Jiang Zemin

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.

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.

Communist Party of China holds 19th Congress on Wednesday: What is it about and why is it important?

The Communist Party of China congress is a twice-a-decade political meeting to reshuffle leadership positions in the country.

China executes two members of banned religious cult for murder at McDonald's

China on Monday executed two members of a banned religious cult, a father and his daughter, for murdering a woman in a McDonald's restaurant after she rebuffed an apparent recruitment attempt by the group, state media said.

China blocks reports on inflatable toad after netizens compare it to Communist Party chief

The 22-metre-high toad, appeared in a China park last weekend, but met with mockery from social media users who compared its appearance to that of former President Jiang Zemin

In China, 'Twitter tea leaves' foretell an ex-leader's 'death'

China's Internet domain is abuzz with as-yet-unvalidated rumours of the death of former President Jiang Zemin, an unlikely leader known for breaking into operatic song— and who sagaciously stabilised ties with India.