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China's economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a slump while enforcing anti-virus controls and a crackdown on debt in its vast real estate industry. The world's second-largest economy grew by 3.9% over…

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With a collapsing real estate sector weighing on a stretched banking system, the economy is Xi’s vulnerability.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled his seven-member Politburo Standing Committee after securing a third term as party leader on Sunday. This is what we know about the seven men on the country's highest decision-making body.

The world faces the prospect of more tension with China over trade, security and human rights after Xi Jinping awarded himself another five-year term as leader of the ruling Communist Party and called for self-reliance in technology, a stronger military and protection of “core interests” abroad

Communist Party chief of Shanghai has been anointed as the second-ranking Politburo Standing Committee member thanks to his loyalty to Xi Jinping

The Newcastle Writers Festival is bringing former prime minister Kevin Rudd to Newcastle on November 22. Rudd will be promoting his book, The Avoidable War, subtitled The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China, on November 22 in a NWF event hosted by the Matt…

Maintaining neutrality and a balanced foreign policy amid rising tensions among global powers will help Thailand benefit from China's new administration, which comprises mostly reform-minded executives, according to academics.

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