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The absence of the Third Plenum is consequential and dangerous for China; it both reflects a notable divide within the CCP and causes greater political instability.

The newest version of the "Working Procedures for the State Council", a document that guides the highest state body in China, no longer contains references to concepts such as democracy, rule of law, or openness, or even Marxism-Leninism, the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Vision Tim

Morell and former CIA China analyst and president of the China Strategies Group Chris Johnson discuss Xi's move to consolidate his power this week and what it means for U.S.-China relations.

Major issues will be on the table at the sixth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, which opened in Hanoi on October 3.

The sixth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on October 3 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will determine China’s leadership for the next five years, and be a defining moment for politics, policy, and the world.

Economic woes and growing perceptions of Beijing as a threat to international stability mean his third term won’t be easy.

ASPI's Center for China Analysis Senior Fellow Chris Johnson writes about Xi Jinping's challenges in 2022 and how he is still predicted to continue as China's top leader after the 20th Party Congress.

In a bid to secure the position of the Chinese Community Party (CCP) and President Xi Jinping, the central committee of the party has issued a decree to prioritise the subject - the historical significance of Xi Jinping era - as a part of the national syllabus in ideological education, cadre training, propaganda and theory research activities in China, said a media report.