What does seem clear is that Zhang’s purge — the most dramatic in a wave of military purges that has unfolded since 2023 — has raised questions about China’s strategy toward Taiwan, at a time when ...

Starmer tells Xi Jinping ‘it has been far too long’ as talks begin in China - ...

When Mr Xi talks of promoting the “Yan’an spirit”, he is not suggesting a need for similar bloodletting—Mao’s orgy of ...

Some analysts believe there had been an even earlier visual clue of the coming trouble: General Zhang had turned his back on Mr Xi at the end of a speech nearly a year ago, perhaps hinting at a ...

First published in 2014, Xi Jinping: The Governance of China has grown into a five-volume series, translated into more than ...