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

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

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

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

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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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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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Chen Weijun, once regarded as a promising political star, is under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law”. Photo: Handout
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 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.

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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Chinese President Xi Jinping, who also serves as the Communist Party’s general secretary, waves goodbye to villagers while visiting Zhaoxing, Guizhou province, on March 17. Photo: Xinhua
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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The You Xing Bookstore in Chengdu was at risk of closure. Photo: Handout
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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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.

Visitors select blind boxes at a cultural industries fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on May 22. Photo: Xinhua
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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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.

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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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A press conference was after the fourth plenum of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party. Photo: EPA
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.

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 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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A police officer stands guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. File photo: EPA
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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Security personnel stand guard at the entrance to the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing where the Communist Party’s Central Committee is holding its fourth plenum. Photo: AP
China’s Communist Party

China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

Rare disclosure from defence ministry comes days ahead of key Communist Party fourth plenum to discuss next five-year plan amid US rivalry.

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Human rights in China

Why a police DNA collection drive in China has sparked privacy worries

Initiative by Inner Mongolia law enforcement to collect male blood samples exposes gaps in legal safeguards.

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China’s Communist Party

China warns propaganda staff, classified units to stop leaks of state secrets

Public information is often the ‘focus of external force scrutiny’, social media account linked to state secrets protection office cautions.

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China’s law on guarding state secrets has a three-tier system for classified information. Photo: Shutterstock
China economy

Editorial | As China drafts another five-year plan, it must brace for challenges

Amid domestic and global headwinds, national development won’t be easy. Hong Kong can help serve Beijing’s development goals.

Commuters wait at a bus stop during evening rush hour at the central business district in Beijing on March 2. The Politburo has set a date for the party’s fourth plenum, during which its leaders will introduce the 15th five-year plan. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

China names veteran diplomat to head party’s International Department

Liu takes over the role from Liu Jianchao, who was reportedly detained earlier this year after returning from Algeria.

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China’s Communist Party

Religion must align with law for ethnic and social harmony in China, Xi says

During a Politburo study session, Xi Jinping says Beijing must ‘implement strict law enforcement’ regarding religion.

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