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China leadership
The Chinese Communist Party's 18th Congress, held in Beijing November 8-14, 2012, marked a key power transition in China. A new generation of leaders, headed by Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, took over from the previous leadership headed by Hu Jintao. The Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee was reduced in number from nine to seven. Unlike his predecessor Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao handed over both the Party General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission positions to Xi.
Communist Party cadres have been warned against associating with “political swindlers”. Photo: Robert Ng
China’s Communist Party

Beware of ‘political swindlers’, China’s cadres warned ahead of leadership change

Communist Party’s anti-corruption agencies say there is still a danger of graft in the promotion process.

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China food security

China signals strong soybean imports – what does it mean for food security?

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China jobs

China’s youth jobless rate edges down – but labour market strains persist

China's economic recovery

China’s Xi pushes ‘holistic’ execution by local cadres for 5-year plan

Xi pushes need for full grasp of 2026-2030 goals, setting boundaries amid domestic malaise and external challenges to get the ball rolling.

President Xi Jinping, seen here in July 2024, addressed China’s provincial leaders and ministers at the Central Party School in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

China says US trade war, tech curbs have spurred ‘independent innovation’

In the first year of new five-year plan, party mouthpiece says list of ‘chokepoint technologies’ is narrowing.

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China economy

Opinion | Why China is still struggling to ‘invest in people’

To boost demand, Beijing must upend its long-held mantra of production over livelihoods and investment over consumption.

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China food security

Xi renews call to boost grain output after trade war sharpens food security push

Beijing renews push to fortify domestic crop supplies and modernise agriculture amid a tense geopolitical climate.

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President Xi Jinping has long called for boosting China’s food security, calling it a “political responsibility”. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | China’s Politburo swaps emergency economic surgery for preventive care

Last year’s meeting focused on survival, but now the emphasis is on unlocking factors to let the domestic economy thrive.

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China economy

China’s central economic work conference: cheat sheet

SCMP Plus annotates the official readout from China’s annual economic policy gathering, where top leaders focused on efforts to boost domestic consumption amid concerns about external trade in 2026.

China economy

China’s 2026 economic road map, Macron tariff threat, November data dump

This week: Chinese leaders prioritise domestic demand amid trade uncertainties at key year-end meeting, Mexico readies Asian tariffs, Macron threatens China levies and Trump greenlights exports of Nvidia H200 chips. Next week: November retail sales, Hainan expands duty-free shopping, China Vanke debt fight, “solar goddess” wedding and more.

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China economy

China’s economy can probably ride out storms in 2026

Policymakers meeting in Beijing this week will probably see few reasons for new stimulus measures after China’s economy largely weathered the US trade war.

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China's economic recovery

China’s Politburo pledges action to tackle trade ‘struggles’ in 2026

Analysts said the decision-making body’s phrasing on the international trade environment suggests a cautious stance next year despite US truce.

China GDP

China’s economic focus in 2026: what to expect as leaders prep for major meeting

Growth of ‘around 5 per cent’ may be revised to between 4.5 and 5 per cent, analysts say, as leadership gears up for tone-setting conference.

Banking & finance

China’s finance chief calls for fiscal firepower as Beijing weighs 2026 goals

This month’s central economic work conference will set the tone, while top finance official signals more assertive fiscal support.

Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, attends a new conference on the economy for the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress on March 6. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
China’s fourth plenum

Opinion | 15th five-year plan charts a course for China’s modernisation

By building on past successes and shoring up areas of weakness, China can lay firm foundations to achieve socialist modernisation.

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China's economic recovery

Tax reform in China’s 5-year plan aims to protect budgets without crushing firms

Officials propose boosting direct and local levies, curbing tax breaks and tapping new sectors to shore up local revenues and fund social spending.

China GDP

Overseas banks raise China GDP forecasts, say Beijing ‘on track’ for 2025 target

Leading banks raise estimates after third-quarter data beats expectations, but some analysts caution more policy support needed.

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China’s fourth plenum

Five-year plan meeting, trade war heats up, economic data

This week: China property forecast adds to woes ahead of five-year plan meeting; Trump threatens 100 per cent China tariff, Dutch seize Chinese chipmaker. Next week: Q3 economic data, iPhone Air debut, Trump-Albanese meeting, arts festival and more.

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China’s fourth plenum

China readies five-year plan amid economic challenges

Policymakers will attend a key meeting about the 15th five-year plan next week amid a trade war with the US and deflation-fuelling overcapacity.

China food security

‘Extremely dangerous’: why China’s 5-year plan will double down on food security

Beijing has made huge strides in its self-sufficiency push – but trade tensions, climate risks and supply-chain shocks keep fears alive.

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China’s fourth plenum

China’s top party journal urges action to boost confidence ahead of fourth plenum

Party journal calls for steps to improve policy predictability and support growth amid slowing demand and trade tensions.

President Xi Jinping and senior members of the government stand for the national anthem at the end of the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party at The Great Hall of People on October 22, 2022, in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
China economy

Editorial | As China drafts another five-year plan, it must brace for challenges

Amid domestic and global headwinds, national development won’t be easy. Hong Kong can help serve Beijing’s development goals.

Commuters wait at a bus stop during evening rush hour at the central business district in Beijing on March 2. The Politburo has set a date for the party’s fourth plenum, during which its leaders will introduce the 15th five-year plan. Photo: Reuters
China's economic recovery

China expands regulatory arsenal in fight against solar industry price wars

Beijing vows more concrete measures to tackle aggressive competition after July meeting failed to stop falling prices.

China’s economic stimulus

What does the Beidaihe guest list tell us about China’s economic priorities?

The invitees to the Communist Party’s annual summer getaway offer clues about Beijing’s priorities ahead of a crucial October meeting.

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China society

Opinion | Entrepreneur scandals reveal the limits of nationalism as a brand

Chinese don’t need their country’s business leaders to be icons of morality and national pride. But they would like some accountability.

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Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group, attends a conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on September 18, 2013. Photo: AFP
China consumption

China doubles down on consumer subsidies to spur household spending

The announcement came in the same week that Beijing’s top leadership called for greater efforts to unlock domestic demand.

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A salesperson introduces products and government subsidies to a consumer at a Suning chain store, a leading home-appliance retailer, in Wenzhou city, east China’s Zhejiang province on November 11, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

China’s Xi tells party ‘power is granted by people’ amid corruption crackdown

Xi urges party members and cadres to remember that ‘all power is granted by the people’.

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Xi Jinping

Opinion | China’s new weapon in rivalry with the US – effective governance under pressure

President Xi Jinping’s commemoration of a Communist Party elder points to how Beijing is redirecting its broader ideological narrative.

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