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