New rules suggest that China’s ruling party plans to standardise its decision-making process, and that President Xi may delegate some of his power to his juniors read more Is Chinese President Xi Jinping planning for succession 12 years after ruling with an iron fist? According to a report by Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post…
New rules on certain Communist Party organs suggest China’s ruling party is aiming to standardise its decision-making process and that President Xi Jinping might be delegating more of his power, according to observers. One analyst said the move could hint at his plan for succession. The 24-member Politburo, the party’s top echelon, on Monday reviewed…
A senior Chinese official with a background in water resources and ethnic affairs has been named as the new Communist Party boss of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In a one-paragraph announcement on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua said the party’s Central Committee “recently decided” that Chen Xiaojiang would serve as party secretary of Xinjiang. The…
President Xi Jinping has called for a “clear, transparent and traceable” mechanism to regulate the exercise of power in China’s anti-corruption drive and boost supervision by the people and the media to better rein in disciplinary and legal violations. Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the 24-seat decision-making Politburo…
China’s Communist Party is preparing to set in regulatory stone the boundaries of various commissions and groups under its top decision-making Central Committee, with new rules clarifying their often nebulous responsibilities. The rules were reviewed by the party’s top echelon, the 24-member Politburo, on Monday in a meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping, state news…
The head of China’s United Front Work Department, the Communist Party body that oversees religious organisations, has warned faith groups to guard against “hidden dangers in the religious field and resolutely resist foreign infiltration”. Li Ganjie visited a number of religious organisations this week to deliver the warning, state news agency Xinhua reported. The Panchen…
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon and meet the city’s leader ahead of a ceremony for the establishment of an intergovernmental mediation organisation in the financial hub, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the itinerary said on Wednesday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu would greet…
China will mobilise the country’s resources to spur advances in the theory and core technologies of artificial intelligence, President Xi Jinping has told the Communist Party’s inner circle. Addressing a Politburo study session on Friday, Xi said China would leverage its “new whole national system” to target bottlenecks such as high-end chips, state media reported…
On the top of Xi Jinping’s agenda was the ‘Peaceful China Initiative,’ first mentioned in 2013 as Xi assumed the presidency for the first time. Xi said the initiative must be strengthened now and “it can’t be weakened” read more Chinese President Xi Jinping is anxious. On Friday (February 28), while addressing the Politburo, he…
President Xi Jinping has urged the Communist Party’s top decision makers to boost self-discipline, and closely watch family members and subordinates as China continues its battle against corruption. In a speech to the Politburo on Friday, Xi said members must be strict both with themselves and with those around them, according to state news agency…