CPC plenum backs Xi Jinping's leadership, military purge

A key body of the ruling Chinese Communist Party reaffirmed the "core" leadership of President Xi Jinping as the head of the party and the powerful military, as it ended its four-day meeting on......

China's leadership meet to discuss graft in military, US tariff war

China's ruling Communist Party will begin its three-day annual leadership conclave to discuss the new five-year plan, the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariff war and the ongoing......

Chinese defence minister missing, rumoured to have been detained

Speculation about the missing Chinese Defence Minister General Li Shangfu may have been removed and detained became rife after he was conspicuously absent at the meeting of the Central Military......

China launches 20 micro satellites using new rocket

China on Sunday successfully placed 20 micro satellites into space using its latest carrier rocket powered by pollution-free fuels, boosting the Communist giant's competitiveness in the global......

PIX: Beijing Winter Games open amid criticism, boycotts

IMAGE: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in Beijing, China, on Friday. Photograph: Aly......