Chinese ex-President Hu Jintao escorted out of party congress Chinese former President Hu Jintao was unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony of a congress of the ruling Communist Party on Saturday. Reuters · Oct 22, 2022
China opens final session of ruling Communist Party congress The closing session of a major weeklong meeting of China’s ruling Communist Party was underway Saturday The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Xi set to reveal China’s new senior leadership as Congress ends Chinese president expected to be supported by the most loyal as he heads into an unprecedented third term. Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2022
Asian shares mostly fall as investors watch for inflation Asian shares are mostly lower in muted trading as investors eye inflation and await the outcome of a Communist Party congress in China The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
As leaders meet, Chinese hope for end to 'zero-COVID' limits China is doubling down on its at times draconian “zero-COVID” policies, even as the population may have wished for a hint at the Communist Party's congress that the rules would be eased The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
The big reveal: Xi set to introduce China's next standing committee Xi Jinping, poised to clinch a third five-year term as China's leader, will on Sunday preside over the most dramatic moment of the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress and reveal the members of its elite Politburo Standing Committee. Reuters · Oct 21, 2022
Two new books challenge the sense of inevitable permanence of the Chinese party state China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower and Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s offer a look at the future of China's Communist Party. WEKU · Oct 20, 2022
China sticks with zero-COVID as quarantine video causes outrage The video that purportedly shows a seriously ill 16-year-old female being ignored at a quarantine centre has gone viral. Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022
Editorial: Responding to Xi's China Addressing China's Communist Party's Congress on Sunday, President Xi Jinping told delegates at the twice-a-decade event to "Be mindful of dangers in the midst of peace. Get the house in good repair before rain comes, and prepare to undergo the major tests of winds and waves and even perilous, stormy… Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022
Fleeing Xi’s China, journalist makes fresh start abroad Chinese investigative journalist Wang Zhi’an once exposed corruption, land seizures, and medical malpractice for state broadcaster CCTV The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Chinese capital steps up COVID measures as cases quadruple China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop COVID, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing. Reuters · Oct 20, 2022
China party congress offers look at future leaders Xi Jinping is primed to receive a third five-year term as head of China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Analysis-Japan rushes to rearm with eye on 2027 - and China's Taiwan ambitions Between China's 20th Communist Party Congress, that began Sunday, and the next one in 2027, Japan will undertake its biggest arms buildup since World War Two in a race to deter Beijing from war in East Asia, according to Japanese government officials and security analysts. Reuters · Oct 18, 2022
The Ukrainian filmmaker fighting on the cultural front line For Sergiy Kulybyshev, making films in a time of war is critical to defending his country’s cultural identity. Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022
WEKU · Oct 18, 2022 What Xi Jinping's decade in power means for people in China — in their own words Xi Jinping has become China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. NPR has been speaking with a broad range of Chinese people about the impact he has had. Here is what four of them had to say.
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 For China's women, this week's Congress is unlikely to mean progress As Xi Jinping consolidates power at China's 20th Communist Party Congress this week, Chinese women are not holding their breath for progress in gender equality.
Bangkok Post · Oct 17, 2022 Asian stocks fall as fears of global recession keep rising Asian stock markets slipped yesterday as recession fears mounted over expectations of a further tightening in global monetary policies, days after China's Communist Party sent the world a defiant message.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2022 Is the Communist party's old guard tiring of Xi's iron grip on China? By rooting out his opponents through merciless "anti-corruption" campaigns and supressing all forms of criticism, Chinese leader Xi Jinping now seems to be untouchable. Thousands of delegates are set to rubber-stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term as they meet for the five-yearly Congress. But between the…
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2022 China: Xi Jinping poised for a third term with no plans to relinquish power any time soon It is a certainty that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will be confirmed in office at the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, currently being held in Beijing. At 69, Xi is also tipped to become the CCP chairman.
Bangkok Post · Oct 17, 2022 Xi’s fiery Taiwan rhetoric raises risk of war in his third term President Xi Jinping proclaimed on Sunday that Taiwan’s status should be “settled by Chinese people”. Yet he faces a tricky balancing act managing public opinion among China’s 1.4 billion people on an issue that looks set to dominate his third term.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft China's ruling Communist Party says it has probed almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553
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The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Asian shares decline as markets keep eyes on China meeting Asian shares are mostly lower as investors focus on the weeklong Communist Party congress in China
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 China's party congress promises continuity, not change The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change
Los Angeles Times · Oct 16, 2022 Chinese Communist Party Congress affords another step for Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power TAIPEI, Taiwan — In coming days, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to further cement his standing as the Communist Party’s most powerful leader in decades. But last week, a flicker of dissent appeared in China’s capital.