China’s former leader Hu Jintao was led out of the Communist Party congress in Beijing, shortly after reporters were allowed in. The unexpected moment led to intense speculation. Chinese state…
Continue ReadingNearly three years after first Covid case emerged, China has locked dow part of Wuhan. More than 800,000 people in Wuhan are told to stay at home until October 30th,…
Continue ReadingChina on Friday reported a rise in COVID-19 infections while cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest have been ramping up COVID-19 curbs. Nearly three years…
Continue ReadingThe Chinese government has been accused of establishing at least two undeclared "police stations" in the Netherlands. Dutch media found evidence that the "overseas service stations", which promise to provide…
Continue ReadingSeven men and all his ducks in a row. Xi Jinping’s third term rubber stamped, a new Communist Party leadership unveiled at a congress that is to shape China’s politics…
Continue ReadingOver ten years, Xi Jinping has managed to gain unprecedented control over Chinese society. Most experts agree this is set to continue, with ruthless censorship and repression of dissidents, NGOs…
Continue ReadingChina’s leader Xi Jinping has moved into a historic third term in power, as he revealed a new leadership team stacked with loyalists. On Sunday the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Continue ReadingChinese former leader Hu Jintao has been led out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress. The 79-year-old was sitting beside President Xi Jinping when he was approached…
Continue ReadingFormer Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment that disrupted the highly choreographed event. Hu’s departure…
Continue ReadingThousands of Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia. “I didn’t want to go,” one girl told The New York Times from a foster home near Moscow. See source
Continue ReadingBeijing’s zero-Covid policy have hit the economy and job market hard: according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate for those between the ages of 16 and 24…
Continue ReadingTaiwan would be unable to resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive China, according to a retired military commander. It comes as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…
Continue ReadingA strongman who is stronger than ever or is this the point where Xi Jinping goes too far? A third term for China’s president sure to be a rubber stamped…
Continue ReadingIn 2018, Xi Jinping pushed for a change in constitution. He is no longer subject to the two-term limit imposed on his predecessors and can now be President … For…
Continue ReadingEvery five years, the same ritual takes place in Beijing. Dissidents are ordered to stay at home, factories are shut to reduce pollution and huge flower arrangements line the major…
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