Lea Shih, Research Associate, Mercator Institute for China Studies
Oct 27, 2017
What is the overarching trend of Xi Jinping’s appointments? Put simply, the technocrats are back and have taken over key positions in China’s economic development strategy. But this time they no longer come from traditional industries such as the petroleum or mechanical engineering, but from high-tech industries or the so-called strategic new industries.
Oct 26, 2017
Mr Kim wished the Chinese President "great success" in his future, North Korean state media said.The friendly gesture by the North Korean leader, who rarely iss
Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Oct 25, 2017
The 19th CCP Congress sets the stage for a strong, modern, and assertive China.
Oct 25, 2017
The country's ruling party on Wednesday revealed its new leadership helmed by President Xi Jinping.
Oct 24, 2017
Xi's political thought is enshrined in the CPC constitution as the party's 19th National Congress closes in Beijing
Oct 24, 2017
On Wednesday, President Xi Jinping opened the twice-per-decade Communist Party Congress with a 3.5 hour speech that had "something for everyone" – includ
Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies, Lau China Institute at King's College, London
Oct 23, 2017
No one can complain that Xi Jinping short changed anyone on the opening day of the 19th Party Congress in Beijing on 18th October. Just shy of three and a half hours, his thirty-thousand-character oration left few spaces for listeners, inside and outside China, to fill in.
Tan Hongkai, China Daily
Oct 19, 2017
Xi's report at the 19th Party Congress offers clues of the updated road map for China.