Mimi Lau
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Xi Jinping’s end to China’s collective leadership model was years in the making
Political shift made possible by Communist Party consensus to turn away from a system blamed for corruption and discontent, experts said. → Read More
Do ethnic minorities add more than just a dash of colour on China’s political stage?
Experts say ethnic minority representation in the senior leadership will continue to weaken as Beijing places more focus on integration in one national identity. → Read More
Why are women unlikely to win promotion race at China’s Communist Party congress?
Most civil servants recruited by the central government are now women, but they face a tortuous path if they hope to make it to the top. → Read More
Is abortion legal in China, how common is it and why is it controversial?
The procedure is legal and widely available across the country but it is also used as a means of population and social control. → Read More
Ukraine war: China must cut ties with Russia within weeks or become isolated, says Shanghai academic
Hu Wei, who is associated with the State Council, says the war could ultimately see the US regain leadership in the West and China become more isolated. → Read More
China can’t count on global markets for food security, Xi Jinping says
The rice bowls of the Chinese people must be filled with Chinese grain, Chinese president tells national advisers. → Read More
Coming face to face with China’s ‘dragon man’
When Dr Ni Xijun first held this 146,000-year-old skull fossil in his hands, he said he knew something was different. The skull was first unearthed by a labourer in northeast China’s… → Read More
Exiled Tiananmen Square dissident Wang Dan mourns the death of his mother and key defender
Wang posts poignant obituary on social media, describing his mother as his ‘spiritual pillar’ and detailing the hardships she endured to save and protect him. → Read More
How Peng Shuai is fanning the embers of China’s #MeToo movement
Campaigners against sexual assault say the case is heartening despite the silencing of discussion inside the country. → Read More
PhD student researching Chinese labour movements ‘detained for subversion of state power’
Posts appealing for the release of Fang Ran, a postgraduate at the University of Hong Kong, say he was taken away by agents in the mainland city of Nanning. → Read More
China investigates Henan flood disaster as death toll mounts
Provincial authorities revise up number killed to 302, triple the number reported last week. → Read More
Foreign journalists in China report state backing for rising intimidation during Henan floods
Years of encouragement for nationalistic sentiment is behind the intense hostility faced by reporters, observers say. → Read More
China floods: rail passengers tell of rising water and last goodbyes
Passengers trapped in subway carriages in Zhengzhou watched in despair as water levels neared head heightSome struggled to reach rescuers trying to find them, while others sent what they feared were final messages to loved ones → Read More
China floods: rail passengers tell of rising water and last goodbyes
Passengers trapped in subway trains watched in despair as water neared head height, some trying to reach rescuers and others sending messages to loved ones. → Read More
China’s athletes determined to win gold at Tokyo Olympics despite Covid-19 challenges
Many of the Chinese delegation has arrived for the Games and are in their final days of training before Friday’s opening ceremony. → Read More
China demands answers: was Pakistan bus blast which killed 13 a terror attack?
Foreign Minister Wang Yi ‘shocked’ by explosion which left nine Chinese nationals dead and 28 injured as authorities investigate. → Read More
Taiwan’s coronavirus case numbers still on the rise, but signs of easing
Soft lockdown measures to continue, with extension not ruled out. → Read More
China launches nationwide safety checks after deadly blast in Hubei
Xi Jinping orders officials to ‘stay vigilant’ and deal with major hazards ahead of party’s centenary. The order follows the explosion, chemical leak and fatal workplace accident over two days of deaths and injuries across the country. → Read More
Chinese workers awarded US$5.4 million over ‘inhumane conditions’ at Saipan casino site
A judge orders Hong Kong-based Imperial Pacific International to pay compensation. The laborers were forced to work long hours at below US minimum wage, denied medical care for injuries, threatened with deportation and even death. → Read More
Chinese authorities accuse ‘certain’ officials of putting profit before safety after ultramarathon tragedy
The country’s top disciplinary body has ordered an in-depth investigation into the event in Gansu after 21 competitors were killed in freezing mountain weather. → Read More