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Communist Party's 20th Congress gets under way, offering clues to China’s future

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress kicked off in Beijing on Sunday, an event expected to confirm Xi Jinping as China’s first leader since Mao Zedong to serve three successive terms. Decisions unveiled at the congress – especially the fate of Prime Minister Li Keqiang – will indicate whether Xi…

France 24

Chinese congress expected to cement power of Xi Jinping

Constitutional changes likely to enshrine leader as ‘core’ of ruling Communist party

The Guardian - UK

What China looks like after a decade of Xi Jinping's rule

Xi is expected to be selected for a precedent-defying third term at this year's 20th Party congress.

Axios

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Michael Pascoe: Worried about Australia’s sovereignty? Don’t bother, it’s gone

Australia could do its own foreign policy, its own security pacts, but it's too late. Our strategic sovereignty is outsourced to the US

The New Daily

What is the CCP's National Congress and why is this year's so important?

The week-long Chinese Communist Party National Congress, which begins on Sunday in Beijing, is considered the most significant event on China's political calendar. But what exactly happens there and why is this one in particular so important?

ABC News

Xi’s economy sees ‘beautiful life’ in China nationalism, control

Chinese President Xi Jinping is presiding over a new era that prioritises political control over economic development.

Al Jazeera

Zero-Covid in China Key to Xi Legacy as He Eyes Third Term

For many in China, years of grueling lockdowns and privacy invasions aimed at extinguishing Covid have caused misery. For President Xi Jinping, the virus curbs are a triumph, AFP said. His zero-tolerance approach to Covid has become synonymous with the efforts to cement his authority over China and its ruling…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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China’s Communist party congress: everything you need to know

The 20th party congress is expected to see president Xi Jinping reappointed for a precedent-breaking third term, as well as offer signs of what he intends to do

The Guardian - AU

How 'Xi Jinping Thought' is meant to make China great again

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to start a historic third term — and further elevate his ideology in Chinese law and society.

ABC News

Will Xi Jinping be in charge of China forever?

In the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress, which begins in Beijing on Sunday, President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as president-for-life. If that actually happens, China's ascent to genuine superpower status will be at least delayed. At worst (from the Chinese perspective), it may not happen at…

Bangkok Post

Will Xi’s Paranoia Defeat Him?

The Chinese leader has taken security worries to a new level.

Foreign Policy

US tightens controls on advanced chip exports to China - Roll Call

PRC uses items and capabilities to produce advanced military systems and commit human rights abuses, a Biden administration agency states.

Roll Call

Will North Korea conduct a nuclear test during China’s Congress?

Expectations grow that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear weapon — and its relations with its closest ally.

Al Jazeera

The dragon in the room

Testimony from an expert witness on China's overseas influence operations never made it to the High Court trial of local Chinese and others hiding donations to Labour and National.

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The Guardian - AU

Flood warnings issued as east coast braces for heavy rain and storms – as it happened

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China Since the Founding of the Communist Party

Here are the key dates in China since the founding of the Communist Party (CCP) which has grown into one of the world's most powerful political organizations as brought by AFP. - July 1921: Founded in secret - In the summer of 1921, Mao Zedong and a clutch of Marxist-Leninist…

Foreign Affairs

The Downside of Imperial Collapse

When empires or great powers fall, chaos and war rise.

ABC News

How believers in China keep the faith under Xi Jinping's watchful eye

China is a communist and atheist state but religious belief and practice continue under the watchful eye of President Xi Jinping and the Party.

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The Guardian - UK

Think Putin is a global threat? Then we need to talk about Xi Jinping

The Chinese dictator is reversing the reforms of his predecessors

The Guardian - AU

China becomes ‘hothouse’ of intrigue ahead of crucial Communist party congress

Swiftly debunked rumours of coups swirl as Beijing prepares to host critical meeting of elite, at which Xi Jinping is expected to be granted a third term

ABC News

Xi Jinping seeks his third term leading the Chinese Communist Party, while Li Keqiang retires after a decade in his shadow

With the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party just around the corner, Xi Jinping is seeking a third term. But the second-most powerful man in China is staring down the barrel of retirement, after a decade in Xi's shadow.

Tribune News Service

US, Taiwan grapple with key differences in debate over deterring China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The example from Ukraine of how a smaller but highly motivated country can resist an invasion by a much larger and better-armed military — if equipped with the right weapons, training and battlefield strategy — has U.S. lawmakers eagerly searching for ways to apply lessons learned from…

Roll Call

US, Taiwan grapple with key differences in debate over deterring China - Roll Call

Officials in Washington and Taipei have differences on how to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan as tensions heat up.

Newsroom.co.nz

China media influence efforts on the rise - report

Beijing is increasing its attempts to promote favourable content - and suppress dissent, according to a new report from a US think tank.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

CCP on shaky ground ahead of party congress / Zero-COVID policy takes toll on Chinese economy

The Chinese government is facing a number of challenges as it prepares for the Communist Party Congress next month. This is first in a three-part series analyzing the issues.

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