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New rhythm: Most politicians, including John Steenhuisen, got the message about unity. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Solly stays home as John does the Beijing Boogie

John Steenhuisen’s appointment of Roman Cabanac is a bro too far.

China plans to lead the world through building state, economic and diplomatic capabilities and not through war. (Yuan Hongyan / ImagineChina / Imaginechina via AFP)

Is China back — for the long haul?

Recent policy reversals have left investors optimistic about the country but more is needed to ensure long-term growth

Epidemic control workers who perform nucleic acid tests wear protective clothing to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as they ride shared bicycles in a nearly empty street in the Central Business District on November 23, 2022 in Beijing, China. In an effort to try to bring rising cases under control, the local government last week closed most stores and restaurants for inside dining, switched  schools to online studies, and asked people to work from home. Though the government recently revised its COVID strategy, it has said it will continue to stick to its strict zero tolerance policy with mandatory testings, quarantines and lockdowns in many areas in an effort to control the spread of the virus. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

China flip-flops over zero-Covid in the face of rising protests

Easing of restrictions marks a shift in policy, but Beijing’s stance remains hazy and inconsistent

The president’s speech at the Communist Party of China’s congress was vague on the issue of Taiwan as the party paves the way for his third term.

China: Xi Jinping’s speech short on detail, big on pride

The president’s speech at the Communist Party of China’s congress was vague on the issue of Taiwan as the party paves the way for his third term

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Africa can capitalise on China’s ascendancy

China’s economic rise and growing footprint presents an alternative to the West

This photo taken on January 30 2020 shows officials in protective suits checking on an elderly man wearing a facemask who collapsed on a street near a hospital in Wuhan. (Hector Retamal/AFP)

How China broke the chain of infection

As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread

As banners and slogans at the demonstrations made clear, the protesters were not targeting the Communist Party of China. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Three lessons from the Hong Kong protests

If China’s leaders cannot endorse a genuine election of the chief executive, they should at least revert to their plan of holding a popular vote

Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation. (Reuters)

China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting

Chinese authorities have allegedly disrupted WhatsApp use in the country, adding this app to a list of foreign media that is already blocked

China’s Xi: Corruption could ruin the Communist Party

China’s new leader Xi Jinping has highlighted corruption as a scourge that could bring down the Communist Party.

Chinese communists still partying at 90

Staff in the lavish library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences were assembling huge display boards to commemorate the 90th birthday of the CPC.

Zuma renews ties in China

There was no need for apprehension once the term of the current South African government came to an end, ANC leader Jacob Zuma said in China.

Wild China weather kills 25, besieges heartland

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao took a bullhorn in hand to encourage stranded passengers in the snow-bound city of Changsha, as unusually severe winter weather snarled transport…