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For many years, the vast majority of foreign NGOs operated quietly in China in a legal grey area. Many are unregistered and work in China through local partners, while others are registered as commercial enterprises. That all changed with the passage in April 2016 of the Law on the Management of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations’ Activities in the People’s Republic of

Susan Shirk:United States Vice President Joseph Biden is the American political figure who has spent the most time with Xi Jinping and has the deepest understanding of Xi as an individual. Before Xi’s selection as P.R.C. president and C.C.P. general secretary he served as vice president and travelled around China and the U.S. with his counterpart Joe Biden. The two politicians

This is a huge piece of info that I did not know about. A quick search of the internet has led to this. NOTING HERE FOR MY QUICK REFERENCE. Communiqué on the Current State of the Ideological Sphere A Notice from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China’s General Office Provinces, autonomous regions,…

Commentary The disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai this month has led many around the world to question ...

On November 9, the Chinese Communist Party will host its Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee. This conference will be a key to deciphering the ruling philosophy of the new Chinese leadership, who will run the country for the coming nine years.According to Party convention, in a cycle of seven Plenary Sessions during each Party Congress, the first and

Three recent items of news deserve attention. First, revisions to the budget law were passed late last month. Second, in a speech this month marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National People's Congress, Party General Secretary Xi Jinping called for "governance in accordance with the constitution" and pledged to build a government based on rule of law. Third,

The disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai this month has led many around the world to question the holding of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Games are scheduled to begin February 4. It is now time for the world to face the reality of the

The prevailing mood among China-watchers in 2014 was one of anxiety and skepticism. The year began in the shadow of Chinese assertiveness in the East and South China Seas. Economic concerns quickly took over: by February the property market seemed on the verge of an epic collapse thanks to the previous year’s sharp monetary tightening. At midyear the worry was that an endless

On Monday, August 24, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 8.5 percent, its second such steep fall since late July, and its worst since 2007. On Tuesday, stocks fell an additional 7.6 percent. The steep slide translates into more than $4 trillion in losses on China’s leading bourse since its June peak. Analysts watching a resulting global sell-off are debating whether it is a

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY In a world where political forces change continuously, with right-wing, centrist and left-wing parties around the world contesting elections to govern their countries and major swings in the electors preferences, the Communist Party of China, which is celebrating the centenary of its founding, stands out in stark contrast for its continuity. This is one of the most important achievements of the CPC, an institutional achievement that goes hand in hand with the social and e...