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Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa

The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki’s “consiglieri”, because of his role as the former president’s “right-hand man”.

The Conversation

China's sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue

China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping, warning of “conflict and confrontation” with the U_S_, the stakes of which could be the “future of humanity.”

The Independent UK

Wang Yi replaces Qin Gang as Chinese FM: What to know

Removal of Xi’s trusted adviser seen as ‘huge embarrassment’ as predecessor Wang Yi is reappointed to post he once held.

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China replaces foreign minister with predecessor amid speculation over weeks-long absence

China on Tuesday removed outspoken Foreign Minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi, in a move that has already fueled rumors over the personal lives and political rivalries of China's Communist Party elite.

France 24

China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi

China has removed outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi

The Independent UK

China names Pan Gongsheng to lead central bank, succeeding Yi Gang

China's ceremonial legislation has endorsed the promotion of Pan Gongsheng to serve as central bank governor

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall St up after Chinese promise to support economy

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after China’s ruling Communist Party promised to shore up its sagging economy ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that traders hope will announce this interest rate cycle’s final increase

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David Cameron’s appointment to investment fund ‘part engineered by China’

The hiring of former PM and Treasury chief was to lend credibility to broader Beijing brand, intelligence watchdog told

The Guardian - UK

Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, dies aged 94

The literary giant tackled the big questions in his celebrated novels

Evening Standard

Ex-Chinese Central Banker Probed for Suspected Graft

Zhang Jianjun, who served as president of the PBOC’s Shenzhen branch, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of law and Communist Party discipline

Caixin Global

Chinese diplomat slammed after telling Asian people 'they'll never be a Westerner'

The head of China's Communist Party's foreign affairs commission made racially tinged comments as he urged Japan and South Korea to 'join hands and cooperate' with the East Asian superpower

Daily Mirror

'The corpse of Bitcoin': Crypto skeptic's appointment to central bank casts doubt on China warming to digital assets

The move is seen as a setback for those hoping that China could soon change its stance on crypto.

Fortune

China dismisses criticism of top diplomat's comments appearing to push for race-based alliance

China is dismissing criticism of racially tinged comments by its top diplomat

The Independent UK

Return of Russia warlords stokes memories of China

The turmoil in Russia unleashed by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group has drawn rapt attention in capitals throughout the world, but probably nowhere more so than in Beijing. The reason is not only that Russia is a trusted partner for China, but also that there are clear historical parallels between Russia…

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Trump wants to keep 'communists' and ‘Marxists’ out of the US. Here’s what the law says

Donald Trump announced a new campaign proposal that would bar “communists” and “Marxists” from entering the country

The Independent UK

In China, muted reaction to revolt in Russai belies anxiety over war, global balance of power

China’s muted reaction to the Wagner mercenary group uprising against Russia’s military belies Beijing’s growing anxieties over the war in Ukraine and how this affects the global balance of power

The Independent UK

China's premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year

China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year

Caixin Global

Watchdog Slams Rampant Graft at China Development Bank

CCDI says it held a special conference with the lender’s Communist Party committee to discuss party governance and analyze what went wrong at the bank

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Watergate will have no influence on talks: Brezhnev

Fifty years ago, the Soviet Communist Party Leader Mr. Brezhnev brushed aside suggestions that the Watergate affair would have any influence on his coming Summit talks with the US President

The Independent UK

Canadian quits Chinese-founded development bank, complains 'Communist Party hacks' dominate it

A Canadian public relations manager for a Chinese-founded development bank has announced his resignation in a statement that accused it of being dominated by “Communist Party hacks” and said Canada’s interests weren’t served by being a member

Al Jazeera

China spinning a ‘web’ of influence campaigns to win over Taiwan

Away from the headline grabbing military threats, Beijing’s propaganda department is working to woo hearts and minds.

The Conversation

Succession on the Tibetan plateau: what's at stake in the battle over the Dalai Lama's reincarnation?

In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the country’s religious groups should practice their faiths.

Caixin Global

Ex-PBOC Deputy Governor Kicked Out of Communist Party

Fan Yifei, arrested last November by graft busters, accused of accepting a ‘huge amount’ of bribes and abusing power ‘over a long period of time’

The Independent UK

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong

Bangkok Post

China's Xi Jinping hails 'uninterrupted' cultural continuity for powering nation's rise

China's unique development path is rooted in the historical continuity of its culture, President Xi Jinping told a cultural symposium in Beijing, in his latest effort to defend the legitimacy of the ruling Communist Party.

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