History has proven that title to be all-but-meaningless. So why is it so important for Xi Jinping to keep it?

Lu Wei has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party, dismissed from public office, and publicly shamed by media.

Fang, the former chief of joint staff, has close ties to disgraced top generals who are accused of attempting a coup.

Xi Jinping's political dominance owes a great deal to factors completely beyond his control.

General Zhang’s suicide comes as Xi consolidates his hold over the Chinese military.

How China’s new top personnel will impact policymaking in the next five years.

What you need to know about the members of the 19th Politburo Standing Committee.

Chen Min'er's promotion once again signals Guizhou's importance as a political proving ground.

Ideas and political debates matter in China, probably more than ever.

OBOR may be a national-level plan, but the provincial governments will mold the project to suit local needs.

U.S. and Chinese experts offer their outlooks on the bilateral relationship in the coming year.

As the Party Congress looms, all those elevated will share one thing: loyalty to the center.

New hires in Hong Kong and Guangdong hint at the central government's political priorities.

The Congress will do far more than determine China’s next leaders. It will decide the fate of the Communist Party itself.

What Xi Jinping can learn from Khrushchev's struggles with reform in the Soviet Union.

Frustration with corrupt and inept local authorities in Shanxi fuels support for Xi Jinping’s push to be core leader.