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China’s Communist Party

The plan is to simplify data-sharing processes while ensuring national security, according to the draft guidelines. Photo: Shutterstock

China plans to have national data infrastructure in place by 2029

Draft guidelines stress need for a secure environment for data sharing, particularly sensitive information that may affect national security.

23 Nov 2024 - 12:07AM

Beijing’s messaging needs AI, algorithms to counter Western discourse: experts

22 Nov 2024 - 10:03PMvideocam

China cracks down on police abuse of power targeting businesses

22 Nov 2024 - 3:58PMvideocam

First cryptocurrency corruption case in China is former central bank official

Yao Qian is accused of abusing his position at the China Securities Regulatory Commission in a ‘severe breach of duty’.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

A former securities official who previously served as the People’s Bank of China’s first director of digital currency research has been accused of cryptocurrency-based corruption. Photo: Shutterstock

Reform China’s ‘competitive’ state-ruled industries: senior economic official

Han Wenxiu also stressed the need for breaking down market access barriers and the development of the private sector to advance Chinese-style modernisation.

21 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM

Harsh Chinese retaliation against Trump tariffs is unlikely, economist predicts

Beijing has other moves at its disposal, including deepening trade ties with the rest of the world and increasing demand at home.

21 Nov 2024 - 5:47AMvideocam

Ex-Chinese ambassador’s media tips offer rare insight into Beijing’s thinking

Fu Ying, a former foreign vice-minister, writes in party organ she feels the best tactic is to deflect and challenge ‘biased’ questioning.

20 Nov 2024 - 5:48PM

Fu Ying was ambassador to the Philippines, Australia and Britain. Photo: Simon Song

Do the Communist Party’s ties in Africa pay economic dividends for China?

China’s Communist Party maintains relations with more than 100 political parties across the continent.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:22PMvideocam

My Take | Tesla is getting love from Chinese state media, but can the affair last?

Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily praised Tesla for sparking an EV boom, but Musk’s role in a new Trump administration could complicate matters.

19 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM

Xi Jinping weighs pros and cons of China’s shrinking population

Excerpts of speech to economic officials last year reveal Chinese leader’s views on reduced workforce and pressure on resources.

16 Nov 2024 - 10:00AMvideocam

In a newly revealed speech, China’s President Xi Jinping has acknowledged there may be some benefits to a declining population as well as economic downsides. Photo: AFP

US lawmaker introduces legislation to revoke China’s trade status

Proposal by chair of House panel on China would set minimum tariffs on Chinese imports but is unlikely to pass this congressional session.

15 Nov 2024 - 4:39AM

Measures to revoke normal trade relations with China have been introduced in both houses of the US Congress but have not advanced. Photo: AP

Former Chinese defence minister and military leader Liang Guanglie dies aged 83

As well as conducting negotiations with Obama administration and military leadership, Liang wrote about campaigns around Taiwan.

13 Nov 2024 - 3:00PMvideocam

China’s US$35.5 billion research fund needs more precision: minister

Education Minister Huai Jinpeng briefs NPC Standing Committee on funding initiative’s successes but says more work required.

12 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM

China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign military buoys at sea

Ministry of State Security says unnamed foreign powers are repurposing marine and weather observation buoys as spy tech.

11 Nov 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

China’s Ministry of State Security says foreign powers are repurposing observation buoys into covert spy instruments. Photo: Shutterstock

In mainland China, Taiwanese books wait in limbo as censors bolster barriers

Mainland editors say new rules and pressure from regulators have slowed publication of Taiwanese literature to a trickle since 2019.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:25PM

Publishing industry insiders say censorship rules have taken a heavy toll on Taiwanese books in mainland China, where authors from the island have been popular. Photo: Shutterstock

Exclusive | Chinese internet censors ban anti-West firebrand Sima Nan for a year

The ultranationalist blogger has not posted online since Tuesday when he voiced support for Donald Trump in the US election.

9 Nov 2024 - 10:06AMvideocam

Exclusive | Trade wars, Elon Musk, Taiwan: how Beijing is preparing for Trump 2.0

Experts and insiders tell the Post how officials prepared and how Beijing is bracing for a President Trump who will be stronger than ever.

8 Nov 2024 - 12:06AMvideocam

Unease over China proves pivotal in US election races in Michigan

Swing state takes hawkish turn as candidates seize on mainland-backed EV battery plant to accuse one another of harbouring Beijing ties.

8 Nov 2024 - 1:30AMvideocam

US congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and now US senator-elect for Michigan visits a polling station in Detroit on November 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Exclusive | In China, fear of regime change has shaped US policy. Here’s why

For Beijing, regime security is everything and concerns about ‘hostile Western forces’ will continue, no matter who ends up in the White House.

6 Nov 2024 - 6:42AMvideocam

As Chinese official visits, Kenya says deal to fund and build highway is close

Kenyan President Ruto says talks are at a late stage for China to finance and build highway through Rift Valley and possible SGR extension.

5 Nov 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Xi urges China’s provinces to be patient and fair in push for economic reforms

The Chinese leader also urged provincial leaders to remove the country’s internal barriers to create a national market.

5 Nov 2024 - 7:29PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the study session on October 29 for principal officials at provincial and ministerial level on implementing the guiding principles of the third plenum. Photo: Xinhua

Xi Jinping’s father the subject of new historical drama on state television

TV series tells the story of Xi Zhongxun’s life, from the son of poor farmers in rural northwest China to communist revolutionary.

4 Nov 2024 - 6:02PM

It’s the first time Xi Zhongxun’s story has been dramatised for television. Photo: CCTV

China’s spy agency vows espionage crackdown after rare metal smuggling case

Ministry of State Security report comes after attempt to smuggle gallium, an essential component in advanced military radar.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:14PMvideocam

Chinese officials told to stop avoiding media questions about emergencies

Commentary in legal newspaper warns officials not to give ‘no comment’ answers – but some observers warn it will be easy to get round law.

3 Nov 2024 - 9:37PMvideocam

‘Extremely brutal’: are China’s private firms paying the price for official debt?

Recent trials have compounded concerns about unduly harsh legal action targeting businesses in other regions to ease the local debt situation.

3 Nov 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Local authorities increasingly tend to treat civil fraud as criminal fraud, a much more serious offence, to “extract money”, according to one legal expert. Photo: AP

Xi calls on Macau’s next chief executive to unite sectors as they meet in Beijing

Chinese president lays out hopes for Macau’s next leader, Sam Hou-fai, as he receives appointment letter from Premier Li Qiang in capital.

1 Nov 2024 - 11:47PM

Macau Chief Executive-designate Sam Hou-fai (left) and President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese commentator Hu Xijin returns to social media after months of silence

Fans celebrate comeback of former Global Times chief after unexplained absence from online platforms where he had been a prolific poster.

1 Nov 2024 - 8:10PM

Xi Jinping wants ‘high-quality jobs’ for China’s struggling youth

The Chinese president issued a call to action to address youth unemployment in a widely publicised article on Friday.

1 Nov 2024 - 6:30PMvideocam

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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.

last updated:

16 October, 2024