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China’s Communist Party

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.

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16 October, 2024

Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign has been under way since late 2012. Photo: Xinhua

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Xi’s anti-corruption campaign nets record number of ‘tigers’ in 2024

Fifty-six high-ranking officials placed under investigation this year as graft-buster targets central agencies.

22 Dec 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Why China’s football goal is still a long shot despite renewed focus on the sport

21 Dec 2024 - 6:51PMvideocam

China’s military

Will corruption probe into ideology top brass Miao Hua affect China’s military?

21 Dec 2024 - 3:45PMvideocam

Crime in China

Chinese Premier pledges to crack down on unfair targeting of private firms

Companies have complained of being unjustly targeted by law enforcement to raise funds for cash-strapped local governments.

18 Dec 2024 - 10:38PMvideocam

Premier Li Qiang promised further measures to improve the business environment. Photo: Xinhua

China's population

Baby boom or bust? The rising cost of China’s childbirth conundrum

World’s second-largest economy is facing unique demographic challenges unlike those seen anywhere in the world, Communist Party publication warns.

18 Dec 2024 - 9:29AM

Diplomacy

Exclusive | China is recruiting embassy staff with a focus on electric vehicles, source says

Hundreds of candidates said to have sat exam testing their knowledge of Communist Party ideology and the EV sector.

17 Dec 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

China-UK relations

Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew denies claims, criticises UK political climate

Yang Tengbo says the description of him as a spy are ‘entirely untrue’, that he is a victim of a ‘political climate’.

17 Dec 2024 - 10:25AM

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Face up to graft to stop interest groups ‘preying’ on party, Chinese leader says

In newly released comments, Xi Jinping said Communist Party members have to ‘identify and solve our own problems’.

16 Dec 2024 - 4:57PMvideocam

Censorship in China

China stamps out AI misuse to preserve national literature and ideology

Beijing seeks to balance AI use to boost the economy while combating deepfakes, digital misinformation and altering of public perception.

15 Dec 2024 - 12:05PMvideocam

Communist Party politics

China needs incentives to power a lean, grass-roots official machine, leaders say

The economy is stalling as cadres lack the drive to take risks, annual conference told.

13 Dec 2024 - 7:34PMvideocam

China’s economy is being held back by risk aversion in the lower ranks of officialdom, analysts say. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong politics

Xi Jinping pledges full support for Hong Kong’s John Lee to reform economy

Lee later says he briefed the president on the city’s budget deficit, pledging to spend three to five years to balance the books with ‘a series of strategies’.

13 Dec 2024 - 11:24PM

President Xi Jinping (right) meets Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Handout

Corruption in China

Chinese football legend and Everton player Li Tie gets 20 years for corruption

The national men’s team coach and former English Premier League player is the latest high-profile sports figure to fall in China’s anti-graft campaign.

13 Dec 2024 - 6:17PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Xi Jinping tells Medvedev China seeks political solution to Ukraine crisis

China’s president says two countries should ‘promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction’.

12 Dec 2024 - 10:00PMvideocam

Crime in China

Police in China take hi-tech rolling robot out on patrol

The device is equipped with tear gas, cameras and flashing lights, and can track and identify targets.

12 Dec 2024 - 8:31PMvideocam

Police in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, use the ball-shaped robots on patrol amid China’s the latest push to improve hi-tech policing in China. Photo: Handout

Tencent

Tencent’s low-profile CEO praises China’s economic policy, stimulus

The entrepreneur wrote in People’s Daily that the government has shown ‘strong determination’ in pushing for economic recovery.

12 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM

Tencent CEO Pony Ma speaks at the opening ceremony of the fifth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Japan

Japan urges Beijing to protect citizens in China on Nanking massacre anniversary

Concerns arise from recent attacks on Japanese nationals, including children, and increasing anti-Japanese sentiment fuelled by historical grievances.

12 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China’s customs chief and trade warrior Yu Jianhua dies aged 63

Yu, who played a major role in Beijing’s response to Donald Trump’s trade war, had previously led the diplomatic mission at the UN in Geneva.

11 Dec 2024 - 11:11PMvideocam

China's economic recovery

China may bank on balance-sheet expansion, not rate cuts, for growth: economist

While Beijing is unlikely to implement universal consumption subsidies, officials may try to boost spending by raising incomes, according to Nomura’s Lu Ting.

11 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM

China’s Politburo has underscored the “all-round” expansion of domestic demand as a priority for next year, calling to vigorously boost consumption. Photo: AFP

China's economic recovery

China ramps up economy-boosting rhetoric ahead of critical conference

At this ‘critical stage of transformation’, with outsized challenges mounting, adherence and commitment to policy choices is said to be as important as ever.

11 Dec 2024 - 4:37PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | Korea instability should prompt US, China to put aside self-interests

Fresh geopolitical shifts underscore a need for leaders to transcend parochial interests and embrace a more holistic approach to governance.

11 Dec 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

China's economic recovery

‘Strong tone’ from China’s Politburo suggests more fiscal spending: analysts

After Monday’s Politburo meeting, analysts predicted China will raise fiscal spending and cut rates to keep up activity through next year.

10 Dec 2024 - 10:00PMvideocam

China’s Politburo has indicated more fiscal spending and rate cuts are in the immediate future, analysts said. Photo: Reuters

Xinjiang

Xi calls for wider use of Mandarin in China’s border areas amid security push

Leader tells Politburo study session that the unity of all ethnic groups ‘like pomegranate seeds tightly held together’ should be promoted.

10 Dec 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Xi Jinping told Politburo members that maintaining security and stability is the “baseline requirement” for border governance. Photo: EPA

US-China relations

My Take | How will China fight a new trade war under Trump 2.0?

With hindsight from Trump’s first term, Beijing could adopt a different approach this time around.

10 Dec 2024 - 7:00AM

China's economic recovery

China’s Politburo revives crisis-era language in pledge to bolster economy

Decision-making body of Communist Party pledges to boost demand, stabilise property and stock markets after closely watched meeting.

9 Dec 2024 - 6:25PMvideocam

Accidents and disasters in China

Zhuhai car attack: senior heads roll in south China city where dozens died

The mayor and public security director, along with district officials, have been replaced in rare cluster of appointments.

9 Dec 2024 - 3:09PMvideocam

People leave tributes at the scene of the deadly attack in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, southern China in November. Photo: Reuters

Corruption in China

China’s graft watchdog targets villages in national anti-corruption campaign

About 77,000 village officials were reprimanded in first three quarters of this year.

8 Dec 2024 - 2:32PM

Official newspaper of national anti-corruption agency says inspection of village-level governments is key to resolving grass-roots issues and reinforcing governance at this level. Photo: Xinhua

Espionage

China warns foreign spies are hiring teens to steal state secrets

Anti-espionage agency says Chinese students tricked into sharing information on military facilities and other infrastructure for money.

6 Dec 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Another Hainan ‘tiger’ tangled in a Chinese corruption investigation

Haikou Communist Party boss Luo Zengbin is the 54th senior official to face a discipline investigation this year.

6 Dec 2024 - 7:20PMvideocam

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