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PH, China ruling parties should 'share experiences of governance,' says new envoy
Ambassador Huang Xilian also says he would work on enhancing mutual trust and understanding between China and the Philippines, especially as the two countries mark their 45th year of diplomatic relations in 2020
China expels ex-Interpol chief Meng from Communist Party
(UPDATED) Meng Hongwei, who served as the vice minister of public security, vanished in September 2018 during a visit to China from France, and was later accused of accepting bribes
Jack Ma, China’s richest man, is a Communist Party member
The billionaire’s Communist bona fides are revealed by the People’s Daily, the party’s official mouthpiece, in an article praising contributors to China’s development
China sperm bank demands loyalty to Communist Party
Men who wish to donate semen must 'love the socialist motherland, support the leadership of the Communist Party, be loyal to the party's cause, and be decent, law-abiding citizens'
China's parliament puts Xi on course to rule for life
(UPDATED) The parliament abolishes presidential term limits, giving Chinese President Xi Jinping a lifetime to push his goal of turning China into a global economic powerhouse with a 'world-class' military
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Pimentel: Nothing wrong with PDP-Laban ties with China's Communist Party
'Isn't this a free country? If someone else wants to run the party then they should first join, get elected as party leader, and then run it the way they want to run it,' says Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III
‘Emperor Xi’? China gambles on return to lifetime rule
Giving all the levers of power to one man could further erode human rights, unsettle other nations and even set up traps for Xi's rule at home, analysts warn
Xi poised to extend power as China set to lift term limits
(3rd UPDATE) The party's Central Committee proposes deleting from the constitution the stipulation that a president 'shall serve no more than two consecutive terms' of 5 years
As China aims for 'world-class army', Asia starts to worry
Xi's call to build a military that can "fight and win" has alarmed China's neighbors, several of whom are embroiled in tense border disputes with the superpower
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Xi's grip on China tightens with new term and no heir in sight
(UPDATED) Xi secures a second 5-year term as general secretary of the Communist Party, giving him an inviolable mandate to rule and possibly positioning him to retain power for much longer
Xi joins Mao in Communist constitution, tightening grip on China
(UPDATED) The inclusion of Xi's name along with his guiding philosophy for the nation cements his place as the most powerful Chinese leader in decades
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After China, PDP-Laban signs deal with Putin's United Russia party
(UPDATED) 'This is a historic moment, as it brings Russia and the Philippines closer together through relations between their ruling parties, and not just their governments,' says Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, PDP-Laban president
China communist conclave opens to hand Xi new term
Xi, considered China's most powerful leader since Deng or even Mao, could use the congress to lay the foundation to stay atop the 89-million-strong party even longer than the normal 10 years, according to analysts
Xi to tighten clutch on power at Communist conclave
The 64-year-old supremo will undoubtedly be granted the customary second term as general secretary of the Communist Party, but analysts will watch for signs that he may try to hang on beyond 2022
PDP-Laban 'very open' to learn ideology, policy from China's Communist Party
PDP Laban has agreed to send its members to China s ruling party school in Fujian to undergo policy training and to learn about the ways and ideology of the party according to a senior provincial official of the Communist Party of China
Duterte's party mates to meet with Beijing officials this January
After Duterte s state visit to China his party mates are now set to meet with their Beijing counterparts to strengthen rekindled ties
China's Xi to consolidate power at key meeting – analysts
The Sixth Plenum as the meeting is known comes as the party – which has more than 88 million members – faces a period of tectonic change
Xi's here to stay: China leader tipped to outstay term
President Xi Jinping will probably seek to extend his term to more than 10 years analysts say the first Communist Party chief to do so since Deng Xiaoping
Anger erupts over government handling of China flood
UPDATED Angry villagers have blamed local officials for failing to warn them of the impending deluge with Hebei Satellite TV showing one resident saying water had reached chest level before an alarm was raised
China's president stresses Communist leadership over religion
But President Xi Jinping stresses that party members must be unyielding Marxist atheists
China Communist party punished nearly 300,000 for graft in 2015
Critics say there is a lack of transparency around President Xi Jinping s campaign and that it has been used for political infighting
Top China Communist's fall a political move – analysts
A professor says Ling Jihua s targeting suggests President Xi Jinping is confident of taking on high profile cadres associated with his predecessors
China's new cybersecurity law sparks censorship concerns
The proposed legislation will ensure network security and safeguard the sovereignty of cyberspace and national security according to the draft law
China's Xi warns against Taiwan independence – Xinhua
But both sides stress there is a single China a key concept for Beijing which is constantly wary of the potential for Taiwan eventually to go its own way and declare independence
Top China official goes on trial for graft
Jiang Jiemin is one of the highest ranking figures to fall in the country s much publicized anti graft drive
Top Chinese spymaster probed for corruption
Ma Jian a deputy head of China s ministry of state security is suspected of serious disciplinary violation – generally a euphemism for graft
Senior Chinese party official sacked over alleged corruption
Ling Jihua s son died in a Ferrari car crash in Beijing in 2012 raising questions on how the son of a party official could afford the 800 000 car
Top Chinese official gets life for $6M bribery – court
The guilty verdict against Liu Tienan once deputy director of China s top economic planning agency is the latest step of the Communist Party s much publicized anti corruption campaign
Key Chinese Communist Party meeting opens in Beijing
Authorities announced in July that the theme of the meeting would be rule of law – although experts caution that in China the phrase actually refers to a greater centralization of control by the ruling party rather than a separation of powers
HK leader under pressure to explain Australian windfall
The revelation comes as Chinese president Xi Jinping launches a widespread anti graft crackdown and austerity drive targeting party officials on the mainland
Deadline looms for HK protesters to go home
UPDATED Embattled Chief Executive Leung Chun ying said the government was determined to take all necessary actions to restore social order
Tensions soar in HK as police bring in rubber bullets
OccupyCentral Day 5: The late afternoon resupply by Hong Kong police officers causes widespread alarm among protesters as their leaders issue fresh calls for people to swell their ranks
Protesters press HK leader to quit, China tells US to back off
UPDATED Demonstrators who have shut down central areas of the southern Chinese city for four days have given chief executive Leung Chun ying until midnight to step down or face escalated action
Hong Kong protests: what happens next?
With neither side willing to budge what are the possible scenarios over the coming days?
HK demos throw Beijing propaganda machine into overdrive
On the Chinese mainland the story is being spun to match a different narrative – one in which the demonstrators are violent extreme and being manipulated by foreign forces
Hong Kong protesters gear up for biggest protest yet
UPDATED With many Hong Kongers off work for the October 1 public holiday protest leaders are confident of mustering massive crowds across the city angered at Beijing s refusal to grant full democracy in leadership elections in 2017
China watches Hong Kong protests, fearful of contagion
While a heavy handed response threatens the city s reputation as a stable world class business hub Beijing fears that unchecked protests could spill across the border and ignite discontent with one party Communist rule
Democracy protestors ignore HK leader's call to end demo
UPDATED The protests leaves Beijing grappling with one of the biggest challenges to its rule of the semi autonomous city at a time when the Communist Party is cracking down hard on dissent on the mainland
China puts former top economic planner on trial
Liu Tienan the former deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission was indicted for taking 35 58 million yuan 5 8 million in bribes
US backs democracy for Hong Kong
Chris Patten Hong Kong s last British governor before the city was handed back to China in 1997 also urges Britain to speak out
China calls for Britain to scrap Hong Kong inquiry – BBC
Chinese authorities demand Britain drop an inquiry into the progress of democratic reforms in Hong Kong accusing it of highly inappropriate interference in its affairs the BBC reports
Hong Kong activists fight back after China vote decision
UPDATED Li Fei a member of the top committee of China s rubber stamp parliament was forced to speak over the cries of pro democracy lawmakers and protesters during a meeting with local officials in the southern Chinese city
'Civil disobedience' vow in HK after Beijing decision
The announcement comes after China announces the semi autonomous territory s next chief executive will be elected by popular vote in 2017 but candidates must be selected by Beijing
China security chief's fall cements Xi's grip on power – analysts
Xi breaks a decades old unwritten taboo against punishing current and former members of the party s innermost circle – a move experts say suggests a leader on track to amass more power than those of recent decades
Chinese Communist Party in ideology crackdown – paper
A recent circular from the ruling party s powerful Organization Department said that officials must be prevented from being disoriented and losing themselves to the effect of Western ideals
Chinese dream turns sour for activists under Xi Jinping
China s new leaders have taken aim at civil society in what analysts call an effort to muffle dissent that is proving powerfully effective
China one-child law change small but crucial – experts
The new change was only a matter of time experts say as the restrictions have contributed towards putting China on course to a demographic disaster
