Chinese Communist Party: News

22 Jun 2024

Beijing

China introduces death penalty for Taiwan separatists

China has announced new guidelines for criminal punishments, including the death penalty for extreme cases involving "die-hard" Taiwan independence separatists.

04 Mar 2024

China

Explained: China's biggest annual political event, Two Sessions, begins

China's biggest annual political event, the Two Sessions, began in Beijing on Monday.

CBI files FCRA violation case against NewsClick, launches fresh raids

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a case against online news portal NewsClick over alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), the Hindustan Times reported.

08 Aug 2023

China

Who is Neville Roy Singham, accused of funding Chinese propaganda

American millionaire Neville Roy Singham is back in the news over his alleged involvement with the propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

07 Aug 2023

China

NYT report leaves Congress, BJP up in arms

The leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have accused the opposition Congress of colluding with China after The New York Times (NYT) published a report claiming to have uncovered a global nexus of propaganda funded by the Chinese government.

29 May 2023

Joe Biden

#NewsBytesExplainer: Why President Joe Biden's son may face serious charges

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) may press "serious charges" against Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, former US Attorney General William Barr said.

11 Mar 2023

China

China: President Xi Jinping's confidant Li Qiang appointed new premier

China's parliament has formally elected President Xi Jinping's confidant and close ally, Li Qiang, as the country's new premier.

10 Mar 2023

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping secures unprecedented 3rd term as Chinese president

Xi Jinping was elected as the president of China for an unprecedented third term on Friday, reported Reuters.

21 Oct 2022

China

Delhi: Chinese woman living as Nepalese monk arrested for 'spying'

A Chinese woman living in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila with a forged identity and indulging in alleged anti-national activities was arrested, police said on Thursday.

16 May 2022

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping rumored to be suffering from brain aneurysm: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping is rumored to be suffering from a brain aneurysm and had to be hospitalized last year.

07 Jan 2021

Hong Kong

Beautiful sight: China's internet is enjoying US Capitol mayhem

Internet users in China erupted in laughter and sarcasm while reacting to Wednesday's riots at the United States Capitol, giving another proof of the deep discord between the two powerful nations.

28 Dec 2020

Beijing

Chinese citizen journalist jailed for four years over coronavirus reportage

A 37-year-old citizen journalist was on Monday sentenced to four years in prison by a Chinese court over her coronavirus outbreak reporting, more than a year after the virus emerged in Wuhan.

25 Dec 2020

Afghanistan

Detention of 10 Chinese spies in Afghanistan leaves Beijing red-faced

In a development that has left Beijing embarrassed, a 10-member module that operated a terror cell has been busted in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, officials in the know told HT.

16 Sep 2020

Wuhan

Coronavirus: Chinese virologist 'has evidence' that China created SARS-CoV-2

A Chinese virologist has alleged that China manufactured the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which is responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Aug 2020

Hong Kong

Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under national security law

The Hong Kong Police on Monday arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai over suspicions of collusion with foreign forces under the new national security law.

01 Jul 2020

Huawei

China's Huawei, ZTE declared 'national security threats' to US

In a major move, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has declared Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE 'national security threats' to America.

Coronavirus: Thousands in US file class-action lawsuit against China

Amid a global outcry over China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, 10,000 Americans have reportedly signed a class-action lawsuit against the country.

14 Oct 2019

Germany

Chinese government's app caught spying on 100 million Android users

A Germany-based cybersecurity firm has claimed that the Chinese Communist party has been spying on people using its own app.

06 Jun 2018

Facebook

Facebook shared data with Chinese phone makers, including Huawei: Report

A media report has claimed that Facebook has data-sharing pacts with at least four Chinese companies, including Huawei.

27 Oct 2017

India

Japan to propose strategic dialogue with India-US-Australia to counter China

Japan will be proposing the creation of a strategic dialogue between it and the US, India, and Australia, according to Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono.

All the president's men: Xi Jinping reveals China's top leaders

President Xi Jinping has unveiled the list of the top leaders who have been selected to be part of the highest decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), the Politburo.

24 Oct 2017

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping becomes most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong

The Chinese Communist Party has voted to enshrine President Xi Jinping's ideology in its constitution.

27 Sep 2017

Tencent

China's Digital Wall gets a fresh coat of oppressive rules

As the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party comes closer, China ups its Internet norms further.

26 Sep 2017

WhatsApp

Reports: Chinese censors block WhatsApp after several disruptions

China has blocked the Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp in its territory, security experts have confirmed.

Guo Wengui, exiled Chinese billionaire seeks asylum in the US

Guo Wengui, a billionaire exiled from China for exposing corruption in the top rung of the Chinese Communist Party, has sought political asylum in the US.

Leave religion, or face punishment: Chinese Communist Party

The Chinese Communist Party (CPC), infamous for its religious intolerance, recently issued a strict directive to its members to 'give up religion and become firm Marxists or face punishment.

16 Jul 2017

India

No room for negotiations, India must withdraw: Chinese media

Continuing its tirade against India amid the ongoing Sikkim standoff, state-owned Xinhua news agency asserted that there was no room for negotiations with India and that the only solution was for Indian troops to withdraw from Doklam.

10 Jul 2017

India

#SikkimStandoff: Chinese expert warns 'third country's' troops could enter Kashmir

A Chinese analyst argued in an article in the state-owned Global Times that a "third country's" army could enter Kashmir on Pakistan's request.

06 Jul 2017

India

China says 'atmosphere not right' for Modi-Xi meet at G20

PM Narendra Modi is unlikely to have a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, which begins on July 7.

05 Jul 2017

India

#SikkimStandoff: Chinese daily says India must be taught 'bitter lesson'

An editorial published in China's state-owned Global Times said India must be taught a 'bitter lesson'.

Tibet Issue: CPC finds officials guilty of funding Dalai Lama

In an untoward development, the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) revealed that some of its officials had been funding the Dalai Lama, "undermining the fight against separatists".

19 Jan 2017

China

Official Party newspaper reveals China faked its growth figures

China is set to release its GDP growth figures for 2016 tomorrow.