Chinese Communist Party

The Chinese government’s ‘vacuum cleaner’ approach to espionage is worrying foreign governments, companies and overseas dissidents. They’re right to be concerned.

The Communist Party’s crackdown on ‘toxic’ Internet rumours is misguided. The tighter it squeezes freedom, the more credibility slips through its hands.

The Chinese public’s tolerance for the government’s high-speed, low-quality growth strategy is wearing thin. Can China’s leaders avert a political crash?

The Communist Party has been constantly adjusting its ideology through revisions to the constitution. Expect this approach, not outside pressure, to produce change.

Was Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai resorting to the nationalism card with his playing with fire remarks?

What the rise of populist Bo Xilai might say about China’s politics, nationalism and future foreign policy making.

With the Communist Party leadership transition coming next year, China’s leaders are nervous about anything that could stoke instability.

How China’s elites see labour reflects differences within the Communist Party about the future course of the country, argues Russell Leigh Moses.

Bo Xilai has a reputation as a rising political rock star. But do his ‘Red Culture’ policies in Chongqing really offer a viable model for China?

China’s president has overseen rapid economic expansion. But his elusiveness has robbed the country of a much-needed voice.

The detention of Ai Weiwei is part of a broader strategy, says Kelley Currie. With international criticism muted, expect more of the same.

China has repeatedly made clear its vision for Taiwan. Wishful thinking over interdependence won’t change this, says Daniel Lynch.