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China's President Just Shattered An Unwritten Rule In His Ongoing Power Grab
The difference in China, though, is that those two security apparatus' are controlled by the party,…
Linette Lopez  Â
The red flags that will tell us when China's actually ready to invade Taiwan
Signs are growing that China could be readying for a showdown over Taiwan. These are the warning si…
Chris Panella  Â
Xi shook up the power order in China, but the world should expect little change — because Xi is still the complete puppet master, 2 experts say
With Xi still at the helm, it's unlikely that any significant changes to the country's policies can…
Matthew Loh  Â
These are the 12 most powerful people in China you've probably never heard of
In the chess game of Chinese politics, it's not always clear who pulls the strings. Here are the 12…
Cheryl Teh  Â
Xi Jinping wins third term as China's president
Xi became President in 2013 and ended two-term presidential limits in 2018. Six other members were …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell  Â
US investigators are helping Chinese authorities investigate crash of Boeing jetliner that killed 132 people on board
China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, a Boeing 737-800 crashed in Guangxi, southern China on March …
Sarah Al-Arshani  Â
China gave a rare admission of fault, admitting 'deficiencies' in its response to the Wuhan coronavirus that has now infected more than 20,000 people
Such an admission is unusual from the Chinese government, which rarely admits mistakes. It is also …
Lauren Frias  Â
China says it will ban the trade in wild animals, like bats, believed to be behind the Wuhan coronavirus, and tighten supervision on 'wet markets'
China's crackdown on the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus comes after the country was criticized for…
Lauren Frias  Â
The suspicious disappearance and return of Peng Shuai is straight out of China's playbook for forcing rogue celebrities into submission
On Nov. 2, Peng accused a former Chinese official of sexual assault. She's not been heard from sinc…
Bill Bostock  Â
Xi Jinping could revive Mao Zedong's long-dormant title of 'Chairman' to help him maintain total control, experts say
Xi is already General Secretary, Head of the Military, and President — but some think he also covet…
Bill Bostock  Â
The future of China is up in the air as Xi Jinping fails to nominate a successor
This could have drastic implications for China's economy, says Carnegie Endowment for International…
Tara Francis Chan  Â
Xi Jinping's new political status puts him on par with Mao Zedong
Interestingly, a handful of provincial party heads started using "core" to describe Xi slightly les…
Elena Holodny  Â
China sacked a brace of top officials in Hubei province, likely in a move to protect Xi Jinping from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak
Rui Zhong, a China expert at the Wilson Center, told CNN before Xi's first appearance: "The central…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock  Â
Vintage video of Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping's dads on a diplomatic trip in 1983 shows their deep family bond
The footage appears to have been recorded during the visit for broadcast on North Korean state TV. …
Kieran Corcoran  Â
The intelligence community is intimidated by Trump
Similar situations have arisen in the past. In August 1964, intelligence analysts charged with asse…
Paul R. Pillar, Responsible S…  Â
2017 is going to be stacked for China, and Trump isn't even the half of it
"...the Chinese leadership will likely face significant political uncertainty both internally and e…
Elena Holodny  Â
Several Facebook employees reportedly quit over a tool that would censor posts in China
The topic became so contentious, Facebook turned it into the subject of an all-hands employee Q&…
Matt Weinberger  Â
Xi Jinping has turned invisible during China's coronavirus epidemic, likely to cover his back in case things go badly wrong
"One of the key political tasks of all party members is to protect the core, i.e. Xi Jinping, and w…
Alexandra Ma  Â
Xi Jinping has locked up so many of China's elite the state is running out of prison spaces for them
Some of the country's most leading politicians, known as "tigers," have been housed at the jail, so…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper  Â
China's new vice president is the country's best hope for avoiding a trade war
Chinese President Xi Jinping (Right) and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspect…