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Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are urging more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S. after the Justice Department this week announced that two Chinese agents sought to obstruct prosecution of a telecommunications company reported to be Huawei Technologies.

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Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges - Roll Call

Two Republican lawmakers say new charges over Huawei Technologies show a need for more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S.

Roll Call

Hu Jintao argued about official papers before being escorted out of congress

Footage shows former Chinese president involved in apparent disagreement over documents

The Guardian - UK

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Xi Jinping’s party purge prompts fears of greater Taiwan invasion risk

Observers wonder whether there is anyone left in CCP to stop Chinese president making a rash move

The Guardian - UK

China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule

Rich citizens fearing high taxes and personal safety move capital out of country and arrange residences overseas

Financial Times

Chinese former leader Hu Jintao's removal was in full view of the foreign press, but heavily censored in China

Chinese state-owned media chalked up the incident to health issues, but little information seeped through to the Chinese-speaking public thanks to Beijing's censorship.

ABC News

China: echoes of authoritarian past as Xi Jinping cements his place at the heart of a Communist Party now entirely built around him

It has been suggested that the removal of Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping’s predecessor, from the closing ceremony of the 20th Communist Party congress could overshadow all other news from Beijing during the past week. Was there a health reason for this dramatic development – or was it a live purge,…

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Emotions run high at protest held after man 'attacked' outside Chinese consulate in Manchester

Signs were held aloft, displaying messages ranging from 'Expel China' and 'Free Hong Kong' to 'British Blood On China Hands' and 'Hang Xi Jinping'

Manchester Evening News

Xi's firm grip on power foments discontent

BEIJING -- With the Chinese Communist Party's new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee packed with President Xi Jinping's close allies, dissatisfaction and concern within the party over the concentration of power in Xi appear to be bubbling under the surface.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Who’s who in Xi Jinping’s China as leader cements power

An introduction to loyal Xi acolytes on politburo standing committee who will now shape Xi’s vision for China

The Guardian - UK

Who’s on China’s new Politburo Standing Committee?

The elite committee was appointed following a week-long Congress of the governing party.

Al Jazeera

Xi Jinping is seduced by a vision of greater isolation. A mistake that will make China poorer

As the leader enters his third term, there are increasing signs that the country is turning inwards, replacing the outside world with cyber ‘reality’

The Guardian - UK

In Mao’s footsteps: Xi Jinping puts himself at core of China’s government

President would normally step down now after 10 years as leader, but he has abolished term limits and promoted his allies

The Guardian - UK

What the Hell Just Happened to Xi Jinping’s predecessor?

Xi Jinping’s predecessor was forcibly led away from the Party Congress.

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The Guardian - UK

Women pushed even further from power in Xi Jinping’s China

Xi has revealed an all male politburo for the first time since 1997. The move erases one of the few steps women had made towards real power in Communist China

The News Lens

Beijing Banner Protest Ripples Outward as China Maintains Silence

“It will tell future generations that even in the darkest of times, there are people who will stand up for themselves.”

ABC News

Who is Xi Jinping's wife? Meet Peng Liyuan, the famous folk singer who helped pave the Chinese president's path to power

A lonely divorcee, Xi Jinping met Peng Liyuan, when he was 33. The famous and well-connected singer would change everything for the ambitious young politician.

The Guardian - UK

China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, report finds

Social media videos by people from the Uyghur community are part of a sophisticated propaganda campaign, thinktank says

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The Guardian - AU

China’s decade under Xi Jinping explained in seven charts

Xi has overseen rapid economic growth and rising wealth, while spending big on the military, but inequality has widened has and a demographic crisis looms

The Independent UK

Senior Chinese diplomat involved in violence against protesters in Manchester, claims British MP

‘We cannot allow the CCP to import their beating of protesters, their silencing of free speech’

The News Lens

The 20th Party Congress and the Crowning of Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping’s maneuverings to ensure his personal domination in the CCP, long in the planning, threaten to upset a bedrock of the durability of the party.

The Guardian - UK

The Manchester consulate attack shows how China is flexing its muscles abroad

Hongkongers need reassurance from Britain that attacks on pro-democracy activists will not go unpunished, says activist Nathan Law

The Independent UK

UK demands explanation after assault on Hong Kong protester at Chinese consulate

Scuffles broke out outside the building on Sunday afternoon after 30 to 40 pro-democracy protesters gathered and put up posters.

Reason

Tiananmen Square: An enduring symbol of the Chinese Communist Party's illegitimacy

This week the Communist Chinese Party is holding a congress at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. The purpose of the congress is to cement Xi Jinping's genocidal, imperialist autocracy. This post explains the centrality of Tiananmen Square to the Chinese dictatorship, and to the Chinese…

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Fears Xi Jinping flaunting 'collective prosperity' in CCP Congress speech, signalling further winding back of economic reforms

Certain words have been singled out as experts dissect the meaning behind Chinese President Xi Jinping's "work report" speech to the CCP's 20th National Congress, where he is vying for an unprecedented third term.

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