This week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is convening a key political meeting at which he will push the next five-year plan to strengthen the country’s economy – the world’s second-largest – amid rising tensions in relations with the United States. The gathering, known as the Fourth Plenum, gives Xi the opportunity to showcase China’s characteristic…
China can sustain annual growth of 4.5 to 5 per cent over its next five-year plan period, former finance vice-minister Zhu Guangyao has said, just days ahead of a key Communist Party conclave to roll out the 2026-2030 blueprint. “We have full confidence that we will accomplish the economic development goal this year. The economic…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent his congratulations to the newly elected leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang, Cheng Li-wun, calling for joint efforts to promote reunification. Xi said he hoped both the mainland’s ruling Communist Party and the island’s KMT could “strengthen their common political foundation and unite the vast majority of people…
A key Chinese Communist Party (CCP) meeting next week to decide a strategic plan is expected to include a major shake-up of President Xi Jinping’s inner circle. Analysts expect a record political purge at the four-day plenum meeting of the CCP’s 205-member Central Committee that starts in Beijing on Monday. The meeting is to flesh…
China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was expelled from the Communist Party and the army, the ministry…
The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party has urged the nation to break through technological “choke points” and avoid becoming “subordinate to other nations” in a series spotlighting the country’s achievements in hi-tech industries. The series of editorials comes as Beijing prepares to outline its next five-year plan and amid a renewed escalation in trade…
The electric vehicle revolution is often framed as a climate imperative—a way to cut carbon emissions and slow global warming. But the race to electrify automotive fleets is not just about the transportation sector: EVs are the gateway to a new military-industrial era. And China is already winning. While the U.S. dithers over charging stations…
Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat specialising in European affairs, has been appointed as the head of the Communist Party’s International Department. He replaces Liu Jianchao who has not been seen in public since late July. Sources said the diplomat was detained shortly after returning from a trip to Algeria. Liu Haixing, 62, has served in…
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for further enactment of law and regulation, as well as stricter law enforcement for religious affairs in a push to sinicise religions in the country, state media reported. Xi made the remark on Monday while presiding over a group study session of the ruling Communist Party’s Politburo study session….
Beijing’s top US envoy on Monday presented China as a global leader in globalisation and multilateralism, taking a jibe at Washington for “closing doors” as the US under President Donald Trump imposes hefty unilateral tariffs on countries around the world and tightens its visa policies. Characterising China and the US as “two main builders of…