#Government of China

Author: Scotty Hendricks / Source: Big Think China has undergone massive economic reforms over the last few decades while remaining officially communist. The state still has tremendous power over the economy, but private enterprise and markets dominate daily life. The question of if the

Author: Paul Mozur and Karen Weise / Source: New York Times Jeff Chiu/Associated Press SHANGHAI — Under China’s president, Xi Jinping, the last vestiges of the global internet have slowly disappeared from an online world that had already shut out Twitter, Google and Facebook. Now one of the

Earlier this week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping became the third ruler in the communist country’s history to have his named enshrined in its constitution – and the first to receive this honor while still alive. But as China celebrates its most popular, and most powerful, leader since at least Deng

Xi solidified his power base with loyalists without signalling a successor. It’s looking increasingly like China and the rest of the world will be stuck with Xi Jinping beyond 2022. As the BBC reports, China has revealed its new senior leadership committee, breaking with tradition by not including

The phrase “Socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era” is hardly catchy, but wields immense power. Xi Jinping became the first incumbent leader since Mao to have his name and thought added to the Party’ guiding principles, symbolising a major elevation in his power. Bloomberg reports