At the Party Congress next week, China’s political machine will indicate its future direction.

The composition of the Politburo and its Standing Committee will provide vital clues about the state of Chinese politics.

While lacking transparency, Chinese politics is actually quite predictable.

Will Xi Jinping remain in charge after 2022?

It's time to push back against the “Xi Forever” narrative and take a deep dive into political maneuvering in China.

In Dalian, Li Keqiang pressed China’s case for global leadership and assured investors about economic stability.

The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, was in Beijing last week.

Economics topped the agenda, as usual for China-Australia and China-New Zealand ties.

Li's work report was light on new economic reforms, indicating that stability remains the government's main goal.

Anticipating slower overall growth, China slows the pace of its year-on-year defense spending growth.

The Diplomat‘s Editor-in-Chief Shannon Tiezzi joins Ankit Panda to discuss Chinese politics after the Sixth Plenum.

Reading the tea leaves ahead of China's leadership reshuffle next year.

Next fall, China's leaders will kick off the 19th Party Congress. Start your engines.

Chinese innovation will be stifled by political limits and censorship, unless the Party is willing to make a change.

What's different -- and what's not -- about China's economic planning for the next five years.

China won't set an official trade target for 2016, citing increasing international economic uncertainty.