘strike back’, state media says as new tariffs kick in

In the wake of more US tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing’s media arm keeps up defiant language but adds door is not closed to talks.

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China-Canada relations

Canada says WeChat news account pushing false narratives about PM Carney

Ottawa said the account had targeted Carney’s experience and credentials in a bid to manipulate Chinese voters.

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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Victoria Edelweiss Club during his election campaign tour in Victoria, British Columbia, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Communist Party politics

Top China think tank shuts down research centre after questions of party loyalty

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences abolishes entity, warns any activities carried out in its name would be illegal.

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The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences headquarters in Beijing. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

China contends ‘key pillar’ agriculture is off-limits in US trade war

Party mouthpiece warns against mutually destructive trade practices, says US and China are ‘natural partners in agriculture’.

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Communist Party politics

In a first for China’s Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs

The heads of the party’s human resources and influence departments have switched positions.

Communist Party politics

Hu Dehua, son of former liberal Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, dies at 76

The younger Hu is remembered as an outspoken proponent of political reform and press freedom – rare among China’s princelings.

Hu Dehua is one of the few princelings to have openly spoken out about what he viewed as a lack of progress towards democracy and the rule of law in China. Photo: Simon Song
Corruption in China

China doubles down on austerity, but not with a Trump-style Doge approach

In its campaign against waste, Beijing has invoked the party code of conduct to ensure officials do not spend money on lavish banquets.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told officials not to enjoy lavish banquets at public expense. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Renewed civil war over Taiwan may be option for Beijing: researcher

Article in journal from key Taiwan-related think tank also suggests ‘direct governance during wartime’, followed by ‘appointed governance’.

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Corruption in China

How did China’s top weapons brains become targets of its anti-corruption push?

Acceleration of defence sector’s anti-corruption drive may be linked to the downfall of former defence minister Li Shangfu, analysts say.

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