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China leadership

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.
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9 September, 2024
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China’s Communist Party

How Xi Jinping is going back to Confucius to define China’s future

Xi’s plan to glorify China’s deep cultural roots is embodied in Ruzang, a compilation of the philosopher’s writings and related works.

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China economy

Opinion | How can China’s reforms succeed when officials act like overbearing parents?

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China GDP

Top Chinese officials urged to make all-out effort to hit annual growth targets

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China economy

Opinion | There’s hope for China’s economy, as long as planners can ‘let go’

Despite economic challenges, a commitment to reform and pre-emptive planning will ensure China’s fundamentals remain strong.

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A shopper examines goods at a supermarket in Tengzhou, Shandong province, on April 11. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Editorial | Despite challenges, Xi makes it clear China is moving forward

President’s National Day address covers wide range of issues, with the most important message to the country being this: remain confident.

China economy

Opinion | Why ‘peak China’ talk obscures dire reality about its economy

China is far from collapse but its gamble to anchor growth in hi-tech innovation won’t pay off unless it shores up its traditional economy.

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China economy

Opinion | If Deng Xiaoping were alive, he would worry about China’s shifting priorities

Deng’s guiding philosophy of the centrality of economic development is rarely mentioned now, and has become secondary to national security.

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US-China relations

Open Questions | Former US diplomat on upcoming election, ‘adversarial antagonism’ with China

Former Nixon interpreter says that with vision and diplomacy, US and China could have ties ‘grounded in equality and mutual benefit’.

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My Take

My Take | In Hong Kong, Xi has completed where Deng left off

The city’s destiny was always about unification and integration, not democratisation or meeting Western expectations.

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China’s Communist Party

Honour reformer Deng Xiaoping by realising China’s revival, Xi Jinping says

‘We must steadfastly implement one country, two systems,’ Xi says, marking 120th anniversary of birth of Communist Party patriarch.

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Deng Xiaoping is heralded as the “architect” of China’s economic reform, transforming a poor, backward country into a global superpower. Photo: AFP
China economy

Opinion | The seeds of Deng Xiaoping’s legacy have yielded remarkable progress

Ambitious and rapid transformations in China over the last four decades have few historical parallels.

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Tourists pose for a photo in front of a bronze statue of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping near his birthplace in Guangan, Sichuan province, on August 14. Photo: Kyodo
120th anniversary of birth of Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping: architect of modern China

China’s Communist Party

As China celebrates Deng Xiaoping’s legacy, the country is again at a crossroads

Deng and his ‘true heir’ Xi Jinping differ in strategies and approaches, but closer examination reveals many core similarities.

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China economy

Opinion | China’s third plenum shows its reform era has entered a new phase

As China strives to build a “high-level socialist market economy”, expect the central government to build on the reforms of past decades.

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People riding bicycles and electric scooters wait at a traffic light in Beijing, on July 18 as the Communist Party of China’s third plenum draws to a close. Photo: EPA-EFE
China society

Opinion | What China watchers should know about where the country is headed

The reforms outlined in the third plenum sets the groundwork for deepening efforts such as poverty alleviation to sustainable development.

A giant screen shows President Xi Jinping attending the Communist Party’s third plenary session in Beijing on July 18. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s return as US president would not be all doom and gloom for China

Trump’s return, while expected to affect how China will carry out Xi’s reforms, could also work in Beijing’s favour geopolitically.

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Climate change

Editorial | Prevention best amid China flood misery

Cadres have been urged to ‘always be on high alert and take the initiative’ as water levels continue to rise along with deaths.

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China’s Communist Party

Editorial | Now comes the hard work after plenum puts growth, security ahead of quick fixes

An array of long-term objectives from deepening reform of economy to meeting geopolitical challenges aim to rebalance China in years to come.

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee (from front) Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi attend the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in Beijing. Photo: AP
China’s third plenum

Xi tells party to show ‘unwavering faith’ in China’s reform plans

Official messaging suggests there will be no major changes in the country’s economic strategy despite growing challenges.

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China economy

Editorial | Plenum must set clear direction for China in testing years to come

Latest economic data and geopolitical pressures underline need for policy priorities that will eliminate confusion at all levels.

China’s third plenum

Tight security surrounds China’s third plenum amid big policy questions

Heavy police presence in China’s capital; Beijing bans low-altitude aircraft and installs security personnel at subway stations and bridges

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Traffic police officers monitor a road leading towards the Jingxi Hotel where the Communist Party’s Central Committee is holding its third plenum in Beijing, China, on Monday, July 15, 2024. Photo: AP
China's economic recovery

China must unblock internal circulation, No 4 official Wang Huning says

Wang Huning says ‘smoothing out domestic circulation’ would lead to advantages for China in terms of international economic cooperation and competition.

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Beijing’s chief theoretician Wang Huning has called for a consolidation of leadership’s dual-circulation economic strategy that prioritises domestic demand. Photo: AFP
China’s third plenum

China eyes bold 10-year tech and economic goals, sets plenum dates

Plan should balance ‘economy and society, government and market, efficiency and equity, vitality and order, development and security’.

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China’s third plenum

Chinese scholar names pro-market reform as solution to country’s economic blues

A Chinese scholar has called for a renewed commitment to pro-market reforms to generate sustainable growth and solve several persistent issues that have vexed economic policymakers.

China's economic recovery

China’s Xi again calls for greater corporate governance at state-owned firms

Ahead of July’s third plenum, fresh comments by the president offer insight into what sort of economy-boosting reforms will be prioritised.

President Xi Jinping has reiterated calls to turn more state-owned enterprises into world-class companies. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | Third plenary magic: Beijing has fresh chance to restore investor confidence

Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin used third plenary sessions to usher in new eras of growth. Beijing should do it again.

The end of Maoist policies that ushered in the era of reform and opening up happened at a third plenary session. Some hope the third plenary magic touch will return next month. Photo: Handout
China jobs

Xi issues call to arms: China must cultivate new job sources, quell ‘chaos’

President urges the record batch of upcoming graduates to seek employment in grass-root organisations, rural areas and small businesses, as greater emphasis is placed on supporting the private sector.

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China society

Editorial | Long-overdue third plenum to set tone for China’s development

Meeting of Communist Party elite in July could be a watershed moment as its success may determine whether China earns the keys to the club of rich nations.

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