Politics

China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Sunday urged efforts to consolidate and develop the patriotic united front so as to pool forces for advancing national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization. Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks at a reception held in Beijing to celebrate the upcoming 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Highlighting the great feats achieved by China under the leadership of the CPC over the past 76 years, Wang said that since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, China has entered an irreversible historic...

China is proving that the path to sustained development can only be guaranteed by rigorous party self-governance. Far from being symbolic, the efforts of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in this regard represent a systemic drive to strengthen governance from within. In a world where entrenched interests often obstruct change, the ability to reform has become critically important for any country seeking better development. People first vs capital first  Unlike Western political parties, which often cater to specific interest groups, the CPC's mission is to serve the people, not capital. And its ability to deliver hinges on its ability to reform itself, including the willingness to confront powerful vested interests, as the Party has declared that it would rather "offend a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will remain consistent in its position on the Ukraine crisis and will continue promoting peace talks no matter how the situation evolves. In his phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Xi elaborated on China's principled stance on the crisis and stressed that complex issues have no simple solutions. The Chinese side is glad to see Russia and the United States maintain contact, improve their relations and promote a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, Xi said. Putin, on his part, shared Russia's perspective on the current situation of the Ukraine crisis and the recent interactions between Russia and the United States. He said Russia highly appreciates China's constructive role in promoting a political ...

China is not a black box. While Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power has brought tighter control over dissent and leaks, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) now produces more routine political information than ever before. Of course, academic research, database access, and public commentary have all become significantly more constrained, but much open-source material on Chinese politics remains available. Chinese internet users engage daily with a sprawling mix of propaganda feeds, commercial platforms, and semi-official accounts. The CCP now publishes a constant stream of information to retain control over its narrative in a country of 1.4 billion people as well as inform and instruct its almost 100 million members. These updates include meeting agendas, personnel changes, budget dat