 | Cult worship takes root in CPM as chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan grows stronger in KeralaFrom mega Thiruvathira to working reports at district conferences, party members spare no effort to hail their leader; analysts say sycophancy is the new norm and ideology has taken a back seat |
 | Xi Jinping stresses on safeguarding national security, social stability as he gears up for third term in powerChinese President Xi Jinping urged party officials to promote the ability to forestall and defuse major risks and improve law enforcement and judicial policies and measures. |
 | China's Communist Party removes top Xinjiang official sanctioned by USThe CPC has abruptly replaced its chief in the volatile Xinjiang province, Chen Quanguo, who was sanctioned by the US over alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims. |
 | Chinese officials face punishment over Covid outbreak in locked down city of Xi'anThe Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Friday that 26 Communist Party officials had been punished for 'insufficient rigour in preventing and controlling the outbreak'. |
 | China set to pass stringent law protecting women's rights amid criticism of suppressing #MeTooThe draft outlaws the use of superstitious and 'mind-control' practices on women and bans employers from asking female applicants about their marital or pregnancy status. |
 | Ahead of Biden summit, China's Communist Party says US democracy model 'doomed to fail'“Their domestic governance is messed up, but they point fingers at and criticize other democracies,” a CCP party official said. "Is this the democracy they advertised?” |
 | Women's tennis body suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai concernsPeng, Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, was not seen for more than two weeks following her allegation against a top Communist Party leader of sexual assault. |
| WTA remains "concerned' about Peng Shuai's ability to speak freelyPeng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, has dropped out of public view after accusing former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual abuse in a social media post on Nov 2. |
 | Missing Chinese tennis Peng Shuai star safe, will appear in public soon: Editor of state-run mediaPeng, 35, went missing after she alleged on November 17 that she was forced into a sexual relationship by China's former Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli. |
| EXPLAINER: What drives high-profile disappearances in ChinaGrand Slam doubles champion Peng Shui said she was sexually assaulted by Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier and member of Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee. |
 | China's ruling Communist Party acknowledges its leadership over PLA was lacking for a whileAfter Xi Jinping took over power, China's defence budget rose steadily, crossing over USD 200 billion this year. |
 | Game over for Fortnite in China as developer pulls plugChinese players said they could no longer access the game on Monday, posting goodbyes on social media platform Weibo. A discussion board on the game had been viewed 470 million times. |
 | CPC hails Xi Jinping as China's 'helmsman'; attacks US & western democraciesThe Communist Party attacked American President Joe Biden and asserted that democracy was not an "exclusive patent" of the US and the West. |
| China's Communist Party's key conclave passes 'landmark resolution' ensuring Xi Jinping's record 3rd termThe "landmark resolution" is only third of its kind in the party's 100-year history after one issued under party founder Mao Zedong and his successor Deng Xiaoping. |
| China's CPC kicks off key 4-day conclave to authorise unprecedented 3rd term for President Xi JinpingThe plenum is being held ahead of the next year's party Congress which was expected to appoint a new leadership. |
