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BEIJING (AP) — The world faces the prospect of more tension with China over trade, security and human rights after Xi Jinping, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, awarded himself another term as leader of the ruling Communist Party. Xi has tightened control at home and is trying to…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, addresses the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2022. Xi Jinping and the other newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th…

A combination picture shows Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, centre, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi meeting the media following the National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China on Oct. 23, 2022.TINGSHU WANG/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a new…

China´s President Xi Jinping (front) walks with members of the Chinese Communist Party´s new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation´s top decision-making body, as they meet the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 23, 2022.— AFPWhen Xi Jinping took power in 2012, some observers predicted…

Last Updated: 23rd October, 2022 13:36 IST Chinese President Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session held on Sunday, according to an official communique. Image: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping was elected general…

In August, there was an unexpected stir in China about a scholarly article. The piece, published in a respected but specialist journal, argued that during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing dynasty (1644-1911), China had been a country relatively closed off to the outside world. Most recent scholarship has assumed…

According to a new Politburo roster that was released earlier yesterday, the Chinese Communist Party's top body will have no full women members for the first time in 25 years. The only woman who was part of the previous Politburo named Sun Chunlan, has retired. And no new woman was appointed to an all-male-dominated…

Meanwhile, the departure of two Chinese moderates, Li Keqiang and Wang Yang, reinforces the impression that hardliners are now in charge of the country. Outgoing Chinese premier Li Keqiang was widely considered to be more liberal than Xi, at least in economic matters. While Xi is pushing to expand the…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, the son of a communist revolutionary leader, was a victim of the Cultural Revolution and a provincial chief during China’s economic boom before ascending to the very top a decade ago. On Sunday, China’s 69-year-old leader secured a widely expected third term as…

Xi Jinping has secured an unprecedented third term as China’s leader and paved the way for a possible lifetime in power by packing his inner circle with loyalists. Mr Xi, 69, will remain as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission, cementing his…