Elizabeth Economy was senior advisor for China in the US Commerce Department. She says Xi is “seizing the moment,” finding ...

China's highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost alone at the helm of the military. Despite ...

Since mid-2023, at least 60 senior military officers and defense-industry executives have been placed under investigation, ...

As The Economist went to press, Britain’s prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, was visiting China’s president, Xi Jinping, the ...

When Mr Xi talks of promoting the “Yan’an spirit”, he is not suggesting a need for similar bloodletting—Mao’s orgy of ...

Sir Keir Starmer told Xi Jinping that he wants a “more sophisticated” relationship with China as the two leaders met in ...

This is a reminder coming directly from President Xi Jinping that political loyalty stands well before combat readiness,” one ...

The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global ...

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Xi Jinping’s military purge raises deep and urgent questions about the man atop the leadership of the world’s second-biggest economy.

Neil Thomas of the Asia Society says the purge of China's military leadership shows that Xi Jinping is "extremely unhappy".

Xi Jinping’s purge continues with Chinese emergencies minister latest to be accused of corruption - Official put under ...