"The new Politburo and Politburo Standing Committee make it very clear that there now is no alternative power centre in China beyond Xi Jinping, says Christian Le _...Read More_

"The first time China hosted the Olympics, it was a moment of hope and promise. The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing proved to be a coming-out party for an emergent China—rich, influential, technologically advanced, and, most of all, more and _...Read More_

"The demographic crisis, a challenge to the economy, also signals a limit to the reach of the government, which has struggled recently to grow the _...Read More_

China’s economy slowed markedly in the final months of last year as government measures to limit real estate speculation hurt other sectors as well. Lockdowns and travel _...Read More_

>"New documents detail how Chinese officials tap private businesses for online information campaigns, offering a rare glimpse _...Read More_

Started following Xinhua on Facebook and it's pretty obvious .

>"The region’s high degree of vaccine skepticism and surging death rates do not reflect _...Read More_

>"Democracies are no longer as worried as they once were about offending a fragile Beijing."

Peng Shuai wrote:-- "I know that for someone of your eminence, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, you said you were not afraid. But even if it's just _...Read More_

Under a new law, China has zealously prosecuted even the perceived slander of Communist figures, broadening Xi Jinping’s campaign to dominate party orthodoxy.

>"The government has staked its political legitimacy on controlling the virus better than other countries, especially its geopolitical rivals."

>"During the standoff between Washington and Moscow, it was mostly people in poor, developing countries who paid the price."

[https://nyti.ms/3CStxCJ](https://nyti.ms/3CStxCJ) >"Control of the banking system gives Beijing the tools to stop a broader collapse, officials believe, while censorship and police powers can stifle protests."

In China, the Communist Party has kept a firm grip on politics, but the tech firms have had considerable leeway in their business activities. “It was a Wild West within an authoritarian system”