Story Archive
2017-10-26
A former top Communist Party official says China, with its 'palace politics,' is a long way from being a genuine republic.
2017-10-25
The recent party congress vows to 'get tough' on pollution, but systemic obstacles remain in spite of renewed will from the top.
2017-10-25
None of the promoted Politburo standing committee members is likely to challenge Xi, in spite of factional trading behind the scenes.
2017-10-24
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law say they may yet be sent back to jail to complete their sentences or serve new ones.
2017-10-24
President Xi Jinping is only the third Chinese leader to be mentioned by name in the constitution of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2017-10-23
Sources warn that leaks about who will make the all-powerful Politburo standing committee are rife, and could be made with an agenda in mind.
2017-10-23
A new government agency is planned to 'manage and protect the rights' of former People's Liberation Army personnel.
2017-10-20
Several members of a Protestant church in Sichuan are prevented from traveling to Hong Kong, while believers in Guangdong province are ordered not to meet during a 'sensitive' time.
2017-10-20
A top official links the fall of two former Chongqing party chiefs and a former security czar in allegations of a 'conspiracy to usurp party leadership.'
2017-10-19
Comments from the city's chief executive spark concerns that a retroactive law may be enacted regarding "insults" to the March of the Volunteers.
2017-10-19
Many critics of the government are being held on public order charges, while others remain under close surveillance in their own homes.
2017-10-18
Xi's words spark fears that Beijing intends to keep up political pressure and curbs on the freedom of expression in the former British colony.
2017-10-18
Xi Jinping gets his own brand of political 'thought,' although it stops short of including his name in the title.
2017-10-17
Activists call for growing pressure on Beijing over Tibet, and over its pursuit of its critics, Chinese and foreign, far beyond its borders.
2017-10-17
Beijing's rush-hour commuters are being forced to stand in line for individual security scans before boarding trains across the network.
