Joe Biden cannot tie his successor’s hands on China, but his diplomatic engagement can build structures that will help to limit the damage if Donald Trump wins in November
China has in the past accused Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, of being a ‘separatist’ who staged war games
Xi’s crackdown on corruption has created a culture of fear just when China’s stagnating economy is badly in need of fresh thinking
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
Carrie Lam seen by China as low-risk candidate on fractious island territory
Congress linked expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal to economic growth
Outlawed in 2015, China now says there is ‘no right or wrong’ about the playing of golf
Red flags flutter in the smog as delegates gather for the country’s annual parliament
Internet watchdog says comments critical of President Xi Jinping were ‘illegal’
Letter calls for Attlee’s urgent assistance in war against Japanese imperialism
Trial against former security czar Zhou Yongkang expected to take place soon
‘Chinese human rights defenders are facing the most severe crackdown since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989’
Economists had not expected the change to take place until later in the decade
BAI says Newstalk Breakfast did not offer ‘alternative’ view when discussing Taoiseach
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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