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A portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping next to traditional paintings in a tourist store in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

Xi Jinping and China’s deferred succession question

China's all-powerful president turned 73 last month, but there is still no word on his successor. The 2027 Communist Party Congress may offer clues about the next generation

Charbel Barakat 15 July 2026

Bill Mcconkey

Xi Jinping: the man remaking China in his own image

The Communist Party's general secretary since 2012 may have grown up in a secure compound for the elite, but he forged his values in the fields of rural Shaanxi province

Charbel Barakat 24 May 2026

A security guard opens a door attached with a poster welcoming the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, China October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China to Refine COVID Measures, Reiterates Need for Persistence

China will make its COVID-19 prevention measures more scientific, accurate and effective, a spokesman for the ruling Communist Party said on Saturday, while reiterating Beijing's stance that its…

15 October 2022

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chairman Wang Yang sings the national anthem at a reception at the Great Hall of the People on the eve of the Chinese National Day in Beijing, China September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo

China's 'Liberal' Wang Yang Seen as Possible Premier as Reshuffle Looms

When Wang Yang was Chinese Communist Party boss of economic powerhouse Guangdong province, the man now considered a top contender to be China's next premier displayed a liberal streak that has been…

12 October 2022

Indian soldiers pay their respects during the funeral of their comrade, Tibetan-origin India's special forces soldier Nyima Tenzin in Leh on September 7, 2020. Tenzin was killed in the latest border showdown with Chinese troops on their contested Himalayan border, a Tibetan representative said on September 1. (Getty)

China’s Unrestricted War on India

On October 12, 2020, the electricity went out in India’s biggest city. Mumbai faced its worst power cut in decades, with businesses crippled, the stock market shut down, thousands of commuters…

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