Reformist and one-time Communist Party leadership contender lost influence as Xi Jinping tightened grip on power

Military manoeuvres around Taiwan serve as a reminder that Beijing has a fallback option if hearts and minds cannot be won over

National People’s Congress opens with Xi Jinping planning sweeping changes to centralise power further

Tania Branigan explores the horrors of Mao’s decade of turmoil and disruption and how it relates to Xi’s preoccupation with order and discipline

Lockdown is over, but a spirit of self-reliance and disenchantment with authority continues

Leader must preside over mourning of the popular Jiang Zemin while grappling with protest fallout

Re-asserted Chinese Communist party authority in the wake of Tiananmen Square before completing the dismantling of Maoist China

The Chinese president, who is expected to win a third leadership term, was speaking at the Communist Party Congress

The five-yearly Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) begins this Sunday

Two government entities fire off missives about the company in a single day

No mistakes admitted as Beijing portrays pandemic narrative as a Communist Party-led victory

Corporal’s release underlines easing of tensions on disputed Himalayan border

Social media giant says China ran network of accounts to spread misinformation

Extracts from speeches by Xi Jinping, president of the People’s Republic of China

The largest ever trade mission from Ireland to China is being aided by organisations set up to promote links between the two countries

‘The partnership for beneficial co-operation between China and Ireland is strong’

State media says security crackdown in Xinjiang prevents ‘tragedy’ from taking place

Democracies have to recognise their failures to counter a China that sees itself as an ideological rival

Autumn gathering expected to name Xi Jinping in pantheon of great Chinese leaders