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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Communist Party of China which has ruled the country since 1949 and is currently led by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The party currently has over 90 million members and it began to admit private entrepreneurs into its ranks in 2001.
Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping and other members of the Politburo arrive for a meeting of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

What do China’s new ‘correct view’ rules for local party officials mean?

Latest regulations lay bare dual mandate of absolute loyalty to central authority and mindfulness about ‘political performance’.

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Boao Forum for Asia

As Iran war rages, China links peace to economic growth at Boao Forum

Hong Kong politics

Zhang Dongmei named new deputy director of office overseeing Hong Kong affairs

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping’s vision for Xiongan: innovation to drive ‘city of the future’

Chinese leader visits school and power company on fourth inspection tour of Xiongan New Area since project’s launch in 2017.

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President Xi Jinping visits China Huaneng Group in the Xiongan New Area on Monday. Xi also chaired a symposium on further advancing construction and development of the area. Photo: Xinhua
Shenzhen

‘iPhone City’ veteran tapped as party boss of China’s Silicon Valley

Jin Lei is appointed Communist Party chief of Shenzhen as the tech hub targets AI-fuelled growth and confronts external pressures.

US-China relations

US claims China manipulating its position at UN to undermine America’s interests

House Select Committee says Beijing using monetary contributions, critical UN posts and strategic troop deployment to expand its reach.

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Cybersecurity

What China’s OpenClaw divide reveals about local and central priorities

Urgent security warnings from Beijing as local authorities rush to ride the boom expose familiar priority gaps, observers say.

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Members of the public queue to have their laptops installed with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
Rare earths

Why China’s cadres must master rare earths as economic security becomes a KPI

Beijing’s decision to instruct promising cadres on logistics and resources reflects a sober outlook on trade relations, observers say.

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Two Sessions 2026

China’s Wang sees ‘landmark year’ in US relations

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US and China could shorten their ‘list of problems’, while also promoting Beijing as a source of global stability amid the war in Iran.

US-China relations

As US universities retreat from China, who is filling the academic void?

Many elite Sino-American ventures have ended under the strain of geopolitics but other, more diverse, programmes are emerging.

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Central Military Commission

Xi Jinping’s zero-fail mission for China’s military: total loyalty, no corruption

President underlines his strict ideological line to the PLA’s diminished delegation to the NPC.

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The PLA’s delegation to the NPC has shrunk from 281 members in 2023 to 243 this year. Photo: Reuters
Two Sessions 2026

Opinion | China’s ‘two sessions’ show plans for resilience in a stormy world

Beijing signals it is prepared to recalibrate its development model rather than cling to the habits of the boom years.

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Two Sessions 2026

China’s growth target cut reflects pragmatism amid challenges

Premier Li Qiang announced China’s lowest annual growth target in more than three decades amid global trade tensions and weak domestic consumption.

Mainland China

Song Ping, ‘loyal communist fighter’ whose career spanned decades, dies aged 108

Song worked with several generations of leaders, starting as Zhou Enlai’s secretary and later talent-spotted future president Hu Jintao.

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Song Ping has died in Beijing, aged 108. Photo: Simon Song
Hong Kong economy

Beijing to roll out more measures for Hong Kong as John Lee praised for work

Central government will also make further arrangements in 15th five-year plan to support Hong Kong, National People’s Congress spokesman says.

The opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held today at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
China property

Can China’s ‘two sessions’ find a strategy to fix the property rot?

China signals shift from debt-driven housing growth, but sweeping stimulus seen as unlikely.

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Two Sessions 2026

Opinion | Now is the time for China to show it’s serious about opening up

The ‘two sessions’ is Beijing’s chance to demonstrate reliability as nations reassess their ties with China and the US in an increasingly fragmented global order.

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Xi Jinping

Inside Xi Jinping’s new guide to promoting Communist Party officials

Chinese leader targets ‘two-faced’ officials and demands new benchmarks tailored to local needs in newly released speeches.

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President Xi Jinping says that during China’s leadership transition, “we must keep our eyes peeled and promote truly loyal, reliable and responsible cadres”. Photo: Xinhua
Two Sessions 2026

China’s pivot from GDP obsession sparks cadre confusion, tests local governance

Governors and mayors must reconcile Beijing’s people-centric mandates with traditional growth targets, navigating vague appraisal changes and performance concepts.

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Two Sessions 2026

China’s February Politburo readout

SCMP Plus annotates the official report on the February meeting of China’s top decision-making body, as leaders prepare for the annual legislative meetings known as the “two sessions”.

Two Sessions 2026

‘Two sessions’, Trump tariffs, JD.com earnings

This week: Lawmakers ready for China’s ‘two sessions’, Trump imposes new global tariffs, Germany’s Merz meets Xi. Next week: JD.com reports earnings, toughened trade measures kick in, manufacturing PMI comes outs, Honor debuts robot, and more.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Photo: AP
Two Sessions 2026

After years of ‘at-all-costs’ growth, China wants cadres to ditch GDP obsession

Five-month campaign seen prioritising social welfare and long-term sustainability over economic expansion, with debt, fraud and vanity projects in crosshairs.

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A child waves a Chinese flag near Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on February 19. China’s leadership is calling for local-level cadres across the country to do work that “benefits the people”. Photo: AP
Xi Jinping

Why is the Communist Party warning cadres about their performance?

The party’s new governance campaign comes at a critical time for the ruling body and the country.

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Food and agriculture

Opinion | How China’s national food security push could reshape global markets

Amid increasing pressure from trade wars and climate change, Beijing is reframing agriculture as a matter of national security.

North Korea

North Korea’s Kim opens rare party congress with pledge to fix economy

North Korea’s economy has been languishing under heavy Western sanctions that aim to choke off funding for its nuclear weapons programme.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during the Ninth Worker’s Party Congress in Pyongyang on Friday. Photo: KCNA / Reuters
China-North Korea relations

China congratulates North Korea on party conclave, vows to work together: Xinhua

Message from Communist Party of China’s Central Committee lauds Workers’ Party for helping to develop North Korean economy, improving lives.

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China and Russia have congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the Workers’ Party on the conclave that started on February 19. It will set policy direction for the next five years. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Corruption in China

Exclusive | China widens anti-corruption net to catch ‘quasi-naked officials’

Top graft-busters quietly step up scrutiny of officials with children living overseas, with some losing promotion opportunities and jobs.

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US-China relations

Exclusive | Hasan Piker talks about his controversial China trip – and ‘thinking Chinese thoughts’

One of the most influential political commentators among young Americans, Piker claims Americans are ‘taught to hate China’, calling it ‘stupid’.

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