Communist Party

China's Communist Party expels former Bank of China chairman

Liu, born in 1961, had been working in banking and finance institutions, including in the central People's Bank of China and the Export-Import Bank of China, before he was promoted to become chairman of the Bank of China in 2019

Meet He Lifeng, the Xi Jinping loyalist overseeing China’s economy

He Lifeng's appointment comes as growth is slowing and Beijing’s approach has shifted decidedly back toward a reliance on state-owned enterprises and tight party supervision

Explained: How Chinese regulators grounded Jack Ma's ambitions

A reshuffling of Jack Ma's shareholding structure will see the Chinese business tycoon cede control of the fintech giant he formed in 2014

China appoints anti-West hawk as new foreign minister

A new central cabinet called the State Council, replacing the present one headed by Premier Li Keqiang, will take charge during the annual session of China’s parliament — the National People’s Congress (NPC) — scheduled to be held from March 5

'Government will follow balanced, trustworthy ties with India', says former Nepal PM Oli's party

KP Sharma Oli's Communist Party of Nepal--Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) is among the parties in the new ruling coalition

China to drop travel tracing requirement as it relaxes strict 'zero-COVID' policy

The move follows the government’s snap announcement last week that it was ending many of the most draconian measures

Explained: The challenge before China’s Xi Jinping as rare lockdown protests spread

It’s rare to see a protest in China. As demonstrations against the draconian zero-COVID policy intensify, people call for the resignation of Xi Jinping. Will detentions and crackdowns against protesters make matters worse?

Trudeau-Xi showdown at G20 meet: How Canada can tackle Chinese interference

Reports have emerged that China’s Toronto consulate interfered in the 2019 election by providing $250,000 in funding via a Communist party proxy group to an alleged election interference network. This group has allegedly targeted at least 11 candidates in both the Liberal and Conservative parties

As China faces difficult economic moment, Xi Jinping tightens his grip

Xi Jinping’s belief in the primacy of the Communist party of China could shift the world’s second-largest economy back toward a more state-led model

As China's Communist Party leaders meet, residents hope to end draconian 'zero-COVID' limits

Any hopes for an easing, though, appear to have been dashed before the Congress. The Communist Party's newspaper, the People's Daily, published a series of opinion pieces on the effectiveness of China's 'zero-COVID' approach, and health officials said last week China must stick with it