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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.
The goal of the training camp was to make sure that senior military officials know “which red lines must never be crossed, which bottom lines must never be breached”. Photo: Xinhua
Corruption in China

What goes on inside the 10-week ideology camp for China’s top military brass

According to state media, Xi personally decided to launch the exercise, which lasted 10 weeks and involved hundreds of officers.

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Mainland China

Open Questions | Nie Huihua on non-Westernness of Chinese government and challenge to innovation

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China's State Administration for Market Regulation

Open Questions | Ex-Harvard Chinese author on why West doesn’t get China

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China-UK relations

UK envoy visits Yanan, historic party site rarely seen by Western officials

Peter Wilson also goes to the village where Xi Jinping spent years in hard labour during Cultural Revolution.

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British ambassador to China Peter Wilson and Lu Kang, vice-minister of the Communist Party's International Department visit Yanan in northwestern China on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board

Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade.

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Yuan

Shanghai to lead ‘financial superpower’ push as China unveils plan to boost yuan

China’s central bank governor speaks at annual financial forum about further opening repurchase facilities and offshore trading to foreign central banks.

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Xi Jinping

Xi’s thought on governing the party announced as new official doctrine

‘Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building’ emphasises strict discipline, centralised leadership and wiping out corruption.

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Beijing has announced Xi Jinping’s contributions to the party’s doctrine in multiple areas, including the economy, military, diplomacy and culture. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Top Beijing official hails ‘enthusiastic’ Taiwanese role in cross-strait event

Wang Huning tells delegates to ‘stand on the right side of history’ after the island’s ruling party banned officials from attending the forum.

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Xi Jinping

Why the new party academy role held by Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is important

China’s president describes party schools as crucial for helping uphold ideological direction in the face of ‘hostile forces’.

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Doxxing and cyberbullying

China bans 11 online activities under tighter rules to curb rumours, cyberbullies

New regulations for content creators unveiled as cyber police punish two web users for trolling village official over ‘gold’ earrings.

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The Cyberspace Administration of China has rolled out new rules for online content taking effect on September 1, while cyber police have punished two internet users for “derogatory" posts mocking a village official. Photo: Sohu
Taiwan

KMT leader says Taiwan can preserve peace by avoiding ‘de jure independence’

Cheng Li-wun tells Harvard audience peace needs deterrence and dialogue as she criticises DPP defence spending plans.

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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun (left) meets Graham Allison, founding dean of Harvard Kennedy School, during a visit to the United States. Photo: KMT
Mainland China

Xi Jinping’s ‘chief of staff’ Cai Qi takes Central Party School helm

Politburo Standing Committee member Cai, who ranks fifth in the Communist Party hierarchy, will head the elite cadre college.

US-China relations

US citizen and journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent

According to court documents, Thomas Weir Pauken II worked at the ‘direction and control’ of Chinese officials for at least seven years.

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Tibet

Tibetology is key to China shaping global views on the region, top official says

Li Ganjie, head of the United Front Work Department, emphasises the role that academia plays in ‘discourse power’.

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Beijing has been expanding its international academic footprint to neutralise foreign criticism. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
US-China relations

Taiwan opposition leader promotes cross-strait peace during US trip

Cheng Li-wun is in San Francisco at the start of a two-week US visit that is being closely monitored in Beijing, Taipei and Washington.

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Taiwan’s main opposition leader Cheng Li-wun started her two-week US trip in San Francisco. Photo: Reuters
Communist Party politics

China’s anti-corruption watchdog targets its former senior official Li Xiaohong

The 73-year-old who retired nine years ago from the CCDI is suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’.

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Communist Party politics

More red tape, less progress: China’s cadres struggle to adopt ‘error tolerance’

Sapping time, energy and morale, bureaucratic practices keep weighing down local officials across the country, report finds.

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Science

Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu netted in anti-corruption sweep

Cartographer with business empire in spatial data and low-altitude economy suspected of ‘serious violations of duty’.

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Leading cartographic scientist Zhou Chenghu is being investigated by central and local anti-corruption bodies for “suspected serious violations of duty”, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has confirmed. Photo: Handout
Internet Culture

As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits

Financial problems forced Tianya to shut down in 2023, but it returned on Monday to combat the rise of ‘fast-food content’.

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing appoints Yuan Gujie as deputy director of Hong Kong liaison office

Senior Guangdong official with legal background replaces 61-year-old diplomat Liu Guangyuan, who is expected to retire.

Banking & finance

China appoints top regulatory official as financial clean-up drive continues

Ding Xiangqun takes up key role at the National Financial Regulatory Administration, one month after her predecessor was removed.

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Ding Xiangqun has been appointed as new Party chief of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) after her predecessor Li Yunze was removed from the position. Photo: Handout
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China’s top military officials face ‘ironclad’ rules in anti-corruption fight

Measures cover education, management and supervision of senior cadres and coincide with emphasis on study of Xi Jinping Thought.

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President Xi Jinping’s sweeping campaign to clean up corruption has gutted the senior ranks of the world’s second largest military. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan Affairs Office

Actress Lin Chi-ling quits Taiwan culture board amid backlash

Lin withdrew from the board of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency after backlash from the island’s arts community and Beijing.

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China technology

Opinion | China’s next big leap: becoming a frontier science civilisation

Beijing’s pivot to focus on basic research signals a transition from an industrial civilisation towards a scientific civilisation looking to lead.

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Cybersecurity

From wedding photographers to farm gadgets, Chinese campaign warns of spy risks

Documentary series aired on state TV says cover stories, tech tools and scope of espionage ‘far exceed what most people can imagine’.

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Foreign spies in China have disguised themselves as wedding photographers near China’s naval ports, CCTV alleged in a documentary series. Photo: Reuters
Aerospace: Geopolitics

China says jailed aerospace engineer was lured into spying for foreign agency

State media says accused received US$88,000 after he ‘fell step by step into the trap laid’ by an unidentified spy organisation.

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An aerospace engineer accused of leaking Chinese state secrets has been sentenced to 15 years in jail, according to CCTV. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

Video | How a rural French town became the cradle of Chinese communism

Late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was among the many Chinese students who studied in Montargis in the early 20th century.

Hong Kong politics

Historic Legco trip to Beijing to include tech sector tours, seminars and visits

All 90 lawmakers are expected to visit capital from July 19 to 25, marking Legco’s first collective trip to Beijing since 1997 handover.

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