Hu Jintao

What Xi Jinping’s third term means for India — and the world

The way Xi’s China shifted from India to Taiwan almost overnight implies that it was only seeking to irritate both nations and their global backers, without actually wanting to go in for an all-out war against either

Xi Jinping exposed? New video shows why China’s ex-president Hu Jintao was ‘led out’ of party congress

At one point in the video, Xi Jinping is seen talking to a staff member, which has given rise to speculations that the instructions from the Chinese president may have led to Jintao being escorted out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress.

FP Analysis: Why former Chinese president Hu Jintao was ‘led out’ of Party Congress? Xi’s purge complete!

As per the videos shared on social media, the 79-year-old former president and CPC general secretary was lifted up by a staff member and led away by officials even as he seemed to show discomfort at the turn of events.

Xi Jinping may be bad for China but is good for the world — more so for India

The presence of a Xi Jinping in China pushes the US-led West to act tough, howsoever disinterested it may seem

Xi Jinping puts his stamp on CCP history, but is his support as strong as his predecessors?

The inner political dynamics of the CCP’s leadership are largely unknown. Commentators guess intelligently about groups and factions, about policy divides and preferences, about past experiences and future visions

Rise of a paranoid superpower: Xi Jinping’s China is making costly strategic blunders in pursuit of greatness

China has alienated regional players and given rise to a renewed push for Asian multilateralism underwritten by the US.

China to prosecute its former military chief General Fang Fenghui over corruption charges

Besides being head of the military till last year Gen Fang was a member of China's powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) headed by Xi. CMC is the overall high command of the 2.3 million-strong People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Xi unveils China's new leaders but no clear heir-apparent: Why president refuses to divulge successor and what it means for India

Xi broke away from an unwritten party tradition introduced by former leader Deng Xiaoping who wanted to bring a semblance of order into an opaque and fractious power-transition process.

With Xi Jinping firmly at helm, China will unveil new leadership line-up

China is set Wednesday to unveil its new ruling council with President Xi Jinping firmly at the helm after stamping his authority on the country by engraving his name on the Communist Party's constitution.

China's Xi Jinping vows to defeat Taiwan's bid for independence, offers 'one-country two system' model instead

Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed to defeat Taiwan's bid for independence but offered to extend the 'one-country, two systems' model of Hong Kong and Macao to the self-ruled island to achieve "peaceful reunification" with the mainland.