Xi Jinping

China's President Xi Jinping (L) 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 Oct. 23, 2022. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese…

HONG KONG — Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as the leader of China on Sunday, cementing his status as the country’s most powerful figure in decades and extending his authoritarian rule over the world’s second-largest economy.  Xi’s third five-year term became official when he was the first to…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader. A party congress effectively removed Premier Li Keqiang from senior leadership. Li, the nation’s No. 2 official, is…

BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping's continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader. A party congress effectively removed Premier Li Keqiang from senior leadership. Li, the nation's No. 2 official, is a proponent…

Premier Li Keqiang, the country’s No. 2 leader, is among those set to step asideChina’s Communist Party set the stage for its leader, Xi Jinping, to extend his rule into a second decade, nudging his rivals into retirement and positioning his loyalists for promotion into the top echelons of power.…

HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to obtain a historic third term in power as the twice-a-decade congress of his ruling Chinese Communist Party wraps up this weekend. Here’s a look at how the country has changed under his decadelong rule: Surging growthThe economy has experienced strong…

This photo taken on Oct 22, 2022 shows the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held its closing session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday. BEIJING -- Xi Jinping presided over…

Chinese President Xi Jinping locked in support for a historic third term in power at the Communist Party's Congress on Saturday, but the dramatic removal of his predecessor from the event stole the headlines.  At the end of the week-long gathering in Beijing, China's ruling party approved a sweeping reshuffle…

This emphasis on combating vulnerability clearly reflects Xi and other senior party members’ belief that China is facing unprecedented challenges, both at home and from abroad. Those emanating from within include a destabilizing reliance on debt and investment to drive growth, an aging population that needs to be supported by…