China's Communist Party

The bill targets police units that have cracked down on Hong Kong protesters, as well as Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for imposing a strict national security law on Hong Kong

The United States has accused China of escalating border tension with India and other neighbours by trying to take benefit of these countries busy fighting coronavirus pandemic

Edited excerpts from US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo's opening remarks at a press conference, April 22 in Washington DC

The new approach also runs counter to that taken by countries like Singapore, Australia and Canada, which have urged their citizens working and studying overseas to come home

Pompeo said, during the meeting, the US urged every country to work together to protect the UN and other organisations from China's malign influence and authoritarianism

The party is headed by President Xi Jinping, 66, who is regarded as the most powerful leader after the party founder Mao Zedong

If there are no term limits on a country's highest leader, then we are returning to an imperial regime: Li told in an open letter

Newly assertive party members arrange lectures, proudly display hammer-and-sickle insignia at their desks and are praised as exemplary workers

China's president is likely to emerge from a Communist Party congress with enhanced powers - but will he step down in 2022?