Chinese president Xi Jinping is meeting with US president Barack Obama this weekend in Rancho Mirage, California, in hopes that the two leaders can build a close personal relationship. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV takes a deeper look at the goal...

As US president Barack Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping meet in Southern California, many questions surface about what kind of impact their relationship could create. Hopes are high that the two leaders can guide their countries to a new lev...

Chinese president Xi Jinping has released his new party slogan, the "Chinese Dream", to mixed reactions. Riffing on the "American Dream", many Chinese are vexed by what the slogan means. LinkAsia contributor David Bandurski investigates how the...

Chinese president Xi Jinping made headlines this past week at the China-sponsored Boao forum when he made comments that many interpreted as being an indirect dig at North Korea. But is China really turning its back on its neighbor and ally? State-...

As the Xi Jinping era dawns in China, analysts are closely watching his first moves, including the decision to make today's trip to Moscow his first foreign visit. Getting nearly as much attention is his glamourous wife, celebrity folk singer Peng...

China's National People's Congress sealed the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition by formally confirming Xi Jinping as China's new president. Delegates approved Xi as successor to Hu Jintai by a vote of 2,952 to 1, with three abstenti...

Xi Jinping, China's new president, is waging a war against official ostentation. He is making modesty on the part of officials at all levels his signature issue. And as LinkAsia's Jing Gao reports, it seems to be having an impact among delegates a...

Since he's taken power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged reforms and talked tough on corruption. But a recently leaked speech has hinted at his true colors. Contributor David Bandurski looks at the debate around what kind of leader Xi Jinp...

Last week's meeting between Japan's New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi and Chinese president Xi Jinping eased tensions in the territorial dispute over an island chain in the East China Sea. But social media users in both countries are still...

China's once-in-a-decade leadership transition has ended with the widely expected confirmation of Xi Jinping as the Communist Party's new chief. Xi, who also assumes the top post in China's military, called for an end to corruption in a speech bro...