Story Archive
2017-10-31
Some 20 institutions of higher education have set up research centers to study "Xi Jinping Thought," as public portraits of China's latest "core leader" are put on display across the country.
2017-10-31
A top parliamentary official in Beijing says the booing of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's national anthem must be banned, 'urgently.'
2017-10-30
Hua Yong has been threatened with worse to come from 'stability maintenance' teams if he doesn't leave the capital.
2017-10-27
The sidelining of a former ally by Xi Jinping highlight corruption claims by exiled billionaire Guo Wengui.
2017-10-27
A prominent Chinese writers' association says it fears he no longer has his Swedish passport, and is being kept under close police surveillance.
2017-10-26
Award-winning rights activist Su Changlan is at home with family 'resting,' according to her relatives, who are likely under surveillance.
2017-10-26
Rights activists and critics of the ruling party say they still aren't free to move around, and expect restrictions to continue at least until the end of the month.
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.