Tag: Communist Party

President Duterte meets with Communist Party of China leaders

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Sept. 16, welcomed members of the Communist Party of China in the Palace. In a statement issued late Monday night, the Palace said the President met with Chongqing party chief Chen Min’er,  Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, Vice Minister of the International Department-CPC Central Committee Guo Yezhou, Executive Vice Mayor of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and Secretary-General of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee Wang Fu in  the Palace’s […]

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China marks 40-year economic rise as clouds gather

by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China celebrates Tuesday the 40th anniversary of its transformative “reform and opening up” policy, which turned the world’s most populous country into an economic juggernaut that now faces slowing growth and a stern US challenge. The brainchild of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the programme was ratified at a Communist Party conclave on December 18, 1978, breaking with the chaotic policies of his predecessor, Chairman […]

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Chinese Interpol boss goes missing

  PARIS, France (AFP) — French police said Fridaythey were probing the disappearance of the Chinese head of Interpol, who has reportedly been detained for questioning in his home country. Meng Hongwei, 64, was last seen leaving for China from the international police organisation’s headquarters in Lyon, southeast France, in late September, a source close to the enquiry told AFP. His wife has since reported him missing. “He did not disappear in France” where he […]

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Former top Chinese Communist official jailed for life for bribery: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) — A former Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a top leadership post was sentenced to life in prison for bribery on Tuesday, the latest senior cadre to fall in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption crusade. Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was found guilty of taking over 170 million yuan ($26.7 million) in bribes, the First Intermediate People’s Court of […]

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Zarate: Reds, gov’t should not set preconditions for resumption of peace talks

Says both parties should comply with “past mutual binding commitments and agreements” instead (Eagle News) — While he welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s openness to the resumption of peace talks, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate said on Wednesday that both the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the government should not “set preconditions.” Zarate said in a statement that it would be “best” if the two parties would just comply with “past mutual […]

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China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s propaganda machine kicked into overdrive on Tuesday to defend the Communist Party’s move to lift term limits for President Xi Jinping as criticism persisted on social media in defiance of censorship. The party has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the two-term limit for president, giving Xi a clear path to rule the world’s second-largest economy for life. Censors have scrambled to block critical comments on […]

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Wife of Taiwan activist jailed in China barred from visiting

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) – The wife of a Taiwanese democracy activist who was jailed in China in a case which further strained relations was Tuesday barred from boarding a flight to visit him in prison. Lee Ming-cheh — an NGO worker  arrested during a trip to the mainland last March — was sentenced in November to five years in prison by a court in the central province of Hunan on charges of subverting state power. Human rights […]

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US condemns arrests of AFP reporter, others at Sudan demo

by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The United States condemned Sudan’s arbitrary detention of journalists Friday after an AFP reporter and two colleagues were arrested covering a street protest. Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali of Agence France-Presse and at least two more journalists were taken away by authorities on Wednesday as they reported on a demonstration against rising food prices. They have not been allowed contact with their families or employers and authorities say […]

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China detains rights lawyer after call for reform

BEIJING, China (AFP) – Chinese authorities detained a prominent human rights lawyer on Friday, people familiar with the case said, just hours after he provided journalists with a letter calling for constitutional reform. Around a dozen people, including a SWAT team, seized Yu Wensheng as he left his Beijing apartment to walk his child to school, two sources told AFP. Local police said they were unaware of his detention. Yu has been a persistent voice for reform in […]

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China to send envoy to North Korea

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will send a special envoy to North Korea, state media said Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump concluded an Asian tour to rally support against Pyongyang’s nuclear threats. President Xi Jinping’s special envoy, Song Tao, is going to North Korea on Friday to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s congress, which took place last month, Xinhua news agency said, without providing more details. The announcement came a day after the end […]

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China’s Xi meets Zuckerberg, Cook in Beijing

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, state media said Tuesday, as the Communist Party pushes for a larger role in private firms. The meeting came days after Xi secured his position as China’s most powerful leader since Mao and as Facebook seeks to gain entry to the massive market. “As a beneficiary of and contributor to economic globalization, China’s development is the opportunity […]

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Xi reappointed at helm of China’s ruling council

by Ben Dooley Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping was formally reappointed head of the Communist Party Wednesday, commanding a new ruling council whose role will likely be eclipsed after he established himself as China’s most powerful leader in decades. In a highly choreographed event, Xi led the new members of the elite Politburo Standing Committee in front of television cameras at Beijing’s massive Great Hall of the People after their […]

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