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Choi Chi-yuk
Former security chief Zhou Yongkang has a garden near his cell at the maximum security jail, while disgraced politician Bo Xilai doesn’t have to don his prison uniform, according to sources.
The ‘sixth generation’ expected to follow Xi seems to have lost momentum, while a younger group is gaining the same kind of experience in provincial positions that Xi did on his route to the top.
A new ‘Basic Law’ for Taiwan would have to clearly define Beijing’s sovereign rights and the island’s right to self-governance, associate professor Tian Feilong says.
PLA’s official newspaper outlines ‘work focus’ in New Year’s Day editorial, saying ‘at no time should we allow any slack in these areas’.
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Politburo members conduct ‘criticism and self review’ over two days of meetings to show how they are implementing leader’s policies.
Communist Party rule is key to weathering ‘unimaginable’ perils and dangers, according to the Chinese president. But his one-and-a-half hour speech sheds little light on future reforms, to the chagrin of those wanting economic liberalisation, and doesn’t mention US trade war or slowing economy.
The Communist Party says a milestone has been reached but assessments vary on just what it all means.
Beijing is walking a tightrope around its messaging, aware that concessions could cause domestic controversy and buffeted by the winds of nationalism it kicked up early in the trade war.
Wang, who will be buried in Beijing on Monday, worked for China’s paramount leader off and on for decades, and shared his roller-coaster ride through the Cultural Revolution.
Tech giant insists warning was ‘sent in error’ as Beijing seeks to reassure US executives they will not be targeted after Sabrina Meng’s arrest in Canada.
China grows impatient with Canada’s detention of Meng, reportedly for violating US trade sanctions against Iran, and says it will defend ‘legitimate rights and interests’ of its citizens.
Shenzhen official Li Huanan offered up to half of his haul to any underground banker willing to move his illicit fortune abroad – but found no takers.
City’s former mayor comes under investigation – just as his predecessor and boss before him.
Ministry confirms death of 10 pigs infected with the virus at a farm in Sichuan province after 13 died in Hubei.
Nitrates now the main component of the potentially harmful PM2.5 particles, report says.
Beijing must ensure firm grasp of area’s core technologies, Chinese leader says
All is not what is seems in Shenzhen and Guangzhou on the third day of Xi Jinping’s trip to Guangdong province
President’s visit to Guangdong continues, having taken in its impoverished districts in show of commitment to one of his signature goals.
A Tianjin court gave the men up to 13 years for intentional assault, extorting confession by torture and dereliction of duty after Stephen Lau Hei-wing died
Leader will head to southern manufacturing base in the coming days, sources say.
Chinese head of Interpol under investigation for possible criminal activity, China announced late on Sunday, as world police organisation said he had resigned.
Star’s disappearance and concerns about tighter Communist Party controls caused investors to pull the plug on new productions, insiders say.
Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua has not been seen in public since disappearing from a luxury Hong Kong hotel in January 2017.
