Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a “diplomatic iron army” loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive “Wolf Warrior” rhetoric propagated by some diplomats as a sign of China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy. “Dare to be good at struggle and to become defenders of the national interest. It is … Read more
Jiang Ping, a prominent law scholar who helped build the legislative foundation for China’s market economy, died in Beijing on Tuesday. He was 93. Jiang was also known to many as the “conscience” of the legal profession in China and for his advocacy for the rule of law. Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province in 1930, … Read more
State media has highlighted President Xi Jinping’s leading role in the country’s reform process, as the ruling Communist Party marks the start of China’s economic revival more than four decades ago. In a report on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua said Xi had taken the lead in the “overall design, coordination, supervision and implementation” of … Read more
Li’s role was confirmed on Monday, when he was mentioned as the chair of a meeting of the new commission in a report by state news agency Xinhua. The late Li Keqiang never headed any top Communist Party groups in his decade as China’s premier. Photo: dpa The CFC was set up in March to … Read more
The databank includes a relationship network to show how each of the seven top political leaders is connected to the party’s 20th Central Committee – the pool from which they were drawn. It also shows where they crossed paths based on their official work history. Collectively, the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee, including … Read more
Dozens of Chinese civilian officials made a rare public appearance in military uniforms at provincial defence events recently in an effort to drum up support for the armed forces and promote military-civilian integration. Although such military reviews are regular events, one former cadre said the aim of such appearances was to keep people alert to … Read more
China is on an alternative path to modernisation that is more sustainable than the Western development model, academics told a state-sponsored forum. The China studies conference was hosted by the State Council Information Office on Friday. A letter from the president was read out at the gathering of hundreds of Chinese and foreign academics in … Read more
“Xizang” is the pinyin, or Chinese romanisation, of the Mandarin script for “Tibet”. Since the release of the November white paper, “Xizang” has largely replaced “Tibet” in several official Chinese media reports, with “Tibet” now used only in a few scenarios, including translations of already established geographical terms and names of institutions. Between November 10, … Read more
However, sources familiar with the matter said Xi also took the train back to Beijing. “He came to Shanghai by train and he went back by train, too – that’s why he was able to stop in Yancheng,” said one source, who declined to be named. A second source, who also did not wish to … Read more
China’s top graft-buster said corruption was becoming harder to detect, while a crackdown on extravagant government spending would be stepped up as the festive season approaches. The warning from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection came on the 11th anniversary of the “eight directives” to improve conduct. The policy, brought in by Chinese leader Xi … Read more
