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President Xi Jinping, seen here in July 2024, addressed China’s provincial leaders and ministers at the Central Party School in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AP
China's economic recovery

China’s Xi pushes ‘holistic’ execution by local cadres for 5-year plan

Xi pushes need for full grasp of 2026-2030 goals, setting boundaries amid domestic malaise and external challenges to get the ball rolling.

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China’s fight against corruption is a battle we can’t afford to lose, Xi says

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China's economic recovery

China cautions against ‘compound errors’ from clashing policies

China economy

Opinion | Why China is still struggling to ‘invest in people’

To boost demand, Beijing must upend its long-held mantra of production over livelihoods and investment over consumption.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
China society

Opinion | Key lessons from China’s ascent over the past 25 years

The country’s rise was shaped less by a single turning point than by its commitment to long-term planning, meritocracy and global engagement.

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Japan

‘Pillar’ of Japan’s Communist Party, Tetsuzo Fuwa, dies aged 95

Fuwa reformed the party’s platform, recognising the imperial system and Self-Defence Forces.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China vows to keep up the fight after record ‘tigers’ caught in corruption net

Politburo agrees to push forward campaign and calls for graft-busters to provide ‘guarantee’ for nation’s economic and social development.

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A record 63 high-ranking officials were placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption this year. Photo: Robert Ng
China’s air force

China’s military calls for tip-offs as it targets corruption in air force

Notice urges public to come forward with information about ‘irregular’ activities, the first such request for a specific military branch.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Newcomers in charge at PLA’s corruption-hit command overseeing Taiwan

State media shows Yang Zhibin and Zhang Jichun at official event, suggesting they are heading the Eastern Theatre Command.

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China’s Communist Party

Official Chinese media calls for end to name-and-shame campaign against cadres

Series of commentaries says insulting officials will backfire and more effort must be made to tackle reasons for perceived poor performance.

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The central authorities are trying to balance their desire to increase control over the grass roots with efforts to reduce cadres’ workloads. Photo: AP
Law

China’s move to seal records of offences like drug use sparks public backlash

New rule takes effect on January 1 and means the offences will no longer be attached to a person’s identity information.

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Minor offences covered by the new regulation include drug use, soliciting prostitutes and minor brawls. They typically result in fines and up to 15 days of administrative detention. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Communist Party

China looks to AI and big data to guard against Western values

President tells Politburo that new technology should be applied to promote socialist ideology.

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China’s Communist Party

Chen Weijun joins list of senior Xinjiang officials investigated for corruption

Party journal Qiushi republishes speech by President Xi Jinping in which he urged greater effort in the push for ‘self-revolution’.

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Corruption in China

Corrupt Chinese officials hold sham votes to approve projects, state media warns

Report highlights cases where the collective decision-making process was manipulated to suit the interests of crooked officials.

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China’s years-long anti-corruption campaign is ongoing. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s fourth plenum

Opinion | 15th five-year plan charts a course for China’s modernisation

By building on past successes and shoring up areas of weakness, China can lay firm foundations to achieve socialist modernisation.

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US-China relations

Opinion | How Russia factors into the Trump-Xi summit outcome

A limited detente with the US helps China safeguard its domestic policy goals and hedge against potential instability in Russia.

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Censorship

How the fight over a Chinese bookstore heightened concerns over cultural squeeze

The fate of a popular venue in the southwestern city of Chengdu has highlighted the increasing pressure on public activities.

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Corruption in China

China expels former aerospace boss and military auditor from top legislature

Xu Dazhe, former vice-minister and space programme director, and Sun Bin, who was CMC auditor, have been removed from NPC duties.

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Xu Dazhe, former party secretary of Hunan province and long-time aerospace official, has been expelled from the National People’s Congress, according to the NPC Standing Committee. Photo: NPC
China’s fourth plenum

China’s five-year plan proposal: English translation

The 20th Central Committee of China’s Communist Party adopted a proposal for formulating the country’s 15th five-year plan. Below is an unofficial AI translation of the full Chinese text.

China economy

Opinion | Time for China to set an explicit household consumption target

As Beijing’s five-year plan shapes up to follow a familiar agenda, policymakers need to focus on invigorating the consumer’s role as a more powerful driver of growth.

China economy

Opinion | China is spearheading a new phase of globalisation

Achieving true industrial leadership will depend not just on domestic innovation but on the ability to support hi-tech manufacturing around the world.

Employees work on an electric vehicle assembly line in Chongqing, on May 20. EPA-EFE
China’s Communist Party

Chinese President Xi Jinping puts personal stamp on 5-year plan

Plan’s framework reflects Xi’s fact-finding visits across the country this year, article says.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s tours throughout the country this year fed into the plan’s framework. Photo: Xinhua
China’s fourth plenum

Five-year plan, Trump-Xi meeting, Apec summit

This week: China outlines 15th five-year plan, economy on track, and Trump signs critical minerals deal with Australia. Next week: Trump visits Asia and meets Xi in South Korea, interest rates, HSBC results, China-India flights and more.

China’s fourth plenum

China aims to overcome adversity with tech, self-reliance – as it happened

After the Central Committee vowed to answer ‘major tests’ following its fourth plenum, officials elaborated at press conference.

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China’s fourth plenum

Editorial | 5-year plan offers hope of stability amid global uncertainty

‘Peaceful’ role for Hong Kong as blueprint charts China’s future through high-quality development, technological self-reliance, innovation.

Beijing hosts the fourth plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 20 October to 23 October. Photo: EPA
China’s fourth plenum

China’s fourth plenum: leaders bolster self-reliance against ‘raging storms’

5,000-word Central Committee document stresses tech upgrades, security and domestic demand to guard against headwinds of the next five years.

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China’s Communist Party concluded the fourth plenum of its Central Committee on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
China’s fourth plenum

As China’s fourth plenum wraps, editorial hails system as anchor of stability

China is preparing to unveil its next five-year plan, which state media said provided clear direction amid global uncertainty.

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China’s fourth plenum

China’s Communist Party kicks off fourth plenum amid tight security in Beijing

Xi Jinping delivers work report during first day of key conclave that will determine China’s development over the next five years.

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