In Xi Jinping's purge of Chinese military, a search for absolute loyaltyChinese President Xi Jinping is consolidating power through purges reminiscent of Mao Zedong. Top military commanders are being removed, si...
16 Feb, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
‘Return to China not an option’: Taiwan premier rebuffs Xi’s sovereignty pushTaiwan's Premier stated that "return" to China is not an option for the island's people, rejecting President Xi Jinping's sovereignty claim...
25 Nov, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
What we can learn about Xi's rule by studying his father's lifeA new biography explores the life of Xi Zhongxun, father of China's current leader, Xi Jinping. It examines why Xi Jinping's rule echoes Ma...
03 Jun, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
'Trump' thrills fans at Hong Kong theatre's last hurrahA Cantonese opera in Hong Kong reimagines the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as part of an absurdist play, attracting audiences to...
07 Feb, 2025, 12.14 PM IST
Xi Jinping's recipe for total control: An army of eyes and earsA police officer in a Beijing apartment complex uses a color-coded system to identify high-risk residents. Xi Jinping aims for pervasive su...
25 May, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
China is secretly raising a corporate army in 16 major firms to fight home and abroadChinese companies are forming volunteer armies called People’s Armed Forces Departments (PAFDs), reflecting Beijing's concerns about social...
23 Feb, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
Key CPC conclave next week set to endorse unprecedented 3rd term for Xi JinpingXi, 68, holding China's all three power centres- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, (CPC), Chairman of the powerful Central...
06 Nov, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
China should 'know its place', not be 'overbearing', says son of iconic leader Deng XiaopingThe remarks by Deng Pufang, the eldest son of Deng Xiaoping, are seen as a counter-argument to President Xi's assertive foreign policy and ...
31 Oct, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
Making China great again: Xi grabs power to resolve current contradictions, but could trigger new ones?Xi’s consolidation of power likely has two objectives. The first is personal – Xi seeks to cement his legacy. Since Mao, no other Chinese l...
30 Mar, 2018, 03.03 PM IST
China's neo-Maoists welcome Xi Jinping's new era, but say he is not the new MaoDelegates praised Xi using Mao-era honorifics, and he became the first serving Chinese leader since Mao to have a named ideology written in...
28 Oct, 2017, 06.57 AM IST
Mao supporters seek to resurrect his legacy with giant statueThe legacy of Chairman Mao Zedong continues to inspire his supporters four decades after his death, with a giant gold-painted statue of Chi...
05 Jan, 2016, 06.40 PM IST
Yuan move is good for China’s political stabilityThe IMF’s decision to designate the yuan, as a global reserve currency will, over time, encourage the country’s leadership to make the curr...
08 Dec, 2015, 03.38 AM IST
Temple of Confucius in China gets first facelift in centuryThe face-lift is expected to take three to five years with government funding of USD 48 million, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
19 Jul, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
President Xi Jinping unveils new slogan to govern ChinaJinping has unveiled political theory "four comprehensives", calling for deeper reforms and rule of law, asserting his authority on ruling ...
26 Feb, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
Xi Jinping touted as new Deng Xiaoping by Chinese official mediaDeng Xiaoping, who had overturned Mao Zedong's rigid Communist ideology, opened China to outside world in 1978 & pursued economic reforms
14 Aug, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
- Mao's banners torn in China on his 119th birthday
A memorial banner to Mao was ripped up by a man who disagreed with celebrating Mao's memory during Red Song gathering here on Sunday at the...
26 Dec, 2012, 02.42 PM IST
The notion that the battle for markets in China was easy is wrong, Deng Xiaoping acted against heavy oddsNotwithstanding India's progress in poverty reduction, few disagree that China created the world's fastest poverty-reduction programme.
12 Mar, 2012, 09.32 AM IST