Tag: Communist Party of China
In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself
Over informal, private meals with American leaders, China’s Xi Jinping let his guard down a little. It was…
Why Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Raising U.S.-China Tensions
Follow our live coverage of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit.Taiwan, an island of 23 million people 80 miles off…
Where China Is Changing Its Diplomatic Ways (at Least a Little)
Whirlwind visits to crisis-riven nations in Africa. A sleek training center for the continent’s up-and-coming politicians. The prospect…
Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in Communist Party’s Leadership
BEIJING — The saving opportunity with the rural bank in central China looked, to Sun Song, a 26-year-old-businessman,…
Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant as Court Sentences Him to Prison
HONG KONG — If his cutoff T-shirts, close-cropped hair and long, thin beard were not enough to make…
China Offers Women Perks for Having Babies, if They’re Married
When Chan Zhang heard about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, she was baffled…
How China Is Policing the Future
The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched. They are recorded by police cameras…
In Hong Kong Election, John Lee Is Running Uncontested
HONG KONG — When hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in 2019 to…
Inside China’s Zero-Covid Fortress, Xi Admits No Doubts
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, waved at crowds of giddily cheering students. He held meetings with Olympic Games officials,…
China’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy
Yang Wenhui should be a proud example of China’s rise from economic rubble to global powerhouse.Growing up poor,…
China Sets Aside Push to Spread Wealth in Pivotal Year for Xi
BEIJING — For much of last year, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, waged a fierce campaign to rein…
Bristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia
While Russian troops have battered Ukraine, officials in China have been meeting behind closed doors to study a…