Commentary China’s economy is heading toward further decline. Although the Chinese Communist ruling Party has come up with a 5.2 percent GDP growth rate through a fudging method of slashing the previous year’s output, in U.S. dollar terms, the nation’s
News Analysis Xu Qiliang, former First Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is a figure whose career trajectory within the CCP military ranks is remarkably smooth and successful. Having served under four
On Feb. 23, a fire ripped through an apartment block in Nanjing, China, leaving at least 15 dead and 44 injured. Chinese officials reported after preliminary investigation that the blaze started on the building’s first floor, where electric bikes had been
A Chinese business leader reportedly called on Beijing to “respect the laws of the market economy” and improve its relationship with various industries during a major finance forum on Feb. 21. “In respecting the market economy, genuine cooperation between