Chairman Xi Jinping once looked supreme, unimpeachable and irreproachable. He was perched high upon a pedestal he and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) erected after he became supremo in 2012. At first,

Former media boss also defends view that US should raise human rights issues in city and Xinjiang in trade talks with mainland China.

An under cover book review by Jean-Thomas Nicole of The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China by Michael Sheridan

In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 Index is up 0.18% at 8,325.50, recovering from losses in the previous session. Gains are led by iron ore miners and technology stocks, while gold miners weigh on the index.

In terms of Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems,” the only remnant today is late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s (鄧小平) nine-word motto: “Horses would still run, stocks would still sizzle, and dancing would still continue” (馬照跑，股照炒，舞照跳), and the first two are related to gambling too.

On Xi Jinping goes back to the original sources ... A billboard vaunting Xi in Hong Kong Credit: SCMP Xi views the world through this ideological lens. Understanding his perspective is key to ...

Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs on Thursday stressed that safeguarding national security goes hand in hand with development as he laid

The reported attendance of Vice President Han Zheng will mark the first time a senior Chinese leader has attended a new U.S. president’s swearing-in.

If the world has learned anything about Xi Jinping these last dozen years it is this: Watch what China's president does, not what his inner circle says.

Increases in the Government’s borrowing costs have sparked concern that the Chancellor will be unable to meet her debt and spending targets, requiring either tax rises or deeper spending cuts when she delivers a fiscal statement at the end of March.

Whether it is over TikTok, fentanyl or trade, Beijing might welcome a compromise to buy time to address its ailing economy and bolster its position globally.