News Analysis Since Chinese Premier Li Qiang assumed office last March, the State Council’s function has been reset to serve Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a loyal executor of his will. In the country’s annual Two Sessions this week, not only was the Chinese Premier Gains New Role as Xi Consolidates His Dictatorship
News Analysis Since Chinese Premier Li Qiang assumed office last March, the State Council’s function has been reset to serve Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a loyal executor of his will. In the country’s annual Two Sessions this week, not only was the 
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party holds a hearing on “Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security” at 9:00 a.m. ET on March 7. Witnesses Dr. Jason Kelly, CEO, Ginkgo Bioworks Dr. Tara O’Toole, senior fellow and
Chinese universities controlled by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have told college graduates to go to the countryside for work, as China’s youth unemployment rate remains high. The Chinese public has noticed that this is reminiscent of the massive
BEIJING—China on Tuesday announced a 7.2 percent increase in its defense budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan ($222 billion), roughly mirroring last year’s rise. Tensions with the U.S., Taiwan,