China: 100+ leading intellectuals sign human rights petition
More than a hundred leading intellectuals have signed an open letter calling for China’s national legislature to ratify a major human rights treaty as lawmakers are preparing to convene in Beijing next...
View ArticleThein Sein Talks Investment, Kachin Conflict during China Visit
On Sunday, Burmese President Thein Sein concluded his three-day visit to China, where he met the new Chinese President Xi Jinping and key business leaders to discuss Chinese investments in Burma and...
View ArticleChinese scholar challenges Party in constitutional debate
A recent Communist Party circular, warning officials of “dangerous western values,” appears to have been challenged from inside the ranks of the party leadership in Beijing. Read more on SCMP.com.
View ArticlePresident Xi Jinping braves smog in surprise visit to Beijing’s Nanluoguxiang
President Xi Jinping has been photographed walking along one of Beijing’s most well-known streets, two months after his last surprise appearance turned a steamed bun restaurant into a tourism...
View ArticleTigers and Flies: the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption campaign
How two years of graft probes have shaken China’s political élite… Visit SCMP.com for the full data visualisation.
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