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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Communist Party of China which has ruled the country since 1949 and is currently led by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The party currently has over 90 million members and it began to admit private entrepreneurs into its ranks in 2001.
China’s jobless rate among the 16-24 age group reached a four-month high in March of 16.9 per cent. Photo: EPA
China jobs

Foreign forces pushing ‘lying flat’ credo aim to sabotage ‘future of China’

Foreign funding is behind spread of narrative intended to erode young people’s spirit and social values, Ministry of State Security says.

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Communist Party politics

Could hair or cosmetics be make-or-break for China’s would-be civil servants?

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Tibet

China must ‘strengthen education’ of Tibetan Buddhists, Beijing official says

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Mainland China

Why leading Chinese scientists are rising to the top in the Communist Party

The number of members from the country’s elite research academies in a key decision-making body has doubled in the course of a decade.

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The party leadership has been actively recruiting leading scientists. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Editorial | Beijing’s 10-point plan sends strong signal to ordinary Taiwanese

Beijing’s cross-strait measures convey to people in Taiwan that engagement with the mainland can deliver concrete results.

Education in Hong Kong

Hongkongers as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: learning guide

Authorities publish 2026 Values Education Curriculum Framework, with latest guide placing heavier emphasis on ‘national identity’.

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Taiwan

Opinion | The strategic logic of Xi’s historic meeting with Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun

The meeting and Beijing’s 10-point policy package send an unmistakable message to the Taiwanese public.

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Mainland China

The winners from China’s growing intercity football rivalries may surprise you

Lighthearted contests between areas with different customs, dialects and cuisine encourage local pride but ultimate control is elsewhere.

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Poverty in China

What next for the struggling rural mothers in China who helped to build AI?

Data-labelling workshops once hailed as a solution in the country’s poverty alleviation campaign face a painful reckoning.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Ma Xingrui becomes China’s third Politburo member investigated for corruption

Former Communist Party chief of Xinjiang is under investigation for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’, according to state news agency Xinhua.

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Ma Xingrui abruptly stepped down as party boss of Xinjiang in July and has missed several key events since November. Photo: AP
Taiwan

Editorial | Kuomintang leader’s visit to mainland China gives reason for hope

While the KMT is not in power, Cheng’s visit at President Xi’s invitation can still contribute to cross-strait understanding.

Kuomintang chairperson Cheng Li-wun speaks to the media in Taipei on March 30, ahead of her trip to mainland China. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China targeted in US birthright citizenship debate, but court justices sceptical

China benefiting from ‘birth tourism industry’, top litigator claims, with Trump in attendance – a historic first for a sitting president.

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China trade

Qiushi reaffirms China’s trade push, calls old export-led growth ‘unsustainable’

Global tensions, weak high-end exports, and record trade surpluses are spurring a strategic shift to boost imports, develop services trade and deepen market integration.

Chinese culture

China orders national museum audit after Nanjing’s US$12m Ming artwork scandal

National Cultural Heritage Administration mandates piece-by-piece counts after historic illegal artefact sales exposed at top museum.

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Tourists visit Nanjing Museum in the city of the same name in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Mainland China

What do China’s new ‘correct view’ rules for local party officials mean?

Latest regulations lay bare dual mandate of absolute loyalty to central authority and mindfulness about ‘political performance’.

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Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping and other members of the Politburo arrive for a meeting of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9. Photo: Reuters
Boao Forum for Asia

As Iran war rages, China links peace to economic growth at Boao Forum

Beijing will continue promoting free trade, openness and a sound legal system for business, top legislator says.

Hong Kong politics

Zhang Dongmei named new deputy director of office overseeing Hong Kong affairs

Selection of former vice-president of All-China Women’s Federation makes her first female deputy director since office’s elevation in 2023.

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Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping’s vision for Xiongan: innovation to drive ‘city of the future’

Chinese leader visits school and power company on fourth inspection tour of Xiongan New Area since project’s launch in 2017.

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President Xi Jinping visits China Huaneng Group in the Xiongan New Area on Monday. Xi also chaired a symposium on further advancing construction and development of the area. Photo: Xinhua
Shenzhen

‘iPhone City’ veteran tapped as party boss of China’s Silicon Valley

Jin Lei is appointed Communist Party chief of Shenzhen as the tech hub targets AI-fuelled growth and confronts external pressures.

US-China relations

US claims China manipulating its position at UN to undermine America’s interests

House Select Committee says Beijing using monetary contributions, critical UN posts and strategic troop deployment to expand its reach.

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Cybersecurity

What China’s OpenClaw divide reveals about local and central priorities

Urgent security warnings from Beijing as local authorities rush to ride the boom expose familiar priority gaps, observers say.

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Members of the public queue to have their laptops installed with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
Rare earths

Why China’s cadres must master rare earths as economic security becomes a KPI

Beijing’s decision to instruct promising cadres on logistics and resources reflects a sober outlook on trade relations, observers say.

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Two Sessions 2026

China’s Wang sees ‘landmark year’ in US relations

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US and China could shorten their ‘list of problems’, while also promoting Beijing as a source of global stability amid the war in Iran.

US-China relations

As US universities retreat from China, who is filling the academic void?

Many elite Sino-American ventures have ended under the strain of geopolitics but other, more diverse, programmes are emerging.

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Central Military Commission

Xi Jinping’s zero-fail mission for China’s military: total loyalty, no corruption

President underlines his strict ideological line to the PLA’s diminished delegation to the NPC.

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The PLA’s delegation to the NPC has shrunk from 281 members in 2023 to 243 this year. Photo: Reuters
Two Sessions 2026

Opinion | China’s ‘two sessions’ show plans for resilience in a stormy world

Beijing signals it is prepared to recalibrate its development model rather than cling to the habits of the boom years.

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Two Sessions 2026

China’s growth target cut reflects pragmatism amid challenges

Premier Li Qiang announced China’s lowest annual growth target in more than three decades amid global trade tensions and weak domestic consumption.

Mainland China

Song Ping, ‘loyal communist fighter’ whose career spanned decades, dies aged 108

Song worked with several generations of leaders, starting as Zhou Enlai’s secretary and later talent-spotted future president Hu Jintao.

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