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Domestic tremors: China's 4th Plenum holds clues to the country's future

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

China vows to build modern industrial system, tech self-reliance by 2030

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

China's ruling Communist Party meets to map out plans for next 5 years

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

In Xi's China tycoons are vanishing, and Liuzhi may be the reason why

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 declares war on 'negative emotions', wants internet free of bad vibes

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

The Party's Interests Come First: Xi's father biography reflects CCP story

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

Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao detained for questioning: Report

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 ...

Can China's new early warning plane KJ-3000 boost PLA and rival US?

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

Xi Jinping delegates power, fuelling speculation over his political future

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, .

Civil servants in China are avoiding dining out: What's the reason?

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

Xi Jinping removes top PLA general Miao Hua amid military crackdown

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

US to revoke visas of many Chinese students enrolled in 'critical fields'

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

China: Xi Jinping ousts PLA's No 2 officer in biggest military shake-up

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 military launches joint exercises around Taiwan amid US warnings

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 executes four Canadians for drug charges, Canada condemns action

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

Michael Sheridan's book explores the Xi enigma and China's power dynamics

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

China increases surveillance to screen 'losers' to avoid public violence

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

China marks 75 yrs of CCP rule; economic, security challenges linger

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

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China's Communist Party has been in power for 75 years: Will it reach 100?

More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power. The powerful and feared organization has ruled the nation home to close to one-fifth of the world's population for 75 years, surpassing the 74-year Soviet era in Russia. The party survived years of self-inflicted tumult after it took control in 1949. A major course correction in 1978 transformed the country into an industrial giant with an economy second in size only to the United States. Party leaders now want to build an even stronger China to achieve what they call the rejuvenation of the nation by 2049, which would mark the centennial of communist rule. Staying in power that long will depend on how they manage in an era of slower growth and intensifying competition with the United States, one that has raised the specter of a new cold war. The first quarter-century of communist rule in China wasn't pretty Mao Zedong, after declaring the founding of the .