Between Gorbachev and Xi, no greater contrast is possible. One devolved the power of his position as Supremo of the CPSU to a fault, the other has taken over all the key centres of the CCP. Yet, given ...

The only place where some people still see Elon Musk as a political genius is China. "Brother Musk, you've got over a billion people on our side backing you," wrote a fan on Weibo, China's biggest ...

Membership in the Chinese Communist Party has become a sticking point for the Trump administration. But many join for professional over political reasons.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sudden and unexplained absence from the public eye between 21 May and 5 June has raised many ...

Xi has made the Chinese government more opaque while refusing to prepare for his succession. Both are problems with global ...

Whether it's illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand bargain between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi ...

A non-profit organization will be the one to recognize the baby who will succeed him. Outside of China, as the spiritual ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly delegating authority to key Communist Party institutions, sparking speculation ...

Iran's sale of drones and ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, and the selling of oil at significantly ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has now started assigning powers and authorities to key organs of the ruling Community Party.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, long seen as a leader for life, is beginning to delegate authority within the Communist Party, ...