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Births in China fell to a record low in 2025 despite subsidies and policy shifts, as young Chinese delay marriage and parenthood amid high costs, job uncertainty and long working hours

India on Wednesday underlined the need to take "positive steps" to create the right environment for improving ties with China as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted Sun Haiyan, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), focusing on initiatives to rebuild the relations. Sun, the vice minister of the CPC's international department, is currently on a visit to India to explore ways to improve relations between the two countries. In the last few months, both sides have initiated a series of measures to reset their ties that came under severe strain following the deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in June 2020. The military stand-off effectively ended in October 2024. In the meeting, Misri emphasised the importance of increasing understanding between the people of the two countries in order to rebuild ties and in this context, highlighted the need to "take positive steps to create the right environment for improved bilateral relations," the ..

There are references to the headwinds faced by the economy as it plans for the next five years

China's Communist Party vows to modernise its industry, strengthen tech self-reliance, improve people's welfare and expand domestic demand under its 2026-2030 plan

One of China's most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals for the next five years. The closed-door gathering known as the fourth plenum is expected to last four days and will discuss and put the final touches on China's next five-year plan, a blueprint for 2026-2030. The leaders are meeting at a time of heightened trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and just ahead of a possible meeting between Xi and US President Donald Trump during a regional summit later this month. Here is what to know about the meeting: What the fourth plenum is and why it matters ---------------------------------------------------- The fourth plenum refers to the fourth plenary session, out of typically a total of seven sessions during the five-year term of the Chinese Communist Party's central committee. Xi and about 370 members of the central committee are expected to attend. The gathering also may

A growing number of China's top bosses are vanishing into Liuzhi, a secretive detention system where anti-corruption drives, blacklists, and bankruptcy laws converge to punish business failure

China has launched a two-month drive against 'negative emotions', targeting content creators, social media apps and users in a bid to sanitise cyberspace

Meticulously written and displaying thorough archival work, the book is full of anecdotes. It is possible to argue that the senior Xi's life overlaps with the life of the CCP

Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat heading the foreign relations department of the ruling Communist Party, has been detained for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The 61-year-old senior diplomat was taken away for questioning in late July after returning to Beijing from an overseas work trip, the paper reported, quoting people familiar with the matter. There is, however, no official confirmation of his detention yet. Liu, the Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is regarded as the potential future foreign minister and shares close ties with President Xi Jinping. Liu led a CPC delegation that attended the Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa on July 28, according to the official media here. The news of Liu's detention, coming ahead of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in China's Tianjin city later this month, sent shock waves across the Chinese official and diplomatic ...

The KJ-3000 remains in its prototype phase, but if the aircraft enters full service, it could significantly boost the PLA's ability to conduct coordinated long-range strikes and electronic warfare

Chinese President Xi Jinping, widely regarded as a leader for life, is beginning to delegate authority to key organs of the ruling Communist Party, a first in his over 12-year rule. Xi's move sparked speculation that he may be laying the groundwork for an orderly power transition or scaling back his role in preparation for possible retirement. Speculation about Xi's power transition was rife after state-run Xinhua news agency recently reported that the powerful 24-member Political Bureau of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) in its meeting on Jun 30 reviewed a set of new regulations on the work of the party's institutions. The meeting presided over by Xi himself stressed that the regulations will further standardise the establishment, responsibilities, and operations of the CPC Central Committee's decision-making, deliberative, and coordinating institutions. Such institutions should exercise more effective leadership and coordination over major tasks and focus on planning, .

Officials across China are avoiding restaurants and work meals as local authorities intensify enforcement of Xi Jinping's austerity campaign, raising fears of overreach

The removal of General Miao Hua from China's top military body marks another step in Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign targeting senior ranks in the People's Liberation Army

The announcement added to the uncertainty for international students aiming to study in the US, who have faced intense scrutiny from the Trump administration

General He Weidong, the PLA's second-highest-ranking officer and CMC vice-chair, becomes the most senior military official purged in China since 1967

China's latest military exercises, involving its army, navy, and air force, simulate a blockade and assault on Taiwan, days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vows to counter China's aggression

China is believed to execute more people each year than any other country, though the exact numbers remain a state secret

It is hard to shake the feeling that the book fails at multiple levels, principally because of the author's biases

Screening of at-risk individuals, who face psychological issues, mental health struggles, and relationship breakdowns, among others, is being carried out to avoid random public attacks

In recent decades, China has mounted military parades and displays of the country's economic might only at the turn of decades, such as for the 60th and 70th anniversaries