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Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. 
COVID-19
China’s small business owners hope for a new normal ‘after the Party Congress’
Portraits of China's former top leaders from left Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and including the current President Xi Jinping are seen at a military camp in Beijing, China
Top of The World
Chinese Communist Party cements Xi Jinping’s rule
A child plays with a toy gun during a promotion for online games in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2020. China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators
Arts, Culture & Media
Chinese govt cracks down on online gaming, TikTok — claiming that tech has outsize influence on society
Hundreds of people, some holding documents, gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 27, 2021.
Top of The World
Afghanistan airlift continues after deadly suicide attacks
Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen as performers dance at a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing
Education
China’s Xi Jinping Thought curricula teaches students how to ‘unmask enemies’ of the state, author says
A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping speak during a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, July 1, 2021.
Global Politics
Reflections on the 100-year anniversary of China’s Communist Party  
A billboard advertising the "China dream" in Chengdu, China, in June 2019.
On China's New Silk Road
The ‘China dream’: The new Silk Road begins at home
S3 E5 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – Democracy! (Yawn)
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A man in a suit speaks from a podium with the US flag
Foreign policy
US-China relationship headed toward ‘permanent lasting rupture,’ analyst says
A screen shows a CCTV state media broadcast of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Wuhan at a shopping centre in Beijing as the country is hit by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 10, 2020.
COVID-19
Lockdown in Wuhan takes a toll on people’s mental health
In this cartoon, Xi Jinping of China, sits on the side of a bed, ready to lay down next to a sleeping Mao Zedong.
Arts, Culture & Media
Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper finds more artistic freedom in the US
When it comes to running China, the most powerful officials in government are probably the members of the Politburo Standing Committee, lining up here for the news media at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 25, 2017. But the man with the
Global Politics
One of the most powerful men on Earth just got more powerful
China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2017.
Global Politics
Xi’s grip on China tightens with new term and no heir in sight
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a joint news conference with US President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, Sept. 25, 2015.
Global Politics
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will talk North Korea and trade in first face-to-face meeting
Women's March in Oakland, CA on 1-21-17 drew more than 60,000 people
Make America Kind Again
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China says it will invest another $361 dollars in renewable energy over the next four years and create 13 million new jobs in the sector, building on previous massive investments. The country already has the largest capacity of solar p
Environment
Donald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables. Who’s making the safer bet?
Journalism students gather at Shantou University, in China's Guangdong province
Education
Bonus: Teaching China’s next generation of journalists to question everything
Fourth of July neighborhood parade
Is the American Century Over?
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A modern skyline of a city of ambition, seen from Beijing's ancient drum tower
China’s Online Future
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with one of American history’s greatest statesman, Henry Kissinger, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2015.
Global Politics
Mao had a little red book. Xi Jinping has a little red app.
China Central Television (CCTV) host Rui Chenggang was detained by police as authorities launch an anti-corruption campaign into China's media.
Business, Economics and Jobs
China’s government detains its own popular news anchor as it probes corruption
Police officers stand outside as Chinese human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi stands trial at a court in Haidian District, Beijing, April 8, 2014.
Global Politics
China is cracking down on both corrupt officials and anti-corruption activists
Children pose with their paper-cut works of the Chinese character for "horse", ahead of the Year of the Horse in Chinese zodiac, at a primary school in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, December 31, 2013.
Global Politics
Despite the US ‘pivot to Asia,’ China will assert itself in 2014
Global Politics
NSA whistleblower reveals himself, hopes for safety in Hong Kong
China’s new leaders represent generational transition
Global Politics
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping kicks off U.S tour
Global Politics
Informality and Power Politics: Barack Obama and Xi Jinping on the Ranch
Conflict & Justice
How Leaks about NSA Surveillance Affect America’s Role Around the Globe
Conflict & Justice
China’s Xi Jinping Takes Taxi — or Not!
Global Politics
North Korea Rattles its Saber
Global Politics
China’s Outgoing Leader Admits Shortcomings in Final Public Address
Meet China’s New Leadership
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China’s New Leadership Unveiled
Global Politics
Choosing New Leaders in China
Changing of the Guard in China
China Reacts to a Second Term with President Obama
Global Politics
China’s Imperfect Transition
Global Politics
Defense Secretary Panetta Meets with China’s Xi Jinping
Global Politics
Still No Signs of China’s Future Top Leader
Global Politics
Chinese Vice President’s Wife, Peng Liyuan, is a Star Folk Singer
Global Politics
Xi Jinping Heads to Muscatine, Iowa
The Future of US-China Relations
Global Politics
China’s Next President in Iowa
Global Politics
China’s Xi Jinping in Closely Watched US Visit
Business, Economics and Jobs
Joe Biden Assures China on US Finances
Global Politics
Biden in China to Defend US Economics
Global Politics
Key promotion in China