In recent months, the mysterious disappearances of several top-level Chinese officials have set off a whirlwind of speculation regarding whether Xi Jinping is orchestrating a sweeping overhaul, or weeding out the 'immoral', particularly aimed at those with military echelons.

No 'bad men' in Xi's rule? Decoding the mystery of China's disappearing ministers

In a further blow to the country's freedom of expression, the Chinese government is proposing new regulations that would prohibit news reporting by sources that are not directly financed by the Communist Party.

China plans to ban non-Communist media outlets in a further blow to free speech

In a move to crack down on 'historical nihilists' ahead of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100th anniversary in July, the Chinese government has said it has overseen the deletion of more than 2 million posts containing “harmful” discussion of history.

'Historical nihilism': China deletes two million online posts insulting communist heroes

China is urging live show makers and e-commerce platforms to stop promoting “bad habits” like “money worship”. Beijing published new rules on Monday, in a bid to control the livestream industry.

China pushes for more regulation of live shows, urges end to 'money worship'

In a hard-hitting reaction, Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu on Wednesday asked the Chinese mission to "get lost" after the latter asked Indian media to follow "One-China" policy".

Get lost, says Taiwan after Chinese mission asks Indian media to follow 'One-China' policy

An influential former Chinese property executive and critic of President Xi Jinping has been ousted from China`s ruling Communist Party, a notice from the Beijing district government showed Thursday.

Former Chinese property executive who criticised Xi over virus ousted from ruling party

National security law for Hong Kong is the top agenda of the three-day meeting of China’s legislative body, with draft disclosure not expected before bill’s passage as per local delegates.

Hong Kong's national security law tops meeting agenda of China's legislative body

Chinese fighter jets briefly entered Taiwan's airspace on Tuesday, forcing the island to scramble its fighters, the same day Taipei announced plans for its largest annual live-fire military drill.

Chinese fighters briefly enter Taiwan airspace: Taipei

Memes, music, dance routines, and make-up tutorials. Tiktok is not an entertainment platform. It is a propaganda tool of the Chinese Communist Party. Tiktok has told its moderators to censor content against the Chinese government, for example, those mentioning the Dalai Lama or Tibet.

TikTok: An entertainment platform or Chinese propaganda company?

An outspoken Chinese constitutional scholar was detained overnight after he publicized a letter to the regime’s rubber-stamp legislature that criticized the one-party political system and proposed a transition toward a genuine democratic government.

Chinese constitutional scholar detained for proposing transition to democracy

China's prominent labour activists, who were arrested in coordinated raids in the city of Shenzhen last year have returned to their homes. The information of them returning was given by their close family members.

China releases five notable labour rights activists after year-long imprisonment

Little is known about China’s aircraft carrier programme, which is a state secret. But the government has said the new carrier’s design draws on experiences from the country’s first carrier, the Liaoning, which was bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted in China.

China's new aircraft carrier enters service at South China Sea base

Taiwan's government on Tuesday condemned China's "dictatorship" on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, saying the country was a threat to peace and trying to find excuses for its military expansion.

Taiwan condemns China's 'dictatorship' on 70th anniversary of Communist rule

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A high-ranking Chinese official was reportedly just in Canada getting China-Canada trade talks back on track. If true, that means Canada is blithely selling out liberal values.

Opinion: Canada-China back on trade talks combating political, military and economic espionage

North Korea's Kim?Jong?Un has completed a six-year transition to what the South calls a reign of terror

The thinking behind Kim Jong Un's 'madness'

Xi Jinping's name was on Tuesday enshrined in the Communist Party constitution alongside Chairman Mao's

Xi now second-most powerful Chinese leader after Mao

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