Xi Jinping skips BRICS Summit for the first time amid speculation of political turbulence in China and divisions between ...

Rumours and media stories of the Chinese president’s looming political demise have again surfaced, but with little more than ...

The 17th Brics summit has begun in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and leaders, including Prime Minister Modi and South Africa’s ...

China's Central Military Commission is its smallest in decades highlighting the personalization of Xi Jinping's control even ...

Despite widespread speculation about his potential ascension in 2017, he was denied a promotion into the Politburo Standing Committee, stalling his rise — and now, he’s out of the wider ...

China’s debt, including LGFVs, is becoming a global headwind, too. Demographic strains are also coming to a head. As China ages, the deflationary forces spooking the population risk becoming ...

China is "forging ties in the Global South," said The Washington Post, making inroads with countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America whose leaders increasingly seek an "alternative to Western ...

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