Xi Jinping begins a third term as CCP general secretary

The Shenzhou-13 return capsule landed safely after a 183-day mission aboard China’s Tiangong space station. The crew included Wang Yaping, the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk. The mission...

Xi Jinping proposed the Global Security Initiative in a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia. It emphasized sovereignty, non-interference and opposition to bloc confrontation, presenting China’s...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan despite warnings from Beijing. China condemned the visit as a challenge to its sovereignty, while Taiwan’s elected leaders framed it as support for...

The People’s Liberation Army began extensive exercises around Taiwan after Pelosi’s visit, including missile launches and air and naval activity. The drills demonstrated coercive power and intensified...

The Party congress opened in Beijing and set the political agenda for the next five years. Its report emphasized national security, “common prosperity,” modernization, and reunification with Taiwan,...

After docking, the Mengtian laboratory module completed the basic T-shaped configuration of Tiangong. The station became a major symbol of China’s independent scientific and engineering capacity and...

Public demonstrations in Ürümqi and other cities followed a deadly apartment fire amid strict COVID restrictions. The gatherings expressed grief and anger over lockdowns and censorship;...

The National Health Commission announced a major relaxation of containment measures, reducing testing and quarantine requirements. The abrupt shift followed widespread discontent and economic...

China published the concept paper for its Global Security Initiative, promoting a security framework centered on sovereignty, indivisible security, and opposition to bloc confrontation. The proposal...

Beijing issued a 12-point position paper calling for a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis. The document projected China as a diplomatic actor and reflected its ties with Russia; it drew...