Do Chinese leaders really react more strongly to external provocations in the runup to sensitive political events, such as last month’s Twentieth Party Congress or the National People’s Congress scheduled for March?
Milestones like this party congress, party plenums, or even leaders’ informal conclaves at the Beidaihe resort­ do heighten Beijing’s determination to control domestic narratives …

In a watershed moment for Chinese politics, President Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term in power as general secretary. This highly anticipated development transpired this week at the quinquennial National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In conjunction with the 2018 constitutional amendment to abolish presidential term limits, this would effectively set up Xi to rule indefinitely—possibly for life …

China’s Twentieth Communist Party Congress kicked off Sunday with a major speech from Xi Jinping, as he prepares to assume a third five-year term as party general secretary. How should the world read his approach to the economy, Taiwan, and more? Experts from across the Atlantic Council are weighing in throughout the congress.