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Chinese Communist Party tightens rules of behaviour for its members

The ruling Communist Party of China headed by President Xi Jinping has issued a new set of rules to remove incompetent members deemed lagging in their faith, loyalty and performance, in a bid to further strengthen the party's control over the conduct of its nearly 100 million members. The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee released regulations on Thursday outlining how underperforming and unqualified party members should be dealt with, aiming to ensure the advanced nature and integrity of its membership by providing institutional guarantees, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Comprising 27 articles, these new rules are crucial for exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance, an official from the Organisation Department of the CPC Central Committee told Xinhua. They are essential for promoting the party's self-reform, establishing a team of Party members with strong beliefs, political reliability, reasonable composition, outstanding ...

US diplomat Jake Sullivan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

US National Security Adviser Sullivan described the Beijing trip as a true working visit

US NSA Sullivan meets Xi Jinping as wide-ranging China-US talks near end

As the pair sat down in the Great Hall of the People, Xi told Sullivan Beijing was committed to a stable relationship with Washington

President Xi urges top US official to adopt 'rational' China policy

Sullivan reaffirmed President Joe Biden's commitment to prevent competition "from veering into conflict or confrontation," adding that the two nations should aim to work together

US NSA Sullivan hold talks with top Chinese military official in Beijing

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was meeting Thursday morning with a top Chinese defence official as the two countries try to strengthen communication to prevent differences over Taiwan and the South China Sea from spiralling into conflict. The meeting came one day after the White House said that a phone conversation would be arranged between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in the coming weeks. Your request to meet with me shows the value you attach to military security and the relationship between our militaries, Zhang Youxia, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, told Sullivan in opening remarks. Sullivan noted that it is rare we have the opportunity to have this kind of exchange and underlined the need for us to responsibly manage the US-China relationship. Sullivan is on the final day of a three-day trip to China, his first as national security adviser and one aimed at keeping high-level communications open and stabilising ...

China, US to plan Biden-Xi call in coming weeks, says White House

Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Sullivan's first trip to China as national security adviser was aimed at keeping high-level communications open and stabilising bilateral relations to avoid conflict. The White House statement said both sides would keep lines of communication open, including planning for a leader-level call" in the coming weeks. There was no indication the two leaders might meet in person before Biden leaves the Oval Office. The White House said the two sides also planned to hold a military theater commander telephone call in the near future. China has rapidly expanded its military, and there are concerns that Taiwan and the South China Sea are becoming flashpoints. Wang told Sullivan that Taiwan's independence poses the greatest threat to

China to raise Taiwan, tariffs issue during US NSA Jake Sullivan's visit

Beijing has long complained about US measures to cut off China from high tech, including semiconductors, and about the White House's efforts to work with allies on security and economic issues

China, Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet

The meeting signals the close ties between the two communist-run neighbours

Trump praises Xi, Putin, Kim Jong Un in Elon Musk interview: Key remarks

Donald Trump returned to X for a high-stakes interview with Elon Musk; former US president critiqued Joe Biden, while praising Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong Un

Prez Xi urges hi-tech smart system usage to boost China's border defence

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater use of technology and the deployment of a smart system for border defence to meet new opportunities and challenges, amidst Beijing's unresolved land and maritime territorial disputes with its neighbours. The instructions were made during a group study session on Tuesday attended by the Communist Party's 24-member Politburo, its top policymaking body. Xi highlighted the need to strengthen technological empowerment in border defence, enhance the development of new methods and conditions for border, maritime, and air defence, and build a comprehensive and smart management and control system," Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. This aligns with Xi's repeated calls to improve the use of advanced technology in the armed forces to meet modernisation goals by 2027 and achieve the goal of building a world-class military by 2050. Tuesday's meeting lacked details about what the smart systems would entail, the Post

Xi Jinping vows to rewire China's finances, help indebted regions

China's top leader mapped out measures for fixing the debt crisis facing regional authorities in a near-22,200 character resolution published by the official Xinhua News Agency

China's Communist Party drops ex-foreign, defence ministers from top body

China's ruling Communist Party on Thursday accepted the resignation of sacked foreign minister Qin Gang from its Central Committee and endorsed the decision to expel former defence minister Li Shangfu and two other top Generals from the party. The decision came during the top-level meeting of the party's Central Committee, which concluded here on Thursday. According to the communique issued at the end of the four-day session called the third plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee convened to discuss measures to improve the economy has accepted Comrade Qin Gang's resignation. Qin, 58, disappeared suddenly in 2023 from public view after serving as China's shortest-serving foreign minister before being stripped of his remaining titles in the government. The reason for his removal is still not known. His whereabouts are also not known. However, while accepting his resignation, the Central Committee still referred to Qin as Comrade. Qin was subsequently replaced

Prez Xi's big economic meeting shows party bracing for slower growth

The real estate sector, which at one point accounted for a quarter of China's gross domestic product, was mentioned just once in the nearly 4,000-word announcement

China's economy grows slower than expected on weak demand, job insecurity

The government is aiming for economic growth of around 5.0% for 2024, a target that many analysts believe is ambitious and may require more stimulus

'Upset' Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina cuts short her China visit: Report

China reportedly promised Dhaka $5 billion in loan assistance ahead of the visit. The eventual outcome of deal amounted to $100 mn

China will face consequences for helping Russia against Ukraine: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said China will face consequences for helping Russia in its war against Ukraine and noted that some of the European countries are going to curtail their investment in the eastasian country. The issue is that we have to make sure that Xi Jinping understands there's a price to pay for undercutting both the Pacific Basin as well as Europe and as relates to Russia and dealing with Ukraine, Biden told reporters at a press conference here. So for example, if you want to invest in China, you have to have a 51-per cent Chinese owner. You have to make sure that you do by their rules, and provide all access to all the data and information you have, he sad. There was a while there, as you recall, the last administration and the others, where the access to that market was enticing enough to get companies to come in because they had access to over a billion people in a market, not a billion but a lot of people in the market, he said. So they were doing it, but

Hungary PM meets Xi during surprise China visit; Russia-Ukraine on agenda

In a video he posted from a Beijing airport tarmac on Monday on X, Orban hailed China as the only world power "clearly committed to peace''

Xi calls on world powers to help Russia, Ukraine resume direct dialogue

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue and negotiations during a meeting Monday with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbn, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Orbn made a surprise visit to China after similar trips last week to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. Orbn praised China's constructive and important initiatives for achieving peace and described Beijing as a stabilizing force amid global turbulence, according to CCTV.

PM Orbn makes surprise visit to China after trips to Russia, Ukraine

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbn is making a surprise visit to China on Monday after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. Peace mission 3.0 is how Orbn captioned a picture posted early Monday on the X social media platform depicting him after having stepped off his plane in Beijing. He was being greeted by Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying and other officials. Orbn later met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Besides Russia and Ukraine, the end of the war depends on the decision of three world powers, the United States, the European Union and China, Orbn wrote in a Facebook post showing him shaking hands with Xi. Orbn met with Xi just two months ago when he hosted the Chinese leader in Hungary as part of a three-country European tour that also included stops in France and Serbia, which unlike the other two is not a member of the European Union or NATO. Hungary und

Russian, Chinese Presidents attend SCO; Putin emphasises group's security

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter Western alliances. Putin and Xi joined the leaders of other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at its annual meeting in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana. The grouping was established in 2001 by China, Russia and the four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to promote regional security and economic cooperation. It was later joined by India, Pakistan and Iran. Russia's western neighbour and ally, Belarus, joined the SCO on Thursday. Observer states and dialogue partners include Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Addressing the summit, Putin emphasised the group's focus on ensuring security of its members and said the SCO will form a dedicated centre that will coordinate response to various security challenges. He added that the group's members will