World news about “Chinese politics” published by euronews.
EU and China plan informal talks over trade row German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to her country retreat north of Berlin. It was smiles all round after the signing of… 26/05/2013
China chases the dream China’s new leaders are promising not a great leap forward, but a renaissance for the people and better ties with the US. Incoming President Xi Jinping… 17/03/2013
Li Keqiang becomes China’s prime minister With just three of the nearly 300 delegates voting against, Li Keqiang has been elected as China’s new prime minister. He replaces Wen Jiabao, and for the… 15/03/2013
Xi Jinping takes the reins of power in China China’s new head of state Xi Jinping has taken office in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He takes over from Hu Jintao, and since his nomination in… 14/03/2013
China: the straining giant’s new leaders A new line-up of top leaders replaces the old guard in China. How will the single-party system hold up under increasing challenges? These include… 15/11/2012
Xi head man of China’s future It is expected that the face which will be overseeing China for the next decade will be that of Xi Jinping, now age 59. Born after the 1949 revolution and the… 14/11/2012
Meanwhile in Beijing…Delegates await the opening ceremony of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 8… 09/11/2012
China’s new leaders consider corruption and the poor Do you think your country’s politics are tough? Try China, population 1.3 billion. This is the Communist Party’s 18th Congress, where it just got new leaders… 08/11/2012
Beijing wants Bo Xilai fallout ‘minimised’ It took less than two weeks to try, convict and sentence Gu Kailai. That shows how seriously the case has been viewed by the Chinese ruling Communist… 20/08/2012
Gu to hear her fate after not contesting murder charge The woman at the centre of China’s most sensational trial in decades, Gu Kailai, has not contested charges of murder, in a court hearing that lasted just a… 09/08/2012
Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassyA member of the pro-democracy Civic Party displays a photograph of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng during a demonstration in support of him in Hong… 02/05/2012
Struggling to stay awake in China’s parliamentThe annual opening of China’s National People’s Congress is the last step in the handover of power to the country’s new leaders. It may be a monumental moment… 06/03/2013
China’s outgoing premier Wen Jiabao promises ‘well-being’ at National People’s CongressImproving people’s well-being is the starting point for China’s new leaders. At the annual National People’s Congress outgoing premier Wen Jiabao pledged to… 05/03/2013
China vows to close rich-poor gap at opening of parliamentChina’s outgoing Premier has promised to close the chasm between the country’s urban rich and rural poor at the opening of the annual National People’s… 05/03/2013
China holds its breath as pollution perseveresAn area of almost 1.5 million square kilometres continues to be blanketed by smog in northern China. The hardest hit zones are the cities of Beijing and… 31/01/2013
China’s new leader announced in BeijingChina’s Communist Party has chosen the line-up to lead the country for the next decade. Xi Jinping was named as the party’s General Secretary, and the man… 15/11/2012
China unveils the next generation of leadersXi Jinping led the new Politburo Standing Committee out onto the stage at the National People’s Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing… 15/11/2012
China Communist Party Congress closesChina’s Communist Party has ended its week-long congress in Beijing. But officials are still ‘keeping mum’ about who is taking over at the top. Possibly… 14/11/2012
Challenges ahead for China’s new PresidentIn Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, the second day of China’s week-long National Congress got under way under heavy guard. New figures show that China’s… 09/11/2012
Outgoing Chinese president calls for end to corruptionOutgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao has opened his Communist Party’s Congress with a call to crackdown on corruption. The 69-year-old said his successor… 08/11/2012
Chinese Communists hold party congressChina is preparing for a once-in-a-decade change of leadership. The Communist Party Congress, held once every 10 years, opened in Beijing on Thursday. The… 08/11/2012
All change in China as delegates gather to usher in new leadersTwo days after the US election, it is the turn of China to choose a new leader. But the political process could not be more different. More than 2000… 08/11/2012
China Communist Party prepares for a change of leadershipIn stark contrast to the US election hullabaloo, delegates have been arriving quietly for China’s Communist Party Congress in Beijing. The seven day event… 07/11/2012
Chinese PM probed over ‘secret fortune’China’s ruling Communist Party is investigating allegations that the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has amassed a secret billion dollar fortune during… 05/11/2012
China: Halt to plant expansion doesn’t stop protestsPeople who are against the expansion of a chemical plant in China, say they are wary despite Sunday’s announcement that the plan would be shelved… 29/10/2012
Xi Jinping returns to public eyeQuelling rumours about his health, China’s apparent leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping has visited Beijing University. He is due to take over the running of China… 15/09/2012
Health mystery surrounds China’s ‘next president’China’s top leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping has not been seen in public for 10 days, sparking rumours that he is seriously ill. The 59-year-old is expected to… 11/09/2012
Gu Kailai murder trial starts in ChinaThe wife of a former prominent Chinese politician has gone on trial charged with murdering a British businessman. Gu Kailai is accused of poisoning Neil… 09/08/2012
Blind Chinese activist gives authorities the slipA leading human rights activist in China, who is blind, has disappeared from house arrest amid reports that he has escaped. Chen Guangcheng and his family… 27/04/2012
China sacks key leadership contenderOne of China’s most charismatic “western-style” politicians has been sacked in a rare political scandal. The removal of Bo Xilai, Communist party chief for… 15/03/2012
China’s new Communist Party leadersChina is in a leadership transition. The recent gatherings of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference focused on… 14/03/2012
China to speed up economic reformsChina’s leadership says it will introduce economic reforms and allow its currency to float to bolster growth. It came at the country’s annual parliamentary… 14/03/2012
China increases law and order spendingIn a sign it’s preparing to clamp down hard on any possible unrest, China announced a nearly 12 percent increase in spending on domestic security on… 05/03/2012
China jails dissident for 10 years for subversionChinese dissident Chen Xi has been jailed for ten years for subverting state power in what rights groups are calling a Christmas crackdown by Beijing. … 26/12/2011
Plight of those who break one-child rule in ChinaHappy Chinese families in the country’s adverts have one thing in common – they all have just one child. Since 1982 China has imposed a one child policy on… 26/12/2011
Donations pour in for dissident artistIn China people have been donating money as part of a campaign to help Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei pay a tax bill of 1.7 million euros imposed by the… 07/11/2011
