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Zuma makes space for China's Xi in Nkandla: 01 Apr 2013 06:46 - Matthew Burbidge; The M&G can reveal that China's relationship with its smaller Brics cousin has just become a lot more cosy, with a rural residence for its president.

South Africa, China get cosy ahead of Brics summit: 26 Mar 2013 13:59 - Nickolaus Bauer; China and South Africa have strengthened relations after signing a raft of agreements in Pretoria ahead of the fifth Brics summit.

Xi: 'China's approach to Africa is different from the West': 24 Mar 2013 12:33 - AFP; President Xi Jinping was due in Tanzania on Sunday at the start of a tour of Africa that underscores Beijing's growing presence on the continent.

The songstress helping to 'demystify the Chinese leadership': 23 Mar 2013 14:13 - AFP; China's glamorous first lady has become a media and internet sensation as she accompanies husband President Xi Jinping on a state visit to Russia.

China appoints Xi Jinping as new president: 14 Mar 2013 08:06 - Reuters; China's Parliament has formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country's new president.

Do and dye, China's elders hang on: 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Tania Branigan; Elders keep a tight rein on the country's leaders because they have to guard their place in history as well as their families' financial interests.

China's Xi Jinping appointed military chief: 15 Nov 2012 06:52 - Sapa-AFP; Vice-president Xi Jinping has been appointed chief of China's military.

Stage set for Chinese political theatre: 14 Nov 2012 12:15 - Sebastien Blanc; China's new leaders will soon reveal themselves in a piece of political theatre critics say is out of step with a fast-modernising society.

Fears grow over pace of reform as China ushers in new leaders: 04 Nov 2012 09:10 - Guardian Reporter; With social problems spreading in China, a younger generation may be ready to question Communist party policy.

China's Xi Jinping sets the tone for his leadership: 08 Feb 2012 13:35 - Chris Buckley; Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping's visit to the US next week could set the mood for the next decade that he is likely to serve as president.

China's sweet climate change deal: 19 Nov 2010 09:36 - Mandy Rossouw; South Africa given a $20-billion credit line for energy development, but there's a quid pro quo.

Security tight as China launches Olympic torch relay: 31 Mar 2008 08:02 - Nick Mulvenney; China's president and the country's top athlete launched the Beijing Olympics torch relay on Monday amid cheering, dancing and tight security, marking the symbolic start to a Games overshadowed by activism and unrest in Tibet. Chinese President Hu Jintao lit a cauldron on a red-carpeted rostrum on Tiananmen Square before handing the torch to World and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang.

China names premier, top judge and prosecutor: 16 Mar 2008 08:08 - Staff Reporter; China's Parliament re-elected Wen Jiabao as premier on Sunday, but a next-generation leader was passed over for promotion to a top military job. The rubber-stamp National People's Congress gave Wen, ranked third in the Communist Party hierarchy, a second five-year mandate with 2�926 votes for, 21 against and 12 abstentions.

China's vice-president loses post in party reshuffle: 22 Oct 2007 08:38 - Staff Reporter; Chinese President Hu Jintao's most powerful rival in the politburo has been pushed into retirement in a reshuffle of the communist party's inner sanctum. Zeng Qinghong, the Vice-President, was among three of the party's most senior cadres who lost their places on the new central committee unveiled on Sunday.