China Communist Party

China’s Communist leaders need to reinvent economic policy as party celebrates 70 years in power; trade war, slowing economy pose challenges

President Xi Jinping has an ambitious goal for China: to achieve “national rejuvenation” as a strong and prosperous nation by 2049, which would be the 100th anniversary of Communist Party rule.

China: A look behind the wall

China is a 'wall-building country': It built the Great Wall to keep enemies away. In recent times, it built its 'firewall' to ban world-conquering companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. There are numerous such ‘walls’ — real and virtual — all over China, but you rarely get to see them.

China censors the beloved children's cartoon Winnie the Pooh because of its use in political memes

China decided to ban Winnie the Pooh when a few Chinese bloggers decided to make memes comparing President Xi Jinping and the popular children's cartoon character.

Australia reviews spy law after probe shows political funding from China influencing domestic institutions

Australia has ordered an inquiry into espionage laws and foreign government interference amid concerns about Chinese influence in the country's politics.

Veteran Chinese scribe Gao Yu sentenced to 7 years for leaking Communist Party papers

A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese journalist Gao Yu to seven years in prison for leaking a top Communist Party document that outlined the leadership's resolve to aggressively curb civil society and press freedom.

Shanghai stampede: As families mourn, China tries to manage public emotions

The government's strict arrangements reflect efforts to keep tight controls over the Shanghai disaster's aftermath and prevent distraught relatives from coalescing into a critical group.

Hong Kong police drag pro-democracy protestors away, clear tunnel

Hundreds of Hong Kong police officers drove protestors from an underpass in the dead of night in the worst violence since the street demonstrations began.

In China, brutal torture used to gain confessions of graft

The party's methods for extracting confessions expose its 85 million members and their families to the risk of abuse. Experts estimate at least several thousand people are secretly detained every year for weeks or months under an internal system that is separate from state justice.

China's Xi Jinping warns Communist Party officials of need to fight corruption

China's incoming president, Xi Jinping, has warned Communist Party officials about the need to fight corruption or risk ruining the country.