Xi Jinping’s Purges Shrink Ranks of China’s Communist Elite

Nearly one in six officials who had Central Committee seats were absent from a major conclave, many of them now disgraced.

China and the United States, Fall 2025: A timeline of remarks, threats, critiques — and dialogue

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald ...

Xi Jinping Getting Lonely at the Top After China’s New Purge

With a military purge in Beijing before a major political meeting this week some analysts ask: whom can leader Xi Jinping ...

China Military Purge Targets Group Who Undermined Xi’s Authority

After President Xi Jinping ousted a group of top generals whose careers overlapped for decades, state media accused them of ...

China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan

Since returning to the White House, Trump has ramped up tariffs on imports in an effort to compel manufacturers to shift ...

Speculation swirls about Xi Jinping’s grip on power during secretive CCP meeting

Speculation about Xi's grip on power intensified during secret meeting that lays out the country's economic agenda for the ...

In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi?

Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will ...

China Plenum Turnout Hits Lowest in Decades as Xi Widens Purges

A recently-concluded conclave of top Communist Party officials saw its lowest attendance rate since the years of the Cultural ...