Jiang Zemin decides to move down in CPC pecking order

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 23:44

A decade after he stepped down as China`s top leader, Jiang Zemin has announced his decision to recede into the background.

Xi favours targetting `flies`, `tigers` of corruption

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 19:06

China`s new leader Xi Jinping has taken the anti-corruption campaign to the petty bureaucracy and minor infractions of lowly officials who are the bane of everyday lives of many Chinese.

China’s Xi Jinping vows to fight against corruption

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 14:20

Xi Jinping Tuesday vowed to fight against corruption and punish every corrupt official so as to earn the trust of the people.

Chinese censor row daily says reform should include open media

Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 19:24

After its strike against official interference, a Chinese state-run weekly said policy of opening up, which is being advocated by country`s new leaders, must also be reflected in a more open media.

Xi calls for political courage by CPC to implement reforms

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 18:41

Seeking to mitigate the effect of global financial crises, China`s new leader Xi Jinping Tuesday demanded more political courage.

China`s ruling party to curb extravagance, power abuse

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 18:34

As part of an anti-graft drive, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) will make more efforts to keep its members away from extravagance.

China still has 200 million poor below poverty line: CPC

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 18:02

Concerned over the rising wealth gap in Chinese society, top leaders of the ruling Communist Party of China have pledged to uplift over 200 million people from poverty in the coming years.

China still has 200 million poor below poverty line: CPC

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 15:09

Two top leaders of the newly-constituted CPC, Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, visited the most impoverished areas while acknowledging that China still has work cut out to reduce poverty, despite successfully uplifting over 500 million in the last three decades.

China`s CPC speaks of `coalition` with non Communist parties

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 15:50

The senior CPC leader also appealed to non-communist parties to give full play to their supervisory role.

Mao Zedong still a hero for China`s new `left movement`

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 18:23

Chairman Mao Zedong remains a "provocative" and "divisive" figure, becoming a rallying point for the emerging "left movement" in China amid growing criticism of his hard-line policies.