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China's Communist Party leadership reshuffle: what to look for

China's ruling Communist Party will reshuffle its leadership when it holds a once-in-five-years Congress starting Oct 16, with Xi Jinping widely expected to stay on for a third term as general secretary, China's senior-most position.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

China imposes lockdowns as surge in Covid-19 sees 'daily cases triple' after holiday

China is one of the few places in the world still resorting to strict measures to keep the disease from spreading

Wales Online · Oct 10, 2022

China Imposes Lockdowns as COVID-19 Surges after Holiday

Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. The latest lockdown started Monday in Fenyang city in northern China's Shanxi province after a preliminary positive…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

Analysis-How China's Xi accumulated power, and why it matters in a third term

One of Xi Jinping's first moves after winning China's top job as general secretary of the Communist Party in 2012 was to reinstate regular "democratic life sessions" with fellow leaders in the 25-member Politburo, a staple of the Mao Zedong era.

Reuters · Oct 10, 2022

Xi to convene final party meeting before big leadership congress

President Xi Jinping will preside over the final meeting of China’s top leaders, days before the opening of a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress that’s set to hand him a landmark third term in power.

Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022

Analysis-As China party congress looms, signals sought on easing COVID policy

The mounting economic toll of China's zero-COVID policy is raising investor hopes that Beijing may finally begin laying the groundwork for the tricky epidemiological and political task of shifting course following this month's Communist Party congress.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

China's vast Xinjiang hit with COVID-19 travel restrictions

Sprawling Xinjiang is the latest Chinese region to be hit with sweeping COVID-19 travel restrictions, as China further ratchets up control measures ahead of a key Communist Party congress later this month

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Will North Korea conduct a nuclear test during China’s Congress?

Expectations grow that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear weapon — and its relations with its closest ally.

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2022

China Since the Founding of the Communist Party

Here are the key dates in China since the founding of the Communist Party (CCP) which has grown into one of the world's most powerful political organizations as brought by AFP. - July 1921: Founded in secret - In the summer of 1921, Mao Zedong and a clutch of Marxist-Leninist…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

AP PHOTOS: China marks 73rd anniversary in National Day

Spectators watched a masked, 96-member honor guard raise a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square as the ruling Communist Party marked its 73rd anniversary in power on Saturday under strict anti-virus controls.

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022