His sweeping military shake-up may look like weakness, but it’s clearing the way for a more dangerous force under his full ...

As The Economist went to press, Britain’s prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, was visiting China’s president, Xi Jinping, the ...

Purges of top generals means China’s leader has a freer hand to deal with the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its ...

R ISK COMES naturally to Cheng Li-wun, Taiwan’s opposition leader. She began her career as a student activist in the 1990s, ...

Xi Jinping’s purge continues with Chinese emergencies minister latest to be accused of corruption - Official put under ...

China's highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost alone at the helm of the military. Despite ...

By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control but also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.

Given the official silence regarding the dismissal of the highest-ranking general, analysts and sinologists are searching for ...

This is an unprecedented move in the history of the Chinese army. Purges in the ranks of China's generals have left virtually ...

Intel says the Chinese president wants his military to be able of invading by next year. Where did this target come from?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping purge of China's military elite after a corruption scandal in the ...

At the press of a button, the lids of the missile silos in western China should open to launch nuclear weapons capable of ...