Speculation about Xi's grip on power intensified during secret meeting that lays out the country's economic agenda for the next five years.

Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.

General He Weidong was a member of the ruling Politburo and a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. He was also a longtime personal friend of Xi’s. He’s now joined dozens of other disgraced – and disempowered – military commanders caught up in a decade-long “anti-corruption” purge of the Communist Party’s ranks.

The possibility of a fourth term for Chinese President Xi Jinping has emerged as the Chinese Communist Party’s highest meeting emphasized long-term goals for 2035 without signaling a successor. While the 4th Plenary Session is not traditionally a platform for publicly designating a successor,

President Donald Trump brushed off a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan on Monday, making a rare remark about how his administration views the future of the island amid increasing threats from Beijing.

A pivotal moment in geopolitics occurred last week. It was a day when America quaked and China prevailed. But like Trump, Xi’s going after the enemies within.

Whether or not Starmer's government is to blame for the collapse of a case against accused agents of a foreign power, a softer line is clearly being taken by the British state - storing up danger for later,