China’s powerful Central Military Commission has shrunk to its smallest size in decades under the leadership of Xi Jinping, a Newsweek analysis shows, with analysts saying it highlights the personalisation of his control – and efforts to make the military combat-ready. The changes come at a critical time for China as it rivals the United…
In China, the world is witnessing the possible return of a far more technocratic elite that favors scaling back direct confrontation with the West. The rumor mill is spinning in overdrive yet again. This time, the wind blows hard from the Far East, where unconfirmed reports indicate that Xi Jinping, the man who has ruled…
China is ramping up its science and technology outreach to the Global South while its collaboration with the US on the same front is receding, analysts said on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Institute for China-America Studies, a Washington think tank. “China is very heavily engaging with those countries,” said Caroline Wagner of…
Between late May and early June, Chinese President Xi Jinping simply disappeared. No parades. No spotlights. No front pages in People’s Daily that once displayed him daily. Instead, other senior Communist Party leaders hosted visiting dignitaries in Beijing’s grand halls. According to CNN-News18, top intelligence officials say, “Xi Jinping’s absence is not unusual, and China…
Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 15:05 IST As Xi’s ideological control weakens, intelligence sources highlight that Wang Yang is being groomed as a reform-oriented future leader and technocrat. China President Xi Jinping | Image/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping’s unusual disappearance from public view between May 21 and June 5 this year has sparked intense speculation about…
Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 09:07 IST Xi’s absence from official engagements, state media coverage, and high-profile diplomatic meetings coincided with a wave of top-level purges in PLA and mounting economic challenges Xi was absent from the front pages of People’s Daily and Xinhua—the CCP’s primary propaganda outlets—from June 2 to 5. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s…
OpenAI has raised concerns about Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu AI, calling it a major player in China’s bid to dominate the global AI market. In a blog post published Wednesday (June 25), the company said Zhipu AI has made “notable progress” and is on the “front line” of Beijing’s push to expand its AI…
STORY: This year, Hong Kong activist Fu Tong will be in Taiwan to mark the 36th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown. :: July 3, 2020 He and his wife Elaine To were among the first demonstrators in Hong Kong to be charged with rioting in 2020 after pro-democracy and anti-China protests started the year…
One major consequence of the UK government’s resistance to rejoining the European single market is that it is forced to go around the world seeking trade deals and investment. Recently, the government has boasted of successful arrangements with India and the US and of some new agreements with the EU. But it has also found…